Education
Youds attended Minnesota State University, Mankato where he played National Collegiate Athletic Association college hockey with the Minnesota State Mavericks men"s ice hockey team
Youds attended Minnesota State University, Mankato where he played National Collegiate Athletic Association college hockey with the Minnesota State Mavericks men"s ice hockey team
He is currently playing for the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League (AHL). Undrafted on September 1, 2011, Younds signed his first professional contract with the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League for the 2011-2012 season. After a successful first season with the Providence Bruins in the 2013-2014 season, in which Youds established career highs of 20 points in 57 games, he was invited to the Boston Bruins 2014 training camp on September 18, 2014.
Youds was re-assigned to Providence on September 26, a signed an AHL contract with the club for the 2014-2015 season.
Establishing a regular position on the Providence blueline, Youds had already eclipsed his career highs in goals and points before he was traded in consideration of an National Hockey League transaction, to the Lake Erie Monsters on March 2, 2015. Youds closed out the season with the Monsters, immediately contributing with 3 goals and 11 points in 18 games.
As an un-signed free agent, on September 16, 2015, Youds was signed to a professional try-out contract to attend training camp in a return to the Boston Bruins organization. He was later signed to a one-year AHL contract with Providence.