UMass Lowell Athletics

AS A FRESHMAN (2024-25): Appeared in 32 games for the River Hawks in his freshman campaign, tallying five goals and a team-leading 14 points to rank second with 19 points ... Scored one power-play goal ... Blocked 15 total shots ... Picked up his first points of the year with two assists against Minnesota Duluth (10/12) ... Scored his first goal of the year at Vermont (11/15) … Earned his first career multi-goal game against Boston College (12/6) … One-time Hockey East Rookie of the Week (12/9) ... Named Rookie of the Year at the team’s annual awards banquet.

Personal: Son of Stephanie and Rino Buttazzoni ... Has a brother, Diego ... Goes by the nickname Butter ... Favorite hobbies consist of pickle ball and watching movies and sports ... List favorite TV shows as Money Heist and Prison Break ... Names favorite sports teams as the New England Patriots and Vancouver Canucks ... Lists favorite sports figures and influences as Nikita Kucherov and Leon Draisaitl ... Chose UMass Lowell "because of the great facilities, coaching staff and winning history" ... Hopes to play hockey following UMass Lowell.