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CAREER: Has appeared in 83 games as a River Hawk, amassing 13 goals and 10 assists for 23 points … Owns a career +11 rating … Has one shorthanded goal and three game-winners to his credit … Named the recipient of the team’s Billy Riley ‘Unsung Hero’ Award at the team’s end of the year banquet in back-to-back seasons … Two-time Hockey East All-Academic Team selection.

AS A JUNIOR (2021-22): Skated in all but two contests for the River Hawks as a junior … Scored a career-best nine points off four goals and a collegiate-high five assists … Ended the year with a +10 rating … Has a game-winning goal to his credit … Put up a season-high two points on two occasions (1/14 vs. Maine (2A); 2/4 vs. BC (1G, 1A)) … Blocked a season-best two shots in four games (11/3 vs. LIU; 1/14 vs. Maine; 1/30 vs. UMass; 2/18 vs. Providence) … Recipient of the Billy Riley ‘Unsung Hero’ Award at the team’s end of the year banquet.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2020-21): Skated in all 20 games for the River Hawks, scoring four goals and two assists for six points on the year…Scored the game-winning goals on the road at UConn (12/21)…Blocked 11 shots across the season…Named the team’s Billy Riley “Unsung Hero” Award for his work on and off the ice...Named to the Hockey East All-Academic Team. 

AS A FRESHMAN (2019-20): Kaiser played in 30 games for the River Hawks as a freshman, notching eight points (5g,3a). Scored his first collegiate goal in his first game with UMass Lowell on October 5th vs. Alabama Huntsville at the Tsongas Center. Was named to the Hockey East All-Academic Team. 

Previous Team: Kaiser played the last three season in the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL). In 2018-19, he played played 16 games for the Lloydminster Bobcats, posting 15 points (8g,7a) in 16 games, while also playing 19 games for the Sherwood Park Crusaders. He registered 19 points (10g,9a) in 19 contests with the Crusaders. In 10 playoff games with Sherwood Park in 2018-19, Kaiser registered eight points (4g,4a) in 10 games. In his previous two seasons with the Bobcats, he tallied 92 points (47g,45a) in 119 contests, while included 58 points (31g,27a) in 60 games during the 2017-18 season.

Personal: Son of Cari and Harold Kaiser... Has a younger sister Megan... Nickname is Kais... When away from the rink, he likes beaching, listening to music, being with friends... His favorite TV show is Animal Kingdom... His favorite professional sports team is the Toronto Maple Leafs... His favorite sports figure and influence is Tiger Woods and Doug Gilmour. His greatest sports moment is being given the opportunity to play Hockey at UMass Lowell.

Why Kaiser chose UMass Lowell: "This prestigious program has been very successful in the past and I feel that it is a team that I can contribute to. Along with that they offer high level programs that I am interested in. I feel that it's a school that will best set me up for the future."