Michigan Tech

Junior Season (2007-08):
Named to the WCHA All-Academic Team and a WCHA Scholar-Athlete ...Played in 28 games ... Scored first goal of the season in 5-1 winat Mercyhurst on Jan. 5 ... Tallied first assist of the season in2-2 tie against No. 3 Colorado College on Jan. 25 ... Scoredgame-tying goal at Alaska Anchorage on Feb. 2.

Sophomore Season (2006-07):
Earned a spot on the WCHA All-Academic Team ... Played in 10 games... Scored one goal ? a third period tally in a 9-0 win at AlaskaAnchorage on Oct. 27.

Freshman Season (2005-06):
Played in 23 games ... Scored his first goal as a collegianagainst Minnesota Duluth on Oct. 28.

Prior to Michigan Tech:
Spent the two seasons before arriving at Michigan Tech playing forthe Springfield Spirit of the North American Hockey League ...Recorded 20 goals and 20 assists in 102 games with Springfield ...A 2004 graduate of Calumet (Mich.) High School ... Played oneseason of high school hockey, gaining All-Great Lakes Conferenceand All-State Honorable Mention honors ... Participated in 2002 USAHockey Select 17 Festival.

Personal:
Enjoys golf, camping, hunting and playing cards ... Has two olderbrothers and one older sister ... Son of Paul and Doris Kitti ofLaurium, Mich. ... Born Derek Peder Kitti on Sept. 10, 1985, inIron Mountain, Mich. ... Shoots left ... Owns a 3.55 cumulativegrade point average in biomedical engineering.