University of Vermont Athletics

CAREER HONORS:
• Sheraton/TD Bank Catamount Cup All-Tournament Team (2015-16)

SENIOR SEASON (2018-19): Played in 33 of 34 games, posting two goals and nine assists for 11 points… scored the winning goal and chipped in an assist at Brown (Oct. 28) … assisted the winning goal against Connecticut (Nov. 3) … netted one goal in a 5-3 win at Dartmouth (Nov. 24) … assisted Vermont’s first goal at Colorado College (Dec. 8) … tallied two assists in a 4-1 victory against Alabama-Huntsville (Dec. 28) … finished the season with 67 shots and 18 blocks
 
JUNIOR SEASON (2017-18): Skated in 35 of 37 games, posting six goals and a career-high nine assists for 15 points ... Recorded his first point of the season with a goal on the road at Quinnipiac (Oct. 14) ... Registered his first multi-point night of the season with a goal and an assist at Union (Oct. 15) ... Added another multi-point game with two assists against Michigan (Oct. 21) ... Netted a shorthanded goal at home against New Hampshire (Oct. 28) ... Assisted on the game-winning goal at Dartmouth (Nov. 25) ... Tallied an assist on the road at Maine (Dec. 1) ... Potted a goal the following night against Maine (Dec. 2) ... Added an assist and four shots on goal against UMass (Jan. 13) ... Registered a two-goal game in a win over No. 8 Providence (Feb. 3) ... Tallied an assist at home against No. 12 Northeastern (Feb. 16) ... Assisted on the lone goal in Game 3 of the Hockey East First Round at UMass (Mar. 4) ... Finished the season with 74 shots on goal and 27 blocks.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2016-17): Saw action in 36 games, posting 11 goals and eight assists for 19 points ... Earned his first point of the season with an assist in the opener at Clarkson (Oct. 7) ... Recorded his first goal of the season at No. 20 Omaha (Oct. 21) ... Registered a career-high three points with a goal and two assists at No. 20 Omaha (Oct. 22) ... Earned his first two-goal game of the season that included a game-winner at No. 20 Northeastern ... Added two goals including the game-winner against Massachusetts in the opening game of the Friendship Four (Nov. 25) ... Tallied two assists at home against Bentley (Dec. 31) ... Netted a goal in a win against No. 16 St. Lawrence (Jan. 3) ... Tallied two goals in the Hockey East First Round against Maine (Mar. 3 & 4) ... Finished the season with 93 shots on goal and 26 blocked shots.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2015-16): Skated in 38 of 40 games with three goals and six assists ... Made his collegiate debut on the road at No. 9 Minnesota (Oct. 10) ... Recorded his first career point with an assist against Connecticut (Nov. 13) ... Added his first collegiate goal during a two-goal night against Colgate and was named to the Sheraton/TD Bank Catamount Cup All-Tournament Team (Dec. 30) ... Tallied an assist against No. 10 Notre Dame (Feb. 5) ... Recorded an assist in Game 1 of the Hockey East Opening Round at Connecticut (Mar. 4) ... Added another assist the following night in the series clincher (Mar. 5) ... Tallied a goal and an assist in Game 3 of the Hockey East Quarterfinals at No. 3 Boston College (Mar. 13) ... Finished the season with 68 shots on goal to rank fifth on the team.

BEFORE VERMONT: Tallied a point per game during the 2014-15 season to lead the BCHL's Chilliwack Chiefs in both goals and points ... Finished the regular season with 29 goals and 29 assists in 58 contests, and added seven goals and 16 points in 13 playoff games ... Named the Team MVP as Chilliwack won the Mainland Division ... Before his season in Chilliwack, he spent three years at the Berkshire School in Sheffield, Massachusetts ... Won the Large School Tournament in 2012 and led the team in scoring in 2013 ... Registered a total of 49 goals and 56 assists for 105 points in 87 career games ... Also played golf, baseball, and soccer at Berkshire ... Won the Connecticut State Championship with Fairfield Prep in 2010.

PERSONAL: Son of Dan and Colleen Puffer of New Canaan, Connecticut ... Has two older brothers: Steven, who graduated from Elon, and Bryan, who attends Alabama ... Lists the New York Rangers as his favorite team ... Lists Jordan Speith as his favorite athlete to watch ... Born in Greenwich, Connecticut ... Majoring in business.