16 Max French
Max French
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    185
  • Year:
    Sr
  • Hometown:
    West Kelowna, British Columbia
  • Position:
    F
  • Previous Team:
    West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL)
  • gp
    38
  • p
    39
  • g
    17
  • a
    22
  • pim
    62
  • +/-
    +3

Bio

2016-17: Had three assists in season-opening win at New Hampshire (Oct. 8) ... scored two goals in 6-1 win at Air Force (Oct. 22) ... had two goals in Falcons' 3-3 tie at Canisius (Dec. 3) ... netted two goals, and had one assist, in leading Bentley to 4-3 win over Robert Morris (Dec. 9) ... notched two assists in Frozen Fenway win over Army West Points (Jan. 5) ... scored 60th career goal vs. Sacred Heart (Jan. 21) ... had three assists in helping Bentley win at RIT 6-3 for series sweep (Jan. 28).

2015-16: Named first team All-Atlantic Hockey … finished season 4th nationally in points per game (1.47), with 47 points in just 32 games … 5th nationally in goals per game, and scored 23 total … 15th nationally in assists per game, with 24 total … in Atlantic Hockey, ranked 3rd in goals and points and 8th in assists … named the Atlantic Hockey Player of the Week twice (Nov. 3, Nov. 17) and the NCAA 3rd Star of the Week on Nov. 3 … had one goal and three assists in 6-2 win over Army West Point at the Barclays Center Nov. 1 … scored twice, including the OT winner, in 3-2 victory at RIT Nov. 13 … also had four points (2g, 2a) in 6-1 win over AIC Jan. 22 … scored two goals in two postseason wins; in game one vs. Sacred Heart in first round March 4, and game one at Robert Morris in quarterfinals March 11 ... Atlantic Hockey All-Academic ... voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-District 1 At-Large team.

2014-15: Played in 35 games … second on team in goals (16), assists (18) and points (34) … t-9th in Atlantic Hockey in goals, t-15th in points … t-2nd in AHC in power play goals (7), which was t-12th nationally … had two goals and one assist in season opener at Quinnipiac (Oct. 11) … scored once in both games at Penn State (Oct. 30 & 31) … went for a hat trick in 6-0 win over Niagara (Nov. 7) … helped Bentley defeat Mercyhurst 5-4 with 1 goal and 2 assists (Nov. 15) … notched 1 goal and 1 assist in win over Air Force (Dec. 6) … had a career high five points on 1 goal and 4 assists in 5-2 win at AIC (Dec. 14) … named the Atlantic Hockey Offensive Player of the Week Dec. 16 … tallied two assists in consecutive games, vs. RIT (Jan. 24) and at Mercyhurst (Jan. 30) … found the back of the net vs. Mercyhurst in game two of AHC Quarterfinals (March 14) … Atlantic Hockey All-Academic.

2013-14: Played in 33 of 37 games … recorded an 11-12-23 scoring line … t-4th on team in goals and 7th in points … t-3rd in scoring among Atlantic Hockey rookies and 2nd in goals … recorded a +7 rating for the season … had two goals in Bentley debut, helping team to 6-4 win over Nebraska-Omaha in season-opener … named the AHA Rookie of the Week Oct. 15 … chosen as the AHA Rookie of the Month for October … scored one goal each in consecutive games against Army Nov. 2 and AIC Nov. 8 … had one goal each in wins over Robert Morris Dec. 6, RIT Jan. 10 and Canisius Jan. 18 … scored in consecutive games against UConn Feb. 8 and Army Feb. 14 … Atlantic Hockey All-Academic.

Before Bentley: Played with the West Kelowna Warriors franchise of the British Columbia Hockey League for four seasons (2009-13) … captained the Warriors for the 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons … third on team in points in 12-13 season with 53 on 21 goals and 32 assists in just 39 games … was third in goals and fourth in assists ... posted a team-high 7-4-11 line in 10 postseason games ... had a 25-14-39 scoring line in 11-12 season, leading team in goals and finishing third in points ... recorded a 12-22-34 line in 10-11 season … earned the BCHL Energy Player of the Year Award … twice awarded the Warriors’ Heart and Soul Award and was its 2012 Humanitarian Award winner.

Personal: Pursuing a Master's degree in Accounting ... earned a Bachelor's degree in corporate finance and accounting … attended the Arizona Coyotes' 2016 NHL Development Camp ... 2012 graduate of Immaculata Regional High School ... age as of Oct. 1: 23 … son of Daryl and Linda French … has one brother, Tyler (26).

