Prior to LSSU: Totaled a team-leading 29 goals and 48 assists in 49 games in 2007-08 for the Oakville Blades, who won the 2008 RBC Cup...Was a NCAA non-qualifier and attend Lake Superior State as a full-time student in 2008-09.

Personal: Son of Lawrence and Marlene McParland...A 2005 Graduate of St. Ignatius High School...Planning to major in Sports Management.

All about Nick:

Parents' names: Lawrence and Marlene

Hometown: Schreiber, Ont.

Favorite food: Prime rib

What I want to do after I graduate (other rhan play hockey): Coach

Person I would most like to meet: Wayne Gretzky

Worst fear: Losing family members

My goal for this season is...: Win

Person or people who have made the biggest impact on my hockey career: Parents

I love hockey because: It's the only thing I'm really good at

The most important lesson I have learned: Never give up

Major: Sports Management

Favorite class: Speech class

Siblings: Steve, Jenn, and Whitney