Jeremy Bracco

Jeremy Bracco
Bracco with the Toronto Marlies in 2020
Born	(1997-03-17) March 17, 1997 (age 27) Freeport, New York, U.S.
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shoots	Right
team Former teams	Free agent Toronto Marlies KalPa Krefeld Pinguine Barys Astana HC Sochi
NHL draft	61st overall, 2015 Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career	2017–present

Jeremy Bracco (born March 17, 1997) is an American professional ice hockey forward who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played with HC Sochi in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs, 61st overall, in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.[1][2]

Playing career

Bracco played high school hockey at Portledge School and before joining the USA Hockey National Team Development Program (U.S. NTDP). As a member of the U.S. NTDP, he played the 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons in the United States Hockey League (USHL). Bracco's outstanding play[3] was rewarded when he was invited to skate in the 2014 CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game.[4]

Bracco committed to play the 2015–16 season with Boston College,[5] but left the college after 5 games to join the Kitchener Rangers of the OHL.[6]

After three seasons within the Maple Leafs organization, playing exclusively with AHL affiliate the Toronto Marlies, Bracco as an impending restricted free agent was not tendered a qualifying offer and was released to free agency.

On October 16, 2020, Bracco was signed to a one-year, two-way, league minimum contract with the Carolina Hurricanes.[7] After attending the Hurricanes training camp for the pandemic delayed 2020–21 season, Bracco was unable to make the roster and was reassigned to AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves. Prior to the beginning of the AHL season, having secured a lucrative offer abroad, Bracco was placed on unconditional waivers in order to mutually terminate his contract with the Hurricanes on January 26, 2021.[8] He was immediately announced to have signed a European contract for the remainder of the season with Finnish outfit KalPa of the Liiga.[9]

After spending the 2021–22 season in Germany with Krefeld Pinguine of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), Bracco having been unable to help the club avoid relegation, left as a free agent.

On July 20, 2022, Bracco agreed to a one-year contract with Kazakh based KHL club, Barys Nur-Sultan, for the 2022–23 season.[10]

International play

Bracco competed as a member of Team USA at the 2015 IIHF World U18 Championships, where he assisted on the overtime game-winning goal to defeat Finland in the gold medal game.[11]

Career statistics

Bracco with Krefeld Pinguine (2022)

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2010–11	Portledge School	USHS		17	6	7	13	0		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Portledge School	USHS		20	15	27	42	6		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Portledge School	USHS		11	12	12	24	8		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	New Jersey Rockets	MetJHL		10	9	15	24	0		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	New Jersey Rockets	AtJHL		30	16	34	50	24		4	2	4	6	0
2013–14	U.S. NTDP Juniors	USHL		34	9	28	37	10		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	U.S. NTDP U17	USDP		54	16	58	74	20		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	U.S. NTDP Juniors	USHL		24	14	18	32	6		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	U.S. NTDP U18	USDP		65	30	64	94	10		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Boston College	HE		5	0	3	3	4		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Kitchener Rangers	OHL		49	21	43	64	19		9	3	11	14	0
2016–17	Kitchener Rangers	OHL		27	17	34	51	4		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Windsor Spitfires	OHL		30	8	24	32	2		7	2	3	5	0
2017–18	Toronto Marlies	AHL		50	6	26	32	10		4	1	0	1	0
2018–19	Toronto Marlies	AHL		75	22	57	79	16		13	4	12	16	2
2019–20	Toronto Marlies	AHL		44	4	30	34	2		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	KalPa	Liiga		24	2	15	17	0		4	0	2	2	0
2021–22	Krefeld Pinguine	DEL		54	14	40	54	6		—	—	—	—	—
2022–23	Barys Astana	KHL		59	14	26	40	4		—	—	—	—	—
2023–24	Barys Astana	KHL		6	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2023–24	HC Sochi	KHL		33	8	7	15	6		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				169	32	113	145	28		17	5	12	17	2
KHL totals				98	23	33	56	10		—	—	—	—	—

Medal record
Representing  United States
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
	2017 Canada
IIHF World U18 Championship
	2015 Switzerland

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2014	United States	U17			6	3	8	11	4
2015	United States	U18			7	3	10	13	2
2017	United States	WJC			7	3	2	5	0
Junior totals					20	9	20	29	6

Awards and honours

Award	Year
AtJHL
Rookie of the Year	2013
CHL
Memorial Cup (Windsor Spitfires)	2017
AHL
Calder Cup (Toronto Marlies)	2018	[12]
All-Star Game	2019	[13]
First All-Star Team	2019	[14]

References

1. "Jeremy Bracco's journey from healthy scratch to Marlies mainstay - Sportsnet.ca". www.sportsnet.ca.
2. "Maple Leafs' Jeremy Bracco sees healthy scratches as part of path to NHL - Sportsnet.ca". www.sportsnet.ca.
3. Future Considerations. "Jeremy Bracco's size used to advantage ahead of 2015 Draft - Future Considerations". futureconsiderations.ca.
4. "Jeremy Bracco plays with Jack Eichel at All-American Prospects Game". NHL.com.
5. Chris Dilks. "Jeremy Bracco Switches Commitment to Boston College". SB Nation College Hockey.
6. "Leafs pick Jeremy Bracco settles in with Kitchener Rangers". Yahoo Sports Canada. November 7, 2015.
7. "Canes sign Bracco, Gust and Rempal to one-year contracts". Carolina Hurricanes. October 16, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
8. Elliotte Friedman (January 26, 2021). "Jeremy Bracco placed on unconditional waivers". Twitter. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
9. "KalPa welcome Jeremy Bracco" (in Finnish). KalPa. January 26, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
10. "Jeremy Bracco joins Barys" (in Russian). Barys Nur-Sultan. July 20, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
11. Chris Dilks. "U18 World Championships: Colin White's Golden Goal Leads US to OT Win". SB Nation College Hockey.
12. "Marlies bring a hockey championship to Toronto, win Calder Cup". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2018-06-15. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
13. "Jeremy Bracco leads the Marlies into the AHL post-season, with higher goals in mind - The Star". thestar.com.
14. "2018-19 American Hockey League First and Second All-Star Teams Named". OurSports Central. April 11, 2019.

External links

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