Behrens is a solid two-way defender who shows some promising defensive shutdown and puck-moving abilities. He’s quick, smart and agile. A lot of what Behrens does on the ice is subtle but he’s fairly effective on both sides of the puck. He has quick feet that allow him to close gaps on pucks with excellent…
| DATE | PLAYER | NAME | LEAGUE | AUTHOR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29/22 | Behrens Sean | 24392 – Latvia vs. Team USA | WJC-20 | by Joey Fortin Boulay | View Report |
| Apr 21/21 | Behrens Sean | 21981 – All-American Prospects Game | AAPG | by Dylan Galloway | View Report |
| Feb 20/21 | Behrens Sean | 21732 – USA U18 vs. Youngstown | USHL | by Dylan Krill | View Report |
| Jan 28/21 | Behrens Sean | 21647 – USA U18 vs. Chicago | USHL | by Derek Neumeier | View Report |
| Dec 16/20 | Behrens Sean | 21456 – USA U18 vs. Air Force | NTDP | by Josh Bell | View Report |
| Nov 26/20 | Behrens Sean | 21383 – USA U18 vs. Des Moines | USHL | by Dylan Galloway | View Report |
| Nov 11/20 | Behrens Sean | 21274 – USA U18 vs. Muskegon | USHL | by Joseph Aleong | View Report |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | +/- | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-2024 | Univ. of Denver | ncaa | 18 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 0.94 | 3 | 18 |
| 2022-2023 | Univ. of Denver | ncaa | 31 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 0.68 | 11 | 29 |
| 2021-2022 | Univ. of Denver | ncaa | 37 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 0.78 | 9 | 12 |
| 2020-2021 | U.S. National U18 Team | ntdp | 46 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 0.76 | 4 | 18 |
| 2020-2021 | USNTDP Juniors | ushl | 23 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 0.78 | -1 | 14 |
| 2019-2020 | U.S. National U17 Team | ntdp | 45 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 0.82 | 2 | 24 |
| 2019-2020 | U.S. National U18 Team | ntdp | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.5 | -1 | 6 |
| 2019-2020 | USNTDP Juniors | ushl | 31 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 0.68 | 1 | 8 |
Behrens is a solid two-way defender who shows some promising defensive shutdown and puck-moving abilities. He’s quick, smart and agile. A lot of what Behrens does on the ice is subtle but he’s fairly effective on both sides of the puck. He has quick feet that allow him to close gaps on pucks with excellent speed. His strides are incredibly fast and his short recovery time allows him to get his feet underneath him for his next push off with incredible speed. His four-way mobility is also above average and fairly high-end for a defenseman. He’s tough to pin down and is able to cover a ton of ground laterally when backpedalling in the neutral zone. Behrens also displays a great ability to anticipate the play and reacts quickly to changing scenarios as they happen in front of him. His mobility and speed definitely help this, but it’s his play anticipation and problem solving that really add to his game. He quickly assesses the play in front of him and routinely picks the best possible play he has. This helps him advance the puck in transition. Offensively, he has all the tools to be a really dangerous playmaker from the blue line and while he does a good job of getting the puck to the offensive zone, he doesn’t properly utilize his playmaking vision and hands to create opportunities. Behrens seems to be limited in his physical tools. While he is able to work his way into the zone from the point, he still struggles to break through from the perimeter and can be reduced to a nominal threat at best with his shot. There are many times where he should be trying to make more passing attempts to the slot area. Also, while his skating can be arguably the biggest strength in his game, it can also be very inconsistent. When his brain and feet work together he can activate onto pucks quickly and win races to give his team the advantage. At times though, he stops moving his feet when stickhandling the puck or trying to defend the rush and it allowed his opponents to gain positional advantage on him. This gap in his processing and his tendency to puck watch can lead to Behrens becoming a liability in the defensive zone.
