2021-22 Men's Hockey Roster
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Jersey Number 18
Brandon Kruse
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 158
- Shoots:
- L
- Hometown:
- Saline, Mich.
- Previous Team:
- Bowling Green (WCHA)
Bio
GRADUATE SEASON (2021-22):
• Skated in all 38 games and ranked third on the team in scoring with 26 points
• Led the team with 23 assists and added three goals
• Finished the season with five multi-point games and 54 shots on goal
• Netted his first goal as an Eagle in the Icebreaker Title Game against Holy Cross (Oct. 9)
• Posted a goal and an assist in a road victory at Merrimack (Nov. 5)
• Assisted on both goals in a 2-1 road win over UConn (Nov. 12)
• Collected three assists in a home victory over Maine the following weekend (Nov. 18)
• Added two more assists in a 3-1 win over Boston University at home (Feb. 27)
BEFORE BC:
• Drafted by the Vegas Golden Knights in the fifth round of the 2018 NHL Draft
• Named to the All-WCHA First Team as a senior assistant captain in 2020-21 after recording a team-high 34 points in 31 games
• Led the nation with a +29 rating while ranking fifth nationally in assists and sixth in points
• Became the 73rd player in program history to reach 100 career points, doing so during his junior season
• Closed his Falcon career with 38 goals and 104 assists for 142 points in 151 games
• Selected to the All-WCHA Second Team in 2019 and the All-WCHA Rookie Team in 2018
PERSONAL:
• Recipient of The Ivan Brown Hockey Scholarship Fund
• Son of Eric and Robyn Kruse
• Has two younger sisters, Lauryn and Ashley
• Father was a goaltender at Michigan State from 1990-94
• Skated in all 38 games and ranked third on the team in scoring with 26 points
• Led the team with 23 assists and added three goals
• Finished the season with five multi-point games and 54 shots on goal
• Netted his first goal as an Eagle in the Icebreaker Title Game against Holy Cross (Oct. 9)
• Posted a goal and an assist in a road victory at Merrimack (Nov. 5)
• Assisted on both goals in a 2-1 road win over UConn (Nov. 12)
• Collected three assists in a home victory over Maine the following weekend (Nov. 18)
• Added two more assists in a 3-1 win over Boston University at home (Feb. 27)
BEFORE BC:
• Drafted by the Vegas Golden Knights in the fifth round of the 2018 NHL Draft
• Named to the All-WCHA First Team as a senior assistant captain in 2020-21 after recording a team-high 34 points in 31 games
• Led the nation with a +29 rating while ranking fifth nationally in assists and sixth in points
• Became the 73rd player in program history to reach 100 career points, doing so during his junior season
• Closed his Falcon career with 38 goals and 104 assists for 142 points in 151 games
• Selected to the All-WCHA Second Team in 2019 and the All-WCHA Rookie Team in 2018
PERSONAL:
• Recipient of The Ivan Brown Hockey Scholarship Fund
• Son of Eric and Robyn Kruse
• Has two younger sisters, Lauryn and Ashley
• Father was a goaltender at Michigan State from 1990-94
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