Ben Brinkman: Career Statistics
Position: Defenseman
Height: 6’-1”
Weight: 220 lbs
Hometown: Edina, Minnesota
Previous team: Minnesota (B1G)
Season totals
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PTS/G | Pen | PIM | PIM/G | PPG | SHG | GWG | ENG |
| 2018-2019 | Minnesota | 38 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.18 | 8 | 16 | 0.42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-2020 | Minnesota | 36 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.08 | 4 | 8 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-2021 | Minnesota | 29 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.17 | 9 | 18 | 0.62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-2022 | Minnesota | 38 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.21 | 6 | 15 | 0.39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-2023 | Notre Dame | 35 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.11 | 10 | 20 | 0.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career Totals | 176 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 0.15 | 37 | 77 | 0.44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
*Exhibition Games do not count in team stats.
Game by game
| Date | Type | Opponent | G | A | PTS | PEN | PIM | Details |
| 10/07/22 | NC | @Denver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties TRIPPING 06:44 (1st) |
| 10/08/22 | NC | @Air Force | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4:00 | Penalties TRIPPING 06:59 (1st), TRIPPING 18:03 (2nd) |
| 10/14/22 | NC | Northern Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties HOLDING 06:50 (2nd) |
| 10/16/22 | NC | Northern Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties BOARDING 17:52 (1st) |
| 10/21/22 | NC | Western Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/22/22 | NC | @Western Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/04/22 | B10 | @Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/05/22 | B10 | @Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/11/22 | B10 | Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/12/22 | B10 | Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/18/22 | B10 | @Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/19/22 | B10 | @Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/23/22 | NC | @Boston University | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Brinkman (Janicke, Strand) 5x5 16:23 (1st) |
| 11/25/22 | NC | @Boston College | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 5: Brinkman (Bavaro, Strand) 5x5 18:05 (3rd) |
| 12/09/22 | B10 | Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/10/22 | B10 | Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/31/22 | NC | Alaska | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/01/23 | NC | Alaska | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/06/23 | B10 | @Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/07/23 | B10 | @Wisconsin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 3: Bavaro (Brinkman, Adams) 5x5 14:31 (1st) |
| 01/13/23 | B10 | Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties TRIPPING 19:60 (2nd) |
| 01/14/23 | B10 | Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties INTERFERENCE 16:15 (2nd) |
| 01/20/23 | B10 | @Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/21/23 | B10 | @Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/27/23 | B10 | Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/28/23 | B10 | Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/03/23 | B10 | @Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/04/23 | B10 | @Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/10/23 | B10 | Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/11/23 | B10 | Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4:00 | Penalties ROUGHING 08:39 (1st), ROUGHING 08:39 (1st) |
| 02/24/23 | B10 | @Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties INTERFERENCE 03:26 (1st) |
| 02/25/23 | B10 | @Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/03/23 | NC | Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/04/23 | NC | Michigan State | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Bakich (Janicke, Brinkman) 5x5 17:13 (1st) |
| 03/05/23 | NC | Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| Totals | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 20:00 |
| Date | Type | Opponent | G | A | PTS | PEN | PIM | Details |
| 10/08/21 | NC | Mercyhurst | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 4: McLaughlin (Walker, Brinkman) 5x5 02:33 (3rd) |
| 10/09/21 | NC | Mercyhurst | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/15/21 | NC | St. Cloud State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/16/21 | NC | @St. Cloud State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/22/21 | NC | Minnesota Duluth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/23/21 | NC | @Minnesota Duluth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/29/21 | B10 | Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/30/21 | B10 | Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/05/21 | B10 | @Wisconsin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: McLaughlin (Walker, Brinkman) 5x5 12:18 (2nd) |
| 11/06/21 | B10 | @Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/12/21 | B10 | Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/13/21 | B10 | Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/19/21 | B10 | Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/26/21 | NC | @North Dakota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/27/21 | NC | @North Dakota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/03/21 | B10 | @Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties TRIPPING 10:36 (3rd) |
