12 Brandon Puricelli
12 - Brandon Puricelli
Height: 5-10
Weight: 180
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Ellisville, Mo.
Position: Forward
Junior Team: Minnesota-Duluth (NCAA)
Shoots/Catches: Right
gp 28
p 15
g 8
a 7
pim 37
+/- -3

Sophomore (2020-21): Played in 28 games for the Lakers… Posted eight goals and seven assists for 15 points… Set new career highs in goals (8), assists (7), points (15), power play goals (2), and game winning goals (1)... Recorded three multi-point games during the season… Finished the season tied for third on the team in goals and tied for fifth on the Lakers in points… Ranked fifth on the team in shots on goal (53)... Tied for third on the Lakers in power play goals… Scored his first goal as a Laker on Nov. 27 against Adrian… Registered his first career multi-point game on Nov. 27 against Adrian (1G, 1A)... Scored the game winning goal in the Lakers 6-1 win against Alabama Huntsville on March 12 in the WCHA Playoffs… Tallied his third multi-point game of the season on March 20 in the Lakers 6-3 win in the WCHA Championship game (1G, 1A)... Posted a career-high four game goal streak from March 12 - 20 (4G) and a career-best five game point streak from March 6 - 20 (4G, 3A)... Made his Laker debut on Nov. 22 against Michigan Tech.

Freshman at Minnesota-Duluth (2019-20): Appeared in 14 games for the Bulldogs… Coached by Scott Sandelin and competed in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC)... Posted one goal and one assist to total two points in his first collegiate season.

High School/Juniors: Spent three seasons 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19 with the Springfield Jr. Blues of the North American Hockey League (NAHL)... In his first season with the team, competed in 48 games and totaled 28 points (14G, 14)... Posted 24 points (13G, 11A) in 27 games with the Jr. Blues during the 2017-18 season… During his final season of junior hockey, recorded 80 points (30G, 50A) in 59 games to lead his team in points and assists… Was named the NAHL’s Midwest Division Player of the Year as well as the Midwest Division Forward of the Year in 2018-19… Totaled 133 points (57G, 76A) in 138 career games in the NAHL over the span of three seasons.

Personal: Son of John and Connie Puricelli… Has one sister, Mackenzie… Hobbies include golfing and working out… Majoring in general studies.

Recent Games
Mar 6 Ferris State W, 2-1
Mar 12 Alabama-Huntsville W, 6-1
Mar 13 Alabama-Huntsville W, 4-1
Mar 19 Bemidji State W, 4-1
Mar 20 Northern Michigan W, 6-3
Mar 26 at Massachusetts L, 5-1
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 28 19
Points 15 10
Goals 8 6
Assists 7 4
PIM 37 33
+/- -3 -2
Power-play goals 2 2
Short-handed goals 0 0
Empty net goals 0 0
Games started 5 1
Game-winning goals 1 1
Game-tying goals 0 0
Hat tricks 0 0
Shots 53 33
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg s
Nov 21 Michigan Tech T, 0-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 Michigan Tech W, 4-1 - 0 1 1 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Nov 27 Adrian W, 5-3 0 1 1 2 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Nov 29 at Adrian W, 2-1 1 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Dec 5 Alabama-Huntsville T, 2-2 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 6 Alabama-Huntsville W, 3-2 1 1 0 1 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Jan 2 Bemidji State L, 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 -2 0 0 0 0 0 3
Jan 3 Bemidji State T, 2-2 0 0 1 1 0 +2 0 0 0 0 0 3
Jan 8 at Northern Michigan W, 4-1 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Jan 9 at Northern Michigan W, 3-2 - 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 15 Minnesota State L, 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Jan 16 Minnesota State L, 6-2 0 0 0 0 15 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 6 Northern Michigan W, 5-4 0 1 0 1 0 -1 1 0 0 0 0 2
Feb 7 Northern Michigan L, 4-3 1 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 3
Feb 12 at Bowling Green W, 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Feb 13 at Bowling Green W, 5-2 0 0 0 0 12 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 16 at Michigan Tech W, 3-1 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Feb 19 Alabama-Huntsville W, 2-1 0 0 1 1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Feb 20 Alabama-Huntsville W, 4-1 0 1 0 1 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Feb 23 at Michigan Tech L, 4-1 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Feb 26 at Ferris State W, 4-2 - 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 2 at Bemidji State L, 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Mar 3 at Bemidji State W, 5-2 0 0 0 0 4 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 6 Ferris State W, 2-1 0 0 1 1 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Mar 12 Alabama-Huntsville W, 6-1 0 1 0 1 2 +0 1 0 0 1 0 1
Mar 13 Alabama-Huntsville W, 4-1 0 1 1 2 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 5
Mar 19 Bemidji State W, 4-1 0 1 0 1 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Mar 20 Northern Michigan W, 6-3 0 1 1 2 0 +2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Mar 26 at Massachusetts L, 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
  gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s
2020-21 28 8 7 15 37 -3 2 0 0 1 0 0 53
2021-22 24 13 9 22 10 -1 5 0 1 3 0 0 56
2022-23 32 6 11 17 14 -10 3 0 0 1 0 0 57
Total 84 27 27 54 61 -14 10 0 1 5 0 0 166
  gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s
Total 28 8 7 15 37 -3 2 0 0 1 0 0 53
Conference 19 6 4 10 33 -2 2 0 0 1 0 0 33
Exhibition - - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
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Home 17 8 7 15 19 +0 2 0 0 1 0 0 35
Away 11 0 0 0 18 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
Neutral - - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
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Wins 19 8 6 14 20 +1 2 0 0 1 0 0 36
Losses 7 0 0 0 17 -5 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
Ties 2 0 1 1 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
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November 3 1 2 3 2 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
December 2 1 0 1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
January 6 0 1 1 17 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
February 9 2 1 3 12 -5 1 0 0 0 0 0 20
March 8 4 3 7 6 +4 1 0 0 1 0 0 12