Brendan O'Donnell

Brendan O'Donnell
Brendan O'Donnell in 2024
Born	(1992-06-25) June 25, 1992 (age 32) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position	Forward
Shoots	Left
DEL team Former teams	Düsseldorfer EG Texas Stars Kunlun Red Star KooKoo Dornbirn Bulldogs Rytíři Kladno HC Slovan Bratislava
NHL draft	156th overall, 2010 Tampa Bay Lightning
Playing career	2015–present

Brendan O’Donnell (born June 25, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing under contract with Düsseldorfer EG in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL)

Playing career

O'Donnell was drafted 156th overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.[1] After four seasons with the University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks, he signed with the Florida Everblades of the ECHL on October 8, 2015. During his second season, he scored 41 goals and 80 points in 61 games for the Everblades. He also had a short stint in the American Hockey League with the Texas Stars in 2017, with whom he played six games.

O'Donnell then moved to Chinese club Kunlun Red Star of the Kontinental Hockey League, playing 25 games and registering two assists.[2] On August 19, 2018, O'Donnell joined KooKoo of Liiga.[3] He played just three games for the team however[4] and departed two months later to join the Dornbirn Bulldogs of the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga where he scored 33 goals in 43 games.

O'Donnell signed with Rytíři Kladno of the Czech Extraliga on June 28, 2019. He scored 14 goals in 51 games for Kladno[5] as the team suffered relegation to the Change Liga. On August 3, 2020, O'Donnell joined HC Slovan Bratislava of the Tipos Extraliga.[6]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2007–08	Winnipeg Wild	MMHL		40	17	27	44	12		8	1	3	4	10
2008–09	Winnipeg Wild	MMHL		38	38	45	83	4		10	10	10	20	10
2008–09	Winnipeg South Blues	MJHL		4	1	2	3	2		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Winnipeg South Blues	MJHL		53	29	32	61	55		4	2	1	3	4
2010–11	Penticton Vees	BCHL		58	29	43	72	28		6	1	5	6	9
2011–12	U. of North Dakota	WCHA		17	5	1	6	0		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	U. of North Dakota	WCHA		29	2	8	10	20		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	U. of North Dakota	NCHC		35	7	11	18	10		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	U. of North Dakota	NCHC		40	13	8	21	35		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Florida Everblades	ECHL		53	17	20	37	25		6	3	2	5	6
2016–17	Florida Everblades	ECHL		61	41	39	80	39		12	8	5	13	8
2016–17	Texas Stars	AHL		6	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Kunlun Red Star	KHL		25	0	2	2	2		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	KRS Heilongjiang	VHL		13	3	10	13	53		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	KooKoo	Liiga		3	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Dornbirn Bulldogs	EBEL		43	33	20	53	52		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Rytíři Kladno	ELH		51	14	16	30	12		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	HC Slovan Bratislava	Slovak		47	22	19	41	18		10	4	6	10	4
2021–22	Düsseldorfer EG	DEL		56	22	31	53	10		7	1	5	6	4
2022–23	Düsseldorfer EG	DEL		12	6	8	14	2		—	—	—	—	—
2023–24	Düsseldorfer EG	DEL		34	20	17	37	16		—	—	—	—	—
KHL totals				25	0	2	2	2		—	—	—	—	—
Liiga totals				3	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—

References

1. Tampa Bay Lightning draft history
2. Profile on KHL.ru
3. BRENDAN O’DONNELL KHL:STÄ KOUVOLAAN! (in Finnish)
4. Profile on liiga.fi
5. Profile on Hokej.cz (in Czech)
6. Productive Brendan O'Donnell a new Slovan player (in Slovak)

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database