Sean Berens

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Sean Berens
Born (1976-04-06) April 6, 1976 (age 47)
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 19942005

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

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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
SeasonTeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1993–94 Dubuque Fighting Saints USHL 4731508181
1994–95 Michigan State CCHA 401662222
1995–96 Michigan State CCHA 4212253732
1996–97 Michigan State CCHA 3920244442
1997–98 Michigan State CCHA 4236195560
1998–99 Tacoma Sabercats WCHL 51344
1998–99 Las Vegas Thunder IHL 6124184262
1998–99 Saint John Flames AHL 11202620000
1999–00 Chicago Wolves IHL 31491334
1999–00 Springfield Falcons AHL 60224
1999–00 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 113141293258
2000–01 Baton Rouge Kingfish ECHL 181292126
2000–01 Grand Rapids Griffins IHL 3738112640000
2001–02 Belfast Giants BISL 4221345548673102
2002–03 Vienna Capitals Austria 4730346455
2003–04 Belfast Giants EIHL 1610162612
2003–04 SC Langenthal NLB 1615163110
2004–05 SC Langenthal NLB 18791650
2004–05 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NLA 10002
NCAA totals1638474158156
IHL totals140343670134133258
AHL totals172241020000
NLB totals3422254760

Awards and honors

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

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References

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  3. "Sean Berens". Linked In. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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