Evan Brechting

Number of seasons with the Griffins (including 2025-26): 2

What I love most about working for the Griffins: Helping and seeing people have a great time on game days

Favorite Griffins memory: Berggren's under four-minute hat trick in the third period to keep season alive in 2023-24

Favorite all-time Griffins players: Marco Kasper, Simon Edvinsson, Mitch Callahan

Best thing about my job: Offers a good variety of work around sports with great people

Hometown: Grand Rapids, Michigan

States I've lived in: Michigan

Pets: Dog named Tucker

College degree/year/school: Marketing & general management/2023/Grand Valley State University

Sports idols as a youth: Curtis Granderson, Golden Tate, Tony Hawk

As a child, I dreamed of becoming: An outfielder in the MLB...also to be rich

First job/my age: Server at a retirement home/14

Current dream job: UFC matchmaker

Most memorable on-the-job mistake/embarrassing moment: As an intern, not giving a visiting scout more food vouchers when they asked for more

Favorite charities/charitable causes: Griffins Youth Foundation, West Michigan Sports Commission

Most exciting/unique thing I've done or place I've visited: Saw and sat on the "End of the World" in Sagres, Portugal

Sports played growing up: Baseball, basketball

Favorite foods: Sushi, Thai food, Mr. Burger

Favorite music artist: Mac Miller, Kid Cudi, Childish Gambino

Favorite sports movie: The Benchwarmers

Favorite website: YouTube

Favorite book: Frankenstein

Favorite subject in school: Gym

Favorite spectator sports: MMA, football

Favorite pro/college sports teams (excluding Griffins): Notre Dame, all four Detroit teams

Favorite recreational activities/hobbies: Basketball, hanging out with friends and family, walking somewhere with music outdoors