Player Profile

Recent Games
Feb 25 Holy Cross T, 2-2
Mar 3 Sacred Heart L, 4-1
Mar 4 Sacred Heart W, 5-2
Mar 5 Sacred Heart W, 3-2
Mar 10 at Air Force L, 4-0
Mar 11 at Air Force L, 2-1
  Overall Conf
Games 38 28
Points 39 27
Goals 17 13
Assists 22 14
PIM 62 48
+/- +3 +1
Power-play goals 8 8
Short-handed goals 1 0
Empty net goals 3 2
Games started 28 19
Game-winning goals 1 1
Game-tying goals 0 0
Hat tricks 1 0
Shots 112 88
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg s
Oct 8 at New Hampshire W, 5-1 1 0 3 3 2 +4 0 0 0 0 0 1
Oct 14 Northeastern T, 1-1 1 0 1 1 2 +1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Oct 15 at Northeastern L, 7-3 1 0 1 1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Oct 21 at Air Force L, 5-2 - 0 1 1 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Oct 22 at Air Force W, 6-1 1 2 0 2 10 +3 0 0 1 0 0 6
Oct 28 Rochester Inst. L, 4-1 1 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Oct 29 Rochester Inst. L, 6-3 1 0 0 0 4 -4 0 0 0 0 0 6
Nov 8 at American Int'l T, 2-2 1 0 2 2 2 +1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Nov 10 at American Int'l T, 1-1 - 0 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 4
Nov 18 Mercyhurst L, 2-1 1 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Nov 19 Mercyhurst W, 2-1 - 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Nov 26 at Harvard L, 5-2 1 0 1 1 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Dec 2 at Canisius L, 4-3 - 1 1 2 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Dec 3 at Canisius T, 3-3 1 2 0 2 0 +1 1 0 0 0 0 2
Dec 9 Robert Morris W, 4-3 1 2 1 3 0 +2 1 0 1 1 0 4
Dec 10 Robert Morris L, 4-1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Dec 30 at Vermont L, 7-1 1 0 0 0 2 -2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Dec 31 at Vermont L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 5 Army West Point W, 3-1 1 0 2 2 0 +2 0 0 0 0 0 5
Jan 6 Army West Point T, 5-5 1 1 0 1 2 +0 1 0 0 0 0 2
Jan 13 at Niagara W, 6-3 1 1 0 1 4 +0 1 0 0 0 0 3
Jan 14 at Niagara L, 3-1 1 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Jan 20 at Sacred Heart W, 3-2 1 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Jan 21 Sacred Heart L, 5-4 1 1 0 1 4 +2 1 0 0 0 0 4
Jan 27 at Rochester Inst. W, 3-2 1 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 6
Jan 28 at Rochester Inst. W, 6-3 1 0 3 3 0 +2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Feb 3 Air Force L, 6-1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Feb 4 Air Force L, 5-1 - 0 1 1 2 -3 0 0 0 0 0 2
Feb 10 at Robert Morris W, 3-0 - 0 0 0 2 +1 0 0 0 0 0 4
Feb 11 at Robert Morris T, 1-1 - 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Feb 17 Sacred Heart W, 4-0 - 1 1 2 0 +1 1 0 0 0 0 5
Feb 18 at Sacred Heart L, 3-2 - 0 1 1 4 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 24 Holy Cross L, 5-4 1 1 0 1 0 +0 1 0 0 0 0 3
Feb 25 Holy Cross T, 2-2 1 1 1 2 0 -1 1 0 0 0 0 2
Mar 3 Sacred Heart L, 4-1 - 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 1
Mar 4 Sacred Heart W, 5-2 1 3 1 4 2 +4 0 0 1 0 0 5
Mar 5 Sacred Heart W, 3-2 1 1 1 2 2 +2 0 1 0 0 0 3
Mar 10 at Air Force L, 4-0 1 0 0 0 2 -2 0 0 0 0 0 4
Mar 11 at Air Force L, 2-1 1 0 0 0 2 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0
  gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s
2013-14 33 11 12 23 41 +7 2 1 2 1 0 0 94
2014-15 35 16 18 34 59 +2 7 0 1 2 1 1 115
2015-16 32 23 24 47 30 +8 5 0 1 3 1 0 112
2016-17 38 17 22 39 62 +3 8 1 3 1 0 1 112
Total 138 67 76 143 192 +20 22 2 7 7 2 2 433
    gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s
Event Total 38 17 22 39 62 +3 8 1 3 1 0 1 112
Conference 28 13 14 27 48 +1 8 0 2 1 0 0 88
Exhibition - - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 18 11 9 20 24 +1 6 1 2 1 0 1 56
Away 20 6 13 19 38 +2 2 0 1 0 0 0 56
Neutral - - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 13 10 12 22 28 +21 3 1 3 1 0 1 47
Losses 18 3 6 9 26 -21 2 0 0 0 0 0 45
Ties 7 4 4 8 8 +3 3 0 0 0 0 0 20
Month October 7 2 6 8 20 +0 0 0 1 0 0 0 23
November 5 0 3 3 6 +2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
December 5 5 2 7 2 -1 2 0 1 1 0 0 13
January 8 3 5 8 16 +6 3 0 0 0 0 0 27
February 8 3 4 7 10 -4 3 0 0 0 0 0 22
March 5 4 2 6 8 +0 0 1 1 0 0 1 13

