2019-20
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Second-Team Atlantic Hockey
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CoSIDA Academic All-American (2nd Team)
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AHCA All-American Scholar
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AHA All-Academic Team
• Tied for 19th nationally and sixth among defensemen with 24 assists while tying for 10th in Atlantic Hockey with 28 points.
• Finished as one of only 35 players (and only six defenseman) in the nation with at least 100 career points
• 80 career assists were the 12th-highest total nationally during his four seasons.
• Atlantic Hockey Defensive Player of the week on three occasions
• Became the 13th player in RIT's Division I era to hit the 100-point plateau, finishing 10th with 106 points.
• Didn't miss a game in four seasons, finishing two shy of a tie for third-place in program history with 148 appearances.
2018-19: Led all RIT defensemen and was second on the team in scoring with a career-high 31 points on seven goals and 24 assists … garnered Google Cloud Division I Third Team At-Large Academic All-America honors … first men’s hockey player to receive that honor since Chris Maybury in 1995-96 … Google Cloud Division I At-Large Academic All-Region selection … named one of Atlantic Hockey’s Student-Athletes of the Year for the third consecutive season for maintaining a 4.0 grade-point average … won RIT’s Tim Cordick Award as top defenseman and was the Green B. Williams Award winner for academic excellence … earned All-Atlantic Hockey Association Third Team honors … earned AHA Defensive Player of the Week honors, Feb. 26 … led RIT with 123 shots on goal, which was fourth nationally among all defensemen … led RIT with 18 power-play points, which was tied for seventh in Division I among all blueliners … tied for 14th nationally among all Division I defensemen in assists and points … attended New York Islanders Prospect Development camp … dished out a career-best three assists in wins over Holy Cross and Robert Morris … scored two power-play goals and added an assist in a home contest versus Sacred Heart … tallied nine points (4-5-9) over a six-game point-scoring streak, Dec. 7 to Jan. 11 … scored a shorthanded goal in RIT’s 7-3 win over Sacred Heart in game two of the AHA Quarterfinal series … was plus-2 with an assist in RIT’s game three win … fired a season-high eight shots on goal in a 4-2 win over Army West Point … among RIT’s leaders with a plus-5 rating … second on the team with 67 blocked shots … blocked six shots and scored the game-winning goal with 1.4 seconds left in regulation in a dramatic 2-1 win over Niagara … Tigers were 13-6-2 when he recorded a point … tied for second on RIT with 23 points on five goals and 18 assists in 28 AHA regular season contests … named to the AHA All-Academic team … named an American Hockey Coaches Association Krampade All-American Scholar for maintaining at least a 3.6 grade-point average in both semesters.
STATS
2017-18: Led all RIT defensemen and was seventh in the league with 24 points on nine goals and 15 assists … named RIT's Green B. Williams Award Winner for academic excellence … named an Atlantic Hockey Academic All-Star for the second consecutive season for maintaining a 4.0 grade-point average ... second on the team with five power-play goals and fourth with 91 shots … tied for the team lead with 15 power-play points … led the team by blocking 67 shots … dished out a career-high three power-play assists in the regular season finale against Mercyhurst … scored a career-high two goals, both in the first period of RIT’s 5-4 overtime win over Sacred Heart in game one of the Atlantic Hockey First Round series … tallied six points (2-4-6) over a five-game point-scoring streak, Nov. 18 to Dec. 8 … had six points (2-4-6) over a late-season three game point-scoring streak, Feb. 24 to March 3 … had three points in three postseason games … scored a goal and an assist and was plus-3 in a 5-3 win over Holy Cross … tallied power-play markers against Army West Point, Providence, Niagara and Bentley … fired a season-high six shots on goal twice, versus Rensselaer and Holy Cross … blocked a career-high five shots, twice, versus Army West Point and Mercyhurst … recorded 18 points on six goals and 12 assists in 28 AHA regular season contests … earned Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team honors … named an American Hockey Coaches Association All-American Scholar for maintaining at least a 3.6 grade-point average in both semesters.
