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Freshman Brandon Osmundson led the Pioneers and all rookies with 42 points to earn USCHO top rookie honors (Photo by Jeff Pexton)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Standing at only 5\u20199\u201d and weighing 175 pounds, freshman Brandon Osmundson played a big game for the Utica Pioneers as he led all freshmen in the country in scoring with 13 goals and 29 assists for 42 points. Osmundson fit right in with the veteran talent at Utica and quickly established himself as a very productive part of the Pioneer offense.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe knew \u201cOz\u201d since he was an 18-year old playing hockey for Hampton Roads,\u201d said head coach Gary Heenan. \u201cHe grew up in that area and we have a good connection with the staff there and saw Brandon early on in his career. He had chances to play Tier II but stayed at Tier III and we followed him closely having committed to him at 18. Our staff was looking for some size in players for this season and Brandon was the notable exception as he is not a big kid but he is a flyer and very skilled with the puck. We saw him fitting in right a way especially in the 5-on-5 game where he was very productive early. He only had two power play goals all season and really had to battle through a lot of physical play from opponents who recognized the need to limit his time and possession of the puck. Brandon competes very hard and is a really mentally tough player who worked through some rough patches and some short scoring droughts through his own work ethic and great support from his teammates.\u201d<\/p>\n

Osmundson was especially productive against conference opponents where he scored 25 points coming on ten goals and 15 assists in 18 games played. Despite the physical approach opponents took towards defending him, Osmundson took only five minor penalties on the season and two in UCHC play. Other coaches and teams recognized the strong performance by recognizing him on the second-team all-conference team as well as naming him the UCHC Rookie of the Year and a member of the all-rookie team.<\/p>\n

\u201cBrandon grew a lot in his first season,\u201d noted Heenan. \u201cHe earned his minutes of ice time and was a key part of the penalty kill and as an offside distributor with the power play. He is very dynamic when he gets on the ice and he will be a lot of fun to watch over his four years here at Utica.\u201d<\/p>\n

Osmundson stands out among a great class of rookies that showed great poise and productivity in their game to earn spots on the All-USCHO Rookie Team. The remainder of the team includes:<\/p>\n

All-USCHO Rookie Team<\/strong><\/em>
\nF \u2013 Brandon Osmundson \u2013 FR \u2013 Utica
\nF \u2013 Zach Mazur \u2013 FR \u2013 Endicott
\nF \u2013 Zachary Heintz \u2013 FR \u2013 Adrian
\nD \u2013 Joe Petruzella \u2013 FR \u2013 Massachusetts-Boston
\nD \u2013 Scotty Nicholson \u2013 FR \u2013 Lake Forest
\nG \u2013 Colby Entz \u2013 FR \u2013 St. Norbert<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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