Brian Faison - University of North Dakota

PLAYER PROFILES
brad malone
Forward
22
Year: Junior
Height: 6-2
Weight: 210
Shoots: Left
Hometown: Miramichi, New Brunswick
Previous Team: Sioux Falls (USHL)
NHL Rights: Colorado (2007, 4th round)
Major: Entrepreneurship
First New Brunswick native ever to play for the Fighting Sioux.
2008-09 (Sophomore): Achieved career highs in games (41), points
(17), goals (� ve), assists (12) and penalty minutes (75) ... Increased
his point production by 14 from the previous season, the highest
improvement on the team ... Had a goal and an assist in NCAA Northeast
Region semi� nal against New Hampshire (March 28) ... Enjoyed his � rst
career two-point game with a pair of assists in a 5-0 win at Michigan
Tech (Jan. 17) ... Scored the game-winning goal – the � rst game-winner
of his career – in a 6-2 win at Alaska Anchorage (Feb. 21) ... Scored his
� rst career shorthanded goal in 3-1 win vs. UAA (Feb. 15) ... Posted a
+11 plus/minus rating over his � nal 20 games ... Put together a careerbest
four-game points streak from Dec. 5 to Dec. 13, accounting for a
goal and three assists during that stretch ... Earned second letter.
2007-08 (Freshman): Appeared in 34 games and scored a goal and
two assists ... Made his collegiate debut in the season opener against
Michigan State (Oct. 13) and collected his � rst career point with an
assist ... Scored his � rst career goal against Minnesota (Dec. 7) in a 4-2
win ... Led all Sioux freshmen with 44 penalty minutes ... Earned � rst
letter.
Before UND: Drafted in the fourth round (105th overall) by the Colorado
Avalanche in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft … Spent the 2006-07 season
with the Sioux Falls Stampede in the United States Hockey League …
Scored 14 goals and had 19 assists along with 134 penalty minutes in
57 regular season games …Had three goals with one assist in eight
games in 2006-07 playo� s … Previously played for Cushing Academy
(Mass.) Prep School … Was a member of Team Atlantic, comprised of
players from each of Canada’s four Atlantic provinces that represented
Atlantic Canada at 2006 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, held in
December 2005-January 2006 in Regina, Saskatchewan … A 2007
graduate of O’Gorman High School in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Personal: Majoring in entrepreneurship … Son of Jim and Vicky
Malone … Father was 1980 � rst round pick (14th overall) of the New
York Rangers … Cousin, Ryan Malone, played college hockey at St.
Cloud State and currently plays for the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning
… Uncle Greg Malone, a scout for the Phoenix Coyotes, was a 1976
second round choice of the Pittsburgh Penguins and spent 11 seasons
in the NHL.
Career Statistics
Overall
Year GP G A PTS PEN PP SH GW +/-
2007-08 34 1 2 3 18/44 0 0 0 E
2008-09 41 5 12 17 32/75 0 1 1 +5
Totals 75 6 14 20 50/119 0 1 1 +5
WCHA
Year GP G A PTS PEN PP SH GW +/-
2007-08 23 1 0 1 17/42 0 0 0 -2
2008-09 26 3 9 12 21/53 0 0 0 +9
Totals 49 4 9 13 38/95 0 0 0 +7
Career Game Highs
Goals: 1 (6x). Most recent 3/28/09 vs. New Hampshire (NCAA regionals)
Assists: 2, 1/17/09 at Michigan Tech
Points: 2 (2x). Most recent (2a) 1/17/09 at Michigan Tech
Plus/Minus: +3, 1/10/09 vs. Minnesota
Longest Point Streak: 4 games (1g, 3a), Dec. 5 at Harvard to Dec. 13 vs. St.
Cloud State
Career Firsts
Game: 10/13/07 vs. Michigan State
Goal: 12/7/07 vs. Minnesota
Assist: 10/13/07 vs. Michigan State
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