| 12/04/21 | B10 | @Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/02/22 | EX | St. Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/07/22 | B10 | @Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties TRIPPING 18:19 (3rd) |
| 01/08/22 | B10 | @Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/14/22 | NC | Alaska | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Knies (Meyers, Brinkman) 5x5 18:54 (1st) 3: McLaughlin (Brinkman, Walker) 5x5 05:15 (3rd) 4: LaCombe (Brinkman) 5x5 15:26 (3rd) |
| 01/15/22 | NC | Alaska | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/21/22 | B10 | Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties CROSSCHECKING 04:27 (2nd) |
| 01/22/22 | B10 | Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/28/22 | B10 | @Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/29/22 | B10 | @Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/04/22 | B10 | Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/05/22 | B10 | Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Brinkman (Pitlick, Nevers) 5x5 01:39 (1st) |
| 02/11/22 | B10 | @Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties INTERFERENCE 09:23 (3rd) |
| 02/12/22 | B10 | @Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7:00 | Penalties CLIPPING 19:34 (3rd), DURATION:10 19:34 (3rd) |
| 02/19/22 | B10 | @Penn State | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Koster (Broz, Brinkman) 5x5 04:39 (2nd) 2: McLaughlin (Brinkman, Walker) 5x5 12:27 (2nd) |
| 02/25/22 | B10 | Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/26/22 | B10 | Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/12/22 | NC | Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/19/22 | NC | Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/25/22 | NC | vs. Massachusetts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/27/22 | NC | vs. Western Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 04/07/22 | NC | vs. Minnesota State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| Totals | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 15:00 |
| Date | Type | Opponent | G | A | PTS | PEN | PIM | Details |
| 11/19/20 | B10 | Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Holding 15:55 (1st) |
| 11/20/20 | B10 | Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/23/20 | B10 | Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/24/20 | B10 | Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Holding 2:56 (3rd) |
| 12/08/20 | B10 | @Michigan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 3: Meyers (Brinkman, LaFontaine) 3:42 (3rd) |
| 12/09/20 | B10 | @Michigan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Reedy (Brinkman, Ranta) 4:24 (1st) |
| 01/03/21 | NC | Arizona State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/04/21 | NC | Arizona State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/09/21 | B10 | @Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/10/21 | B10 | @Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/15/21 | B10 | Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/16/21 | B10 | Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Roughing 4:31 (2nd) |
| 01/21/21 | NC | Arizona State | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Walker (McLaughlin, Brinkman) 8:15 (1st) |
| 01/22/21 | NC | Arizona State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/29/21 | B10 | @Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Charging 3:14 (2nd) |
| 01/30/21 | B10 | @Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/05/21 | B10 | Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/06/21 | B10 | Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Cross-Checking 7:46 (1st) |
| 02/12/21 | B10 | @Notre Dame | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Ranta (McManus, Brinkman) 15:35 (3rd) |
| 02/13/21 | B10 | @Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/19/21 | B10 | Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/20/21 | B10 | Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Tripping 18:09 (2nd) |
| 03/05/21 | B10 | Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4:00 | Penalties Tripping 10:55 (1st), High-Sticking 15:22 (1st) |
| 03/06/21 | B10 | Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/14/21 | NC | vs. Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/15/21 | NC | vs. Michigan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 3: Walker (Brinkman, Reedy) 6:00(ot) |
| 03/16/21 | NC | vs. Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/27/21 | NC | vs. Nebraska-Omaha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/28/21 | NC | vs. Minnesota State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Tripping 2:22 (1st) |
| Totals | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 18:00 |
| Date | Type | Opponent | G | A | PTS | PEN | PIM | Details |
| 10/11/19 | NC | @Colorado College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Kneeing 2:09 (2nd) |
