Marc James Behrend (born January 11, 1961 in
Madison, Wisconsin
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) is an
American former professional
ice hockey
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goaltender
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who played 39
National Hockey League
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(NHL) regular season games with the
Winnipeg Jets
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between 1984 and 1986. He was drafted by the Jets with the 85th pick overall in the
1981 NHL Entry Draft
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.
Playing career
Before turning professional, Behrend graduated from
La Follette High School and was a member of the
University of Wisconsin–Madison
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men's hockey team that won the
NCAA
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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 is also the only goaltender to play in three consecutive NCAA finals (1981–1983). He also played for the United States national hockey team in the
1984 Winter Olympics
The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games (Serbo-Croatian and Slovene: ''XIV. Zimske olimpijske igre''; Cyrillic: XIV Зимске олимпијске игре; mk, XIV Зимски олимписки игр ...
in
Sarajevo
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before turning professional.
Post-playing career
After his hockey career, Behrend joined the City of
Madison Fire Department where he worked as a 6th generation firefighter from 1988 to 2017.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
Awards and honors
References
External links
*
Hockeygoalies.org profile
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1961 births
Living people
American men's ice hockey goaltenders
Sportspeople from Madison, Wisconsin
Ice hockey players from Wisconsin
Ice hockey players at the 1984 Winter Olympics
NCAA men's ice hockey national champions
Olympic ice hockey players of the United States
Sherbrooke Canadiens players
Winnipeg Jets (1979–1996) draft picks
Winnipeg Jets (1979–1996) players
Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey players