Brian Faison - University of North Dakota

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Goalie
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Year: Sophomore
Height: 6-0
Weight: 175
Catches: Left
Hometown: Chestermere, Alberta
Previous Team: Okotoks (AJHL)
NHL Rights: Bu� alo (2007, 5th round)
Major: Entrepreneurship
Enters the season having started 33 consecutive games, the third-longest
streak in school history behind Jean-Philippe Lamoureux (55) and Al
Finkelstein (40) ...Ranks � fth in UND history in career save percentage
(.906) and sixth in goals against average (2.56).
2008-09 (Freshman): Named to All-WCHA third team and All-WCHA
rookie team ... A two-time Hockey Commissioner’s Association Rookie
of the Month honorable mention (Dec., Feb.) ... Named UND’s Male
Rookie of the Year (all sports) ... Also earned team rookie of the year
honors ... Earned WCHA Rookie of the Week honors a league-leading
three times (Nov. 18, Dec. 9 and Feb. 17) ... Led the WCHA in wins (24),
winning percentage (.650) and conference winning percentage (.731)
... Joined Ed Belfour (1986-87) and Karl Goehring (1998) as the only
freshman goaltenders in UND history to win 20 games ... Only Belfour
(29) won more as a Sioux freshman ... Set UND freshman records for
consecutive appearances (40) and consecutive starts (34) ... Both
streaks remain intact heading into the 2009-10 season ... Appeared
in 41 total games, one shy of the school record set by Jean-Philippe
Lamoureux in 2007-08 ... His 24 wins rank fourth all-time in UND singleseason
history ... His 2.56 goals against average is the eighth-best in
school history by a freshman and his .906 save percentage ranks ninth
... Became just the fourth goalie in UND history to record at least 1,000
saves in a season ... Finished second in the WCHA goals against average
race (conference games) by .0002 ... His conference mark of 2.3934 was
second only to Minnesota Duluth’s Alex Stalock (2.3932) ... Recorded
his � rst career shutout with 14 saves in a 5-0 win at Michigan Tech (Jan.
17) ... Made a season-high 39 saves in a 10-1 win at Harvard (Dec. 5) ...
Earned � rst letter.
Before UND: Drafted by the Bu� alo Sabres in the � fth round (139th
overall) of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft ... A 2007 graduate of Holy Trinity
Academy ... Spent the previous three seasons with the Okotoks Oilers
of the AJHL ... Named the 2008 AJHL Most Valuable Player after leading
the league in wins (29) and save percentage (.933) ... His .933 save
percentage tied the AJHL single-season record ... Went 29-4-4 with a
2.12 goals against average ... Named to the 2008 AJHL All-League team
and participated in the 2008 Rogers AJHL All-Star game ... Received
the 2008 Ener� ex AJHL Scholarship ... Appeared in 48 games in 2006-
07 and went 24-18-2 with a 2.87 goals against average and a .904 save
percentage ... Led the Oilers to the AJHL semi� nals that year with a 2.87
goals against average and .907 save percentage in 16 playo� games ...
Named to the 2007 CJAHL West Prospect team ... Represented Canada
and captured the gold medal at the 2007 World Junior A Challenge in
November as a member of Team Canada West.
Personal: Majoring in entrepreneurship ... Son of Bryce and Karen
Eidsness.
PLAYER PROFILES
Career Statistics
Overall
Year GP MIN GA GAA SVS SV% SO W-L-T
2008-09 41 2441:11 104 2.56 1001 .906 1 24-12-4
Totals 41 2441:11 104 2.56 1001 .906 1 24-12-4
WCHA
Year GP MIN GA GAA SVS SV% SO W-L-T
2008-09 27 1604:24 64 2.39 640 .909 1 17-5-4
Totals 27 1604:24 64 2.39 640 .909 1 17-5-4
Career Game Highs
Goals Allowed (Fewest): 0, 1/17/09 at Michigan Tech (14 saves)
Most Saves: 39, 12/05/08 at Harvard
Most Minutes: 65:00 (4x). Most recent 2/28/09 vs. Colorado College
Winning Streak: 5 games, 1/03/09 at Bemidji State to 1/23/09 vs. Denver
Unbeaten Streak: 9 games (8-0-1), 1/31/09 at St. Cloud State to 3/06/09 at
Wisconsin
Career Firsts
Game: 11/17/06 at Alaska Anchorage
Win: 2/24/08 vs. Bemidji State
Shutout: 2/24/08 vs. Bemidji State
2009-10 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA MEN’S HOCKEY MEDIA GUIDE
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