Brandon Kruse

Ferris State

Nov 14 (Fri)

7:07 p.m.

Photo by: Isaiah Vazquez/BGSU Athletics

Photo by: Brad Phalin, BGSU Marketing and Communications

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Photo by: Alex Wohl

Photo by: Brad Phalin, BGSU Marketing and Communications

Photo by: Isaiah Vazquez/BGSU Athletics

Photo by: Isaiah Vazquez/BGSU Athletics

Photo by: BGSU Marketing and Communications

Career Highlights:

2020-21:

Played all 31 games for the Falcons
Tallied a team-high 34 points, tied for sixth in the nation, with 11 goals and a team-high 23 assists, tied for fifth in the nation
Ended the season tied for the team lead in plus-minus with a mark of +25
Had seven multiple-point games and five multiple-assist games
Logged a season-high four points against Michigan Tech (1/29/2021) with a goal and three assists
Registered one power play goal and one empty-netter

2019-20:

Reached the 100 career point milestone, ending the season with 108 career points
Played in all 38 games for the Falcons
Led the team in assists with 25
Tied for second on the team in total points with 34
Totaled a career-high four game-winning goals, tied for the team lead
Registered seven multiple-point efforts, including a two-goal game and five multiple-assist games
Had a season-high three points in the final game of the season against Alaska Fairbanks, all three being assists
Ended the season with 26 career multiple-point efforts, tied for the most on the active roster.

2018-19:

Appeared all 41 games for the Falcons
Tallied 10 goals and 31 assists for 41 points
Led the roster in total assists (31)
Finished the season fourth in plus/minus with a plus-15 on the ice
Registered 93 shots on goal
Second on the team in scoring with 41 points
Fourth on the roster for power play goals (5)
Tallied 12 multi-point games on the year
Held scoring streaks of seven games, six games and four games over the course of the season
Logged a single game career high four points in BGSU’s 8-2 victory at Mercyhurst to begin the season (Oct. 6)
Scored Bowling Green’s first goal in the NCAA Tournament since March 17, 1990 (March 30 vs Minnesota Duluth)

2017-18:

Appeared in all 41 games for the Falcons on the season
Tallied 33 points by eight goals and 25 assists, the most of the freshman class and second most on the Bowling Green squad
Recorded six multi-point nights on the season, including a high of three on two occasions
Tallied 70 shots on goal, including a game-high of seven in the 2-1 win over Ferris State in the WCHA First Round Playoffs (March 2)
Marked back-to-back game-winning goals against Alaska Anchorage (Jan. 20) and at Lake Superior State (Jan. 26)
Also tallied the game-winner in the 2-1 overtime win against Ferris State (March 2)
His 0.80 point per game ranked 10th of all Division I freshman players

Prior to BGSU:

Played junior hockey with the Brookings Blizzard of the NAHL
Registered 16 goals and 30 assists for 46 points through 59 games played with the Blizzard
Played with the Belle Tire U16 program from 2014-16, where he tallied 18 goals and 30 assists
Won the state championship with the Belle Tire Bantam Major AAA team in 2014, a season in which he marked nine goals and 17 assists for 26 points in 27 games played.

Personal: