Brian Halonen

12 Brian Halonen

Height:

6-0
Weight:

215
Year:

Sr
Hometown:

Delano, Minn.
Position:

F
Team:

Des Moines (USHL)

gp

37
p

44
g

21
a

23
pim

49
+/-

+24

Bio

Pronunciation

Junior Season (2020-21): Named to the WCHA All-Academic Team … Skated in 28 games and ranked third on the team with 18 points after scoring eight goals and tallying 10 assists … Ranked sixth in the nation with four game-winning goals … Had two four-game point streaks and two three-game point streaks … Scored game-winning goals versus Northern Michigan in overtime (Dec. 18), at NMU (Dec. 19), against Alabama Huntsville (Jan. 2), and versus Lake Superior State (Feb. 23) … Notched a pair of assists at Ferris State (Feb. 9) and at NMU (Feb. 27) … Recorded an assist on the game-winning goal three times … Tallied five points on the power play with two goals and three assists … Ranked third on the team with a plus-6 rating and fourth with 68 shots on goal.

Sophomore Season (2019-20): Named to the WCHA All-Academic Team … Appeared in all 39 games and ranked fourth on the team with 22 points … Was third on the team with 12 goals and added 10 assists … Named the Winter Carnival MVP after scoring two goals and assisting on the game-winner against Lake Superior State (Feb. 8) … Scored the game-winning goals against Northern Michigan (Nov. 22) and versus Alaska Anchorage (Dec. 6) as part of a two-goal game … Had a goal and an assist at Robert Morris (Oct. 6) … Registered a pair of assists at NMU (Feb. 28) … Had seven points in seven games from November 15-December 6.

Freshman Season (2018-19): Named to the WCHA All-Rookie Team … Received the team’s Norbert Matovich Memorial Outstanding Freshman Award … Led the Huskies and all WCHA rookies with 12 goals … Appeared in 35-of-38 games … Third on the team with 21 points after also tallying nine assists … Six points came on the power play with three goals and three assists … Ranked third amongst league freshmen with 87 shots on goal … Scored first collegiate goal at Wisconsin (Oct. 27) … Scored two goals, including the game-winner, at Alaska Anchorage (Jan. 25) … Named the WCHA Rookie of the Week on October 29 after tallying a goal and three assists at UW (Oct. 26-27) … Had a pair of assists at Northern Michigan (March 1) … Scored a Friday night goal five weekends in a row … Had a four-game point streak with two goals and two assists from November 23-December 1 … Had three other three-game point streaks … Attended the Dallas Stars Development Camp in July 2019.

Prior to Michigan Tech: Played 59 games for the Des Moines Buccaneers in the USHL in 2017-18, tallying 35 points on 16 goals and 19 assists … Also played eight games for the Buccaneers in 2016-17 after finish a three-year career with Delano High School … Racked up 167 points in 96 games in high school, serving as the team captain in 2016-17 when he had 81 points in 25 games … Named Third Team All-State in 2017 and team was sectional champions in 2017.

Personal: Shoots right … Son of Jim and Carol Halonen … Born Brian Raymond Halonen on January 11, 1999, in Minneapolis, Minnesota … Has 10 siblings with an older sister and older brother, three young sisters, and five young brothers … Played high school football and baseball … Baseball team was state champions in 2014 … Enjoys fishing and golfing … Majoring in mechanical engineering with a GPA of 3.29.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Feb 25	Minnesota State	L, 2-1
Feb 26	Minnesota State	L, 2-1
Mar 4	Ferris State	W, 3-2
Mar 5	Ferris State	W, 3-2
Mar 12	Bemidji State	L, 5-2
Mar 24	vs. Minnesota Duluth	L, 3-0

	Overall	Conf
Games	37	26
Points	44	36
Goals	21	16
Assists	23	20
PIM	49	18
+/-	+24	+22
Power-play goals	3	3
Short-handed goals	0	0
Empty net goals	2	2
Games started	20	15
Game-winning goals	3	2
Game-tying goals	0	0
Hat tricks	0	0
Shots	132	92