| 10/12/19 | NC | @Colorado College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/18/19 | NC | Niagara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/19/19 | NC | Niagara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/25/19 | NC | Minnesota Duluth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/26/19 | NC | @Minnesota Duluth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/01/19 | B10 | Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/02/19 | B10 | Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/08/19 | B10 | @Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/09/19 | B10 | @Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/15/19 | B10 | Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/22/19 | B10 | Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/23/19 | B10 | Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/28/19 | NC | North Dakota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/29/19 | NC | North Dakota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/06/19 | B10 | @Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/07/19 | B10 | @Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/28/19 | NC | Bemidji State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/29/19 | NC | St. Cloud State | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 3: Brodzinski (McLaughlin, Brinkman) 5:26 (2nd) |
| 01/10/20 | B10 | @Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/11/20 | B10 | @Michigan State | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4:00 | Scoring 1: Reedy (Brinkman) 1:40 (1st) Penalties Slashing 11:45 (1st), Tripping 16:31 (2nd) |
| 01/24/20 | B10 | Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/25/20 | B10 | Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/31/20 | B10 | @Wisconsin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: McManus (Meyers, Brinkman) 12:05 (2nd) |
| 02/01/20 | B10 | @Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/07/20 | B10 | Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/08/20 | B10 | Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/14/20 | B10 | @Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/15/20 | B10 | @Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/21/20 | B10 | @Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/22/20 | B10 | @Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/28/20 | B10 | Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/29/20 | B10 | Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Cross-Checking 9:50 (1st) |
| 03/06/20 | NC | Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/07/20 | NC | Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/08/20 | NC | Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| Totals | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8:00 |
| Date | Type | Opponent | G | A | PTS | PEN | PIM | Details |
| 10/06/18 | NC | @Minnesota Duluth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Interference 2:49 (3rd) |
| 10/07/18 | NC | Minnesota Duluth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/27/18 | NC | vs. North Dakota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Hooking 9:13 (3rd) |
| 11/02/18 | NC | Minnesota State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/03/18 | NC | @Minnesota State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Interference 8:35 (1st) |
| 11/09/18 | B10 | @Wisconsin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Brinkman (Sadek, Ranta) 9:20 (2nd) |
| 11/10/18 | B10 | @Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/16/18 | NC | St. Lawrence | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/17/18 | NC | St. Lawrence | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Boarding 17:29 (2nd) |
| 11/23/18 | B10 | Michigan State | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Sheehy (Gates Jr., Brinkman) 3:42 (1st) 5: Walker (McLaughlin, Brinkman) 7:12 (2nd) 6: Phillips (Brinkman, Burke) 18:05 (2nd) |
| 11/24/18 | B10 | Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/30/18 | B10 | Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/01/18 | B10 | Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Interference 17:42 (3rd) |
| 12/07/18 | B10 | @Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/08/18 | B10 | @Michigan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 1: McManus (Novak, Brinkman) 1:08 (1st) Penalties Tripping 15:13 (2nd) |
| 12/28/18 | NC | Ferris State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/29/18 | NC | Ferris State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/04/19 | B10 | Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/05/19 | B10 | Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/11/19 | B10 | @Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/12/19 | B10 | @Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/19/19 | B10 | @Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/20/19 | B10 | @Michigan State | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 3: Sadek (McManus, Brinkman) 9:31 (3rd) |
| 01/25/19 | B10 | Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/26/19 | B10 | Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/01/19 | B10 | Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Hooking 12:15 (2nd) |
| 02/02/19 | B10 | Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/08/19 | B10 | @Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/09/19 | B10 | @Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/15/19 | B10 | @Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/16/19 | B10 | @Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/22/19 | B10 | Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/23/19 | B10 | Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/01/19 | NC | Arizona State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/02/19 | NC | Arizona State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/08/19 | B10 | Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/09/19 | B10 | Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Kneeing 16:35 (1st) |
| 03/16/19 | B10 | @Notre Dame | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Ranta (Brinkman, Walker) 5:44 (1st) |
| Totals | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 16:00 |
