Brutlag Moves Forward
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The following article featuring Rensselaer forward Bryan Brutlag appeared March 5 on the Inside College Hockey (INCH) Web site.
By Joe Gladziszewski
This week’s NHL trade deadline was an opportunity for a
number of teams make personnel moves in hopes of making themselves
better. Of course, there is no trade deadline in college hockey.
That didn’t stop Rensselaer from making a mid-season
personnel move to make its team better. In exchange for defenseman
Bryan Brutlag, RPI acquired forward Bryan Brutlag.
When the calendar turned to 2010 and RPI returned from the Great
Lakes Invitational in Detroit, Brutlag shifted to the right wing
beginning with a Jan. 8 game at Quinnipiac and he’s stayed
there since. There were a couple of reasons for the move. First,
senior defenseman Christian Jensen played his way into the every
day lineup. Second, Brutlag’s skill set brought a unique
element to the group of Engineer front-liners.
“One of our weaknesses, and we’re getting better at it
now at forward, was that we didn’t have enough energy. We
didn’t win enough puck battles and we didn’t possess
the puck in the offensive zone enough. Nobody on our team, and very
few people in the league do that as well as Bryan Brutlag,”
head coach Seth Appert said.
Complete article can be accessed via the INCH Web site by clicking here.
