When Brett Gensler was a freshman at Bentley, he tied for second on the team in scoring with 24 points, just 2 fewer than senior Erik Peterson. But that was just the beginning.
Last year was a breakout campaign for the St. Charles, Mo., native. He more than doubled his offensive output with 50 points in 40 games.
Junior forward Brett Gensler is no ordinary hockey player. He put together one of the best seasons last year that Bentley had ever seen, and this year he’s looking to make some more history.
Gensler broke the school records for goals and points in a single season last year with 23 and 50, respectively, while taking home the Walter Brown Award, awarded to the best American-born college player in New England. Several of Gensler’s teammates as well as Bentley head coach Ryan Soderquist also took home postseason awards after the Falcons won 16 games, but lost in the Atlanta Hockey Association quarterfinals in 2011-12.
Brett Gensler had waited long enough.
The St. Charles, Mo. native was in the midst of his second season of junior hockey with the Youngstown (Ohio) Phantoms of the United States Hockey League and determined he was ready for Division I hockey.
The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston announced Thursday that Bentley sophomore forward Brett Gensler has been named the winner of the 60th Walter Brown Award, presented annually to the best American-born college hockey player in New England.
The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston announced on Monday that Bentley University’s Brett Gensler (St. Charles, Mo./Youngstown Phantoms) has been named a semi-finalist for the Walter Brown Award, given to the best American-born Division I hockey player in New England.
Bentley hockey coach Ryan Soderquist knew his way around enemy nets as a player, setting still-standing school marks for points (173) and goals (84) for the Falcons. Nowadays, the 10th-year coach has a built-in comfort zone every time he sends burgeoning sniper Brett Gensler over the boards.
