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  Steve Brudzewski
Steve Brudzewski

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Dearborn, Michigan

High School:
Divine Child High School

Height / Weight:
5-7 / 175

Position:
Forward

Birthdate:
10/23/1981

Experience:
4L

Pre-College:
Compuware/NAHL

2004-05: Played in 31 games •finished his career with 35-26--61 in 140 games •had a career-best plus-9 rating his senior year •tied a career-high with two goals at #4 Michigan on Dec. 10 •had a goal and assist vs. Notre Dame on Jan. 28 • had a three-game point streak from Dec. 30 - Jan. 8 (1-2--3).

2003-04: Played in all 38 games • named CCHA All-Academic Special Mention • named W.G. Grinders "Grinder of the Year" • netted a PPG March 13 at Ohio State • led Falcons in PPGs (6) and tied for lead in goals (11) • had three multi-point games, Feb. 13 (1g,1a), Jan. 23 (2g,1a), and Jan. 9 (1g,1a) • had a career-best four-game point streak from Jan. 17-31 (4-2--6) • had a three-game goal streak (4-1--5) Jan. 23-31 • tallied a goal and an assist vs. Notre Dame Jan. 9 • registered a goal vs. Miami Oct. 31 • scored the Falcons' first goal of the season Oct. 10 at Northern Michigan.

2002-03: Played in 36 games • snapped a four-game pointless streak on Feb. 1 with a short-handed goal and two assists at Nebraska-Omaha • that game marked his second three-point game of his career (other was Jan. 11 vs. NMU 1g, 2a) • had five multiple-point games this year; Oct. 4 vs. Niagara (1g, 1a), Oct. 11 vs. Western Michigan (2g), Jan. 4 vs. Alaska Fairbanks (2g), Jan. 11 vs. Northern Michigan (1g, 2a), Feb. 1 vs. Nebraska-Omaha (1g,2a) • led team with two short-handed goals • second on the team in goals (12), tied for third in power-play goals (4), and tied for third in scoring (12-11--23), all new career bests.

2001-02: Played in 35 games • scored first collegiate goal Nov. 9 vs. Miami•had assist at #9 Michigan (Jan. 26) and second career goal Feb.1 vs. Western Michigan•had assist on Feb. 8 at FSU•scored his fourth goal of the season March 8 at #5 MSU in the first round of the CCHA Playoffs.

Pre-College: Played two seasons (1999-01) for coach Todd Watson on the Compuwere Ambassadors in the North American Hockey League•was the 1999-2000 Rookie Scoring Champion with 70 points (37 goals, 33 assists)•in the 2000-01 season, he tied for the league lead in short-handed goals•helped lead his team to the 2000-01 Compuware Fall Classic•also lettered three years in tennis at Divine Child High School.

Personal: Full name--Stephen Jan Brudzewski • born Oct. 23, 1981, in Toronto, Ontario • son of Jack and Anna Brudzewski • has one brother (Andrew-23) and one sister (Diana-19) • majoring in biology • shoots left • graduate of Divine Child High School ('99) • enjoys working out, golf, tennis, reading and roller hockey.

Longest Point Streak: 4 games -- 01/17/04 vs. MSU to 01/31/04 vs. OSU (4-2--6)
Longest Goal Streak: 3 games -- 01/23/04 at UAF to 01/31/04 vs. OSU (4-1--5)
Longest Assist Streak: 2 games (3 times) -- most recently 01/17/04 vs. MSU to 01/23/04 at UAF (2-2--4)