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