Sean Berens

Sean Berens
Born (1976-04-06) April 6, 1976 (age 48)
Skokie, Illinois, USA
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position Center
Shot Left
Played for Tacoma Sabercats
Saint John Flames
Las Vegas Thunder
Chicago Wolves
Cleveland Lumberjacks
Springfield Falcons
Baton Rouge Kingfish
Belfast Giants
Vienna Capitals
SC Langenthal
HC Fribourg-Gottéron
Playing career 1994–2005

Sean Berens is an American ice hockey coach and retired center who was an All-American for Michigan State.[1]

Career

Berens' college career began in the fall of 1994 when he debuted as a freshman for the Michigan State Spartans. As a senior he was named alternate captain and responded with his best season, leading the nation with 36 goals. He was named an All-American and helped the Spartans win the CCHA Tournament. As they had in each of Berens' season, Michigan State lost their opening game of the NCAA Tournament.[2]

After graduating Berens began his professional career. Over a three-season span he moved between eight different teams in four leagues. While he did spend most of his time playing AAA hockey, Berens' decided to head to Europe in 2001. He played in four more teams in as many years, playing in five leagues across three countries. He retired as a player in 2005.

After returning to North America, Berens became a youth hockey coach in the Chicago area. He has been the head coach in the Team Illinois AAA organization since 2006 and also operates his own ice hockey training academy.[3]

Statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1993–94 Dubuque Fighting Saints USHL 47 31 50 81 81 — — — — —
1994–95 Michigan State CCHA 40 16 6 22 22 — — — — —
1995–96 Michigan State CCHA 42 12 25 37 32 — — — — —
1996–97 Michigan State CCHA 39 20 24 44 42 — — — — —
1997–98 Michigan State CCHA 42 36 19 55 60 — — — — —
1998–99 Tacoma Sabercats WCHL 5 1 3 4 4 — — — — —
1998–99 Las Vegas Thunder IHL 61 24 18 42 62 — — — — —
1998–99 Saint John Flames AHL 11 2 0 2 6 2 0 0 0 0
1999–00 Chicago Wolves IHL 31 4 9 13 34 — — — — —
1999–00 Springfield Falcons AHL 6 0 2 2 4 — — — — —
1999–00 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 11 3 1 4 12 9 3 2 5 8
2000–01 Baton Rouge Kingfish ECHL 18 12 9 21 26 — — — — —
2000–01 Grand Rapids Griffins IHL 37 3 8 11 26 4 0 0 0 0
2001–02 Belfast Giants BISL 42 21 34 55 48 6 7 3 10 2
2002–03 Vienna Capitals Austria 47 30 34 64 55 — — — — —
2003–04 Belfast Giants EIHL 16 10 16 26 12 — — — — —
2003–04 SC Langenthal NLB 16 15 16 31 10 — — — — —
2004–05 SC Langenthal NLB 18 7 9 16 50 — — — — —
2004–05 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NLA 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
NCAA totals 163 84 74 158 156 — — — — —
IHL totals 140 34 36 70 134 13 3 2 5 8
AHL totals 17 2 2 4 10 2 0 0 0 0
NLB totals 34 22 25 47 60 — — — — —

Awards and honors

Award Year
All-CCHA Second Team 1996–97 [4]
All-CCHA First Team 1997–98 [4]
AHCA West Second-Team All-American 1997–98 [1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Michigan State Hockey 2018-19 Media Guide" (PDF). Michigan State Spartans. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Sean Berens". Linked In. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b "All-CCHA Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 27 July 2013.