Date	Opponent	Score	gs	g	a	pts	pim	+/-	ppg	shg	eng	gwg	gtg	s
Oct 2	Northern Michigan	T, 4-4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 8	at Wisconsin	W, 5-2	0	1	0	1	2	+0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Oct 9	at Wisconsin	W, 5-1	0	0	2	2	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	2
Oct 15	Notre Dame	L, 2-1	0	0	1	1	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	9
Oct 16	USNTDP U-18	L, 2-1	0	1	0	1	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Oct 29	at Clarkson	W, 3-0	1	2	0	2	0	+2	0	0	0	1	0	4
Oct 30	at Clarkson	L, 2-1	0	1	0	1	12	+1	0	0	0	0	0	4
Nov 5	Lake Superior State	L, 3-2	0	1	0	1	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Nov 6	Lake Superior State	W, 2-0	0	0	0	0	4	+0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Nov 12	Northern Michigan	L, 3-2	0	0	2	2	2	+2	0	0	0	0	0	4
Nov 13	at Northern Michigan	W, 5-2	1	1	0	1	0	+0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Nov 19	at Bemidji State	W, 4-3	1	0	1	1	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2
Nov 20	at Bemidji State	L, 4-3	1	0	2	2	2	+2	0	0	0	0	0	3
Nov 26	Ferris State	W, 6-4	0	1	3	4	0	+4	0	0	0	0	0	3
Nov 27	Ferris State	W, 6-1	0	1	0	1	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Dec 3	at Minnesota State	L, 2-1	1	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	3
Dec 4	at Minnesota State	L, 3-1	1	0	0	0	2	+0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Dec 10	St. Thomas	W, 6-1	0	1	0	1	2	+1	0	0	0	0	0	3
Dec 11	St. Thomas	W, 4-3	0	2	0	2	0	+3	0	0	0	1	0	7
Dec 29	at Michigan	T, 0-0	1	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Dec 30	at Michigan State	L, 3-2	0	1	0	1	2	+0	0	0	0	0	0	6
Jan 14	at Lake Superior State	W, 3-0	1	1	1	2	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	4
Jan 15	at Lake Superior State	W, 3-0	1	0	1	1	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	4
Jan 28	Bemidji State	W, 5-2	0	2	1	3	2	+1	1	0	1	1	0	3
Jan 29	Bemidji State	W, 5-2	0	0	1	1	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Feb 1	Northern Michigan	W, 5-1	1	1	0	1	0	+2	0	0	0	0	0	4
Feb 4	at St. Thomas	T, 3-3	0	0	2	2	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	4
Feb 5	at St. Thomas	W, 2-0	0	0	1	1	2	+1	0	0	0	0	0	2
Feb 8	at Northern Michigan	W, 8-1	1	2	1	3	0	+2	0	0	0	0	0	7
Feb 11	Bowling Green	W, 4-0	1	1	1	2	0	+2	1	0	0	0	0	3
Feb 12	Bowling Green	L, 4-2	1	0	1	1	2	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2
Feb 18	at Ferris State	W, 3-2	1	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	9
Feb 19	at Ferris State	T, 5-5	1	1	1	2	0	+2	1	0	0	0	0	8
Feb 25	Minnesota State	L, 2-1	1	0	1	1	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	5
Feb 26	Minnesota State	L, 2-1	1	1	0	1	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Mar 4	Ferris State	W, 3-2	1	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	4
Mar 5	Ferris State	W, 3-2	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	7
Mar 12	Bemidji State	L, 5-2	1	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Mar 24	vs. Minnesota Duluth	L, 3-0	1	0	0	0	15	+0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	gp	g	a	pts	pim	+/-	ppg	eng	gwg	s
2018-19	35	12	9	21	26	+1	3	0	1	87
2019-20	39	12	10	22	22	+4	3	0	2	80
2020-21	28	8	10	18	16	+6	2	1	4	68
2021-22	37	21	23	44	49	+24	3	2	3	132
Total	139	53	52	105	113	+35	11	3	10	367

		gp	g	a	pts	pim	+/-	ppg	eng	gwg	s
Event	Total	37	21	23	44	49	+24	3	2	3	132
	Conference	26	16	20	36	18	+22	3	2	2	92
	Exhibition	1	1	0	1	0	+0	0	0	0	3
Location	Home	18	11	11	22	12	+14	2	1	2	65
	Away	18	10	12	22	22	+10	1	1	1	67
	Neutral	1	0	0	0	15	+0	0	0	0	0
Result	Wins	21	16	13	29	12	+18	2	2	3	78
	Losses	13	4	7	11	37	+3	0	0	0	41
	Ties	3	1	3	4	0	+3	1	0	0	13
Month	October	5	4	3	7	14	+4	0	0	1	21
	November	8	4	8	12	8	+7	0	1	0	21
	December	6	4	0	4	6	+3	0	0	1	21
	January	4	3	4	7	2	+3	1	1	1	12
	February	10	6	8	14	4	+9	2	0	0	45
	March	4	0	0	0	15	-2	0	0	0	12

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