7 Connor Brassard
Connor Brassard
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    190
  • Year:
    Sr
  • Hometown:
    Fitchburg, Mass.
  • Position:
    D
  • Previous Team:
    Jersey Hitmen (USPHL)
  • Shoots/Catches:
    R
  • gp
    35
  • p
    20
  • g
    5
  • a
    15
  • pim
    20
  • +/-
    +2

Bio

2018-19: Played in 30 games and recorded a 2-5-7 scoring line … had an assist vs. Holy Cross and a power play goal against UMass-Lowell the weekend of Oct. 26-27 … scored in Bentley’s 5-2 win at Robert Morris (Jan. 11) … notched one assist in each of the season’s final four games, with one each in games two and three of AHA quarterfinals vs. Robert Morris (March 16-17).

2017-18: Led Bentley defensemen with 8 goals … notched 8 assists for 16 points on the season … had four goals in a three game stretch (Nov. 28-Dec. 6), all Bentley wins … scored one goal each in road wins over UMass-Lowell (Nov. 28) and AIC (Dec. 1) and had two in 3-1 win over Brown (Dec. 6) … recorded two assists in team’s first win at Bentley Arena, 4-2 over Army (Feb. 17) … blocked 39 shots on the season … named to the Atlantic Hockey All-Academic team.

2016-17: Suited up for 30 games … scored four goals and added six assists for 10 points in freshman season … finished year with a +3 rating …  scored in collegiate debut at UNH, which helped Bentley to 5-1 win in season-opener (Oct. 8) … lit the lamp in 6-1 victory at Air Force (Oct. 22) … scored goals in consecutive games, a 5-5 tie with Army (Jan. 6 ) and 6-3 win at Niagara (Jan. 13) … notched two assists in 3-2 victory at RIT (Jan. 27) ... named to the Atlantic Hockey All-Academic team.

Before Bentley: Played three seasons of junior hockey, the last two of which came with the Jersey Hitmen in the USPHL (2014-16) … as team captain, led the Hitmen to the 2016 USPHL championship … in 36 regular season games, had a 6-21-27 scoring line … in seven playoff games, contributed a 2-4-6 line … also helped the Hitmen to the 2015 USPHL title … in the 2014-15 regular season, notched a 5-29-34 line in 44 games, and added a 2-5-7 line in six playoff games during the Hitmen’s run to the title … played the 2013-14 season with the South Shore Kings in the USPHL.

