SUNY Cortland Athletics

2024-25: Sam was named to the SUNYAC All-Rookie Team...Selected to the Krampade/American Hockey Coaches Association All-American Scholar list...Skated in all 26 games for the Red Dragons...Provided 21 points on 10 goals and 11 assists, including three game-winning goals, and blocked nine shots...Contributed at least one point in 16-of-26 games, and Cortland was 14-2 in those games...Had two goals, including the game-winning goal, and added an assist, in a 10-2 road win at Morrisville...Scored two goals and netted the game-winning goal in a 7-2 road win at Lebanon Valley...Contributed three assists in a 5-1 home win over Fredonia...Scored a goal in an 8-3 victory over Curry at the Syracuse War Memorial Arena...Netted a goal each in road wins at Wilkes, at St. Anselm, at Southern New Hampshire, and at Oswego...Provided a goal against Adrian...Assisted in wins over Plattsburgh, Potsdam, Morrisville, Oswego, Buffalo State, and Fredonia...Had an assist against Plattsburgh in the SUNYAC Semifinals...Was selected as the SUNYAC Rookie of the Week on Feb. 25.

High School: 2022 graduate of Nichols...Two-year starter on the hockey team as a left winger...Scored 81 points in 56 games in the 2021-22 season...Two-year starter in golf...Qualified for state meet in both years.

Other: Played two years of junior hockey in the NAHL for the Austin Bruins and Rochester Jr. Americans and also played in the OJHL for the Buffalo Jr. Sabres...Has won two charity fundraiser golf tournaments...Son of Steve and Cyndee Christiano...Has one sibling Macy...Relative Jon Christiano was an athlete at Canisius College.