12 Brandon Puricelli
12 - Brandon Puricelli
Height: 5-10
Weight: 180
Year: Junior
Hometown: Ellisville, Mo.
Position: Forward
Junior Team: Minnesota-Duluth (NCAA)
Shoots/Catches: Right
gp 24
p 22
g 13
a 9
pim 10
+/- -1

Junior (2021-22): Played in 24 games for the Lakers… Posted 13 goals and nine assists for 22 points… Set new season highs in goals (13), assists (9), points (22), power play goals (4), and game winning goals (3)... Second on the Lakers in goals (13)... Fourth on the team in points (22)... Tied for fifth on the team in shots on goal (56)... Tied for the team-lead in power play goals (5)... Second on the team in game winning goals (3)... Second on the Lakers in shooting percentage (23.2%)... Tied for fourth on the team in power play points with nine (5G, 4A)... Registered seven multi-point games during the season… Recorded a career-best five-game goal streak to close out the season, from Feb. 25 - March 6 (5G)... Tallied a five-game point streak from Feb. 25 - March 6, recording seven points (5G, 2A)... Scored the game winning goal in the team’s 3-1 win over Bowling Green on Feb. 26... Scored the game winning goal in overtime at No. 18 Michigan Tech on Nov. 5... Posted a four game point streak, with all four being multi-point efforts, from Oct. 9-22 with eight points (4G, 4A) ... Scored the game winning goal in overtime in the Lakers 4-3 win on Oct. 2 at No. 17 Omaha... Posted a career-best three point effort (2G, 1A) on Oct. 2... Registered his first multi-point game of the season, and the fourth of his career, on Oct. 2... Recorded his first career multi-goal game at Omaha on Oct. 2 with two goals.

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
Feb 19 at St. Thomas (Minn.) W, 5-1
Feb 25 Bowling Green W, 5-1
Feb 26 Bowling Green W, 3-1
Mar 4 Northern Michigan L, 5-1
Mar 5 Northern Michigan W, 3-2
Mar 6 Northern Michigan L, 5-4
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 24 14
Points 22 11
Goals 13 6
Assists 9 5
PIM 10 6
+/- -1 -5
Power-play goals 5 2
Short-handed goals 0 0
Empty net goals 1 0
Games started 13 6
Game-winning goals 3 2
Game-tying goals 0 0
Hat tricks 0 0
Shots 56 28
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg s
Oct 2 at Nebraska-Omaha W, 4-3 1 2 1 3 0 +3 0 0 0 1 0 5
Oct 3 at Nebraska-Omaha L, 3-0 1 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Oct 8 at Michigan L, 6-1 0 0 0 0 2 -2 0 0 0 0 0 1
Oct 9 at Michigan L, 7-4 1 1 1 2 0 -1 1 0 0 0 0 5
Oct 15 St. Thomas (Minn.) W, 3-1 1 1 1 2 0 +0 1 0 0 0 0 2
Oct 16 St. Thomas (Minn.) W, 6-3 0 0 2 2 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Oct 22 Union W, 7-4 1 2 0 2 0 +1 1 0 1 0 0 7
Oct 23 Union W, 5-2 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Oct 29 St. Lawrence T, 2-2 0 0 1 1 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Oct 30 St. Lawrence W, 7-1 1 0 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 5 at Michigan Tech W, 3-2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 0 0 0 1 0 1
Nov 6 at Michigan Tech L, 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 12 Bemidji State L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 Bemidji State L, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 at Bowling Green L, 5-1 1 0 1 1 2 -3 0 0 0 0 0 4
Nov 20 at Bowling Green L, 6-2 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 4
Nov 26 Minnesota State W, 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Nov 27 Minnesota State L, 3-0 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 3 at Ferris State W, 3-0 0 1 0 1 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Dec 4 at Ferris State L, 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 4
Dec 10 Northern Michigan W, 7-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 11 Northern Michigan W, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 7 at Bemidji State L, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 8 at Bemidji State L, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 14 Michigan Tech L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 15 Michigan Tech L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 21 USNTDP U-18 W, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 28 at Northern Michigan W, 6-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 29 at Northern Michigan L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 11 Ferris State W, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 12 Ferris State W, 4-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 18 at St. Thomas (Minn.) L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 19 at St. Thomas (Minn.) W, 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Feb 25 Bowling Green W, 5-1 1 1 0 1 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Feb 26 Bowling Green W, 3-1 0 1 1 2 2 +1 1 0 0 1 0 1
Mar 4 Northern Michigan L, 5-1 1 1 0 1 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 1
Mar 5 Northern Michigan W, 3-2 1 1 0 1 0 +0 1 0 0 0 0 4
Mar 6 Northern Michigan L, 5-4 0 1 1 2 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 2
  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 24 13 9 22 10 -1 5 0 1 3 0 0 56
Conference 14 6 5 11 6 -5 2 0 0 2 0 0 28
Exhibition - - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 13 8 6 14 4 +3 4 0 1 1 0 0 26
Away 11 5 3 8 6 -4 1 0 0 2 0 0 30
Neutral - - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 13 10 5 15 4 +8 4 0 1 3 0 0 33
Losses 10 3 3 6 6 -10 1 0 0 0 0 0 22
Ties 1 0 1 1 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
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October 10 6 6 12 6 +2 3 0 1 1 0 0 26
November 6 1 1 2 2 -4 0 0 0 1 0 0 11
December 2 1 0 1 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
February 3 2 1 3 2 +2 1 0 0 1 0 0 5
March 3 3 1 4 0 -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7