News Mentions

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Bentley Places 20 Student-Athletes on Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team

Bentley University is once again well represented on the Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team. The Falcons had 20 student-athletes receive All-Academ...

June 29, 2017

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French Named CoSIDA Academic All-American

Former Bentley University hockey standout Max French (West Kelowna, B.C.) has been named a CoSIDA Academic Third Team All-American for the...

June 8, 2017

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French Signs with AHL’s Utica Comets

Bentley University captain and 3rd all-time leading scorer in its Division I era, Max French has signed an agreement with the Utica Comets of the...

March 17, 2017

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2nd Period Flurry Helps Air Force Win Game One, 4-0 over Bentley

Air Force scored three goals in a six minute span in the 2nd period, which was the catalyst in its 4-0 win over Bentley in game one of the...

March 10, 2017

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French Garners First Team All-Atlantic Hockey Selection

For the second straight season, Bentley University center Max French (West Kelowna, B.C./West Kelowna) has been named first team All-Atlantic...

March 9, 2017

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Bentley Travels to Air Force for Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinal Series

Coming off a thrilling two games to one series victory over Sacred Heart in the first round, the Bentley hockey team travels out to Colorado this...

March 8, 2017

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Gorowsky’s Double OT Goal Sends Bentley to Quarterfinals with 3-2 Victory over Sacred Heart

Freshman Ryner Gorowsky (Lino Lakes, Minn./Fairbanks) scored 30 seconds into double overtime to give Bentley University a dramatic 3-2 victory...

March 5, 2017

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French’s Hat Trick Helps Bentley Stay Alive with 5-2 Win in Game Two

Senior Max French (West Kelowna, B.C./West Kelowna) helped ensure there will be at least one more game this season for Bentley University. His hat...

March 4, 2017

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Bentley Set to Battle Sacred Heart in Atlantic Hockey First Round Series

For the second straight season, Bentley University will host Sacred Heart in the first round of the Atlantic Hockey playoffs in a best of three...

March 2, 2017

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Bentley Ties Holy Cross 2-2 in Regular Season Finale

Bentley and Holy Cross battled to a 2-2 tie Saturday night at the JAR in the final game of the regular season on Senior Night. Max French (West...

February 25, 2017

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Holy Cross Trips Up Bentley in Overtime, 5-4

Holy Cross defenseman Johnny Coughlin scored with 1:50 left in overtime to give them a 5-4 victory over Bentley in a back and forth Atlantic...

February 24, 2017

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Bentley Closes Out Regular Season with Holy Cross Rivalry Series

Bentley and Holy Cross will go head to head at the JAR on the final weekend of the regular season. Both teams still have a lot to play for in...

February 23, 2017

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Sacred Heart Hangs on for 3-2 Win over Bentley After Frenetic Finish

Bentley and Sacred Heart combined for four goals over the final 3:18 of the 3rd period, but it was the Pioneers that emerged with a 3-2 victory...

February 18, 2017

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Bentley Blanks Sacred Heart 4-0, Pelino Gets Another Shutout

Bentley got contributions from up and down the lineup, and another shutout from goalie Aidan Pelino (Oakville, Ontario/Chilliwack), in a 4-0...

