4 Dane Birks
Dane Birks
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    180
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • Hometown:
    Merritt, B.C.
  • Position:
    D
  • Team:
    Merritt (BCHL)
  • gp
    31
  • p
    3
  • g
    0
  • a
    3
  • pim
    16
  • +/-
    +5

Bio

Freshman Season (2014-15): Did not see game action.

Prior to Michigan Tech: Played two seasons for his hometown Merritt Centennials of the BCHL … Posted 4-17=21 in 50 games in 2013-14 after 5-15=20 in 52 games during the 2012-13 season … Was Merritt's Rookie of the Year in 2012-13 and its Defenseman of the Year in 2013-14 … Was drafted in the sixth round by the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins in 2013 … Helped Canada West to a bronze medal at the Junior A Championships in fall 2013.

Personal: Son of Bill Birks and Cori Post … Born Dane Riley Birks on Aug. 29, 1995, in Merritt, B.C. … Has one brother and one sister … Enjoys ranching … Grandfather played for the Chicago Cubs … Majoring in sports and fitness management.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Feb 27 Alaska W, 3-2
Mar 4 Northern Michigan W, 4-0
Mar 5 at Northern Michigan W, 5-1
Mar 11 Alaska W, 7-1
Mar 12 Alaska W, 5-3
Mar 18 vs. Ferris State L, 1-0
  Overall Conf
Games 31 24
Points 3 3
Goals 0 0
Assists 3 3
PIM 16 10
+/- +5 +6
Power-play goals 0 0
Short-handed goals 0 0
Empty net goals 0 0
Games started 6 5
Game-winning goals 0 0
Game-tying goals 0 0
Hat tricks 0 0
Shots 18 16
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg s
Oct 3 Intrasquad Scrimmage   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 Laurentian W, 5-1 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Oct 10 Laurentian W, 5-0 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Oct 16 at Ferris State W, 5-1 - 0 1 1 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Oct 17 at Ferris State L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 at Northern Michigan L, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 Northern Michigan W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Ferris State W, 5-4 1 0 1 1 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 31 Ferris State L, 3-2 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 6 at Alabama Huntsville W, 4-2 - 0 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 7 at Alabama Huntsville W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 Bowling Green W, 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Nov 14 Bowling Green L, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Nov 21 at Michigan State W, 5-4 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 22 at Michigan State T, 4-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 27 at Alaska W, 4-1 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Nov 28 at Alaska W, 3-1 - 0 0 0 4 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 4 Alaska Anchorage L, 3-2 1 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Dec 5 Alaska Anchorage L, 3-2 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 11 at Lake Superior State T, 1-1 - 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 12 at Lake Superior State W, 6-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 29 vs. Michigan State W, 3-2 1 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 30 vs. Michigan L, 4-2 - 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 8 vs. Connecticut W, 4-2 - 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 10 vs. Yale T, 1-1 - 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Jan 15 Minnesota State T, 2-2 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 16 Minnesota State W, 3-1 - 0 0 0 0 +2 0 0 0 0 0 1
Jan 29 at Bowling Green T, 4-4 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 30 at Bowling Green W, 4-1 - 0 0 0 2 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 5 Lake Superior State W, 3-0 - 0 1 1 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Feb 6 Lake Superior State W, 3-1 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Feb 19 at Bemidji State L, 3-0 - 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 20 at Bemidji State W, 9-2 - 0 0 0 2 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 26 Alaska W, 6-5 - 0 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Feb 27 Alaska W, 3-2 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Mar 4 Northern Michigan W, 4-0 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Mar 5 at Northern Michigan W, 5-1 - 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 11 Alaska W, 7-1 - 0 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Mar 12 Alaska W, 5-3 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 18 vs. Ferris State L, 1-0 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s
2014-15 - - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
2015-16 31 0 3 3 16 +5 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
2016-17 42 2 7 9 26 +12 0 1 1 1 0 0 25
2017-18 44 5 13 18 26 +10 3 0 0 0 0 0 57
Total 117 7 23 30 68 +27 3 1 1 1 0 0 100
    gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s
Event Total 31 0 3 3 16 +5 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
Conference 24 0 3 3 10 +6 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
Exhibition 2 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Location Home 15 0 2 2 2 +6 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
Away 11 0 1 1 8 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Neutral 5 0 0 0 6 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Result Wins 20 0 3 3 10 +7 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
Losses 7 0 0 0 4 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Ties 4 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Month October 3 0 2 2 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
November 6 0 0 0 4 +2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
December 5 0 0 0 6 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
January 6 0 0 0 4 +2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
February 6 0 1 1 2 +2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
March 5 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3