Senior Season - 2009-10
Nash capped off an outstanding Cornell career by earning first-team All-America honors. He set a career high for points during his final season, scoring 19 points on two goals and 17 assists. Nash led all Cornell defensemen on the season with his 19 points. Nash had four multi-point games on the year, including a three-point contest in the second game of the season, a 5-1 victory against Dartmouth. He scored a goal and added two assists in that contest. Nash later scored his second goal of the season on Dec. 5 against Union. Nash picked up two assists in back-to-back games on Nov. 24 against Colgate and on Nov. 28 against Boston University at Madison Square Garden. He later tallied another two assists on Feb. 20 in a loss to Dartmouth. Both of Nash's goals on the season came on the power play. His play on the season earned him first-team All-ECAC Hockey and second-team All-Ivy League honors.
Junior Season - 2008-09
Fully healthy, Nash set career highs for games played (34) and assists (16) in scoring 18 points from the blue line as a junior. He posted a +12 rating, the highest on the team, and saw valuable time on both the power play and penalty killing units. Nash was named second team All-ECAC Hockey and honorable mention All-Ivy League for his play on the year. He led all Cornell defensemen with five multi-point games, with four of those coming during the month of February. He had a goal and an assist against Quinnipiac on Feb. 6 to open the month, then tallied two assists a week later at Dartmouth. Another week later, he had two assists in back-to-back games against Rensselaer and Union for his first career personal four-point weekend. Nash then tallied a pair of helpers in the win over Rensselaer in game two of the ECAC Hockey quarterfinals, adding another assist in the decisive game three. Nash capped his season with an assist on Colin Greening's game-tying goal against Northeastern in the NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinal.
Career Highs
| Goals |
1 (six times) |
last vs. Quinnipiac, 2/6/09 |
| Assists |
3 |
vs. Dartmouth, 2/29/08 |
| Points |
3 |
vs. Dartmouth, 2/29/08 |
| Shots |
6 (two times) |
last vs. Rensselaer, 3/14/09 |
| Penalties |
3 (two times) |
last vs. St. Lawrence, 12/6/08 |
| Penalty Minutes |
15 |
at Princeton, 2/23/08 |
Sophomore Season - 2007-08
Nash missed the first eight games of the season while recovering from off-season knee surgery, but still led the Big Red in scoring by a defenseman. He scored 16 points on two goals and 14 assists, returning to his pre-injury form over the second half of the season. He made his season debut in the loss to Boston University at Madison Square Garden, picking up a pair of assists in that contest. While working his way back into game shape, he appeared in six of the team's next 10 games, collecting one assist over that span. He rounded into form in the secod half of the year, scoring 13 of his 16 points in the final 18 contests. Nash added a three-assist game against Dartmouth on Feb. 29 at Lynah Rink, and had a two-assist performance in the tie with Yale on Jan. 26. He scored his only two goals of the season in back-to-back games, both coming in the playoffs of the ECAC Hockey Tournament. He scored once in the deciding game three of the first-round series against Dartmouth, then added a goal in game one of the quarterfinals at Union.
Freshman Season - 2006-07
Nash earned ECAC Hockey League All-Newcomer team honors as a freshman, spending the entire season on the team's top defensive pairing. Nash recorded three multi-point games on the year, the first two coming in the team's first two games of the year. He recorded a pair of assists in the win over Robert Morris, then scored a goal and an assist two days later in the win over RIT. Nash also tallied two assists in the season-ending loss to Quinnipiac on March 10. His 14 points on the year were one behind Doug Krantz and Jared Seminoff's totals for the highest among team defensemen. Of Nash's two goals on the year, both came on the power play, while five of his 12 assists came with the man advantage.
Before Cornell
As a member of the Salmon Arm Silverbacks of the British Columbia Hockey League, Nash scored nine goals and tallied an impressive 39 assists for 48 points in 63 games. He was selected to participate in the 2006 BCHL All-Star Game and was named to Team West for the Top Prospects game by CJAHL. He led his team to a Provincial championship in 2004 and was a MAC's Tournament all-star in 2003 and 2004. Nash also played lacrosse and won city championships in both volleyball and rugby.
Personal
Brendon Gregory Nash is the son of D. Greg and Shannon Nash and has an older sister and both a younger brother and sister. His brother, Riley, is also a member of the Cornell men's hockey team. He is enrolled in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Nash's Career Statistics
| Year |
GP |
Goals |
Assists |
Points |
PIM |
+/- |
PPG |
SHG |
GWG |
| 2006-07 |
29 |
2 |
12 |
14 |
38 |
+7 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 2007-08 |
24 |
2 |
14 |
16 |
49 |
+10 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 2008-09 |
34 |
2 |
16 |
18 |
38 |
+12 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 2009-10 |
33 |
2 |
17 |
19 |
48 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Totals |
120 |
8 |
59 |
67 |
173 |
+28 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