Personal: Majoring in finance, with a minor law … graduated from Cushing Academy in Ashburnham, Massachusetts, in 2013 … parents’ names are David and Rachel … has one sibling, Hannah.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Feb 14 at Rochester Inst. L, 4-1
Feb 15 at Rochester Inst. L, 5-1
Feb 28 Holy Cross W, 3-2
Feb 29 at Holy Cross W, 6-2
Mar 6 Canisius W, 6-1
Mar 7 Canisius W, 5-3
  Overall Conf
Games 35 27
Points 20 15
Goals 5 4
Assists 15 11
PIM 20 18
+/- +2 +4
Power-play goals 2 2
Short-handed goals 0 0
Empty net goals 0 0
Games started 10 9
Game-winning goals 0 0
Game-tying goals 0 0
Hat tricks 0 0
Shots 61 42
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg s
Oct 11 at Robert Morris L, 3-0 - 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 4
Oct 12 at Robert Morris L, 4-1 - 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 4
Oct 18 New Hampshire W, 3-2 - 0 2 2 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Oct 25 Army West Point W, 5-0 1 0 1 1 0 +2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 26 St. Lawrence L, 3-0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Nov 1 Mercyhurst L, 4-3 1 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 2 Mercyhurst W, 6-3 - 1 0 1 0 +0 1 0 0 0 0 4
Nov 8 at Air Force L, 4-2 - 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 9 at Air Force L, 3-2 - 0 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 5
Nov 15 Robert Morris L, 6-4 - 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 16 Robert Morris L, 4-2 1 1 0 1 2 -2 1 0 0 0 0 1
Nov 26 Brown W, 1-0 - 0 1 1 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Nov 29 at Holy Cross W, 3-2 - 0 1 1 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 30 Holy Cross W, 4-1 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Dec 6 at Army West Point L, 4-3 - 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 7 at Army West Point W, 4-2 - 0 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 12 at Dartmouth T, 2-2 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Dec 28 at Sacred Heart L, 4-0 - 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Dec 29 at Sacred Heart W, 3-2 1 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Jan 6 at Northeastern L, 4-2 - 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 10 Canisius T, 3-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 11 Canisius T, 4-4 - 0 2 2 2 +2 0 0 0 0 0 4
Jan 17 American Int'l L, 4-1 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Jan 18 American Int'l L, 2-1 1 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 24 at Mercyhurst W, 4-3 1 1 0 1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Jan 25 at Mercyhurst W, 7-4 - 1 2 3 0 +2 0 0 0 0 0 3
Jan 31 Niagara W, 3-2 1 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Feb 1 Niagara W, 4-2 - 0 1 1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Feb 7 Army West Point W, 4-1 - 0 0 0 0 +3 0 0 0 0 0 3
Feb 8 Arizona St. L, 3-0 - 0 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 2
Feb 14 at Rochester Inst. L, 4-1 - 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Feb 15 at Rochester Inst. L, 5-1 - 0 1 1 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Feb 28 Holy Cross W, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Feb 29 at Holy Cross W, 6-2 - 0 3 3 0 +3 0 0 0 0 0 1
Mar 6 Canisius W, 6-1 - 1 0 1 0 +2 0 0 0 0 0 6
Mar 7 Canisius W, 5-3 - 0 1 1 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 13 at American Int'l   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 at American Int'l   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 at American Int'l   - - - - - - - - - - - -
  gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s
2016-17 30 4 6 10 10 +3 0 1 1 0 0 0 54
2017-18 36 8 8 16 52 -3 3 0 0 2 0 0 65
2018-19 30 2 5 7 33 -3 1 0 1 0 0 0 49
2019-20 35 5 15 20 20 +2 2 0 0 0 0 0 61
Total 131 19 34 53 115 -1 6 1 2 2 0 0 229
    gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s
Event Total 35 5 15 20 20 +2 2 0 0 0 0 0 61
Conference 27 4 11 15 18 +4 2 0 0 0 0 0 42
Exhibition - - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 19 3 8 11 12 +0 2 0 0 0 0 0 33
Away 16 2 7 9 8 +2 0 0 0 0 0 0 28
Neutral - - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 17 4 12 16 4 +12 1 0 0 0 0 0 29
Losses 16 1 1 2 14 -12 1 0 0 0 0 0 24
Ties 2 0 2 2 2 +2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
Month October 5 0 3 3 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
November 9 2 2 4 4 -3 2 0 0 0 0 0 15
December 5 0 0 0 6 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
January 7 2 4 6 6 +2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
February 7 0 5 5 2 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
March 2 1 1 2 0 +2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6

News Mentions

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

The Bentley hockey team placed 20 of its student-athletes on the 2019-20 Atlantic Hockey All-Academic team, the conference announced on Tuesday.

June 16, 2020

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Bentley Erupts for Six Goals in Game One Win over Canisius

Bentley got the Atlantic Hockey postseason off to a strong start with a 6-1 victory over Canisius in game one of the AHA first round series on...

March 6, 2020

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Bentley, Canisius Set to Take the Ice in Atlantic Hockey Playoffs

The regular season is in the books and now Bentley will host a first round series in the Atlantic Hockey playoffs against Canisius in a best of...

March 5, 2020

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Lombardozzi Named Atlantic Hockey Defenseman of the Week

March 3, 2020

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Bentley Beats Holy Cross 6-2 to Close out Regular Season with Series Sweep

Bentley closed out the regular season with a 6-2 victory at Holy Cross on Saturday night to complete the series sweep. Junior Brendan Hamblet...

February 29, 2020

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Bentley Closes out Regular Season with Holy Cross Series; Friday's Game at Home

February 26, 2020

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RIT Defeats Bentley 5-1 in Series Finale

RIT defeated the Bentley hockey team 5-1 on Saturday night at the Polisseni Center to claim all six points on the weekend.

February 15, 2020

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Bentley Hosts Army West Point and Arizona State This Weekend

Bentley has won four straight games and will put its winning streak on the line beginning Friday night when they host Army West Point at Bentley...

February 6, 2020

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Bentley Tops Niagara 4-2 to Complete Series Sweep

Junior Luke Santerno (Smithers, B.C.) scored two goals on the night of his 100th career game to help the Bentley hockey team defeat Niagara 4-2 on...

February 1, 2020

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Bentley Back at Home This Weekend to Battle Niagara

The Falcons return to Bentley Arena this weekend to start a two weekend home stand. The Niagara Purple Eagles are the opponent this weekend, and...

