Brandon Svendsen

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-10
Weight:
184
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Roseville, Minn.
High School:
Roseville Area
Prev School:
Cedar Rapids/USHL

2008-09 Alternate Captain 2007-08: Played in 37 games, recording 13 points (4g, 9a)...had five points (1g, 4a) on the power play...recorded his first goal of the season in BG[apos]s 5-3 loss at Wisconsin (Dec. 29)...became the first Falcon to be rewarded a penalty shot since Greg Day in Feb. of 2002 in game two against Wayne State (Dec. 1)...picked up two assists in the Falcons[apos] sweep of Ferris State (Nov. 9-10)...tallied an assist in both games of 3-1, 6-1 sweep of Wayne State (Nov. 30- Dec. 1)...tallied a goal in the Falcons[apos] 4-2 win at Lake Superior State (Jan. 11), finishing the weekend with a team-best six recorded blocked shots...picked up his final goal of the season in the Falcons[apos] final game of the season at Miami (Mar. 15)...finished with 13 penalties and 26 penalty minutes...had 17 recorded blocks.

2006-07: Played in 35 games, recording 14 points (6g, 8a)...had two helpers in a 5-5 tie with UAH (Oct. 15)...had two points (1g, 1a) over the weekend split with LSSU...had a goal in a 6-4 win at Alaska and a 5-1 win versus Western Michigan...had back-to-back goal nights versus Alaska (Jan. 27) and Notre Dame (Feb. 2)...had a helper in the playoffs versus UNO (Mar. 3). 2005-06: Led all Falcon freshman with 10 goals and nine assists...played in all 38 games...recorded 10 points (5g, 5a) in a 10 game span (Nov. 19-Jan. 3)...posted two points (1g, 1a) and was a plus-3 in a 9-2 win over UConn...scored short-handed goals in back-to-back games versus Lake Superior and RIT...had his lone power-play goal, the eventual game-winner versus Colgate...had a six-game point streak (3g, 5a) from Dec. 3-Jan. 3...finished second on the team with 141 shots and had at least one shot in 37 of 38 games. Pre-College: Finished the 2004-05 season with 45 points (19g, 26a) in 60 games with 27 PIM and a plus-17 rating with Cedar Rapids...he also tallied five PPGs, four GWGs and three SHGs in his first season with the Roughriders...in six playoff games he recorded five points (2g, 3a)...in 2003-04, he was the third-leading scorer for the Fargo-Moorhead Jets of the North American Hockey League. Personal: Full name -- Brandon Steven Svendsen...born April 11, 1985...son of Rusty and Dawn Svendsen...has one brother and one sister...majoring in business management...graduate of Roseville Area High School.

Svendsen[apos]s Career Stats
Year         GP    G    A    PTS    PN/MN     PPG/SHG/GWG
2005-2006    38   10    9     19    12/24        1/2/2
2006-2007    35    6    8     14    12/24        1/0/1
2007-2008    37    4    9     13    13/26        1/0/0
2008-2009    38   12   18     30    16/32        6/3/1
Career      148   32   44     76    53/106       9/5/4