Brian Faison - University of North Dakota

darcy zajac
Forward
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Year: Senior
Height: 6-1
Weight: 196
Shoots: Right
Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Previous Team: Salmon Arm (BCHL)
NHL Rights: Free Agent
Major: Physical Education & Exercise Science
Leads all active Sioux with 125 career games played ... UND is 13-0-2 alltime
when Zajac scores a goal.
2008-09 (Junior): Named to second consecutive All-WCHA Academic
team ... Appeared in all 43 games and established career highs in points
(17) and assists (12) ... Scored overtime goal in 4-3 win over No. 13
Colorado College (March 1), a victory that put the Sioux in � rst place in
the WCHA for the � rst time all season ... Tallied one goal in each game
of that series ... Scored his � rst career shorthanded goal in a 5-1 game
one win over Michigan Tech (March 13) in the � rst round of the WCHA
playo� s ... Enjoyed a pair of two-assist games to establish a personal
high – Dec. 5 at Harvard and Dec. 12 vs. St. Cloud State ... Won 393
faceo� s to rank second on the team ... Posted a .505 faceo� percentage
... Named to the Ice Breaker Invitational All-Tournament team in Boston
(Oct. 10-11) ... Earned third letter.
2007-08 (Sophomore): Named to All-WCHA Academic team ...
Appeared in 41 games ... Scored three goals and a career-high � ve
assists ... Recorded a career-high 46 penalty minutes, all of which came
in his 26 WCHA games ... Scored the � rst playo� goal of his career in
the WCHA Final Five third place win over Colorado College (March 22)
... Picked up an assist one day earlier in the semi� nal against Denver
(March 21) ... Owned a plus or even plus/minus rating in 35 of his 41
games ... Earned second letter.
2006-07 (Freshman): Played in 41 of UND’s 43 games … Scored eight
goals and had two assists for 10 points … His eight goals led all UND
freshmen … Had two multi-goal games, including two in the seasonopening
6-1 win over Quinnipiac on Oct. 6 in his college debut … In his
third collegiate game, he scored dramatic overtime game winner that
beat Wisconsin 3-2 on Oct. 13 in Madison … Scored two goals in a 7-2
win on March 3 at St. Cloud State … Recipient of UND’s Tom Hoghaug
Memorial Scholarship, awarded to a freshman hockey player who
has demonstrated initiative, character and a sense of responsibility ...
Earned � rst letter.
Before UND: Spent the 2005-06 season playing for the Salmon Arm
Silverbacks of the BCHL … Finished seventh in league scoring with 80
points in 57 games ... Was second on Salmon Arm in assists (43) and
third in goals (37), while tying for the team lead in power-play goals
(18) and shorthanded goals (2) ... Added another � ve goals and six
assists for 11 points in 10 playo� games ... A 2004 graduate of West
Kildonan Collegiate.
Personal: Majoring in physical education and exercise science … Son
of Tom and Trish Zajac … Father played hockey at the University of
Denver ... Older brother, Travis, played forward and lettered for the
Fighting Sioux from 2004-06 and currently plays for the NHL’s New
Jersey Devils.
PLAYER PROFILES
Career Statistics
Overall
Year GP G A PTS PEN PP SH GW +/-
2006-07 41 8 2 10 9/18 1 0 1 +2
2007-08 41 3 5 8 16/46 0 0 0 +5
2008-09 43 5 12 17 16/32 0 1 1 +3
Totals 125 16 19 35 41/96 1 1 2 +10
WCHA
Year GP G A PTS PEN PP SH GW +/-
2006-07 26 6 0 6 8/16 0 0 1 E
2007-08 26 0 3 3 16/46 0 0 0 +1
2008-09 28 4 8 12 11/22 0 0 1 E
Totals 80 10 11 21 35/84 0 0 2 +1
Career Game Highs
Goals: 2, (2x). Most recent 3/03/07 at St. Cloud State
Assists: 2 (2x). Most recent 12/12/08 vs. St. Cloud State
Points: 2, (4x). Most recent (2a) 12/12/08 vs. St. Cloud State
Plus/Minus: +3, 12/05/08 at Harvard
Longest Point Streak: 3 games (2g, 1a), 2/21/09 at Alaska Anchorage to
3/01/09 vs. Colorado College
Career Firsts
Game: 10/06/06 vs. Quinnipiac
Goal: 10/06/06 vs. Quinnipiac
Assist: 1/19/07 at Bemidji State
2009-10 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA MEN’S HOCKEY MEDIA GUIDE
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