Brian Faison - University of North Dakota

PLAYER PROFILES
jason gregoire
Forward
17
Year: Sophomore
Height: 5-11
Weight: 196
Shoots: Left
Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Previous Team: Lincoln (USHL)
NHL Rights: N.Y. Islanders (2007, 3rd round)
Major: Undeclared
2008-09 (Freshman): Appeared in 42 games and led all Sioux freshmen
with 29 points ... Tied for the team lead among rookies with 12 goals and
three game-winning goals ... Ranked second among WCHA freshmen
in game-winners, tied for � fth in goals and sixth in points ... All three
of his game-winning goals came during conference play, tying him
for second in the league (all players) ... His three-game winners tied
for eighth in UND freshman single-season history ... Game-winners
came against Wisconsin (Oct. 31), Minnesota (Jan. 9) and Minnesota
State (Feb. 14) ... Named Hockey Commissioner’s Association Rookie
of the Month for January after collecting a team-leading six goals and
10 points in 10 games ... Named WCHA Rookie of the Week on Jan. 13
after a four-point weekend (3g, 1a) in a sweep of No. 3 Minnesota ...
Scored twice, including the game-winner, in a 6-3 win in the � rst game
of that series ... Scored � rst career shorthanded goal in 4-3 overtime
win over Bemidji State (Jan. 3) ... Collected a career-high three assists in
a 7-3 win over No. 12 Cornell (Nov. 28) ... Was also a +3 in that game ...
Put together a season-long � ve-game point streak from Jan. 2 to Jan.
19, amassing � ve goals and three assists during that stretch ... Earned
� rst letter.
Before UND: Drafted by the New York Islanders in the third round
(76th overall) of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft ... A 2007 graduate of Vincent
Massey Collegiate ... Spent the previous two seasons with the Lincoln
Stars of the USHL ... Named the 2008 B2 Networks USHL Player of the
Year and the CCM Forward of the Year ... Named to 2008 CCM All-USHL
First Team ... Appeared in 54 games in 2007-08 and led Lincoln in points
(69) and goals (37) ... His 37 goals rank as the second-highest singleseason
total in Lincoln history ... Added another three goals and nine
assists in eight playo� games ... Appeared in the 2008 USHL Prospects/
All-Star Game ... Scored 36 points (16g, 20a) in 32 games for Lincoln in
2006-07 before su� ering a season-ending injury.
Personal: Undecided on a major ... Son of Norm and Lee Gregoire.
Career Statistics
Overall
Year GP G A PTS PEN PP SH GW +/-
2008-09 42 12 17 29 14/28 5 1 3 +3
Totals 42 12 17 29 14/28 5 1 3 +3
WCHA
Year GP G A PTS PEN PP SH GW +/-
2008-09 27 10 10 20 11/22 5 0 3 +1
Totals 27 10 10 20 11/22 5 0 3 +1
Career Game Highs
Goals: 2, 1/09/09 vs. Minnesota
Assists: 3, 11/28/08 vs. Cornell
Points: 3 (2x). Most recent (2g, 1a) 1/09/09 vs. Minnesota
Plus/Minus: +3 (2x). Most recent 3/13/09 vs. Michigan Tech (WCHA playo� s)
Longest Point Streak: 5 games (5g, 3a), 1/02/09 at Bemidji State to 1/16/09
at Michigan Tech
Career Firsts
Game: 10/10/08 at Boston University (Ice Breaker Invitational, Boston)
Goal: 10/31/08 vs. Wisconsin
Assist: 10/18/08 at Minnesota State
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