Bowling Green State University Athletics
2020-21 Ice Hockey Roster
vs
Princeton
Nov 28 (Fri)
7:07 p.m.

Jersey Number 28
Brandon Kruse
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 155
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Saline, Mich.
- High School:
- Saline
- Prev School:
- Brookings Blizzard (NAHL)
Career Highlights:
2020-21:
2019-20:
2018-19:
2017-18:
Prior to BGSU:
Personal:
- 2020-21, 2019-20, 2018-19 WCHA Scholar-Athlete
- 2020-21, 2019-20, 2018-19 WCHA All-Academic
- Became 73rd player in program history to reach 100 career points
- 2020-21 All-WCHA First Team
- 2018-19 All-WCHA Second Team
- 2017-18 WCHA All-Rookie Team
- WCHA Forward of the Month (Jan. 2021)
- WCHA Rookie of the Month (Jan. 2018)
- Two-Time WCHA Rookie of the Week (Jan. 22, 2018; Jan. 29, 2018)
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:
- Full name is Brandon James Kruse
- Son of Eric and Robyn Kruse
- Has two sisters, Lauryn and Ashley
- Father Eric played hockey at Michigan State University
- Born on February 26, 1999 in Saline, Michigan
- Majoring in Business Marketing
- Recipient of the Slater Family Ice Hockey Scholarship
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