January 30, 2020

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Brassard Named Atlantic Hockey Defenseman of the Week

Senior defenseman Connor Brassard (Fitchburg, Mass.) was tabbed as the Atlantic Hockey Defenseman of the Week on Tuesday.

January 28, 2020

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Bentley Puts Seven Past Mercyhurst to Sweep Series

Bentley scored a season high seven goals in a 7-4 victory at Mercyhurst on Saturday night to complete the series sweep.

January 25, 2020

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Big Second Period Propels Bentley to 4-3 Win at Mercyhurst

Bentley scored four goals in a six minute span in the 2nd period and they went on to defeat Mercyhurst 4-3 on Friday night.

January 24, 2020

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Bentley Goes on the Road to Face Mercyhurst on Friday-Saturday

Bentley heads out to Erie, Pennsylvania this weekend to take on the Mercyhurst Lakers. It will be the second series of the season between the two...

January 23, 2020

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Bentley Nearly Scores Tying Goal Late in 2-1 Defeat to AIC

Bentley nearly scored the tying goal with under 10 seconds left but a tipped shot by Will Garin (Mound, Minn.) hit the post, and AIC held on for a...

January 18, 2020

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Bentley-Canisius Skate to 4-4 Tie; Griffs Get Extra Point in 3x3 OT

Bentley and Canisius played to a tie for the second straight night at Bentley Arena, this time by a 4-4 score. The Golden Griffins though earned...

January 11, 2020

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Novak’s Tie Breaking Goal Helps Bentley to 3-2 Win at Holy Cross

Sophomore Jakov Novak (Windsor, Ontario) broke a 2-2 tie with 6:22 left to lift the Bentley hockey team to a 3-2 road win over Atlantic Hockey...

November 29, 2019

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Bentley Blanks Brown 1-0 Behind Kirk’s Shutout

Sophomore goalie Fraser Kirk (Burlington, Ontario) made 16 saves and freshman Matt Gosiewski (Wilton, Conn.) scored the game’s only goal in...

November 26, 2019

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Bentley Returns to the Ice This Week to Face Brown and Holy Cross

After a nine day layoff Bentley is in action three times this week, beginning on Tuesday night at home against the Brown Bears of ECAC. The...

November 25, 2019

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Robert Morris Edges Bentley 4-2 in Series Finale

Robert Morris scored three goals in the third period to take a 4-2 victory over the Bentley hockey team on Saturday night.

November 16, 2019

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Bentley Falls at Air Force 3-2 in Series Finale

A third period power play goal by Air Force’s Kieran Durgan was the difference in a 3-2 win over Bentley on Saturday night in the second...

November 9, 2019

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Bentley Heads to Colorado to Take on Air Force

Bentley will make its longest trip of the year this weekend when they fly out to Colorado to take on the Air Force Falcons. Both games at Cadet...

November 7, 2019

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Bentley Scores Four Power Play Goals in 6-3 Win over Mercyhurst

Bentley scored four power play goals and sophomore goalie Fraser Kirk (Burlington, Ontario) earned the win in his first career start as the...

November 2, 2019

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Hockey Welcomes in Mercyhurst to Bentley Arena for Weekend Set

The Falcons hockey team is back at Bentley Arena this weekend to host the Mercyhurst Lakers for a pair of games. It will be the first home,...

October 31, 2019

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St. Lawrence Tops Bentley 3-0 in First Ever Meeting

October 26, 2019

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Bentley Skates Past Army 5-0

Junior Michael Zuffante (Bloomingdale, Ill.) and sophomore Jakov Novak (Windsor, Ontario) each scored two goals and senior goalie Aidan Pelino...

October 25, 2019

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Bentley Hosts Split Weekend vs. Army West Point and St. Lawrence

Coming off a 3-2 overtime win over UNH in Friday’s home opener, the Bentley hockey team is back at the Arena this weekend for a split...

October 24, 2019

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Brassard Named Atlantic Hockey Defenseman of the Week

Senior Connor Brassard (Fitchburg, Mass.) has been named the Atlantic Hockey’s Defenseman of the Week, it was announced Tuesday.

October 22, 2019

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Bentley Set to Host UNH for Home Opener Friday Night

Bentley is set to host UNH in its home opener at Bentley Arena on Friday night. The puck drops at 7:05 and tickets are available at https://www.et...

October 16, 2019

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Bentley Drops Season Opener to Robert Morris 3-0

Robert Morris freshman goalie Justin Kapelmaster made 35 saves to lead the Colonials to a 3-0 victory over the Bentley hockey team in the...

October 11, 2019