2013-14 Men's Ice Hockey Roster
Biography
CAREER HONORS:
• Hockey East All-Academic Team (2011-12)
• Team Rookie of the Year (2010-11)
SENIOR SEASON (2013-14): Skated in all 38 games to complete a streak of 144 consecutive games played in his career ... Ranked sixth on the team and second among defensemen in scoring with 16 points on four goals and 12 assists ... Third on the squad with a plus-13 rating ... Scored the team's first goal of the season on the power play at No. 7 North Dakota (Oct. 11) ... Netted his only game-winning goal of the year at UMass Amherst (Nov. 22) ... Posted a three-assist performance vs. Canisius to help clinch the Sheraton/TD Bank Catamount Cup title (Dec. 29) ... Notched a goal and an assist vs. No. 1 Boston College (Feb. 15) ... Collected an assist at No. 8 UMass Lowell in Game 3 of the Hockey East Quarterfinals (Mar. 16).
JUNIOR SEASON (2012-13): Played in every game for the third straight year and finished the season with eight points on two goals and six assists ... All eight of his points came in Hockey East play ... Ranked among the top-5 individual shot blockers in Hockey East with 67 ... Registered a goal and an assist in the second game of the year at Merrimack (Oct. 26) ... Assisted on the game-winning goal at Northeastern (Feb. 16) ... Netted his second tally at home against No. 5 New Hampshire (Feb. 22) ... Skated in his 100th career game the following night against the Wildcats ... Picked up assists in back-to-back games against No. 19 Boston University (Mar. 2) and No. 6 Boston College (Mar. 8).
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2011-12): Ranked fourth on the team in scoring with 18 points and tied for second with 16 assists ... Also collected two goals ... He skated in 34 games on defense and finished the year ranked 11th in scoring among Hockey East defensemen ... Had three multi-assist performances on the year ... Posted two assists against his brother Matt and No. 16 Lake Superior State in the Catamount Cup (Dec. 29) ... Had two more helpers at Sun Life Frozen Fenway 2012 against UMass Amherst ... Scored the team's only goal in a loss to St. Lawrence (Dec. 17) and was named the Hockey East Player of the Week ... Netted his second tally on the road at No. 9 UMass Lowell (Feb. 3) ... Named to the Hockey East Top Performer list twice.
Was one of two freshmen to play in all 36 games for the Catamounts … As a defenseman, finished second on the team in assists with 15 ... Led all freshmen and defensemen on the team with 16 points (1g, 15a) … Finished tied for 11th in Hockey East in freshman scoring and tied for 13th in defenseman scoring … Scored his first career goal in Game 2 of the Hockey East Quarterfinals at No. 2 seed UNH (tied game at three with 3:34 left in the third period) ... Recorded three assists in the Sheraton/TD Bank Catamount Cup (Jan. 1-2) … Named to the Hockey East Top Performer List once (Jan. 3) … Tallied seven assists in a six game stretch (Dec. 12 - Jan. 14)
... Received the team's George Buzzell Rookie of the Year Award.
BEFORE VERMONT: Bruneteau joins the Catamounts from Shattuck-St. Mary’s of Faribault, Minn. … He was the team’s leading scorer among defensemen, posting five goals and 43 points in 52 games in 2009-10 … Was team captain … Also played tennis and baseball at Shattuck-St. Mary’s.
PERSONAL: Nickolas Chase Bruneteau the son of Rick and Mitzi Bruneteau of Omaha, Neb. … Has three brothers: Brett, Matt and Tyler … Brett was a senior forward for the Catamounts in 2012-13 and Matt plays at Lake Superior State … His grandfather Ed Bruneteau played in the NHL with the Detroit Red Wings … His great uncle Modere Bruneteau was a right winger for the Red Wings from 1936 to 1946 ... Lists former Red Wings defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom as his favorite player … Enrolled in the School of Arts and Sciences.
CAREER STATISTICS
YEAR GP G-A-P PPG SHG GWG PIM
2010-11 36 1-15-16 0 0 0 13-26
2011-12 34 2-16-18 1 0 0 9-18
2012-13 36 2-6-8 1 0 0 22-44
2013-14 38 4-12-16 1 0 1 9-18
TOTALS 144 9-49-58 2 0 1 53-106
HOCKEY EAST GAMES ONLY
YEAR GP G-A-P PPG SHG GWG PIM
2010-11 27 0-7-7 0 0 0 12-24
2011-12 27 1-12-13 0 0 0 9-18
2012-13 27 2-6-8 1 0 0 16-32
2013-14 20 2-6-8 0 0 1 5-10
TOTALS 101 5-31-36 1 0 1 42-84
Statistics
Season Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2010-11First Year
D
5'10"
182 lbs
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2011-12Sophomore
Defenseman
5'10"
182 lbs
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2012-13Junior
Defenseman
5'10"
182 lbs
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2013-14Senior
Defenseman
5'10"
182 lbs
