Ross Brownridge

Ross Brownridge
Born (1957-04-01) April 1, 1957 (age 67)
Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
Position Center
Shot Left
Played for Dartmouth
Erie Blades
Fredericton Express
Playing career 1976–1983

Ross J. Brownridge is a Canadian retired ice hockey center who was an All-American for Dartmouth.[1]

Career

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Brownridge joined the ice hockey program at Dartmouth College in the fall of 1976, as a member of the second recruiting class for George Crowe. When Brownridge arrived in Hanover, the Big Green had not won a playoff game in 27 years and had never finished above 6th in the ECAC Hockey standings. That trend continued during his first two season as the team remained mired in mediocrity, but Brownridge nearly doubled his point production in his sophomore campaign. As a junior, Brownridge saw the program's fortunes change. While his goal production doubled from 10 to 20, Brownridge saw the team win an increasing number of games, finishing the regular season 4th in the conference. The Big Green played the first home playoff game in program history and then defeated top-seeded Boston University in the semifinal to reach the championship game. While Dartmouth finished as runners-up, the team received the second eastern seed in the NCAA Tournament, making the tournament for the first time in 30 years.[2]

Brownridge was selected as team captain for his senior season and replied by upping his goal total to 30 en route to earning All-American honors (the first Dartmouth player in 20 years to do so). Brownridge led the Big Green in scoring by 20 points and led the squad to a Ivy Division championship as well as a 3rd-place finish in their conference. The Big Green finished as runners-up for the second straight year and made another tournament appearance. Dartmouth has not been back to the NCAA tournament since (as of 2021). Brownridge led ECAC Hockey in goal scoring that year, the last Dartmouth skater to do so until Drew O'Connor in 2020.[3] Brownridge sits third in career goals and points for Dartmouth as well as second in assists, however, because the NCAA does not track statistics prior to 1947 (the year the national tournament began), Brownridge is the current leader in all three categories for the Big Green in NCAA play.[4]

After graduating Brownridge played three seasons of professional hockey. He began by winning a championship with the Erie Blades in 1981 and then retired after a short stint with the Fredericton Express.

Statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1974–75 Brampton Vic Woods COJHL — — — — — — — — — —
1975–76 Brampton Chevies COJHL — — — — — — — — — —
1976–77 Dartmouth ECAC Hockey 21 10 12 22 8 — — — — —
1977–78 Dartmouth ECAC Hockey 26 10 29 39 26 — — — — —
1978–79 Dartmouth ECAC Hockey 27 20 26 46 12 — — — — —
1979–80 Dartmouth ECAC Hockey 31 30 29 59 39 — — — — —
1980–81 Erie Blades EHL 72 30 42 72 59 8 2 11 13 17
1981–82 Fredericton Express AHL 25 7 10 17 52 — — — — —
1982–83 Fredericton Express AHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
NCAA totals 105 70 96 166 84 — — — — —

Awards and honors

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Award Year
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1979–80 [5]
AHCA East All-American 1979–80 [1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "1979-1980 All-American Team". The American Hockey Coaches Association. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
  2. ^ "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  3. ^ "Dartmouth leading scorer O'Connor forgoes last two seasons, signs NHL deal with Penguins". USCHO.com. March 11, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  4. ^ "Dartmouth 2009-10 Men's Hockey Media Guide" (PDF). Dartmouth Big Green. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  5. ^ "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
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