Brenden MacLaren
24 Brenden MacLaren
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    196
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
  • Position:
    Defense
  • Team:
    Fairbanks (NAHL)
  • Bats/Throws:
    R
  • S/C:
    R
  • gp
    27
  • p
    2
  • g
    0
  • a
    2
  • pim
    11
  • +/-
    -15

Bio

2022-23 (Senior): Appeared in 36 games with 13 starts for Ferris State’s defensive group...had career-highs with 16 points, 12 assists and four goals...earned CCHA Defenseman of the Week honors Dec. 19...went +3 on the season including +2 in the final two games...had a two-points effort with the game winning goal and an assist in 4-2 win over St. Thomas Dec. 17...had two power play goals...CCHA All-Academic Team.

2021-22 (Junior): Appeared in 23 games for the Bulldogs and was converted to a defenseman during the season...finished with a goal and three assists for four points...three of his four season points came over the last five games of the season after switch to defense...scored first career playoff tally at Michigan Tech in game two of the CCHA Quarterfinals in the third period.

2020-21 (Sophomore): Dressed in 12 games as a sophomore for the Bulldogs and scored one goal…goal came on Jan. 16…had eight shots on goal…led Bulldogs in face off percentage.

2019-20: (Freshman): Had three goals amongst five points in his first campaign for Ferris State in 29 games played…picked up first collegiate point, a goal, at 16:03 of the third period at Lake Superior State on Nov. 1…earned his first assist the following night on Dallas Tulik’s goal at 15:48 of the third period…scored Ferris State’s third all-time Great Lakes Invitational Goal at Little Caesars’ Arena in Detroit on Dec. 30 against the Michigan Wolverines…fired 34 shots on goal.

Prior to Ferris State: Played for Trevor Stewart of the Fairbanks Ice Dogs in the North American Hockey League (NAHL), to finish his career after spending parts of four seasons with the Janesville Jets where he captained the Jets until being traded to the Ice Dogs for the final 18 games of the season and 10 game playoff run. Finished with 17 goals and 20 assists for 37 points in 58 games with the Jets and Ice Dogs last season. Finished fifth in team playoff scoring with five goals and two assists for seven points in 10 games, including a team-leading three power play goals for the Ice Dogs. Also saw two games in the United States Hockey League (USHL) with the Sioux City Musketeers in 2016-17 where he registered a goal. Played his Midget Hockey for the Soo Indians in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.

Personal: The son of Duncan and Beverly MacLaren…plays forward, shoots right…born November 30, 1998…native of Petoskey, Michigan…played golf at Sault Area High School…intends to major in Business.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Feb 16 at Bemidji State L, 4-1
Feb 23 Northern Michigan L, 3-2
Feb 24 Northern Michigan T, 1-1
Mar 1 at Lake Superior State L, 4-1
Mar 8 at Bemidji State L, 5-4
Mar 9 at Bemidji State L, 4-0
  Overall Conf
Games 27 19
Points 2 1
Goals 0 0
Assists 2 1
PIM 11 11
+/- -15 -7
Power-play goals 0 0
Short-handed goals 0 0
Empty net goals 0 0
Games started 17 12
Game-winning goals 0 0
Game-tying goals 0 0
Hat tricks 0 0
Shots 41 26
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg s
Oct 7 Miami (Ohio) W, 5-4 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Oct 8 Miami (Ohio) L, 5-2 1 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 1
Oct 12 at Western Michigan L, 6-4 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 13 Western Michigan T, 3-3 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Oct 20 Grand Valley State W, 9-0 1 0 2 2 0 +4 0 0 0 0 0 4
Oct 27 at Northern Michigan W, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Oct 28 at Northern Michigan L, 4-1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Nov 3 St. Lawrence L, 5-2 1 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Nov 4 St. Lawrence W, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Nov 10 Minnesota State L, 6-2 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 11 Minnesota State L, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Nov 17 at Michigan Tech W, 3-2 1 0 0 0 7 +0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Nov 18 at Michigan Tech L, 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Dec 1 St. Thomas (Minn.) W, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 2 St. Thomas (Minn.) L, 7-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 8 at Bowling Green State L, 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 9 at Bowling Green State L, 4-3 0 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 16 Lake Superior State L, 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Dec 28 vs. Michigan State L, 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Dec 29 vs. Alaska L, 3-2 0 0 1 1 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Jan 5 Bemidji State L, 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 1
Jan 6 Bemidji State W, 5-3 1 0 1 1 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Jan 12 at Minnesota State L, 4-2 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Jan 13 at Minnesota State L, 4-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 19 Lake Superior State W, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 20 at Lake Superior State W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 26 at Augustana (S.D.) W, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 27 at Augustana (S.D.) W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 2 Bowling Green State L, 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 3 Bowling Green State L, 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Feb 15 at Bemidji State L, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Feb 16 at Bemidji State L, 4-1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Feb 23 Northern Michigan L, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Feb 24 Northern Michigan T, 1-1 1 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 1 at Lake Superior State L, 4-1 1 0 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Mar 8 at Bemidji State L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 at Bemidji State L, 4-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
  gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s
2020-21 11 1 0 1 10 -6 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
2021-22 23 1 3 4 27 -5 0 0 0 0 0 0 24
2022-23 36 4 12 16 18 +3 2 0 0 1 0 0 55
2023-24 27 0 2 2 11 -15 0 0 0 0 0 0 41
Total 97 6 17 23 66 -23 2 0 0 1 0 0 128
    gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s
Event Total 27 0 2 2 11 -15 0 0 0 0 0 0 41
Conference 19 0 1 1 11 -7 0 0 0 0 0 0 26
Exhibition 1 0 2 2 0 +4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Location Home 14 0 1 1 2 -8 0 0 0 0 0 0 19
Away 11 0 0 0 9 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
Neutral 2 0 1 1 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Result Wins 5 0 1 1 7 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
Losses 20 0 1 1 2 -14 0 0 0 0 0 0 24
Ties 2 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Month October 6 0 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
November 6 0 0 0 7 -5 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
December 5 0 1 1 2 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
January 3 0 1 1 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
February 6 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
March 1 0 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1