UMass Lowell Athletics

AS A FRESHMAN (2025-26): Appeared in all 35 games for the River Hawks during his rookie campaign … Tallied 19 points on seven goals and 12 assists … Scored his first career points in the season opener against Merrimack (10/03), collecting two assists … Blocked 14 total shots … Scored his first career goal against New Hampshire (11/08) … Earned a hat trick in a win against St. Lawrence at the 2026 Adirondack Winter Invitational (11/29) ... Was awarded Rookie of the Year at the team's annual awards banquet following the season.

Personal: Son of Katie and Jason Wakely … Has one sibling, Sidney … Goes by the nickname “Wakez”… Lists playing golf, fishing, and spending time with family as his hobbies … Lists favorite TV shows as The Blacklist and Mindhunters … Lists the Pittsburgh Penguins, Edmonton Oilers and the Toronto Blue Jays as his favorite sports teams and Sidney Crosby, as well as Vladdy Guerrero Jr., as his favorite sports figures … Greatest sports moment was being drafted to the NHL … Chose UMass Lowell because “I liked the family comes first mentality and the hard-working culture.” … Hopes to go on and play in the NHL after UMass Lowell.