February 17, 2017

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Bentley Heads to Steel City for Robert Morris Series

With just three weekends left in the regular season, Bentley will take its last big road trip when they head out to Pittsburgh to take on the...

February 9, 2017

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Air Force Pulls Away Late for Win at the JAR

Bentley kept it close until the final minutes, but Air Force pulled away for a 5-1 victory over the Falcons at the JAR on Saturday night for a...

February 4, 2017

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Bentley Looks to Keep Climbing Standings as Air Force Visits

Bentley will look to keep its climb up the Atlantic Hockey standings going this weekend when they welcome in the Air Force Falcons to the JAR for...

February 2, 2017

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Vote Max French on Hobey Baker Award Fan Ballot

Max French (West Kelowna, B.C./West Kelowna) of the Bentley University hockey team is on the fan ballot of the 2017 Hobey Baker Award. Starting...

January 30, 2017

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Trip to RIT Next Up for Bentley Hockey

The Bentley hockey team will close out the month of January with a trip to Rochester, N.Y. to take on the RIT Tigers this weekend. It will be the...

January 26, 2017

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Schmidt Gets Second Straight Atlantic Player of the Week Honor

Bentley University’s Kyle Schmidt (Menomonee Falls, Wisc./Sioux City) has earned his second straight Atlantic Hockey Player of the Week...

January 24, 2017

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Sacred Heart Holds Off Bentley 5-4 for Series Split

Visiting Sacred Heart came away with a 5-4 victory over Bentley University at the JAR on Saturday night to earn a split of the team’s...

January 21, 2017

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Schmidt, Pelino Lead Bentley Past Sacred Heart 3-2

Kyle Schmidt (Menomonee Falls, Wisc./Sioux City) scored two goals, and freshman goalie Aidan Pelino (Oakville, Ontario/Chilliwack) made 37 saves...

January 20, 2017

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Bentley Takes on Sacred Heart This Weekend; Friday’s Game on NESN Plus

The Bentley hockey team will take to the ice this weekend against Sacred Heart in a home and home series. Friday’s series opener at the...

January 19, 2017

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French Selected as Candidate for Hockey Senior CLASS Award

Bentley University’s Max French (West Kelowna, B.C./West Kelowna) has been named one of 15 candidates for the 2016-17 men’s hockey...

January 16, 2017

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Bentley Strikes Early in Each Period in 6-3 Win At Niagara

Bentley scored a goal early in each period, and Kyle Schmidt (Menomonee Falls, Wisc/Sioux City) had two goals in the 3rd period, as the Falcons...

January 13, 2017

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Bentley Gets Back at it with Series at Niagara

After a successful series with Army West Point that included a win at Frozen Fenway, the Bentley hockey team is back at it this weekend, as they...

January 12, 2017

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Bentley Battles Back from Three Goals Down Late to Tie Army 5-5

Bentley battled back from three goals down late in the 3rd period, and forced a 5-5 tie with Army West Point in an instant classic at the JAR on...

January 6, 2017

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Bentley Tops Army West Point at Frozen Fenway 3-1

The Bentley University hockey team won at Frozen Fenway for the 2nd straight time, as they defeated Atlantic Hockey leaders Army West Point 3-1 on...

January 5, 2017

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Bentley Headed to Frozen Fenway Thursday Night to Face Army West Point

For the second time in four seasons, the Bentley University hockey team will play at Frozen Fenway. On Thursday night at 7:30 pm, the Falcons will...

January 3, 2017

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Bentley Heads to Vermont to Take on No. 13th Ranked Catamounts

Bentley will get the 2nd half of its season underway on Friday with a trip to Vermont to take on the 13th ranked Catamounts of Hockey East for the...

December 29, 2016

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Gorowsky Repeats as Atlantic Hockey Rookie of the Week

Bentley University’s Ryner Gorowsky (Lino Lakes, Minn./Fairbanks) has repeated as the Atlantic Hockey Rookie of the Week, the conference...

December 13, 2016

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French Helps Bentley Shoot Past Robert Morris 4-3

Senior Max French (West Kelowna, B.C./West Kelowna) scored two 3rd period goals to lift the Bentley University hockey team to a 4-3 victory over...

December 9, 2016

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Bentley Hosts Robert Morris to Close Out First Half

The first half of the Bentley hockey team’s season will come to a close this weekend when the Falcons host Robert Morris at the JAR. The...

