Brendan Brisson

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
F
Height:
6-0
Weight:
185
Hometown:
Manhattan Beach, Calif.
S/C:
L
NHL:
VGK

NHL
• Selected 29th overall (first round) by the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2020 NHL Draft
• Signed an ATO with Henderson on April 12 and made his debut on April 13 with his first goal in first game
• Started his pro career on a four-game point streak

Michigan Career
• Finished with 63 points on 31 goals and 32 assists in 62 games

International
• 2022 USA Olympic Team (scored game winner for USA in each of its first two games)
• 2020-21 USA U-20 World Junior Championships (gold medal, scored twice on seven shots on goal)

Sophomore Year (2021-22)
• NCAA All-Region Team
• Second-Team All-B1G
• B1G All-Tournament Team selection
• B1G First Star of the Week (Oct. 12, Oct. 19) and Second Star (Jan. 11)
• ESPN SportsCenter Top 10 plays on Oct. 16 (No. 4)
• Tallied up a total of 5 points from 3 goals and 2 assists in games vs. LSSU (10/8, 10/9)
• Contributed 3 total points from 2 goals and an assist in victories over UMD (10/15) and Minnesota State (10/16)
• Recorded a goal and an assist in a 3-2 OT win vs. WMU (10/23)
• Put up an assist in a 2-4 loss to Wisconsin (10/29)
• Scored a goal in 7-2 victory vs. MSU (11/5)
• Collected a goal in 6-2 win at PSU (11/12)
• Added a goal and an assist in 2-3 loss against ND (11/19)
• Notched a goal and three assists in weekend sweep vs. Niagara (11/26, 11/27)
• Assisted on two goals in 6-2 win over Minnesota (12/4)
• Scored a goal in 5-2 victory at Ohio State (12/10)
• Combined for 3 goals and a pair of assists in weekend sweep over UMass (1/8, 1/9)
• Compounded a goal and two assists in victories vs. Penn State (1/14, 1/15)
• Earned a goal in 4-1 win at #11 Minnesota (1/22)
• Tallied a goal in 5-1 victory in Madison vs. Wisconsin (1/28)
• Picked up an assist in 1-2 loss at Notre Dame (2/26)
• Scored the go-ahead goal along with an assist in 2-1 win vs. Notre Dame in B1G Tournament semifinal (3/12)
• Contributed a goal and an assist in B1G Tournament final win over Minnesota (3/19)
• Combined for two goals and three assists in NCAA Regional wins vs. American Int'l and Quinnipiac (3/25, 3/27)

Freshman Year (2020-21)
• Fourth on the team in scoring with 21 points on a team-high 10 goals and 11 assists in 24 games
• Seven of his 21 points came on the power play, and he was a +10
• Fifth in freshman scoring in the B1G and was 7th in the nation in freshman points per game
• Started freshman campaign with points in each of the first three games
• First point was setting up the game winner against #15 Arizona State (11/14)
• Added another assist the next day in a 3-0 shutout of the Sun Devils (11/15)
• Tallied a goal and an assist in a 5-2 win at #14 Wisconsin (11/20)
• Assisted on the game winner in a 3-1 win at Penn State (12/2) and had a goal and an assist the next day
• Missed both Minnesota games on Dec. 8-9 due to USA World Junior Camp
• Assisted on the game-winning goal in a 9-0 shutout against MSU (1-8) and had a goal in the next game in East Lansing
• Netted a goal against OSU (1/15)
• Collected an assist on the first goal of the game against #16 Notre Dame (1/21)
• Started a three-game goal scoring streak against #16 Notre Dame on (1/22)
• Scored in a 5-1 win over #7 Wisconsin (2/13) and in a 3-2 loss to the Badgers (2/14)
• Collected a four-point game with a goal and three assists in a 6-0 win at OSU (2/20)
• Earned an asist at #3 Minnesota (3/6)
• Notched two goals, including the game winner, vs OSU in the B1G quarterfinal (3/14)

Before Michigan
• USHL Rookie of the Year wih Chicago Steel
• First-Team All-USHL and USHL All-Rookie Team
• Played in 59 games this past season scoring 24 goals and 35 assists with 18 multiple-point games
• Won Anderson Cup and Frost Cup with Chicago
• Member of Team USA at the World Junior A Challenge, winning a bronze medal and earning All-Tournament team honors
• Named a Biosteel All-American
• A 2019 graduate of Shattuck St. Mary's
• Led Shattuck St. Mary's in scoring with 101 points in 55 games

Personal
• Born October 22, 2001
• Son of Pat and Kim Brisson
• Pat is a sports agent and co-head of the Hockey Division at CAA
• Has one brother, Jordan
• Majoring in Sports Management