Bryan Desmond
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- Year:
- 1993
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- Hometown:
- Centennial, Colo.
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- High School:
- Cherry Creek
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- Team:
- Hockey, Soccer
Bryan Desmond grew up in Centennial, Colorado, and helped lead the
Cherry Creek High School ice hockey team to three consecutive state
championships. As a senior, he captured a national title with the
Colorado Junior C ice hockey team. Desmond also studied for a year
at Canterbury Prep School in Connecticut, where he played hockey,
soccer, and baseball and was named the school’s top athlete
in 1989.
Desmond came to Lake Forest College the next fall and became one of the most prolific scorers in Forester hockey history. He ranked second on the team with 37 points as a freshman and led the squad with 38 as a sophomore, 24 as a junior, and 38 again his senior year. Lake Forest joined the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association prior to Desmond’s final season and he earned First Team All-NCHA honors that winter. He was also the Foresters’ team captain as a senior and was named the team’s Most Valuable Player after the season. He finished his four years ranked sixth in program history with 137 career points and 77 assists and tied-for-10th with 60 goals. Lake Forest posted an 18-6-2 record and advanced to the NCAA Tournament his sophomore season and the team was 50-46-4 over the course of his career. Desmond was also a member of the Forester men’s soccer team as a freshman.
Desmond graduated from Lake Forest College in 1993 with a bachelor’s degree in history. He then played professional roller hockey in Chicago and, as a member of Team USA, captured the title at the inaugural Roller Hockey World Championships in 1995.
In 2002 he founded Desmond Home Builders, an award-winning custom home building residential developer in Eagle, Colorado. He lists his wife Anne-Marie and children Reilly, Colin, and Katherine as his greatest lifetime achievement.