The constant changes did little to help his growth as a player and in 2015, Christensen left the USHL and headed north to Canada.
In his final season of junior eligibility, he spent the entire year with the Wenatchee Wild and posted solid offensive numbers.
The team, however, showed a different level of play under their new bench boss and won 15 games during the season, the most the Yellow Jackets had recorded in 25 years.
The conference championship earned American International its first ever NCAA Tournament appearance, through the team was given the lowest seed in the bracket.
However, despite being badly outshot in the game, Christensen assisted on Brennan Kapcheck's game-winner, giving AIC an astounding upset over top-seeded St.
[4] The pandemic also delayed the start of Christensen's professional career and he began the following season playing with Manglerud Star Ishockey.