Michigan Tech

Senior Season: One of three players to earn theGary Crosby Memorial Award as the team's leading scorer with 21points (two goals, 19 assists) ... Earned the Wildcat Slayer Awardwith six assists in the season series against NMU ... Led the teamwith 19 assists ... Opened the season with seven points (allassists) in the first four games of the season ... Recorded acareer-high four assists in 4-4 tie vs. Northern Michigan on Oct.12th ... Tallied three assists in 4-4 tie vs. St. Lawrence on Jan.14th ... Both of his two goals on the season came on the power play... Served as team captain.

Junior Season: Earned the Harold MeeseSportsmanship Award ... Ranked third among the team's defensemenwith eight points (one goal, seven assists) ... Recorded an assiston Brett Olson's game-winning goal in 5-3 win over NorthernMichigan on Oct. 9th ... Scored a powerplay goal at ColoradoCollege on Oct. 24th.

Sophomore Season: Finished fourth on the teamin points with 16 (five goals, 11 assists) in 38 games ... One offour players to appear in all 38 games ... Four of his goals thisseason were scored on the power play ... Scored game-winning goal,for first point of the year, in 4-2 victory over Alaska Anchorageon Oct. 31 ... Tallied three multi-point games on the season ...Scored the game-winning goal on the power play and added one assistin 6-5 overtime win against Minnesota on March 6 ... Recorded fivepoints during his career-high, four-game point streak from Jan. 23to Feb. 7 ... Took a season-high four shots at Minnesota on Nov. 15... Was whistled for only three penalties on the year.

Freshman Season: Played in 22 games ... Only MichiganTech player who did not commit a penalty ... Recorded first careerpoint on an assist in 4-3 win over Lake Superior State on Oct. 14... Scored first career goal in 3-2 overtime win at Minnesota onNov. 30 ... Was named WCHA Rookie of the Week (Jan. 8) afterrecording three assists in two-game series at Mercyhurst on Jan.4-5 ... Recorded a three-game point streak from Jan. 4-11.

Prior to Michigan Tech: Spent two seasons with thePenticton Vees of the British Columbia Hockey League …Ranked second among BCHL defensemen in scoring during the 2006-07slate with 16-35--51 points in 55 regular-season games, includingnine power-play goals and three game-winning goals … Tabbedas the top defenseman in the BCHL Interior Conference …Played in the BCHL All-Star Game … Served as an alternatecaptain for Canada West team that won a gold medal at the inauguralWorld Junior A Hockey Challenge in Yorkton, Saskatchewan …Recognized as the tournament’s best defenseman by HockeyCanada … Led all blueliners in the four-game competitionwith two goals and five assists … Recorded 9-28--37 pointsfor the Vees in 68 games during the 2005-06 season … Securedteam most valuable player honors in 2004-05 while skating for theHuntsville Muskoka Otters in the Ontario Provincial Junior HockeyLeague.

Personal: Enjoys golfing, fishing and working out… Has one older sister … Son of Don and SandraCousens of Georgetown, Ontario … Father Don is an officialin the Canadian Football League ... Born Deron Cousens on Mar. 21,1987, in Georgetown, Ontario … Shoots left … Majoringin business administration.