STATS
2016-17: Named the Atlantic Hockey Rookie of the Year … third RIT player to earn Atlantic Hockey Rookie of the Year honors, joining Alan Mazur in 2007 and Chris Tanev in 2010 … named to the Atlantic Hockey Gladiator Custom Mouthguards All-Rookie Team … named an Atlantic Hockey Academic All-Star for maintaining a 4.0 grade-point average … two-time Atlantic Hockey Defensive Player of the Week, Nov. 22 and Jan. 16 … appeared in all 37 games, recording 23 points on six goals and 17 assists, while playing at a plus-6 … scored 20 points in 28 Atlantic Hockey regular season contests … tied for the league lead among all rookies in scoring … tied for second among all defensemen in scoring during league play … led all RIT defensemen and finished third on the team in scoring … his 23 points are the third most among all RIT first-year defensemen since the Tigers moved to Division I in 2005 … recorded a career-high three points on three assists in a 7-1 win over Niagara … scored a goal in each of his first two collegiate games against Robert Morris … enjoyed four multiple-point outings … tied for the team lead with three game-winning goals, which was tied for fourth among all defensemen in Division I … second on RIT with 107 shots on goal … was second on RIT with 55 blocked shots … scored the overtime winner in a 2-1 victory over Holy Cross … had three assists in three postseason games … dished out a pair of assists and was plus-3 in game two of the Atlantic Hockey First Round series, a 5-0 win over Niagara … was also plus-3 in wins over Robert Morris and Mercyhurst … blocked a season-high five shots at Bowling Green … fired nine shots on goal in a 3-1 win over Sacred Heart … Tigers were 11-7-0 when he recorded at least a point … earned Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team honors … named an American Hockey Coaches Association All-American Scholar for maintaining at least a 3.6 grade-point average in both semesters.
STATS
Before RIT: Played the 2015-16 season with the Prince George Spruce Kings and Powell River Kings of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) … recorded 49 points on 18 goals and 31 assists in 58 regular season games between the two clubs … led all BCHL defenseman in goals and was third in points … added nine power-play goals … had 17 points in 17 games with Powell River … added six points on three goals and three assists in 10 playoff games … played for the Elmira Sugar Kings of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League (GOJHL) from 2012-15 … recorded 90 points on 23 goals and 67 assists in 146 regular season games … had 45 points on 12 goals and 33 assists in 48 games during the 2014-15 season … helped lead team to the semifinals of the Sutherland Cup in 2015 … had 19 points in 20 postseason games in 2014-15.
Personal: Currently pursuing his Masters of Business Administration … born in Toronto, Ontario … son of Eric and Ellie Brubacher … has one brother, Andrew … attended Elmira District Secondary School … also played varsity basketball and softball at Elmira … co-captain of the basketball team … father Eric was drafted by the New York Rangers in 1974 and played professionally overseas in Holland and Switzerland ... would want Mark Wahlberg to play him in a movie … favorite movie is "Lone Survivor" … favorite hockey movie is "Miracle" … last show he binge watched was "13 Reasons Why" … favorite actor is Jason Bateman … favorite music performer is Jason Aldean … favorite NHL team is the Dallas Stars … favorite NHL player is former goaltender Marty Turco … vacation spot he would most like to visit is Florida … favorite holiday is Christmas because he gets to see his family … a super power he would like to have is the ability to fly so that he can get anywhere fast … historical figure he would like to meet is Steve Jobs … dream job is to be an entrepreneur … three people he would like to invite to dinner are Sidney Crosby, Steve Jobs, and Tim Cook.
Career Highs
Goals: 2, twice, last last Dec. 8, 2018 vs. Sacred Heart
Assists: 3, four times, last Feb. 22, 2019 vs. Robert Morris
Points: 3, four times, last Feb. 22, 2019 vs. Robert Morris
+/-: +3, four times, last Dec. 2, 2017 vs. Holy Cross
Shots: 9, Jan. 6, 2017 vs. Sacred Heart
PIM: 4, three times, last Oct. 26, 2018 at Robert Morris
