Brandon Montour

Height:
6-0
Weight:
190
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Ohsweken, Ontario

Drafted by the Anaheim Ducks in the second round of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, 55th overall, the highest draft pick in UMass history.

CAREER HONORS
Hockey East Rookie of the Month (January 2015)
UMass Co-Player of the Week (1/26/15)

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2014-15: Game-by-Game Statistics
2014-15 Hockey East All-Rookie Team selection ... Joined the Minutemen at the conclusion of the 2014 Fall semester and played in 21 games, amassing 20 points on three goals and 17 assists ... 20 points were the most by a rookie defenseman in UMass' Hockey East Era ... Had six multi-point games ... Totaled eight power-play points (1g, 7a) and three points shorthanded (1g, 2a) ... In Hockey East play, appeared in 12 games and had 12 points on two goals and 10 assists ... Registered 17th helper of the season in game two of UMass' Hockey East postseason series at Notre Dame (3/7) ... Logged a career-high three assists in UMass' 5OT victory at Notre Dame (3/6) in the Hockey East Tournament ... Scored third goal of the season, capping off a six-game point scoring streak vs. #16/15 UMass Lowell (2/13) ... Registered fifth multi-point game with a pair of assists and was +2 in a win over #12/11 UMass Lowell (2/7) ... Was tabbed the game's No. 3 star and was named Co-UMass Athlete of the Week (2/10) following that performance ... Logged an assist and was +1 vs. Northeastern (2/6) ... Posted fourth multi-point game of the season with a pair of assists at Boston University (1/30) ... Assisted a shorthanded goal and was +2 with three blocks in a 4-1 win over #14/15 Merrimack (1/25) ... Recorded third multi-point game of the season with a shorthanded goal and a power-play assist, earning the No. 1 star in a 4-4 tie at #14/15 Merrimack (1/23) ... Also blocked three shots vs. the Warriors ... Logged second multi-point game of the season with a pair of assists in a 6-4 win over New Hampshire (1/16) ... Registered an assist and was +1 in a 3-2 win over Maine (1/9), capping off a four-game point scoring streak ... Posted first career multi-point game with first career goal and an assist vs. Connecticut (1/2) ... Was named the game's No. 3 star ... Registered first two career points with assists in back-to-back games at the Catamount Cup, vs. #16 Providence (12/28) and Air Force (12/29) ... Made collegiate debut vs. Northeastern (12/16), logging two shots and an even rating.

BEFORE UMASS: Spent the 2013-14 season and part of 2014-15 as a member of the Waterloo Black Hawks in the United States Hockey League (USHL) .... Was named both the USHL Defenseman of the Year and USHL Player of the Year in 2013-14 after appearing in all 60 regular season games and totaling 62 points on 14 goals and 48 assists ... Finished USHL career with 83 points on 20 goals and 63 assists over 77 games played (1.08 points per-game) ... Led all USHL defensemen in scoring in 2013-14 and was ninth overall in scoring in the league and second in assists overall ... 62 points were the most by a defensemen in the USHL Tier 1 era (2002-present) and just five points shy of the USHL all-time record ... Assists total from 2013-14 (48) was the most in the USHL Tier 1 era for a defenseman ... Ranked sixth in the USHL in plus/minus at +35 in 2013-14 and was even or better in 50 of 60 contests ... Defensively helped Waterloo allow the third-fewest goals in the USHL in 2013-14 (153) and the second-fewest for a Black Hawks team in the history of the organization ... Logged 26 (7g, 19a) power-play points in 2013-14, good for third in the USHL to contribute to Waterloo's league-best 25.2% power play percentage ... Strung together an 18-game point scoring streak in 2013-14 to lead the Black Hawks to a record of 16-1-1 during that span with 27 points (4g, 23a), marking the third-longest scoring streak in the Tier 1 era and longest by a defenseman ... Spent three previous seasons playing in the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League (GOJHL) and amassed 117 points (33g, 84a) in 137 career games and had 36 points (10g, 26a) over 41 career postseason contests ... In 2012-13 as a member of the Caledonia Corvairs, finished as the team's second leading scorer (67 points) and was top-25 in the GOJHL in scoring ... Earned 2012-13 First Team GOJHL Midwestern Conference recognition and the Cory Stoyko Memorial Trophy as best defenseman ... Led all GOJHL defensemen in playoff scoring in 2013 with 15 points (4g, 11a) over 12 games despite the Corvairs being eliminated in the semifinals.

PERSONAL: Born Brandon Wade Montour on Apr. 11, 1994 in Brantford, Ontario ... Son of Tammy and Cameron ... Has two siblings, Cameron and Colin ... Also played lacrosse ... Won a Minto Cup national championship in the summer of 2014 with the Six Nations Arrows ... Totaled eight points on four goals and four assists in the tournament ... Major is undeclared.

Career Highs
Goals: 1 - 3x - Last vs. UMass Lowell (02/13/15)
Assists: 3 - at Notre Dame (3/6/15)
Points: 3 - at Notre Dame (3/6/15)

Miscellaneous
Multi-Point Games: 6 - Last at Notre Dame (3/6/15)