2023-24 Merrimack College Men's Ice Hockey Roster

Mary Schwalm
Jim Stankiewicz
Jim Stankiewicz
Jim Stankiewicz
Jim Stankiewicz
Jim Stankiewicz
Jim Stankiewicz
Jim Stankiewicz
Jim Stankiewicz

18 Ben Brar

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Position Forward
  • Ht./Wt. 6-2 /
  • Hometown Abbotsford, British Columbia
  • High School/Prep (Previous College) Prince George (BCHL)
  • Major Undeclared

Biography

2023-24

  • Named as a captain for the second consecutive season
  • Appeared in all 35 games this season
  • Tallied 19 points, with 5 goals and 14 assists
  • Scored three power play goals 
  • Recorded 98 shots, a new career high
  • Became the new all time leader in games played for the program with 155 


2022-23

  • Named as a captain
  • Appeared in all 38 games this season
  • Tallied 26 points, with 14 goals and 12 assists
  • Scored three power play goals and four game-winning goals
  • Recorded 97 shots



2021-22

  • Appeared in 35 games
  • Tallied 20 points, with 11 goals and 9 assists
  • Scored six power play goals and one game-winner
  • Two goals against Colgate on 10/16/21
  • Recorded 76 shots, marking a career high for Brar thus far.

2020-21

  • Appeared in 15 games during his second season in North Andover
  • Tallied eight points on four goals and four assists
  • Fired a career-high nine shots on goal Jan. 16, 2021 at Boston College
  • Tied for the team lead with a pair of power play goals
  • Ended the season with 37 shots on goal to tie for third on the team

2019-20

  • Suited up for 32 games in his rookie season
  • Tallied 10 points on five goals and five assists
  • Netted his first collegiate goal Nov. 30 against RPI
  • Had his first career multi-point game Jan. 31 against Maine
  • Had a four-game point streak from Jan. 24 to Feb. 1

Before Merrimack

  • Played the 2018-2019 season in the BCHL for the Prince George Spruce Kings, appearing in 74 games
  • Led Prince George with 35 goals while totaling 72 points altogether
  • Eleven of those points came in the postseason, where Prince George won both the Fred Page Cup and the Doyle Cup
  • Also led the Spruce Kings with 33 goals during the 2017-18 season.

Personal

  • Born Nov. 19, 1998
  • Son of Laura and Sukhvinder
  • Brother to Matt

CAREER HIGHS

Points: 2, two times, last vs New Hampshire, Feb. 20, 2021
Goals: 1, 9 times
Assists: 1, 9 times
Shots: 9, at Boston College, Jan. 16, 2021 
Penalties: 2, vs Penn State, Nov. 29, 2019
Penalty minutes: 15, vs Penn State, Nov. 29, 2019
Plus/minus: 2, two times, last vs New Hampshire, Feb. 20, 2021

Statistics

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2019-20Freshman

    Forward
    6'2" 184 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2020-21Sophomore

    Forward
    6'2" 193 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2021-22Junior

    Forward
    6'2" 190 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2022-23Senior

    Forward
    6'2" 190 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2023-24Graduate Student

    Forward
    6'2" 0 lbs
    18