KIJHL U.S./Canadian university report

Grand Forks Border Bruins alum Max Newton plays with Merrimack College. James Stankiewicz photo

 

In our U.S. college and Canadian University report, we highlight how alumni are performing in the NCAA, ACHA and U Sports.

 

Jake Livingstone (Creston Valley Thunder Cats) has six goals and 18 points in 20 games for the Minnesota State Mavericks, which ranks the defenceman fourth on the team in points.

Braeden Tuck (Osoyoos Coyotes) has six goals and 10 points in 15 games for Holy Cross University.

Max Newton (Grand Forks Border Bruins) has seven goals and 16 points in 16 games for the Merrimack College.

Clay Stevenson (100 Mile House Wranglers) closed out 2021 making 26-saves for Dartmouth University on Dec. 4. In five games, Stevenson has a win with a .918 SP and a 2.78 GAA.

Nathan Plessis (Sicamous Eagles) has two goals and four points in 12 games for Brown University, equaling his offensive output from 2019-20 in 22 games.

Tyler Ghirardosi (Beaver Valley Nitehawks) has three goals and six points for College of the Holy Cross in 18 games.

Luke Santerno (100 Mile House Wranglers) has four goals and six points in 19 games for Clarkson University. Santerno joined Clarkson after four years with Bentley University, playing in 123 games, recording 105 points.

Jackson Ross (Kamloops Storm) has played one game for Colorado College. He played in 16 games in 2019-20.

Brady Lynn (Kamloops Storm) has four points in 10 games with Marian University in NCAA Division III.

Blaine Caton (North Okanagan Knights) has five points in 11 games for Marian University in NCAA Division III.

Raymond Speerbrecker (Revelstoke Grizzlies) has four points in 11 games for Manhattanville College in the United Collegiate Hockey Conference.

Kaedon Patrick (Revelstoke Grizzlies) is tied for the team lead in points for Skidmore College Thoroughbreds with 12 in 11 games. They play in the New England Hockey Conference.

Josh Maser (Kamloops Storm) has seven points in 12 games with the University of Calgary in U Sports. Maser played six games in the AHL with the Iowa Wild last season and 22 games in the ECHL with the Allen Americans.

 

American Collegiate Hockey Association (Division 1 & 3)

The (ACHA) was founded in 1991 and is the National Governing Body for Non-NCAA Collegiate Hockey throughout the United States.

Hunter Floris (Nelson Leafs) leads Iowa State University with 15 goals and 30 points in 20 games. Floris has five power-play goals.

Ethan McLaughlin (Summerland Steam, Nelson Leafs) has three goals and seven points in 19 games for Adrian College. 

Brock Wallace (Beaver Valley Nitehawks) has an assist in 12 games for Adrian College.

Noah Decottignies (Beaver Valley Nitehawks, Columbia Valley Rockies) has won seven of his 10 games with a 2.40 goals against average and .909 save percentage for Adrian College.

Colton Nikiforuk (Chase Heat) has five goals and 10 points in 16 games for Indiana Tech University.

Riley Wallace (Columbia Valley Rockies) is 9-0 with Minot State University and has a 1.44 GAA and .934 SP.

Cole Wyatt (Nelson Leafs) is second in points for the University of Nevada-Las Vegas with five goals and 20 points in 18 games.

David Lenzin (Nelson Leafs, Revelstoke Grizzlies, Fernie Ghostriders) has four points in 15 games for the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. 

Vince Benedetto (Chase Heat) has four wins in five games for the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. He has a 2.80 GAA and a .915 SP.

Cedric Lesieur (Castlegar Rebels) has three wins in four games for Liberty University. Lesieur has a 2.05 GAA and a .936 SP.

Kayson Gallant (Kelowna Chiefs) leads Missouri State University with 19 goals and 30 points in 20 games. 

Cody Flann (Revelstoke Grizzlies) has four goals and 16 points in 14 games for  Missouri State University.

Noah Brusse (Princeton Posse) has three goals and 16 points in 20 games for Missouri State University.

Terrance Josephson (Revelstoke Grizzlies, Princeton Posse) has six goals and seven points in 17 games for Missouri State University.

Garrett Hunter (100 Mile House Wranglers) has four points in 17 games for Maryville University.

Keaghan Holub (Osoyoos Coyotes, Grand Forks Border Bruins, Castlegar Rebels) is pointless in six games for Maryville University.

Jordan Woytas (Kelowna Chiefs, Summerland Steam) has seven goals and 15 points in 18 games for Lawrence Tech University. Three of his goals are game-winners.

Ethan Grover (Summerland Steam) has six goals and 13 points in 18 games for Lawrence Tech University.

Josh Makarchuk (Kimberley Dynamiters) has nine points in 17 games for the University of Michigan-Dearborn.

Gavin Lawrie (North Okanagan Knights, Summerland Steam, Fernie Ghostriders) has seven points in 13 games for the University of Michigan-Dearborn.

Johnny Elias (Fernie Ghostriders) has three points in eight games for the University of Michigan-Dearborn.

Dylan Defosse (Fernie Ghostriders) has two goals in six games for the University of Michigan-Dearborn.

Ethan Paulin-Hatch (Kamloops Storm) has won both his starts and has a 1.00 GAA and a .846 SP for Lindenwood University

Tyson Brouwer (Kimberley Dynamiters) has eight wins in 16 games with a 2.44 GAA and a .923 SP for the University of Jamestown.

Jaysen MacLean (Creston Valley Thunder Cats, 100 Mile House Wranglers, Princeton Posse) has a win in two games with a 2.94 GAA and a .921 SP for the University of Jamestown.

Reid Wilson (Castlegar Rebels, Nelson Leafs) leads the University of Jamestown with six goals and 20 points in 19 games. 

Jason Richter (Kimberley Dynamiters) has eight goals and 15 points in 19 games for the University of Jamestown.

Gregory Susinski (Fernie Ghostriders) leads the University of Jamestown blueline in points with four goals and 13 points in 19 games. 

Logan Berggren (Creston Valley Thunder Cats) has eight goals and 11 points in 17 games for the University of Jamestown.

Andrew Clark (Spokane Braves, Creston Valley Thunder Cats) has seven goals and 11 points in 19 games for the University of Jamestown. 

Jake Huculak (Beaver Valley Nitehawks, North Okanagan Knights, Revelstoke Grizzlies, Grand Forks Border Bruins) has six goals and nine points in 18 games for the University of Jamestown.

Jordon Kromm (Fernie Ghostriders) has eight points in 19 games for the University of Jamestown.

 

Nathan Cohen-Wallis (Grand Forks Border Bruins, Revelstoke Grizzlies) has six points in 16 games for the University of Jamestown.

 

Brenden Vulcano (Revelstoke Grizzlies) has five points in 19 games for the University of Jamestown.

 

Phillippe Lessard (Beaver Valley Nitehawks, Sicamous Eagles) has three points in 17 games for the University of Jamestown.

Aiden Cornell (Castlegar Rebels, Revelstoke Grizzlies) has two points in 18 games for the University of Jamestown.

Hunter Maximnuk (Kimberley Dynamiters, Castlegar Rebels, Fernie Ghostriders) has played in one game for the University of Jamestown’s Division I team and two for the Division II roster, scoring two goals.

Andrew Rennie (Castlegar Rebels) has seven points in 13 games for the University of Toledo. 

Kirt Fortney (Princeton Posse, Golden Rockets) has 23 points in 16 games with the University of Oregon.