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Brian Faison - University of North Dakota

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PLAYER PROFILES<br />

david toews<br />

Forward<br />

18<br />

Year: Sophomore<br />

Height: 5-10<br />

Weight: 191<br />

Shoots: Right<br />

Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba<br />

Previous Team: Shattuck-St. Mary’s<br />

NHL Rights: N.Y. Islanders (2008, 3rd)<br />

Major: Undeclared<br />

2008-09 (Freshman): Appeared in 23 games and collected � ve goals<br />

and six assists ... Tied for 21st in the WCHA rookie scoring race ... Put<br />

together a four-game point streak from Jan. 10-23, collecting two goals<br />

and three assists during that stretch ... Was a +5 during that streak ...<br />

Enjoyed his � rst multi-point game with a goal and an assist at Harvard<br />

(Dec. 6) ... Notched his � rst career power-play goal in that game ... Also<br />

had a goal and an assist in a 6-1 win over No. 6 Minnesota (Jan. 10)<br />

... Made his collegiate debut in the WCHA opener at Minnesota State<br />

(Oct. 17) ... Collected his � rst career point with an assist in a 7-4 loss at<br />

top-ranked Colorado College (Nov. 8) ... Earned � rst letter.<br />

Before UND: Drafted by the New York Islanders in the third round (66th<br />

overall) <strong>of</strong> the 2008 NHL Entry Draft ... A 2008 graduate <strong>of</strong> Shattuck-St.<br />

Mary’s in Faribault, Minn. ... Spent the previous two seasons at Shattuck-<br />

St. Mary’s and led the team to back-to-back national championships ...<br />

Scored 100 points (44g, 56a) in 51 games in 2007-08, tying for the team<br />

lead in goals ... Scored 34 goals and a team-leading 47 assists for 81<br />

points in 61 games in 2006-07.<br />

Personal: Undecided on a major ... Son <strong>of</strong> Bryan Toews and Andree<br />

Gilbert ... Older brother, Jonathan, was a forward at UND from 2005-<br />

07 and was a � rst team All-American in 2007 ... Currently captains the<br />

NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks and was named to the NHL All-Rookie team<br />

in 2007-08.<br />

Career Statistics<br />

Overall<br />

Year GP G A PTS PEN PP SH GW +/-<br />

2008-09 23 5 6 11 2/4 1 0 0 -1<br />

Totals 23 5 6 11 2/4 1 0 0 -1<br />

WCHA<br />

Year GP G A PTS PEN PP SH GW +/-<br />

2008-09 18 3 5 8 2/4 0 0 0 E<br />

Totals 18 3 5 8 2/4 0 0 0 E<br />

Career Game Highs<br />

Goals: 1 (5x). Most recent 1/23/09 vs. Denver<br />

Assists: 1 (6x). Most recent 1/17/09 at Michigan Tech<br />

Points: 2 (2x). Most recent (1g, 1a) 1/10/09 vs. Minnesota<br />

Plus/Minus: +2, 1/23/09 vs. Denver<br />

Longest Point Streak: 4 games (2g, 3a), 1/10/09 vs. Minnesota to 1/23/09 vs.<br />

Denver<br />

Career Firsts<br />

Game: 10/17/08 at Minnesota State<br />

Goal: 12/05/08 at Harvard<br />

Assist: 11/08/08 at Colorado College<br />

54 2009-10 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA MEN’S HOCKEY MEDIA GUIDE

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