Brendan Ronan
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- Height:
- 6'2"
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- Weight:
- 185
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- Hometown:
- Saugus, Mass.
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- Position:
- Forward
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- Year:
- Gs.
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- High School:
- Saugus
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- Major:
- Biology
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- Team:
- Northern Cyclones (USPHL)
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- gp
- 26
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- p
- 23
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- g
- 11
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- a
- 12
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- pim
- 26
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- +/-
- -2
Bio
As a Senior:
Appeared in 26 games...recorded 12 goals with 16 assists for 28 points...knotched one power play goal, one short handed goal, two empty netters and four game winning goals on the season...named to the MASCAC All-Academic Teams...named MASCAC PLayer of the Week for 11/21
As a Junior:
Appeared in 23 games...recorded eight goals and 13 assists for 21 points on the season
As a Sophomore:
Season Cancelled due to COVID
As a Freshman:
Appeared in 17 games for the Lancers...tallied two goals and four assists to total six points on the season…recorded one goal and one assist in the season opener against Becker...MASCAC All-Academic Team
Personal:
Brendan was born in Saugus, Mass...is majoring in biology at Worcester State...the son of Shane and Lisa Ronan...has two younger siblings Colin and Kiley, and one older brother Nick who played football at Merrimack and younger sister Kiley runs track at Holy Cross...favorite spot on campus: the POD...chose Worcester State for the campus and academic and athletic programs
Before Worcester State:
Brendan is a 2017 graduate of Saugus High School in Saugus, Mass...competed in four years of varsity hockey, two years of varsity baseball, and one year of varsity lacrosse for the Sachems...played junior hockey for the Northern Cyclones of the USPHL
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 26 | 21 |
| Points | 23 | 21 |
| Goals | 11 | 10 |
| Assists | 12 | 11 |
| PIM | 26 | 22 |
| +/- | -2 | 2 |
| Power-play goals | 2 | 2 |
| Short-handed goals | 1 | 1 |
| Empty net goals | 0 | 0 |
| Games started | 19 | 17 |
| Game-winning goals | 2 | 2 |
| Game-tying goals | 0 | 0 |
| Hat tricks | 0 | 0 |
| Shots | 103 | 87 |
Game Log - Skaters
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | s | fo | fow | fol | fo% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27 | at Anna Maria | L, 5-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 11 | .389 |
| Nov 2 | Plymouth St. | L, 9-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .000 |
| Nov 9 | at Framingham St. | W, 5-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 6 | 17 | .261 |
| Nov 16 | Mass.-Dartmouth | L, 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nov 18 | at Fitchburg St. | L, 4-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Nov 21 | at Plymouth St. | L, 8-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Nov 30 | at Salem St. | W, 5-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Dec 2 | Mass. Liberal Arts | W, 5-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 |
| Dec 5 | at Nichols | L, 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| Dec 7 | Framingham St. | L, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Dec 9 | Westfield St. | L, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jan 5 | at Mass.-Boston | L, 5-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jan 6 | vs. Suffolk | W, 3-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Jan 11 | at Westfield St. | L, 5-3 | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | .750 |
| Jan 13 | at Mass.-Dartmouth | L, 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .200 |
| Jan 18 | Fitchburg St. | L, 6-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Jan 20 | Salem St. | L, 4-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 |
| Jan 25 | at Mass. Liberal Arts | W, 6-4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | .571 |
| Jan 27 | Plymouth St. | L, 7-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 6 | .333 |
| Feb 1 | at Framingham St. | L, 6-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .800 |
| Feb 3 | Westfield St. | W, 6-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 6 | .571 |
| Feb 8 | Mass.-Dartmouth | L, 5-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | .444 |
| Feb 10 | at Fitchburg St. | L, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Feb 15 | at Salem St. | W, 5-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Feb 17 | Mass. Liberal Arts | W, 6-1 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Feb 22 | at #3 UMass-Dartmouth | L, 4-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Statistic | gp | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | hat | s | fo | fow | fol | fo% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 23 | 10 | 13 | .435 |
| 2020-21 | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - |
| 2021-22 | 23 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 22 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 98 | 39 | 59 | .398 |
| 2022-23 | 26 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 36 | 16 | 20 | .444 |
| 2023-24 | 26 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 26 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 125 | 54 | 71 | .432 |
| Total | 92 | 33 | 45 | 78 | 58 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 270 | 282 | 119 | 163 | .422 |
| Statistic | gp | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | hat | s | fo | fow | fol | fo% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 26 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 26 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 125 | 54 | 71 | .432 |
| Conference | 21 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 101 | 43 | 58 | .426 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||||||||||||||
| Home | 11 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 47 | 20 | 27 | .426 |
| Away | 14 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 22 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 77 | 33 | 44 | .429 |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Result | |||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 8 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 51 | 23 | 28 | .451 |
| Losses | 18 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 12 | -13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 74 | 31 | 43 | .419 |
| Ties | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - |
| Month | |||||||||||||||||
| October | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 11 | .389 |
| November | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 31 | 7 | 24 | .226 |
| December | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| January | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | -5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 34 | 17 | 17 | .500 |
| February | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 31 | 18 | 13 | .581 |
News mentions
Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Men’s Hockey (8-17, 7-14) team traveled to their first-round playoff game to square up with the UMass-Dartmouth Corsairs (15-10, 13-8). The Lancers are the 6th seed in this year's MASCAC tournament. Last season, the team hit the 12-win mark and played in the final against Plymouth State and were looking for a chance to head back to Plymouth State with a victory over the Corsairs. Recent form has seen the Lancers average 3.5 goals per game while only conceding 1.75, and they were hoping to keep that trend going tonight.
Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Lancers (7-17, 6-14 MASCAC) faced off against the MCLA Trailblazers (7-16-1, 5-14-1 MASCAC) in a critical matchup with the winner advancing to the conference playoffs with a victory.
Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Men’s Ice Hockey team (6-15, 5-12) hosted the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth (12-9, 10-7) in their first annual inaugural Dog Toy Toss to support the Worcester Animal Rescue League. Toys were sold and donations collected prior to the start of the game, with the toss set to occur after the Worcester State Lancers goal of the game. Worcester, who just came off an upset win over currently fourth seeded Westfield State, looked to add another consecutive win to their column in a pivotal rematch with the Corsairs.
Worcester, MA- After a slight game delay due to some broken glass panes, the Worcester State Lancers (5-15, 4-12) and the Westfield Owls (12-7-1, 9-6-1) were set to take the ice in a crucial MASCAC matchup.
Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Men’s Ice Hockey team (5-13-0, 4-10-0) wraps up their three game series of the season this afternoon when they host the #15 Plymouth State Panthers (15-1-2, 12-0-2) in MASCAC play. The Lancers have lost the last two matchups this year and look to deal Plymouth their first conference loss of the season.
Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Lancers (4-13, 3-10 MASCAC) traveled to Western Massachusetts where they faced off against the MCLA Trailblazers (3-13-1, 1-11-1) in a crucial conference matchup that could decide playoff seeding. The last game between these two took place in early December with both teams having the opportunity to play at the DCU Center as Worcester walked away with a 5-3 win. FINAL: LANCER 6 | MCLA 4
Worcester, MA- After over a month away the Worcester State Men’s Ice Hockey (4-11, 3-8) team returns to the Fidelity Bank Ice Center. In the Thursday night showdown, the Lancers will be playing host to MASCAC current 3rd seed Fitchburg State Falcons (7-6-2, 6-3-2) in a pivotal conference battle. Worcester looks to rebound from a hard loss versus UMass-Dartmouth last Saturday that saw them gain a point in overtime action but drop to the Corsairs 4-3.
Worcester, MA- Following a close battle with Westfield State this past Thursday, the Worcester State Men’s Ice Hockey (4-10, 3-7) were looking for the first conference victory of 2024. In their previous matchup with UMass-Dartmouth (8-6, 6-4), the Lancers fell 4-1 in a penalty fueled matchup. Worcester entered the night's game aimed at revenge for the early season loss.
Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Men’s Ice Hockey team (4-9, 3-6) return to MASCAC action this evening when they face off versus Westfield State (8-4-1, 5-3-1). The Lancers are coming off their first Cod Fish Bowl game victory, looking to sustain their momentum into their return to MASCAC play, while the Owls narrowly lost to Plymouth State last Saturday, as this game looks to heat up the playoff battle in the conference seedings.
Worcester, MA- The Lancers (3-8, 3-6 MASCAC) traveled east to Dorchester for their first matchup of the New Year against the Umass Boston Beacons (4-7-2, 3-5-0 NEHC) in the 58th playing of the yearly Codfish Bowl. The Codfish Bowl originated in 1965 as an alternative to the Beanpot for lower-division schools to participate in and is the second longest-running hockey tournament in the country. Umass Boston has hosted the tournament since 1982. This will be the Lancers third appearance in the tournament where they are joined by Suffolk University (2-10-1, 1-6-1 NEHC) and Connecticut College (3-5-1, 2-4 NESCAC) for the 2024 showdown. It has been nearly a month since we’ve seen the Lancers in action with their last game being played on Dec. 9 before the winter break. FINAL: UMASS BOSTON 5 | LANCERS 3
Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Lancers (2-5, 2-4 MASCAC) faced off against the MCLA Trailblazers in a puck-drop at the DCU Center for a conference matchup.
Worcester, MA- After over a week off since last hitting the ice, the Worcester State Lancers (1-5-0, 1-4-0) journey to Salem, MA (3-4-0, 3-2-0) to take on conference foe Salem State as they look to grab their second win of the season.
Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Men’s Hockey team look to even their MASCAC record at 2- 2 in the 2023-2024 campaign in a MASCAC battle with Fitchburg State. The Lancers look to build off their 14 win season last year and compete for a MASCAC championship.
Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Lancers (0-2, 0-1 MASCAC) traveled west to face off against the Framingham State Rams (1-1, 1-0 MASCAC) in a conference match-up in hopes of the team achieving its first win of the season. FINAL Lancers 5 Framingham St. 1
Worcester, MA - It was a warm day in Worcester , Massachusetts but brisk in the rink at the Fidelity Bank Ice Center, for tonight's men's ice hockey line up between the UMass-Dartmouth Corsairs and the Worcester State University Lancers.
Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Lancers Men’s Ice Hockey team opened up their season tonight vs. the Anna Maria AMCATS in the yearly “Woo Cup” tournament hosted by the AMCATS at the Worcester Ice Center. The Woo Cup is comprised of four schools, Worcester St., Nichols, Assumption, and Anna Maria. Nichols has taken the cup home the last two years as back-to-back tournament winners. FINAL: Lancers 3 Anna Maria 5