2017-18 Merrimack College Men's Ice Hockey Roster

Jim Stankiewicz
Jim Stankiewicz
Jim Stankiewicz
Jim Stankiewicz
Jim Stankiewicz
Jim Stankiewicz
Jim Stankiewicz
Jim Stankiewicz
Jim Stankiewicz
Jim Stankiewicz

13 Brett Seney

  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 180
  • Shoots/Catches L
  • Hometown London, Ontario
  • Last Team Kingston (OJHL)
  • Major Management (M.S.)

Biography

Career

  • One of the most prolific scorers in the team's Division I era who became the 24th player since 1984-85 to finish with over 100 career points
  • Earned Hockey East Third Team All-Star honors after his stellar senior season
  • Became the first player since Chris Barton '11 and Stephane Da Costa to post consecutive 30-point seasons since that dynamic duo did so in 2009-10 and 2010-11
  • Also became the first forward to earn all-league honors since Mike Collins '14 did so in the 2012-13 season
  • Finished his career ranked 12th among all active NCAA players with 115 points on the backs of 42 all-time markers and 73 helpers
  • In the Merrimack ledger, he ranks 35th all-time in career scoring, 44th in goals and 28th in assists.
  • Also graduated ranked sixth among all active NCAA players in career game-winning goals (11)
  • Was also a three-time Hockey East All-Academic Team selection
  • Drafted by the New Jersey Devils in the sixth round of the 2015 NHL Draft

2017-18

  • Hockey East Third Team All-Star
  • Hockey East Player of the Week (1/2)
  • Earned third straight Hockey East All-Academic Team selection
  • Appeared in all 37 games and was the team's lead scorer for the fourth straight season, as he owned at least a share of the team lead in scoring, if not owning it outright, in each of his four seasons
  • Became the first player since Chris Barton '11 and Stephane Da Costa to post consecutive 30-point seasons since that dynamic duo did so in 2009-10 and 2010-11
  • Also became the first forward to earn all-league honors since Mike Collins '14 did so in the 2012-13 season
  • Led the Warriors with 32 points on a team-best 13 goals and 19 assists, with a team-high seven of those goals coming on the power play
  • Ranked seventh in Hockey East in overall scoring, tied for ninth in total goals, fifth in power play points (18) and fifth in power play goals (7)
  • Ranked 27th nationally in power play goals and his 0.86 points per game figure ranked 81st
  • Enjoyed four separate four-game point streaks over the course of the season, the most by any skater on the team
  • Also contributed 21 blocks while winning 144 faceoffs
  • Tied his career high at Minnesota  Duluth with three points (10/20) and then did likewise in a win over Bentley (11/10)
  • Helped the Warriors sweep UMass Lowell in the opening round of the Hockey East Tournament with a three-point series over the course of two games, assisting on the overtime winner in Game 2

2016-17

  • Hockey East All-Academic Team
  • Once again led the team in scoring for the third straight season after finishing with 31 points (10g, 21a) in 36 games
  • Became the team's first 30-point scorer since 2012-13 after doing so as a junior
  • Recorded 81 shots on goal while posting a team-best +10 rating
  • Was one of the most clutch players in the country, ranking tied for fifth nationwide with six game-winning goals
  • Also had a power play goal
  • Recorded 17 of those 13 points against league play (5g, 12a)

2015-16: Hockey East All-Academic Team ... Appeared in 32 games ... Led the team in scoring for the second straight season, finishing with 26 points for the second year in a row despite missing seven games ... Dished a career-high 18 assists while scoring eight times ... Ranked third on the team with a +7 plus/minus rating ... Tallied one power play goal and one game-winner ... Fired 56 shots on goal ... Finished with six multi-point efforts ... Posted a pair of three-point performances, both of which were new single-game highs ... Dished career-high three assists in home win against Arizona State (1/31) ... Replicated those efforts two weeks later in home tie against Boston College (2/13) ... Started season with two assists in home romp over Clarkson in season opener (1/16) ... Dished two more helpers in road win at Canisius (11/7) ... Enjoyed a career-high six-game point streak from Jan. 31 through Feb. 20, during which he ranked among the nation's leaders with 12 points in six games.

Summer 2015: Drafted by the New Jersey Devils in the sixth round (157th overall) of the 2015 NHL Draft.

2014-15: Hockey East Rookie of the Week (1/19) ... Two-time Hockey East Top Performer (12/1, 1/5) ... Broke on to the scene with a phenomenal rookie season in which he lead the team in scoring (26) and assists (15) ... Dressed in 34 games, posting a team-high +3 rating ... Also scored 11 goals ... Tallied two power-play goals and three game-winners, the most on the team ... Fired 56 shots on net ... Ranked 10th in Hockey East in GWG (3) ... Also ranked seventh in the league in freshman scoring (26 pts) ... Finished the season tied for 14th in the nation in points per game among rookies (0.76) ... Enjoyed three separate three-game point streaks ... Recorded at least a point in all but five of the team's first 17 games ... Recorded six two-point nights ... Netted game-winner in 3-2 road win at #8 Minnesota in Mariucci Classic ... Recorded game-winning goals in back-to-back nights of weekend sweep against #12 Quinnipiac (1/16).

Before Merrimack: Played two seasons with Kingston Voyageurs (OJHL) ... Ranked second in scoring with 69 points (26g, 43a) in 2013-14 ... Finished with 12 points (5g, 7a) in 11 playoff contests ... Spent two years with London Jr. Knights.

Personal: Born Feb. 28, 1996 ... Son of Peter and Angela ... Has two siblings, Peter Jr. and Joe ... Sports Management major at Merrimack.

CAREER HIGHS

Points: 3, 5 times
Goals: 2 [t-9th], 8 times
Assists: 3 [t-6th], Arizona State, 01/31/16 ; at Boston College, 02/10/17 ; Boston College, 02/13/16 
Shots: 7, at Boston University, 01/27/17 
Power-play goals: 2 [t-2nd], Bentley, Nov 10, 2017 
Short-handed goals: 1 [t-1st], at Maine, Feb 03, 2018 
Penalties: 4 [t-5th], Northeastern, Dec 02, 2017 
Penalty minutes: 14, at Boston U., 03/14/15 
Plus/minus: 3, Arizona State, 01/31/16 ; at Boston College, 02/10/17 ; Clarkson, 10/16/15

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2014-15Freshman

    F
    5'9" 170 lbs
    13
  • 13

    2015-16Sophomore

    F
    5'9" 170 lbs
    13
  • 13

    2016-17Junior

    F
    5'9" 170 lbs
    13
  • 13

    2017-18Senior

    F
    5'10" 180 lbs
    13