UMass Boston

2014-15 Dominated the ECAC East in his first full season with the Beacons … Named a CCM East Region Second Team All-American by the American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) … Honored as a New England Hockey Writers All New England Region Team selection … Tabbed a Joe Concannon Award semifinalist and finalist, for the best American-born player playing in New England at the Division II and III levels … Recognized as a First Team ECAC East All-Conference honoree … Named the ECAC East Player of the Week on two occasions … Concluded his career with 33 goals, 59 assists and 92 points in 98 games played … Dressed in all 27 contests … Led the nation with his 32 assists and 1.19 assists per game … Ranks tied for fifth in program history with his 32 assists in a single-season … Finished second in the country in points (48) and third in points per game (1.78) … Ended the year tied for ninth in program history with 48 points in a single-season … Paced the Beacons and finished second in the ECAC East with his 16 goals and .59 goals per game … Led the Beacons and finished tied for 20^th in the country with six power-play goals … Tied for the program-record for game-winning goals in a single-season and ranked tied for second in the nation with five game-winning markers … Posted a team-best 86 shots and a +29 +/- rating … Amassed 20 penalty minutes on 10 minor penalties … Ended the year second on the Beacons with 164 face-off wins and a .539 winning percentage … Registered at least one point in 24 of 27 contests and goals in 12 games … Recorded multiple-points in 14 of 27 games … UMass Boston finished 21-2-1 in games in which he recorded at least one point in … Opened the season with two goals and two assists in a 15-3 win over UMass Dartmouth … Added two goals and two assists November 22 in a 6-1 dismantling of Skidmore College … Potted two goals and added an assist November 30 in a 5-3 win over eventual national-champion Trinity College … Finished with a season-high three assists and a +2 +/- rating in a 4-3 win over #1 Norwich University on Valentine’s Day … Tied his season-high with two goals and four points in the ECAC East Quarterfinals against Skidmore College.

2013-14 Provided another big scoring threat for the Beacons after transferring into UMass Boston in January … Led the Beacons in points per game with 16 points in 10 games played (1.60 points per) … Recorded seven goals and nine assists … Ended his junior year with 10 goals and 13 assists in 24 games between UMass Lowell and UMass Boston … Recorded three power-play goals and two-game winning goals as a Beacon … Picked up a pair of helpers against nationally-ranked Babson College January 25 in his second game as a Beacon … Scored the game-winning goal and added an assist February 1 in a 5-1 win over Castleton State College … Potted a pair of power-play goals and added an assist in a one-goal win over the University of New England (Feb. 8) … Matched his season-high with two goals and an assist in a February 15 loss at nationally-ranked Norwich … Totaled a goal and two assist in a pair of playoff contests.

2011-14 (UMass Lowell) Appeared in 60 games over two-and-a-half seasons with Division I UMass Lowell … Recorded 10 goals and 18 assists in a Riverhawks uniform … Dressed in 14 games and registered three goals and four assists as a junior before transferring to UMass Boston midway through the season … Netted two game-winning goals as a junior, including the lone goal in a 1-0 victory over #6 Notre Dame … Helped the Riverhawks to their first ever Frozen Four appearance as a sophomore with five goals and two assists in 16 contests … Ended his freshman season with two goals and 12 assists in 30 games.

PERSONAL/HIGH SCHOOL Played for the Boston Bulldogs of the Atlantic Junior Hockey League (AJHL) … Earned Most Valuable Players Honors in the AJHL for the 2009-10 and 2010-11 seasons … Led the league in scoring with 86 (35G. 51A) points in 09-10 and 100 points (44G, 56A) for the 10-11 campaign … Named the Hockey Night In Boston Elite Showcase MVP in 2011 … Graduated in 2008 from Bishop Hendricken High School in Warwick, R.I. … Led Bishop Hendricken to back-to-back State Champions … Son of Cheryl and Ronald Buco … Has two siblings, Alyssa and Eric … Currently majoring in Criminal Justice.