Brian Faison - University of North Dakota

FRESHMAN PROFILES
brett bruneteau
Forward
13
Year: Freshman
Height: 5-10
Weight: 186
Shoots: Left
Hometown: Omaha, Neb.
Previous Team: Des Moines (USHL)
NHL Rights: Washington (2007, 4th)
Major: Undeclared
Before UND: Drafted by the Washington Capitals in the fourth round
(108th overall) of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft ... Spent the 2008-09 season
with Des Moines of the USHL and � nished third on the team in scoring
with 43 points in 57 games ... Scored 15 goals and ranked second on
the team with 28 assists ... Tied for fourth on the team with four powerplay
goals ... Enjoyed eight multi-point games, including a pair of threepoint
performances ... Was a teammate of fellow Sioux freshman Joe
Gleason ... Split the 2007-08 season with Des Moines (21 games) and Indiana
(14 games) and scored 17 points in 35 games ... Spent the 2005-
06 and 2006-07 campaigns with Omaha of the USHL ... A 2007 graduate
of Milland North High School.
Personal: Undecided on a major ... Son of Dr. Rick and Mitzi Bruneteau
... Grandfather, Ed Bruneteau, was a forward with the Detroit Red Wings
from 1940-49 ... Great Uncle, Modere “Mud” Bruneteau, was a right
winger with Detroit from 1936-46.
Junior Statistics
Year Team GP G A PTS PIM PP SH GW
2005-06 Omaha 54 7 12 19 31 1 0 1
2006-07 Omaha 55 12 28 40 55 2 2 1
2007-08 Indiana/Des Moines 35 5 12 17 21 2 0 2
2008-09 Omaha 57 15 28 43 65 4 0 0
Totals 201 39 80 119 172 9 2 4
michael cichy
Forward
8
Year: Freshman
Height: 5-11
Weight: 180
Shoots: Left
Hometown: New Hartford, Conn.
Previous Team: Indiana (USHL)
NHL Rights: Montreal (2009, 7th)
Major: Entrepreneurship
Just the second Connecticut native ever to play for the Sioux and the � rst
since Frank Morgan in 1951-52.
Before UND: Drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the seventh round
(199th overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft ... Led the Indiana Ice to
a USHL championship in 2008-09 ... Was named most valuable player
of the USHL playo� s after collecting a league-leading 25 points in 16
games, including a USHL playo� -record 16 assists ... Scored 47 points
(24 goals, 23 assists) in 30 regular season games with Indiana after
being acquired from Tri-City ... Had collected 29 points (10 goals, 19
assists) in 26 games with Tri-City ... Totalled 76 points in 56 games between
the two teams to tie for second in the league’s regular season
scoring race ... Led the USHL with 17 power-play goals and tied for � fth
with � ve game-winners ... Enjoyed 23 multi-point games, including a
trio of four-point games ... Selected to play in the 2009 USHL Prospects/
All-Star Game ... Invited to 2009 U.S. National Junior Evaluation Camp in
Lake Placid, N.Y. ... Earned tournament MVP honors at the 2008 World
Junior ‘A’ Challenge in Camrose, Alberta after leading the United States
to a gold medal ... Was a teammate of fellow Sioux freshman Danny
Kristo at that tournament ... Spent the 2007-08 season with Tri-City and
scored a team-leading 45 points (16 goals, 29 assists) in 59 games ... In
2006-07, played in 39 games with the U.S. National Under-17 team and
recorded six goals and nine assists ... Spent the 2005-06 season with
the Boston Jr. Bruins of the Empire Junior Hockey League (Tier III, Junior
B) and recorded 123 points (67 goals, 56 assists) ... A 2008 graduate of
Kearney (Neb.) High School.
Personal: Majoring in entrepreneurship ... Son of Gerald Higney and
Donna Cichy.
Junior Statistics
Year Team GP G A PTS PIM PP SH GW
2007-08 Tri-City 59 16 29 45 45 2 2 2
2008-09 Tri-City/Indiana 56 34 42 76 23 17 0 5
Totals 115 50 71 121 68 19 2 7
58 2009-10 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA MEN’S HOCKEY MEDIA GUIDE