2020-21 Men's Ice Hockey Roster
Koch, Brandon
Jersey Number 20
Brandon Koch
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Hastings, Minn.
- Position:
- D
Bio
2021-22 (Junior): Played in all 36 games and tied for second on the team with 25 points (3-22-25) … Second in the conference with 22 assists... Third-team all-conference for the second time in his career ... Career-best two goals in the 4-3 win over RIT in the AHA semifinals, including his first career game-winner ... Named to the AHA all-tournament team ... Career best three assists at Mercyhurst ... Was the co-recipient of the Jim Bowman Scholar-Athlete Award … AHA Defensive Player of the Month for February … Six multi-point games tied as the second most on the team … Third in the AHA averaging 25:00 minutes per game … Blocked 41 shots, second most on the team … Named to the AHA all-academic team … Named to the AHCA Scholar-Athlete team.
2020-21 (Sophomore): Played in all 14 games and was second on the team with nine points (3-6-9) … The team’s top scoring defenseman … Three points in his first 11 games and then six points in his final three games … Matched his career high with three points in the win over Canisius on Feb. 19 … One assist the next night for a four-point series … Two points (1-1-2) in the playoff game at Bentley … Ended the season on a three-game point streak … Was paired with Zach Mirageas for five games, Jake Levin for four games and Luke Robinson for five games … Named to the AHCA Scholar-Athlete team … Atlantic Hockey all-academic team.
2019-20 (Freshman): Was a co-recipient of the John Matchefts Award as the team’s top freshman … Third-team all-conference and named to the all-rookie team … Named the AHA Rookie of the Month for January … Played in 35 of the 36 games and had 19 points (6-13-19) … Third on the team in points … Was the top scoring freshman defenseman in the AHA with five goals, 13 assists and 18 points in 28 conference games … Four power-play goals were first in league among all rookie blueliners while his +5 was fifth … Among all AHA defensemen, led the league in power-play goals, tied for second in goals, fifth in points and ninth in assists … Six goals were tied as the second most in the nation by a freshman defenseman while his 19 points tied for the seventh most … Five PPG led the nation among all freshmen defensemen … 19 points are tied as the most by a Falcon freshman since Cole Gunner (F) had 28 in 2011-12 ... 19 points are the most by a freshman defenseman since Scott Mathis had 23 in 2008-09 … First career point was an assist in the win over Bentley on Nov. 8 … First career goal came in a win over Holy Cross, Dec. 6 … Named AHA Rookie of the Week, Jan. 20, as he scored four points (1-3-4) in a sweep of Niagara … Career best three points and two assists (1-2-3) against the Purple Eagles on Jan. 17 … Matched career high with two assists against Sacred Heart … Led the team with 76 shots on goal.
Before Air Force: Played 117 regular-season games of junior hockey ... Spent the 2017-18 season with the Coulee Region Chill of the NAHL ... Played 59 games and was the top scoring defenseman, second overall, with 44 points (7-37-44) ... In 2017-18, was named to the NAHL All-Midwest Division Rookie Team, the NAHL All-Midwest Division Team, the NAHL All-Rookie First Team and was a Second All-Star Team … Three power-play goals ... Played 58 games for the Wenatchee Wild of the BCHL in 2018-19 and had 38 points (8-30-38) ... Sixth on the team in points and second among the defensemen ... Played in 18 playoff games and had seven points (4-3-7).
Personal: Member of cadet squadron 27 … Son of Jim and Pam Koch … Major is operations research … Long-term goal is to become an operations research analyst … In the summer of 2021, did an internship with Amazon doing analytical research … Has been on the Dean’s List all four semesters and the Superintendent’s List (academic, military and physical fitness excellence) twice … Is the Group 3 director of honor and character in the cadet wing … This past summer, served on the honor cadre at the Academy … Older brother, Matt, was a 2019 Academy graduate, four-year hockey letterwinner as a defenseman, team captain and leading scorer of the 2018-19 team.
Koch’s Career Stats
Year GP G A PTS PIM SOG PP SH GW
2019-20 35 6 13 19 6-12 76 5 0 0
2020-21 14 3 6 9 3-6 40 2 0 0
2021-22 36 3 22 25 11-22 98 2 0 1
Career 85 12 41 53 20-40 214 9 0 1
2020-21 (Sophomore): Played in all 14 games and was second on the team with nine points (3-6-9) … The team’s top scoring defenseman … Three points in his first 11 games and then six points in his final three games … Matched his career high with three points in the win over Canisius on Feb. 19 … One assist the next night for a four-point series … Two points (1-1-2) in the playoff game at Bentley … Ended the season on a three-game point streak … Was paired with Zach Mirageas for five games, Jake Levin for four games and Luke Robinson for five games … Named to the AHCA Scholar-Athlete team … Atlantic Hockey all-academic team.
2019-20 (Freshman): Was a co-recipient of the John Matchefts Award as the team’s top freshman … Third-team all-conference and named to the all-rookie team … Named the AHA Rookie of the Month for January … Played in 35 of the 36 games and had 19 points (6-13-19) … Third on the team in points … Was the top scoring freshman defenseman in the AHA with five goals, 13 assists and 18 points in 28 conference games … Four power-play goals were first in league among all rookie blueliners while his +5 was fifth … Among all AHA defensemen, led the league in power-play goals, tied for second in goals, fifth in points and ninth in assists … Six goals were tied as the second most in the nation by a freshman defenseman while his 19 points tied for the seventh most … Five PPG led the nation among all freshmen defensemen … 19 points are tied as the most by a Falcon freshman since Cole Gunner (F) had 28 in 2011-12 ... 19 points are the most by a freshman defenseman since Scott Mathis had 23 in 2008-09 … First career point was an assist in the win over Bentley on Nov. 8 … First career goal came in a win over Holy Cross, Dec. 6 … Named AHA Rookie of the Week, Jan. 20, as he scored four points (1-3-4) in a sweep of Niagara … Career best three points and two assists (1-2-3) against the Purple Eagles on Jan. 17 … Matched career high with two assists against Sacred Heart … Led the team with 76 shots on goal.
Before Air Force: Played 117 regular-season games of junior hockey ... Spent the 2017-18 season with the Coulee Region Chill of the NAHL ... Played 59 games and was the top scoring defenseman, second overall, with 44 points (7-37-44) ... In 2017-18, was named to the NAHL All-Midwest Division Rookie Team, the NAHL All-Midwest Division Team, the NAHL All-Rookie First Team and was a Second All-Star Team … Three power-play goals ... Played 58 games for the Wenatchee Wild of the BCHL in 2018-19 and had 38 points (8-30-38) ... Sixth on the team in points and second among the defensemen ... Played in 18 playoff games and had seven points (4-3-7).
Personal: Member of cadet squadron 27 … Son of Jim and Pam Koch … Major is operations research … Long-term goal is to become an operations research analyst … In the summer of 2021, did an internship with Amazon doing analytical research … Has been on the Dean’s List all four semesters and the Superintendent’s List (academic, military and physical fitness excellence) twice … Is the Group 3 director of honor and character in the cadet wing … This past summer, served on the honor cadre at the Academy … Older brother, Matt, was a 2019 Academy graduate, four-year hockey letterwinner as a defenseman, team captain and leading scorer of the 2018-19 team.
Koch’s Career Stats
Year GP G A PTS PIM SOG PP SH GW
2019-20 35 6 13 19 6-12 76 5 0 0
2020-21 14 3 6 9 3-6 40 2 0 0
2021-22 36 3 22 25 11-22 98 2 0 1
Career 85 12 41 53 20-40 214 9 0 1
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