Prior to Miami
Played the 2006-07 season with the Waterloo Black Hawks of the United States Hockey League (USHL) ... ranked third on the team in defenseman scoring with four goals, including one game-winner, and tallied 17 assists in 46 regular-season games ... helped Black Hawks to a 39-17-4 record and a USHL East Division title... paced his team with +23 rating ... ranked third on the squad with 96 penalty minutes ... notched a goal and two assists in nine USHL playoff games ... added five goals, including one game-winner, and chipped in six helpers in 53 regular-season games during the 2005-06 slate ... Prior to Waterloo, he skated for the Chicago Young American team in the Midwest Elite AAA Hockey League (MWEHL).

Personal
Majoring in business ... born April 14, 1989 ... son of Chuck and Tracy LoVerde ... from the same hometown (Orleans, Ontario) as Miami alumnus Dan Boyle, and played for the same junior team.