Junior Season (2007-08):
Named to the WCHA All-Academic Team and a WCHA Scholar-Athlete ... Played in 28 games ... Scored first goal of the season in 5-1 win at Mercyhurst on Jan. 5 ... Tallied first assist of the season in 2-2 tie against No. 3 Colorado College on Jan. 25 ... Scored game-tying goal at Alaska Anchorage on Feb. 2.

Sophomore Season (2006-07):
Earned a spot on the WCHA All-Academic Team ... Played in 10 games ... Scored one goal — a third period tally in a 9-0 win at Alaska Anchorage on Oct. 27.

Freshman Season (2005-06):
Played in 23 games ... Scored his first goal as a collegian against Minnesota Duluth on Oct. 28.

Prior to Michigan Tech:
Spent the two seasons before arriving at Michigan Tech playing for the Springfield Spirit of the North American Hockey League ... Recorded 20 goals and 20 assists in 102 games with Springfield ... A 2004 graduate of Calumet (Mich.) High School ... Played one season of high school hockey, gaining All-Great Lakes Conference and All-State Honorable Mention honors ... Participated in 2002 USA Hockey Select 17 Festival.

Personal:
Enjoys golf, camping, hunting and playing cards ... Has two older brothers and one older sister ... Son of Paul and Doris Kitti of Laurium, Mich. ... Born Derek Peder Kitti on Sept. 10, 1985, in Iron Mountain, Mich. ... Shoots left ... Owns a 3.55 cumulative grade point average in biomedical engineering.