Colgate University Athletics

As a Senior (2008-09): Was one of nine players to see action in all 37 games ... Was co-recipient of the Whit Williams Award, which goes to the player(s) over the course of a season or career has shown the most improvement ... Moved from forward back to defense starting Dec. 5 versus St. Lawrence due to injuries ... Finished season with one assist and 38 penalty minutes on 15 infractions ... Assisted on the lone goal of the game as Colgate downed nationally-ranked Dartmouth (2/14) 1-0 in Thompson Arena ... Played in 100th career game versus Quinnipiac (3/8).
 
As a Junior (2007-08): Skated in 30 games on the season ... Finished the year with two goals and three assists for five points ... Helped set up Sean Carty's first collegiate goal in the third-place game of the ECAC Hockey Championship against No. 20 Cornell (3/22)... Earned an assist against Union (2/16)... Netted the first game-winning goal of his career in the shutout of Rensselaer (2/15) ... Was whistled for a season-high two penalties in the home game against Cornell (2/2)  ... Scored his first career goal against Robert Morris (12/1) ... Posted three shots on goal during the weekend series with Connecticut (11/23-24)... Registered his first collegiate point with an assist at No. 19 Michigan State (10/19) ... Was called for 10 penalties totaling 20 minutes on the year ... Had 12 shots on goal, four blocked shots, and a +2 rating for the season.

As a Sophomore (2006-07): Played in 19 games ... Whistled for one penalty against Yale (1/20)... Registered a career-high three shots on goal at No. 8 St. Cloud State (12/9) ... Was ejected from the game with a major penalty and game misconduct on his first shift at No. 8 St. Cloud State (12/8) ... Finished the Union game (12/1) with a +1 rating ... Was called for a pair of penalties against Ohio State in the first game of the Rensselaer/Bank of America Holiday Tournament (11/24)... Registered two shots on goal and was called for two penalties against Canisius (10/24) ... Recorded one shot on goal and earned a +1 rating against Niagara at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester (10/12) ... Whistled for a minor penalty versus No. 9 Denver at the Ice Breaker Tournament (10/7) ... Finished the season with eight penalties totaling 27 minutes ... Recorded six shots on goal and one blocked shot for the year.

As a Freshman (2005-06): Skated in 15 games ... Recorded one shot in back-to-back ECAC Hockey playoff games against Quinnipiac (3/12) and versus Cornell (3/17) ... Had one shot at Clarkson (2/11) and at Rensselaer (2/25) ... Tied his career high with two penalties totaling four minutes against St. Cloud State (1/6) ... Attempted two shots and was called for one penalty at Bowling Green (1/3) ... Took one shot against Western Michigan (11/25) ... Called for one penalty at Yale (11/5) ... Picked up a career-high two penalties and posted his first career shot at Army (10/21) ... Whistled for seven penalties totaling 14 minutes ... Finished the season with eight shots.

Before Colgate: Helped Avon Old Farms to a second straight Founders' League championship and a 25-2 overall record in 2005 … Team won back-to-back New England Division I championships with a two-year record of 52-3 … Recorded two goals and nine assists for 11 points in 27 games his final season … Was presented with the Founder's Medal Award for community service and leadership, the second-highest award given at Avon Old Farms … Previously played for the Chicago Young Americans of the Midwest Elite League.

Personal: Joseph J. DeBello was born on March 4, 1986 in Chicago, Illinois … Son of Joe and Cindy DeBello … Has one brother and two sisters … Majoring in sociology and anthropology.