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USA Ben Brinkman
#4 Iowa Heartlanders / ECHL - 23/24
1-time NCAA (B1G) Champion 1
Date of Birth
Oct 04, 2000
Position
D
Age
23
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Edina, MN, USA
Weight
220 lbs / 100 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
23/24
Drafted
2019 round 6 #173 overall by Dallas Stars

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Ben Brinkman Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2015-16 Edina High USHS-MN 7* 3* 2* 5* 6* -* | Playoffs 2 2 1 3 0 -
MN Wild 14U AAA MNBEL 14U 11* 5* 3* 8* -* -* |
2016-17 Edina High USHS-MN 25* 9* 12* 21* 28* -* | Playoffs 3 3 0 3 2 -
Team Southwest UMHSEHL 7* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2017-18 Edina High “C” USHS-MN 25* 10* 30* 40* 20* -* | Playoffs 6 2 8 10 4 -
Team Southwest UMHSEHL 21* 9* 9* 18* 38* -* | Playoffs 3 2 1 3 0 -
2018-19 Univ. of Minnesota NCAA 38* 1* 6* 7* 16* 11* |
2019-20 Univ. of Minnesota NCAA 36* 0* 3* 3* 8* -3* |
2020-21 Univ. of Minnesota NCAA 29* 0* 5* 5* 18* 13* |
2021-22 Univ. of Minnesota NCAA 37* 1* 7* 8* 23* 7* |
2022-23 Univ. of Notre Dame NCAA 35* 2* 2* 4* 20* -8* |
2023-24 Iowa Heartlanders ECHL 68* 4* 12* 16* 18* -12* |

Ben Brinkman Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2015-16 Team Black USA-S15 5* 2* 3* 5* -* -* |
2016-17 Team Red USA-S16 5* 0* 1* 1* -* -* |
2017-18 B17 - Blue (Final 54) MNHP-17 3* 0* 1* 1* -* -* |
Team Gold USA-S17 5* 0* 3* 3* -* -* |

Ben Brinkman Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
ECHL 1 68* 4* 12* 16* 0.24* 18* -12* | 0 * * * * * *
MNBEL 14U 1 11* 5* 3* 8* 0.73* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
MNHP-17 1 3* 0* 1* 1* 0.33* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 5 175* 4* 23* 27* 0.15* 85* 20* | 0 * * * * * *
UMHSEHL 2 28* 9* 9* 18* 0.64* 40* -* | 1 3 2 * 1 * 3 * 1.00 * 0 * - *
USA-S15 1 5* 2* 3* 5* 1.00* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USA-S16 1 5* 0* 1* 1* 0.20* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USA-S17 1 5* 0* 3* 3* 0.60* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHS-MN 3 57* 22* 44* 66* 1.16* 54* -* | 3 11 7 * 9 * 16 * 1.45 * 6 * - *

Ben Brinkman Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/24/2023
07/24/2023 Confirmed Univ. of Notre Dame Iowa Heartlanders
04/15/2022
04/15/2022 Confirmed Univ. of Minnesota Univ. of Notre Dame
12/26/2015
12/26/2015 Confirmed Edina High Univ. of Minnesota
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2016, 1 #5 overall by Waterloo Black Hawks in the USHL Futures Draft

2019 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #80 by Elite Prospects

2019 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #241 by FCHockey

2019 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #186 by McKeen's Hockey

2019 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #115 by NHL Central Scouting