Marc Behrend

Marc James Behrend (born January 11, 1961 in Madison, Wisconsin) is a retired professional American ice hockey goaltender who played 39 NHL regular season games with the Winnipeg Jets between 1984 and 1986. He was drafted by the Jets with the 85th pick overall in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft.

Before turning professional, Behrend graduated from Madison LaFollette High School and was a member of the University of Wisconsin–Madison men's hockey team that won the NCAA championship in 1981 and 1983. Behrend was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player on both occasions, becoming only the second player in the history of the tournament to do so. He also played for the United States national hockey team in the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo before turning professional.

After his hockey career Behrend joined the City of Madison Fire Department where he has been working as a firefighter since 1988.

Awards and honors

Award Year
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team 1981 [1]
All-WCHA Second Team 1981–82
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team 1983 [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Doug Smail
Phil Sykes
NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player
1981
1983
Succeeded by
Phil Sykes
Gary Kruzich


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