December 8, 2016

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Gorowsky Tabbed Atlantic Hockey Rookie of the Week

Forward Ryner Gorowsky (Lino Lakes, Minn./Fairbanks) was named the Atlantic Hockey Rookie of the Week on Tuesday. Gorowsky was Bentley’s...

December 6, 2016

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Bentley-Canisius Battle to 3-3 Tie

After a wild first period in which all six of the game’s goals were scored, Bentley and Canisius ended up playing to a 3-3 tie on Saturday...

December 3, 2016

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Canisius Hangs on Late to Top Bentley 4-3

Bentley defenseman Tanner Jago (Brandon, Manitoba/Portage) scored a late 3rd period goal to set up a tight finish, but hosts Canisius hung on over...

December 2, 2016

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Bentley Returns to Atlantic Hockey Play with Series at Canisius

After stepping out of Atlantic Hockey play to take on Harvard last weekend, the Bentley University hockey team returns to conference action for a...

December 1, 2016

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Gorowsky & Schmidt Score in Bentley’s 5-2 Defeat at No. 9 Harvard

Freshman Ryner Gorowsky (Lino Lakes, Minn./Fairbanks) and Kyle Schmidt (Menomonee Falls, Wisc./Sioux City) scored goals, but the Bentley Universit...

November 26, 2016

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Bentley Back at Home This Weekend, Set to Play Mercyhurst

Bentley is back at the JAR this weekend for a two game series against Atlantic Hockey rival the Mercyhurst Lakers. Both games in Watertown get...

November 17, 2016

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Jago Scores Tying Goal Late in 2-2 Draw with AIC

Defenseman Tanner Jago (Brandon, Manitoba/Portage) scored the tying goal with 3:09 left in the 3rd period as Bentley and AIC fought to a 2-2 tie...

November 8, 2016

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Bentley Gets Back on the Ice Tuesday Night at AIC

After a weekend off, the Bentley University hockey team is back on the ice Tuesday night to open a midweek series at American International. The...

November 7, 2016

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Bentley Returns From Road Trip for RIT Series at JAR

The Bentley hockey team is back at home this weekend as the Falcons are set for a weekend series against the RIT Tigers at the JAR. Both games...

October 27, 2016

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Bentley Spreads the Goals Around in 6-1 Win at Air Force

Five different players scored, led by captain Max French (West Kelowna, B.C./West Kelowna) with two, in Bentley University’s 6-1 win at Air...

October 22, 2016

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Bentley Drops Series Finale to Northeastern

Northeastern’s Zach Aston-Reese had two goals and two assists to lead the offensive effort in a 7-3 victory over Bentley University at...

October 15, 2016

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Bentley, Northeastern Battle to 1-1 Tie

In the home opener for the Bentley University hockey team, the Falcons and Northeastern Huskies battled to a 1-1 tie in front of a large crowd at...

October 14, 2016

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Bentley Set to Take on Northeastern in Weekend Series; Home Opener Friday Night

After defeating UNH 5-1 in last weekend’s season opener, the Bentley University hockey team will open at home on Friday against the...

October 13, 2016

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Bentley Topples UNH 5-1 in Season Opener

Junior goalie Jayson Argue (Swan River, Manitoba/Nanaimo) made 32 saves, and three freshmen playing in their first career games scored to lead the...

October 8, 2016

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Bentley Opens 2016-17 Season Saturday Night with Trip to UNH

Bentley University gets the 2016-17 season underway on Saturday with a trip up to Durham, N.H. to take on the University of New Hampshire Wildcats...

October 6, 2016

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Bentley Picked 8th in Atlantic Hockey Preseason Poll

With the season less than three weeks away from starting, Atlantic Hockey released its Preseason Coaches’ Poll during its annual media day,...

September 19, 2016

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French Named Bentley Hockey Team Captain

Senior center Max French (West Kelowna, B.C./West Kelowna) has been named captain of the 2016-17 Bentley hockey team, head coach Ryan Soderquist...

September 1, 2016

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Bentley Introduces 9 Student-Athletes for Incoming Freshman Class

The Bentley hockey program is pleased to announce its freshman class for the upcoming 2016-17 season. Of the nine incoming student-athletes, five...

July 21, 2016

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French, Solovyev to Participate in Upcoming NHL Development Camps

Bentley teammates Max French (West Kelowna, B.C./West Kelowna) and Alexey Solovyev (Moscow, Russia/Lone Star) will participate in NHL Development...

June 30, 2016