Transfers Brehdan Engum and Billy Girard join the roster; Quinn joins 4 Nations Faceoff staff

 

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Up next in our newcomer introductions is Brehdan Engum, a terrific defenseman who joins our program after a four-year stint at UMass Lowell! pic.twitter.com/iEbrwsqdvg

— BU Men's Hockey (@TerrierHockey) August 20, 2024

Left-shot defenseman Brehdan Engum played four seasons for UMass Lowell, the last three as a shutdown blue liner in 102 starts. A rugged 6'3", 221 lbs., he had 47 blocks and 4 assists in 34 games last season for the River Hawks while serving as an alternate captain. In 2022-23 he had a career-best 60 blocks and five points (G,4A).

Engum is a two-time Hockey East defender of the week and a three-time Hockey East All-Scholastic selection. In 2023, he attended San Jose Sharks development camp.

Prior to his career at Lowell, Engum played two seasons for Waterloo in the USHL. A Minnesota native, he played for Burnsville High School, captaining the team as a senior and leading the squad in points with 27.

 ● Elite Prospects Page

 ● GoRiverHawks.com bio

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Our third and final transfer to introduce is Billy Girard IV, who graduated from the University of New England as the program’s leader in wins, saves and GAA! pic.twitter.com/5qXyRBpt6Q

— BU Men's Hockey (@TerrierHockey) August 21, 2024

The final transfer on the 2024-25 roster will be grad student Billy Girard, who will back up Matthieu Caron and Max Lacroix. A 6’1”, 200 lb., native of Boca Raton, Fla., Girard graduated from the University of New England where he held down the starting goalie job for three seasons. He earned 2^nd team league all-star honors in both his junior and senior years, and recorded a 2.0 GAA and .928 save percentage last season.

He was named a semifinalist for the 2024 Joe Concannon Award, given annually to the best American-born Division II/III men's hockey player.

In 2021-22, Girard backstopped the Nor’easters to the Commonwealth Conference championship and then to Division 3 Frozen Four. He rang up a 21-4-1 record with a 2.35 GAA and a .912 save percentage. The following season, Girard paced a second-semester run that took UNE to the NCAA national semifinal.

Prior to UNE, Girard played for the Boston Jr. Ranger, earning EHL Goalie of the Year and First-Team all-star honors in 2019-20.

● Elite Prospects Page

● Lowell Sun Girard leads UNE to NCAA Division III Frozen Four

 

Looking back

David Quinn and John Hynes will be assistant coaches for Team USA at next February's Four Nations Faceoff, joining USA head coach Mike Sulllivan's staff. Quinn recently became an assistant to Sullivan on the Penguins staff while Hynes assumed the head coach spot in Minnesota during last season.

● USA Hockey Four Nations coaching staff 

Looking ahead

2025 recruit Charlie Trethewey joined George Guay's "Just Say Guay" podcast and talked about his recruitment.  A projected first-round pick in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft, the 6'1" right-shot defenseman led all NTDP U17 blueliners with 35 points (12G,23A).