5 Brenden Datema
Brenden Datema
  • Height:
    6-5
  • Weight:
    220
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Sterling Heights, Mich.
  • Position:
    D
  • Team:
    Amarillo (NAHL)
  • gp
    9
  • p
    1
  • g
    0
  • a
    1
  • pim
    7
  • +/-
    -5

Bio

Sophomore Season (2020-21): Named to the WCHA All-Academic Team … Skated in nine games … Registered an assist at Lake Superior State (Nov. 22) … Registered six shots on goal and seven blocks.

Freshman Season (2019-20): Appeared in 24 games in first season … Scored a goal and added a pair of assists … Blocked 14 shots … Tallied first collegiate point with an assist at Ferris State (Feb. 14) … Scored first college goal against Northern Michigan (Feb. 29) … Had an assist the night before at NMU (Feb. 28)

Prior to Michigan Tech: Was named the 2018-19 NAHL Defenseman of the Year after a breakout offensive season where he tallied 21 goals and 39 assists in 58 games for the Amarillo Bulls … His 60 points led all NAHL defensemen, tallying the most points in the league by a defenseman since the 1988-89 season and second-most in NAHL history … Led team to the semifinals of the Robertson Cup and was also named All-NAHL First Team, All-South Division Team, South Division Defenseman of the Year, and the NAHL's Defenseman of the Month in both September and March … Was invited to the NAHL Prospect Tournament in February 2019 in Attleboro, Massachusetts … Also played for Belle Tire U18 (2016-17) and Victory Honda U16 (2015-16) before joining Amarillo.

Personal: Son of Bruce and Sue Datema … Born Brenden Michael Datema on March 18, 1999 in Grand Rapids, Michigan … Has two brothers, Cade and Nolan … Enjoys golfing … Majoring in sports and fitness management.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Feb 26 Northern Michigan W, 6-1
Feb 27 at Northern Michigan W, 3-2
Mar 5 at Minnesota State L, 2-1
Mar 6 at Minnesota State L, 3-2
Mar 12 at Bemidji State L, 3-1
Mar 13 at Bemidji State L, 4-1
  Overall Conf
Games 9 3
Points 1 0
Goals 0 0
Assists 1 0
PIM 7 0
+/- -5 -1
Power-play goals 0 0
Short-handed goals 0 0
Empty net goals 0 0
Games started 1 -
Game-winning goals 0 0
Game-tying goals 0 0
Hat tricks 0 0
Shots 6 4
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg s
Nov 21 at Lake Superior State T, 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 22 at Lake Superior State L, 4-1 - 0 1 1 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 1
Dec 6 Minnesota State W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 7 Minnesota State L, 2-0 - 0 0 0 7 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 12 at Bemidji State L, 6-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 13 at Bemidji State W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 18 Northern Michigan W, 4-3 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Dec 19 at Northern Michigan W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 2 Alabama Huntsville W, 4-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 3 Alabama Huntsville W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 23 Northern Michigan W, 2-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 25 at Northern Michigan W, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 29 at Bowling Green L, 6-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 30 at Bowling Green L, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 2 at Ferris State W, 6-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 5 at Alabama Huntsville W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 6 at Alabama Huntsville W, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 9 at Ferris State W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 12 Ferris State W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 13 Ferris State W, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 16 Lake Superior State L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 19 Bemidji State L, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 20 Bemidji State L, 2-1 - 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 4
Feb 23 Lake Superior State W, 4-1 - 0 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 26 Northern Michigan W, 6-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 27 at Northern Michigan W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 5 at Minnesota State L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 6 at Minnesota State L, 3-2 - 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 12 at Bemidji State L, 3-1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 13 at Bemidji State L, 4-1 - 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
  gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s
2019-20 24 1 2 3 18 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0 23
2020-21 9 0 1 1 7 -5 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
2021-22 2 0 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Total 35 1 3 4 25 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 30
    gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s
Event Total 9 0 1 1 7 -5 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
Conference 3 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Exhibition - - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 4 0 0 0 7 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Away 5 0 1 1 0 -5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Neutral - - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 2 0 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Losses 6 0 1 1 7 -6 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Ties 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Month November 2 0 1 1 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
December 2 0 0 0 7 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
February 2 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
March 3 0 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0