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Gus Young
Gus Young
Defenseman  - COL
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 190
Shoots: Left
Born: Jul 10, 1991  (Age 21)
Birthplace: Dedham, MA, United States
Drafted: COL / 2009 NHL Entry Draft
Round: 7th (184th overall) PROSPECT BIO
2011-12: Skated in all 35 games for Yale University as a sophomore, collecting 12 points (3g/9a)…Recorded two assists in Yale’s series-clinching win over Princeton in the first round of the ECAC playoffs.

2010-11:
Dressed in five games for Yale University as a freshman, tallying one point (0g/1a) with a +4 plus/minus rating...Missed part of the season due to injury....Named Academic All-ECAC...Made his collegiate debut on Oct. 29 vs. Brown...Picked up his first point with an assist on Nov. 23 vs. Sacred Heart.

2009-10: Appeared in 29 games for Noble and Greenough School of the Independent School League and led all team defensemen with 38 points (12g/26a)...Named to the 2010 Boys’ Hockey All-New England East Team and also earned the Nobles Shield as the school’s most respected athlete.

2008-09: Played in 29 games for Noble and Greenough, totaling 34 points (5g/29a)...Selected by the Indiana Ice in the 2008 United States Hockey League Futures Draft.

Other: Was also a letterwinner in lacrosse at Nobles.
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