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NHL: Selected by the Philadelphia Flyers in Round 2 (34th Overall) of the 2019 NHL Draft … Signed a three-year, entry-level contract with Philadelphia on April 10, 2022.

Honors and Awards: 2022 NCAA National Champion … 2022 AHCA First-Team All-American (West) … 2022 Hobey Baker Hat Trick Finalist … Team alternate captain (2021-22) … 2022 NCHC Player of the Year … 2022 NCHC Forward of the Year … All-NCHC First Team (2021-22, unanimous selection) … 3x NCHC Academic All-Conference Team (2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22) ... 3x NCHC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete (2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22) ... Winner of DU’s Barry Sharp Award as the Freshman of the Year in 2019-20 and the Dallas Gaume Offensive Player Award in 2021-22 ... HCA National Player of the Month (February 2022) … NCHC Player of the Month (February 2022) … NCHC Forward of the Week (Feb. 21, 2022) … NCHC Rookie of the Week (Oct. 14, 2019; Dec. 16, 2019) ... NCHC Rookie of the Month (October 2019, January 2020) ... NCHC All-Rookie Team (2019-20, unanimous selection) ... Finalist for NCHC Rookie of the Year (2021-22).
 
Record Book:
Ranked tied for 10th all-time for assists in a single season with 43 in 2021-22.
 
2021-22: Led the nation with 57 points (14g/43a) and 43 assists, becoming just the second Pioneer to finish first in the country in scoring and the first since Ed Beers in 1981-82 (50g/34a) … Was the first player in the NCAA to reach the 50-point threshold and also led the country with 1.39 points per game and 1.08 assists per game … Also posted a career-high 14 goals … Finished second on the team and first among forwards in plus/minus rating (+27) … Tied for third on the team with five power-play goals … Had 16 multi-point performances during the regular season … His 57 points were the most by a Denver player since Gabe Gauthier also had 57 in 2004-05 and his 43 assists were the most at DU since Dave Shields also had that amount in 1989-90 … Had 44 points (11g/33a) in the final 26 games of the regular season and concluded the season with 47 points (11g/37a) in the final 32 games … Recorded at least a point in 32 of the 41 games during the year … Picked up 35 points (9g/26a) in NCHC play, 10 more than any other player in the conference … Was named the Hockey Commissioners' Association's National Player of the Month for February after totaling 15 points (5g/10a) in eight games. He was the second DU player to earn the award during the season, joining Brett Stapley (December) … Also named the NCHC Player of the Month for February, his third career monthly honor from the conference after twice earning top rookie accolades in 2019-20 … Recorded a career-long 14-game point streak (7g/21a) from Dec. 31-Feb. 19, the longest by a Denver player since Danton Heinen had an 18-game run from Jan. 22-March 27, 2017 (14g/20a) … Picked up at least one assist in each of the first 13 games of the streak, also a personal best … Previously set a career-long point streak earlier in the season with a seven-game run from Nov. 12-Dec. 10 (3g/9a) … Recorded a career-high five points on Feb. 4 vs. St. Cloud State (1g/4a), the second-most points by a DU player this season and marked first time that a Pioneer had four assists in a game since Troy Terry also recorded four helpers on March 2, 2018 vs. Miami … Named the NCHC Forward of the Week on Feb. 21 after having five points (3g/2a) in the two-game series at Western Michigan … Scored his first short-handed goal and had his second multi-goal game of his career on Feb. 19 at WMU … Tallied his first career game-winning goal the previous night on Feb. 18 at WMU … Named both the national and NCHC Player of the Month for February after recording 15 points (5g/10a) in eight games … Recorded an assist in both the NCAA West Regional Final vs. Minnesota Duluth on March 26 and Frozen Four Semifinals vs. Michigan on April 7, registering the primary helper in the overtime-winner vs. UM … Began the season with a three-point game (1g/2a) on Oct. 8 vs. Arizona State, one of six three-point outings during the regular season … Had two games where he posted a +4 plus/minus rating, tied for the best mark by a DU player during the year (Oct. 8 vs. Arizona State, Oct. 16 vs. Air Force) … Registered a career-high seven shots on Oct. 9 vs. Arizona State … Played 50th career game on Nov. 6 at North Dakota and recorded his 50th career point on Nov. 20 vs. Miami … Finished his collegiate career with 92 points (27g/65a) in 84 games … Named an alternate captain before the season on Sept. 7.

2020-21: Played in 15-of-24 games for the Pioneers, tallying 11 points (2g/9a) to finish tied for fourth on the team in scoring … His nine assists ranked tied for third on DU ... Registered a -4 plus/minus rating, one power-play goal, four penalty minutes and nine blocks ... Had two different three-game point streaks, tallying four points in both stretches ... Named to the U.S. National Junior Team roster for the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship on Dec. 12, 2020 ... Won a gold medal with the U.S. at the tournament, recording two goals, four assists and a +8 plus/minus rating in six games.

2019-20: Appeared in 28-of-36 games … Finished second in NCHC rookie scoring with 24 points, earning a spot on the conference’s All-Rookie Team … Paced NCHC freshmen with 13 power-play points on six goals and seven assists … Tied for third on the Pioneers in points per game with 0.86 … Selected to participate in the 2019 U.S. World Junior Summer Showcase ... Participated in the Philadelphia Flyers’ Development Camp in the summer prior to the season ... Named to U.S. National Junior Team roster for 2020 IIHF World Junior Championship on Dec. 23, 2019 and played in five games in the tournament, recording two points (1g/1a).

Before Denver: Recorded 35 goals, 33 assists and a +23 plus/minus rating in 43 games for the Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) during the 2018-19 season, averaging 1.29 points per game to rank 14th overall in USHL history … Named the 2019 USHL Forward of the Year … Tied a Sioux City franchise record with 35 goals in a single season … Represented the U.S. at the 2018 World Junior A Challenge, winning a gold medal and earning tournament MVP honors … Played for Team USA at the 2019 IIHF U18 World Championship, helping the Americans to a bronze medal … Played at Minnetonka High School prior to joining the Musketeers.

Personal: Son of Andy & Holly Brink … Has two younger brothers, Joe and Henry … Favorite movie is Dumb & Dumber … Favorite TV show is The Ranch … Favorite sport other than hockey is golf … Enjoys spending his spare time on the lake … Favorite artist is Florida Georgia Line … Favorite sports team is the Minnesota Vikings … Chose DU because of the great culture and coaches.