Two-Time National Champion Inks Deal!

by Mike McPartlin, Headmaster, Bridgedale Academy

Bridgedale Academy grad Sean Behrens has signed a three-year, entry-level NHL contract with the Colorado Avalanche beginning in the 2024-25 season.

Less than a week after winning his second NCAA D1 National Championship in three years with Denver U and being named to the 2024 Frozen Four All-Tournament team, Sean agreed to the deal.

He has joined Colorado's American Hockey League affiliate Colorado Eagles as they begin their Calder Cup Playoffs. 

Sean enjoyed a stellar NCAA D1 career with highlights including:

• Two-Time NCAA D1 National Champion (2022 & 2024)
• Named to 2024 NCAA D1 All-Tournament Team
• Voted 2024 NCHC Defensive Defenseman of the Year
• Honorable Mention 2024 NCHC All-Conference Team
• Named to 2022 NCHC All-Rookie Team
• US National Junior Team (2022 & 2023)

Congratulations to Sean (and parents Kyle and Karyn) on realizing his life-long dream of signing an NHL contract.

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Bridgedale is now Accepting Students for the 2024-25 school year.

Bridgedale Academy is an all-boys school for athletes, a prep school for serious youth hockey players offering the 4th through 8th grades each school year. Our winning combination of academics and athletic development is unmatched. We use a classical academic curriculum and our graduates go on to attend some of the most prestigious high schools in the country, including Lake Forest Academy, Culver Military Academy, Shattuck St. Mary’s, Northwood School, Benet Academy, Fenwick Prep, St. Ignatius Prep, Marmion Academy, St. Francis, Latin School and Providence Catholic. We pride ourselves on being the top youth hockey prep school in the nation. More than thirty-three (33) of our former or current students have already received their NCAA Division 1 college hockey commitments. Seven (7) of our graduates competed for USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program. Nine have been NHL-drafted and a number have already signed their entry-level contract with the NHL. Numerous Bridgedale grads are now playing NCAA D1 and D3 hockey as well as junior hockey, including in the USHL, the OHL and the NAHL.