Brendan Mikkelson

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Brendan Mikkelson
Brendan Mikkelson Lightning 2012-02-12.JPG
Mikkelson with the Lightning in 2012.
Born (1987-06-22) June 22, 1987 (age 36)
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Anaheim Ducks
Calgary Flames
Tampa Bay Lightning
Luleå HF
Adler Mannheim
EC Red Bull Salzburg
Cardiff Devils
NHL Draft 31st overall, 2005
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Playing career 2007–2022

Brendan Mikkelson (born June 22, 1987) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who last played for Welsh team Cardiff Devils in the UK Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). He was a second round selection of the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, 31st overall, at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. He was a member of the 2007 Memorial Cup-winning Vancouver Giants team, and was named a tournament all-star on defence.

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Playing career

Mikkelson was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, and raised in St. Albert, Alberta, where he played Bantam hockey for the St. Albert Raiders of the Alberta Bantam Hockey League in 2001–02. He was a sixth-round pick in the 2002 WHL Bantam Draft. Mikkelson played his first two seasons in the WHL with the Portland Winter Hawks. Midway through his third season with the club (the 2005–06 season), he was traded to the Vancouver Giants. Mikkelson contributed 29 points in 69 games in the 2006–07 season, a season in which the Giants hosted and won the 2007 Memorial Cup.

Mikkelson with the Flames in 2010. Brendan Mikkelson.png
Mikkelson with the Flames in 2010.

Mikkelson was drafted by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the second round, 31st overall, in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. On November 30, 2006, he was signed to a three-year, entry level contract with the Ducks. [1] On October 19, 2010, Mikkelson was claimed by the Calgary Flames on waivers. [2] On July 14, 2011, he signed a one-year contract extension with the Flames. [3] The Flames traded Mikkelson to the Tampa Bay Lightning on January 6, 2012, in exchange for forward Blair Jones. [4] He scored his first NHL goal on March 17, 2012, against Jaroslav Halák of the St. Louis Blues in a 3–1 Lightning defeat. [5]

On July 19, 2013, Mikkelson left the Lightning organization as a free agent and signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins. [6] He was assigned to Pittsburgh's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, for the duration of the 2013–14 season and registered a professional best 30 assists and 38 points in 73 games.

On September 28, 2014, the AHL's Toronto Marlies announced they had signed Mikkelson to a one-year contract.

On May 8, 2015, Luleå HF of the Swedish Hockey League announced they had Mikkelson to a two-year contract. [7] After three seasons with Luleå HF, Mikkelson left as a free agent to continue his European career in Germany, having agreed to a one-year contract for the 2018–19 season with Adler Mannheim of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) on July 2, 2018. [8]

After a successful lone season in the DEL helping Adler claim the Championship, Mikkelson signed a one-year contract in the neighbouring Austrian Hockey League (EBEL) with EC Red Bull Salzburg on June 18, 2019. [9]

With the COVID-19 pandemic halting the season with Salzburg, Mikkelson left at the conclusion of his contract returning to Sweden after signing a two-year contract as a free agent with Modo Hockey of the Allsvenskan on April 24, 2020. [10]

On May 21, 2021 it was announced that Mikkelson will be playing for the Cardiff Devils of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) in the 2021–22 season. [11]

Personal

Mikkelson's father Bill played in the NHL for the Los Angeles Kings, New York Islanders and Washington Capitals in the 1970s, while his sister, Meaghan, plays on the Canadian national women's team and won a gold medal at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics. [12] His brother-in-law, Scott Reid, is a career minor league goaltender. His great uncle, Jim McFadden, won the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1948 and the Stanley Cup in 1950. [13]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2003–04 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 65312154351010
2004–05 Portland Winter HawksWHL70510156071230
2005–06 Portland Winter HawksWHL31124—————
2005–06 Vancouver Giants WHL1918937—————
2006–07 Vancouver GiantsWHL69623296021371010
2007–08 Portland Pirates AHL 666101650142682
2008–09 Iowa Chops AHL31281018—————
2008–09 Anaheim Ducks NHL 3402217—————
2009–10 Toronto Marlies AHL497152243—————
2009–10 Anaheim DucksNHL2802214—————
2010–11 Anaheim DucksNHL50117—————
2010–11 Calgary Flames NHL190112—————
2010–11 Abbotsford Heat AHL40114—————
2011–12 Abbotsford HeatAHL333121529—————
2011–12 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL4112313—————
2012–13 VIK Västerås HK Allsv 1734720—————
2012–13 Tampa Bay LightningNHL40116—————
2012–13 Syracuse Crunch AHL130226132022
2013–14 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL7383038621715622
2014–15 Toronto MarliesAHL60914235452020
2015–16 Luleå HF SHL 516814221121312
2016–17 Luleå HFSHL42581310—————
2017–18 Luleå HFSHL50012122430110
2018–19 Adler Mannheim DEL 476814161403314
2019–20 EC Red Bull Salzburg EBEL 281452330002
2020–21 Modo Hockey Allsv45491318—————
2021–22 Cardiff Devils EIHL 473161933402231
AHL totals3293592127266497111826
NHL totals131191059—————
Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Pacific
World U-17 Hockey Challenge
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 St. John's

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2004 Canada Pacific U17 Silver medal icon.svg61124
2004 Canada U18 Gold medal icon.svg53360
2005 Canada WJC18 Silver medal icon.svg60220
Junior totals1746104

Awards and honors

AwardsYear
CHL
Memorial Cup All-Star Team 2007
Memorial Cup (Vancouver Giants)2007
DEL
Champion (Adler Mannheim) 2019 [14]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Flames claim D Mikkelson off waivers". National Hockey League. 2010-10-19. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
  3. ↑ "Flames re-sign Mikkelson; sign Reinhart". Fox News. 2011-07-14.
  4. ↑ "Bolts add Mikkelson from Flames for 'D' depth". National Hockey League. 2012-01-06.
  5. ↑ "Blues, Lightning boxscore". National Hockey League. 2012-03-17. Retrieved 2012-03-17.
  6. ↑ "Penguins sign defenceman Mikkelson". Pittsburgh Penguins. 2013-07-19. Retrieved 2013-07-19.
  7. ↑ Halford, Mike (May 8, 2015). "Leafs' Mikkelson signs in Swedish League". Pro Hockey Talk. NBC Sports . Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Mikkelson completes the defense" (in German). Adler Mannheim. 2018-07-02. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
  9. ↑ "Defenseman Brendan Mikkelson comes to Salzburg" (in German). EC Red Bull Salzburg. June 18, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Brendan Mikkelson to Modo Hockey" (in Swedish). Modo Hockey. April 24, 2020. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Devils start signing season with former NHL player Brendan Mikkelson". Cardiff Devils. May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
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  13. ↑ Sports Illustrated, Cover date: July 9–16, 2012, "Hockey's Minus Man", by Michael Farber, p. 112
  14. ↑ "Adler Mannheim wins DEL". IIHF. 2019-04-27. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
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