• Florek finished his first season with the Wildcats with 17 points (9-8-17) and a plus-19 rating in 40 games in 2008-09. He has been invited to the 2009 U.S. National Junior Evaluation Camp in Lake Placid for a potential roster spot at the 2010 World Junior Championships.

• Before heading to Northern Michigan he played two seasons (2006-08) in the U.S. National Team Development program and won a bronze medal at the 2008 Under-18 World Championships.

• Florek started skating at the age of two when his mom took him to open skating at Northern Michigan University on her lunch breaks.