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Braiden Dorfman men's hockey action versus Harvard

Photo by: Robert Blanchard

Braiden Dorfman

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
Forward
Ht./Wt.:
6-1 / 185
S/C:
R
Hometown:
Nashville, Tenn.

2024-25 (Senior): Skated in 31 games in his senior season while scoring seven goal and adding nine assists…scored the first goal of the season for Dartmouth against Harvard on Nov. 1…had a pair of multi-point games…had a four game point streak from Feb. 28-Mar. 14 which included goals in three straight games and five points over the four games…blocked 12 shots

2023-24 (Junior): Played in 29 games... Was tied for fifth overall on the team with 17 total points, eight goals and nine assists... Scored his first goal of the season in the opener against Harvard... Had his first of four multi-point games against Princeton, netting one goal and assisting two more... Scored two goals against RPI (1/20)... Finished the season with one goal and one assist against Union to send the Big Green to Lake Placid and two assists in the ECAC Hockey semifinal against Cornell.

2022-23 (Sophomore): Played in all 30 games… Finished with 17 points after scoring seven goals with 10 assists… Scored one goal in each of the three wins over Yale (11/4, 12/31, 1/21)… Scored the game-tying goal in the shootout victory over Brown (11/5)… Had two assists in both games against Princeton (1/7, 2/3).

2021-22 (Freshman): Played in 31 games, finishing with eight goals and 10 assists… Dished out two assists in the season-opener against Harvard (10/29)… Had three points (1-2-3) against UMass Lowell (2/5).

Before Dartmouth: Played three seasons in the NAHL… Suited up for the Chippewa Steel in 2018-19 and 2019-20, playing 57 games in the two seasons, amassing 30 points (16-14-30)… Made the move to the Shreveport Mudbugs in 2020-21, making an instant impact as he helped guide the team to the Robertson Cup as the champions of the NAHL as they beat top-seeded Aberdeen in the final… Named the MVP of the NAHL’s Southern Division during the regular season… Finished fifth in the league in scoring with 59 points (21-38-59) in his one year in Louisiana, setting a new team single-season scoring mark in the process… His 10 postseason points (4-6-10) led the team and ranked third in the NAHL… Named to the NAHL Robertson Cup All-Tournament Team.

Personal: Son of Brian and Wendy Dorfman… Has one brother… Father played Division I college hockey at Kent State from 1987-91… Attended three high schools, finishing in 2018 at Kings Ridge Christian School in Milton, Georgia.