Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Athletics

Statistics: Career / 2011-12 / 2010-11 / 2009-10 / 2008-09

Program record holder in career games played with 143 ...

2011-12: Played all 34 games ... Tallied eight goals with 10 assists for 18 points ... Finished fourth on the team in scoring ... Had two power play goals ... Assessed six penalties for 12 minutes ... Scored a goal in a 5-4 OT loss at Niagara (10/14) ... Notched a goal in a 5-0 win at Yale (11/12) ... Had a goal and an assist in a 6-3 loss at St. Lawrence (12/3) ... Posted a goal in a 4-2 win over Yale (1/20) ... Had three assists in a 3-1 win at Union (1/27) ... ECAC Hockey All-Academic ... 

2010-11: Played all 35 games ... Recorded four goals and five assists for nine points ... Assessed seven penalties for 14 minutes ... Recorded a goal and an assist against UNH (10/15) ... ECAC Hockey All-Academic ...

2009-10: Played all 37 games ... Tallied three goals and nine assists for 12 points ... Assessed nine penalties for 18 minutes ... Nine of 12 points came against ECAC Hockey opponents ... Had a goal and two assists in 10-4 win over Colgate (11/6) ... Had an assist in victories over #6 Harvard (1/23) and #3 Clarkson (2/5) ... ECAC Hockey All-Academic ...

2008-09: Played all 37 contests ... Tallied six goals with three assists for nine points ... Two goals came on power play while one was game-winner ... Seven of nine points came against ECAC Hockey opponents ... Assessed six penalties for 12 minutes ... Scored first goals of career with two in 2-1 win at Union (11/16) ... Tallied a goal in 3-2 loss at Cornell (1/17) ... Had a goal in 3-1 win over Cornell (2/20) ... Scored lone goal in 6-1 loss to Dartmouth in ECAC Hockey Championship game (3/8) ...

Before Rensselaer: Played for Minnesota Thorougbreds ... Had 21 goals and 25 assists for 46 points in 53 games in 2007-08 ... Assessed 34 penalty minutes ... Captain ... Team won Culver Tournament and Ohio Flames Tournament in 2008 ... Played for Minnesota Ice Cats AAA and St. Paul Blades ... Earned All-Tri-Metro honors with Blades ... Attended St. Paul Central High School ... Four-year member of soccer team (defense) ... Two-time All-Conference ... Two-time USA Hockey National Development Camp attendee ... Midwest Elite Hockey League Gold Academic Award ... Award of Excellence in Spanish and Chemisty ... Head of Multi-Cultural Festival ... Top 3% of class ... Four-time Honor Roll ... National Honor Society ... 

Personal: Environmental Engineering major ... Dean's List ... Daughter of Mary and David Vandegrift ... Mother played ice hockey at Boston College and University of Minnesota ... Last name is pronounced van-dah-GRIFT.