• Dougherty has committed to the University of Wisconsin for the fall of 2014.

• Dougherty moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan prior to the 2013-14 season to join the U.S. National Team Development Program, totaling five goals and 17 points in 49 games with the under-18 team. He shared the team-lead among defensemen with a plus-33 rating.

• At the 2014 Under-18 World Hockey Championship, Dougherty scored the opening goal in Team USA’s 5-2 win over the Czech Republic in the gold-medal game and finished the tournament with four points (2-2—4) in seven games. He also won a silver medal with the U.S. at the 2013 Ivan Hlinka Memorial, tying for second on the team with three points.

• He scored Team Johnson’s opening goal at the 2013 USA Hockey All-American Top Prospects Game in Pittsburgh, helping the team to a 5-2 win.

• Dougherty played two seasons of high school hockey with the St. Thomas Academy Cadets, tallying 24 points (3-21—24) in 25 games in 2012-13. He added six assists in three games at the state tournament as St. Thomas captured their third consecutive Class A title.

FAVORITES

NHL team: Minnesota Wild
NHL player: Ryan Suter
Shootout move: “Fake slap shot, then go high over the glove”
Goal celebration: “With my teammates”
Video game: NHL 14
Movie: Lone Survivor
TV show: Eastbound and Down
Actor: Johnny Depp
Musician: Tim McGraw
Website: NHL.com
Sport (other than hockey): Baseball
Athlete (non-hockey): Josh Hamilton