2021-22 Men's Ice Hockey Roster
Brennan, Sam
Jersey Number 16
Sam Brennan
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Brighton, Mich.
- Position:
- D
Bio
2022-23 (Junior): Played in 22 of the 36 games, missing 14 games early in the season due to injury …. Had four points, all assists, in the first four games before the injury … On the season, had 11 points on two goals and nine assists … Blocked 22 shots on the season … AHA Defensive Player of the Week on Feb. 12 as he had three points (2-1-3), including the game-winner, at Sacred Heart to lead the Falcons to a 5-4 win on Feb. 10 … Third-team CSC Academic All-American … Named to the CSC academic all-district team… Named to the AHCA Scholar-Athlete team and was on AHA all-academic team.
2021-22 (Sophomore): Played in 34 of the 36 games … Sixth on the team and second among defensemen with 19 points (6-13-19) … Paired with Luke Robinson 28 times … Scored goals in back-to-back games against Niagara and Bentley … Career-bests four assists and four points in the win over Canisius, Dec. 3 … Named the AHA Defenseman of the Week on Dec. 5 … Was named the AHA Defenseman of the Month for December … Four points in the AIC series, Jan. 1-2, with a goal and assist in each game … Three points (1-2-3) in the 5-4 overtime win at Army in the playoffs … Fourth on the team with 33 blocked shots … First career game winner came against Bentley, Nov. 12, 2021 … Named to the AHA all-academic team … Named to the AHCA Scholar-Athlete team.
2020-21 (Freshman): Played in 12 of the 14 games and had eight shots on goal … Was paired with Dalton Weigel for three games and Luke Robinson five times … Named to the AHCA Scholar-Athlete team … Atlantic Hockey all-academic team.
Before Air Force: Played three seasons with the Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL) … Played three games in 2017-18 … Played 41 games in 2018-19 and had six points (1-5-6) … In 2019-20, played in 49 games and had 30 points (10-20-30) … Was a +15 … Was the top scoring defenseman on the team and ranked sixth overall … Ranked seventh in the league in goals and ninth in points by a defenseman … Named to NAHL all-south team and was second-team all-NAHL … Alternate captain … Graduated from Brighton High School in Michigan … Lettered four years in hockey … First-team all-state and team captain as a senior … Assistant captain as a junior … Team won the state championship as a junior and senior … 17 points as a sophomore, 18 as a junior and 24 as a senior … Member of National Honor Society … Michigan math placement test finalist … Chemistry Olympiad participant … Ranked fifth in his class of 520 … Graduated with a 4.24 GPA.
Personal: Member of cadet squadron 20 … Son of Dina and Tom Brennan …. Has one brother … Major is computer science … After graduation, would love to go to grad school to study artificial intelligence and then work in that career field in the Air Force … On the Superintendent’s List (academic, military and physical fitness excellence) as a freshman and sophomore… On the Ace’s List for having a 4.0 GPA in the spring of his freshman and sophomore year … Completed the jump program to earn his parachute wings prior to his sophomore year … Is his squadron assistant support flight commander … In the summer of 2022, travelled to Aviano AB, Italy, on Operation Air Force and flew in an F-16 fighter and an HH-60 helicopter … In the summer of 2023, was selected for a six-week Cadet Summer Research Program at the FBI headquarters in Washington D.C., and worked in the counterintelligence unit … Also worked the assault course during Basic Cadet Training … Hobbies are fishing, hiking, kayaking, puzzles, weight training, camping and hanging out with friends.
Brennan’s Career Stats
Year GP G A PTS PIM SOG PP SH GW
2020-21 12 0 0 0 1-2 8 0 0 0
2021-22 34 6 13 19 15-38 57 2 0 1
2022-23 22 2 9 11 13-45 28 2 0 1
Career 68 8 22 30 29-85 93 4 0 2
2021-22 (Sophomore): Played in 34 of the 36 games … Sixth on the team and second among defensemen with 19 points (6-13-19) … Paired with Luke Robinson 28 times … Scored goals in back-to-back games against Niagara and Bentley … Career-bests four assists and four points in the win over Canisius, Dec. 3 … Named the AHA Defenseman of the Week on Dec. 5 … Was named the AHA Defenseman of the Month for December … Four points in the AIC series, Jan. 1-2, with a goal and assist in each game … Three points (1-2-3) in the 5-4 overtime win at Army in the playoffs … Fourth on the team with 33 blocked shots … First career game winner came against Bentley, Nov. 12, 2021 … Named to the AHA all-academic team … Named to the AHCA Scholar-Athlete team.
2020-21 (Freshman): Played in 12 of the 14 games and had eight shots on goal … Was paired with Dalton Weigel for three games and Luke Robinson five times … Named to the AHCA Scholar-Athlete team … Atlantic Hockey all-academic team.
Before Air Force: Played three seasons with the Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL) … Played three games in 2017-18 … Played 41 games in 2018-19 and had six points (1-5-6) … In 2019-20, played in 49 games and had 30 points (10-20-30) … Was a +15 … Was the top scoring defenseman on the team and ranked sixth overall … Ranked seventh in the league in goals and ninth in points by a defenseman … Named to NAHL all-south team and was second-team all-NAHL … Alternate captain … Graduated from Brighton High School in Michigan … Lettered four years in hockey … First-team all-state and team captain as a senior … Assistant captain as a junior … Team won the state championship as a junior and senior … 17 points as a sophomore, 18 as a junior and 24 as a senior … Member of National Honor Society … Michigan math placement test finalist … Chemistry Olympiad participant … Ranked fifth in his class of 520 … Graduated with a 4.24 GPA.
Personal: Member of cadet squadron 20 … Son of Dina and Tom Brennan …. Has one brother … Major is computer science … After graduation, would love to go to grad school to study artificial intelligence and then work in that career field in the Air Force … On the Superintendent’s List (academic, military and physical fitness excellence) as a freshman and sophomore… On the Ace’s List for having a 4.0 GPA in the spring of his freshman and sophomore year … Completed the jump program to earn his parachute wings prior to his sophomore year … Is his squadron assistant support flight commander … In the summer of 2022, travelled to Aviano AB, Italy, on Operation Air Force and flew in an F-16 fighter and an HH-60 helicopter … In the summer of 2023, was selected for a six-week Cadet Summer Research Program at the FBI headquarters in Washington D.C., and worked in the counterintelligence unit … Also worked the assault course during Basic Cadet Training … Hobbies are fishing, hiking, kayaking, puzzles, weight training, camping and hanging out with friends.
Brennan’s Career Stats
Year GP G A PTS PIM SOG PP SH GW
2020-21 12 0 0 0 1-2 8 0 0 0
2021-22 34 6 13 19 15-38 57 2 0 1
2022-23 22 2 9 11 13-45 28 2 0 1
Career 68 8 22 30 29-85 93 4 0 2
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