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925:"Brush Christiansen Career Record"
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864:. ISSUU.com
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227:Postseason
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1641:Categories
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1532:Joey Hayse
1460:Great West
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931:2023-03-27
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825:References
763:287-229-30
172:western US
165:Division I
149:head coach
121:ice hockey
96:Great West
1546:(53 Wins)
1479:Rivalries
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641:106-62-15
224:Standing
57:1979–1996
1528:Rob Conn
218:Overall
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1272:1999–00
1265:1998–99
1258:1997–98
1251:1996–97
1244:1995–96
1237:1994–95
1230:1993–94
1223:1992–93
1216:1991–92
1209:1990–91
1202:1989–90
1195:1988–89
1188:1987–88
1181:1986–87
1174:1985–86
1167:1984–85
1160:1983–84
1153:1982–83
1146:1981–82
1139:1980–81
1132:1979–80
1122:Seasons
751:32-58-7
748:35-67-7
720:1995–96
706:10-22-0
703:11-25-0
696:1994–95
682:14-16-2
679:15-19-2
672:1993–94
625:18-13-5
618:1992–93
596:1991–92
581:22-17-4
574:1990–91
559:21-11-2
552:1989–90
540:18-13-3
533:1988–89
510:15-19-2
507:49-44-6
489:18-15-3
482:1987–88
461:1986–87
447:12-20-1
440:1985–86
409:17-21-0
393:17-21-0
386:1984–85
355:80-35-2
332:1983–84
313:1982–83
301:15-12-0
294:1981–82
282:14-10-0
275:1980–81
256:1979–80
212:Season
145:varsity
76:Overall
1520:Points
759:Total:
730:8-20-5
727:9-23-5
603:27-8-1
468:19-9-2
339:23-6-1
320:20-7-1
135:Career
1536:Goals
1518:(200
492:3-5-0
471:9-6-1
450:3-8-1
263:8-0-0
215:Team
115:is a
94:1987
1599:1992
1592:1991
1585:1990
1534:(76
1468:WCHA
709:10th
659:WCHA
427:GWHC
195:WCHA
30:Born
971:at
733:9th
685:6th
495:3rd
474:1st
453:4th
42:CAN
38:ONT
1643::
1563:79
853:^
131:.
50:HC
40:,
36:,
1538:)
1530:/
1522:)
1001:e
994:t
987:v
955:.
934:.
913:.
892:.
871:.
847:.
662:)
656:(
430:)
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376:)
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246:)
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