Brent Brekke

Brent Brekke
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	St. Lawrence
Conference	ECAC Hockey
Biographical details
Born	October 16, 1971 (age 52); Minot, ND, USA
Alma mater	Western Michigan
Playing career
1989–1990	Rochester Mustangs
1990–1994	Western Michigan
1994–1996	Cornwall Aces
1994–1996	Dayton Bombers
Position(s)	Defenseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1997–1999	Chicago Freeze (assistant)
1999–2008	Cornell (assistant)
2008–2018	Miami (associate)
2018–2019	Clarkson (assistant)
2019–present	St. Lawrence
Head coaching record
Overall	52–92–21 (.379)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	Tournament Champion
Awards
	Terry Flanagan Award (2015)

Brent Brekke (born August 16, 1971) is an American former ice hockey player who currently the head coach at St. Lawrence.^[1]

Career

Brekke played his college hockey at

1991.^[4]

After a year off from hockey, Brekke signed on as the Director of Player Personnel and

In 2018, with the team stuck in the mire, Brekke and fellow assistant

conference tournament in over a decade.^[6]

Less than two months after St. Lawrence fired Mark Morris^[7] the Saints named Brekke the 15th head coach in program history.^[8]

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
St. Lawrence Saints (ECAC Hockey) (2019–present)
2019–20	St. Lawrence	4–27–5	2–18–2	12th	ECAC First Round
2020–21	St. Lawrence	6–8–3	4–8–2	3rd	ECAC Champion*
2021–22	St. Lawrence	11–19–7	7–10–5	8th	ECAC Quarterfinals
2022–23	St. Lawrence	17–19–0	12–10–0	4th	ECAC Quarterfinals
2023–24	St. Lawrence	14–19–6	8–10–4	7th	ECAC Runner-Up
St. Lawrence:		52–92–21 (.379)	25–46–10 (.388)
Total:		52–92–21 (.379)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

* St. Lawrence was forced to withdraw from the

NCAA Tournament due to Brekke testing positive for COVID-19.^[9]

^ "Brent Brekke". St. Lawrence Saints. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
^ "Western Michigan Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
^ "Brent Brekke". Clarkson Golden knights. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
^ "Brent Brekke". Hockey DB. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
^ "Hockey Staff Announces Changes". Miami RedHawks. March 17, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
^ "Clarkson Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
^ "St. Lawrence Fires Mark Morris". College Hockey news. March 29, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
^ "Brent Brekke Named Head Coach for Men's Ice Hockey". St. Lawrence Saints. May 25, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
^ "St. Lawrence withdraws from NCAA men's hockey tournament after coach tests positive for COVID-19". ESPN. March 21, 2021. Retrieved March 29, 2021.

Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Bob Marshall	CCHA Best Defensive Defenseman 1993–94	Succeeded by Steve Halko