Elliott McDermott

Position:
Defenseman
Height:
5-11
Weight:
193
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Kingston, Ontario
Prev School:
Colgate (ECAC)

AS A SENIOR IN 2023-24: Saw action in 35 games, blocked 18 shots and dished two assists … Registered an assist at Vermont (12/1) ... Logged an assist against AIC (10/7).

AS A JUNIOR IN 2022-23: Saw action in all 35 games and contributed three points on a goal and two assists … Blocked 36 shots and was +2 … All three points came in Hockey East play … Scored first goal in a UMass uniform vs. #15/14 Northeastern (2/24) ... Collected an assist vs. New Hampshire (1/15) ... Logged first point as a Minuteman with an assist at New Hampshire (11/18).

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2021-22 (at Colgate): Saw action in all 40 of the Raiders’ games … Tallied 13 points on two goals and 11 assists … Also blocked 80 shots and recorded a +9 rating … Tallied an assist in back-to-back games against Yale (11/19) and Brown (11/20) …. Dished out two assists against Harvard (1/28) … Found the back of the net against Dartmouth (1/29) … Named to the Raider Academic Honor Roll and ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2020-21 (at Colgate): Competed in all 22 games on the season … Recorded six points on two goals and four assists … Tallied 20 shots on goal and 17 blocked shots … Scored first collegiate goal in the 4-2 win at St. Lawrence (1/9) … Had first collegiate multi-point game in the 5-4 win at Clarkson (12/23) behind a pair of assists … Recorded a season-high of three blocked shots and scored against St. Lawrence (1/23) … Had a season-high of four shots on goal against Quinnipiac (2/12) … Completed the season on a two-game point streak behind a pair of assists … Named to the Raider Academic Honor Roll and ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team.

BEFORE COLLEGE: A 2018 graduate of Upper Canada College … Played junior hockey with the Carleton Place Canadians of the CCHL … Also attended Regiopolis-Notre Dame Catholic High School from 2013-15 before attending Upper Canada College from 2015-18 … A multi-sport athlete, also played volleyball and rugby in addition to hockey … Participated with the Lang Scholar Program, recognizing athletic and academic success, and strength of character … Was on the Student Disciplinary Committee and worked with the Horizon’s Program, tutoring underprivileged elementary school students in the community … Won a NISIC Championship for hockey in 2017-18 and CISAA Championship for volleyball in 2017-18 … Totaled 124 regular season games with the Carleton Place Canadians, marking 98 points by 27 goals and 71 assists … Appeared in 14 playoff games in the CCHL, recording seven points by three goals and four assists … Improved from 39 points with the Canadians in the 2018-19 season to 59 points in the 2019-20 campaign … Appeared in 137 regular season games played with Upper Canada College varsity hockey, marking 59 points by 28 goals and 31 assists, along with 11 playoff games featuring four points by one goal and three assists … Served as team captain of the Carleton Place Canadians for the 2019-20 season … Named National Independent School Invitational Championship (NISIC) MVP in the 2017-18 season … Garnered the Sportsmanship Award, All-Graduate Team, University/College All-Academic Team, Arthur K. Nielsen Award – Academic Player of the Year, First Team All-Star, and All-Star Game MVP honors by the CCHL for his efforts in the 2019-20 season … Named the Most Gentlemanly Player by the Carleton Place Canadians in the 2018-19 season … A three-time Best Defenseman honoree by Upper Canada College, as well as team MVP in 2017-18 … Also named team MVP for rugby (2017-18) and volleyball (2016-17).

PERSONAL: Born Elliott Jeffery McDermott in Kingston, Ontario on February 3, 1999 … Son of Kevin McDermott and Ingrid Jansons … Has one brother, Finn and one sister, Sylvia … Father Kevin played varsity rugby at Carleton University … Sister Sylvia rowed at Queen’s University … Majoring in psychology.