Brian Faison - University of North Dakota
Brian Faison - University of North Dakota
Brian Faison - University of North Dakota
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FRESHMAN PROFILES<br />
ryan hill<br />
Defenseman<br />
Year: Freshman<br />
Height: 6-3<br />
Weight: 192<br />
Shoots: Left<br />
Hometown: Hermantown, Minn.<br />
Previous Team: Sioux Falls (USHL)<br />
NHL Rights: Free Agent<br />
Major: Entrepreneurship<br />
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Before UND: Split the 2008-09 season between Sioux Falls and Waterloo<br />
<strong>of</strong> the USHL ... Collected three assists in 22 games with Waterloo before<br />
being traded to Sioux Falls ... Added three more assists in 29 games<br />
with the Stampede ... Logged 83 penalty minutes in 51 games between<br />
the two teams ... Spent the 2007-08 season with Trail <strong>of</strong> the BCHL and<br />
picked up seven assists in 38 games ... In 2006-07, had a goal and three<br />
assists in 56 games with Ohio <strong>of</strong> the USHL ... Also appeared in two games<br />
with Green Bay in 2006-07 ... A 2006 graduate <strong>of</strong> Hermantown (Minn.)<br />
High School ... Captained Hermantown to a third-place � nish at the<br />
2006 Minnesota Class A state tournament as a senior, earning all-state,<br />
all-section and all-conference honors ... Scored 11 goals and 23 assists<br />
in 31 gaems during senior year ... Also lettered three times in football<br />
and baseball ... Was an all-conference defensive back in football.<br />
Personal: Majoring in entrepreneurship ... Son <strong>of</strong> Randy and Vicki Hill ...<br />
Father played baseball at the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Minnesota Duluth.<br />
Junior Statistics<br />
Year Team GP G A PTS PIM PP SH GW<br />
2006-07 Ohio/Green Bay 58 1 3 4 67 1 0 0<br />
2007-08 Trail 38 0 7 7 44 0 0 0<br />
2008-09 Sioux Falls/Waterloo 51 0 6 6 83 0 0 0<br />
Totals 147 1 16 17 194 1 0 0<br />
corban knight<br />
Forward<br />
Year: Freshman<br />
Height: 6-1<br />
Weight: 180<br />
Shoots: Right<br />
Hometown: High River, Alberta<br />
Previous Team: Okotoks (AJHL)<br />
NHL Rights: Florida (2009, 5th)<br />
Major: Undeclared<br />
Before UND: Drafted by the Florida Panthers in the � fth round (135th<br />
overall) <strong>of</strong> the 2009 NHL Entry Draft ... Spent the 2008-09 season with<br />
the Okotoks Oilers <strong>of</strong> the AJHL ... Was named the AJHL Rookie <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Year after leading all rookies with 72 points (34 goals, 38 assists) in<br />
61 games ... Added 10 goals and two assists in nine playo� games ...<br />
Named to 2008-09 AJHL South Division All-Star team ... Finished eighth<br />
in the league’s overall scoring race ... Led Okotoks in points, goals, assists,<br />
power-play goals (12) and game-winning goals (six) ... Participated<br />
in the 2009 AJHL All-Star game and notched a goal and two assists<br />
... Spent the 2007-08 season with the UFA Bisons Midget AAA Hockey<br />
Club and scored a league-leading 65 points ... Finished the 2007-08 season<br />
with Okotoks and scored one goal in four games.<br />
Personal: Undecided on a major ... Son <strong>of</strong> Jack and Laurie Knight.<br />
Junior Statistics<br />
Year Team GP G A PTS PIM PP SH GW<br />
2008-09 Okotoks 61 34 38 72 55 12 1 6<br />
Totals 61 34 38 72 55 12 1 6<br />
60 2009-10 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA MEN’S HOCKEY MEDIA GUIDE<br />
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