Brayden Pachal

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Brayden Pachal
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Pachal with the Henderson Silver Knights in 2023.
Born (1999-08-23) August 23, 1999 (age 25)
Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams		 Calgary Flames
Vegas Golden Knights
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2019–present

Brayden Pachal (born August 23, 1999) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the Vegas Golden Knights, with whom he won the Stanley Cup in 2023.

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Playing career

Pachal began in Junior A hockey with the Estevan Bruins of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL), before joining the Victoria Royals of the Western Hockey League (WHL) for the 2015–16 season. Pachal spent a season and a half with Victoria, before being traded to the Prince Albert Raiders during the 2016–17 season. [1] Pachal would then spend the next two seasons with Prince Albert, being named captain of the team ahead of the 2018–19 season; [2] the same year, Pachal would lead the Raiders to their second WHL Championship.

As an undrafted free agent, Pachal was signed to a three-year entry-level contract by the Vegas Golden Knights on September 20, 2019, joining Vegas' then-American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate Chicago Wolves shortly afterward. [3]

On January 20, 2022, in the midst of the 2021–22 season, Pachal was named captain of the Henderson Silver Knights, Vegas' new AHL affiliate. [4] Pachal made his NHL debut with Vegas on March 15, 2022. [5]

As a restricted free agent, Pachal signed a one-year contract extension with Vegas on July 28, 2022. [6] Pachal recorded his first NHL point on December 15, 2022, with a secondary assist on Reilly Smith's empty-net goal against the Chicago Blackhawks. [7] Pachal then made his NHL playoff debut on April 27, 2023, in the series-clinching Game 5 of the Golden Knights' first-round series against the Winnipeg Jets. [8] [9] Vegas then went on to win the Stanley Cup Finals; despite Pachal only playing ten regular-season games and one playoff game, the Golden Knights requested an exemption to have Pachal's name engraved on the Stanley Cup alongside the rest of the team. [10]

At the conclusion of his contract, and again as a restricted free agent, Pachal signed a further two-year extension with Vegas on June 28, 2023. [11] After making the Golden Knights' opening-night roster for the 2023–24 season, [12] Pachal scored his first NHL goal on October 12, 2023, against the San Jose Sharks. [13]

After 17 games with Vegas during the 2023–24 season, Pachal was placed on waivers on February 3, 2024, and claimed by the Calgary Flames the following day. [14]

Family

Pachal is a grandson of Vern Pachal, who played for the University of Alberta and at the minor professional level in the early 1950s in the Eastern Hockey League and American Hockey League. His second cousin Clayton Pachal played in the NHL for the Boston Bruins and Colorado Rockies. [15]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2014–15 Estevan Bruins SJHL 3011031012
2015–16 Victoria Royals WHL 4015629120118
2016–17 Victoria RoyalsWHL3503346—————
2016–17 Prince Albert Raiders WHL30391237—————
2017–18 Prince Albert RaidersWHL687192610071346
2018–19 Prince Albert RaidersWHL661536511132317828
2019–20 Chicago Wolves AHL 48191044—————
2019–20 Fort Wayne Komets ECHL 40222—————
2020–21 Henderson Silver Knights AHL242571650225
2021–22 Henderson Silver KnightsAHL6529119020004
2021–22 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 20000—————
2022–23 Henderson Silver KnightsAHL553121590—————
2022–23 Vegas Golden KnightsNHL10022810002
2023–24 Vegas Golden KnightsNHL1710112—————
2023–24 Calgary Flames NHL3315639—————
NHL totals622795910002

Awards and honours

AwardYear
WHL
Champion 2019
East Second All-Star Team 2019
AHL
All-Star Game 2023 [16]
NHL
Stanley Cup champion 2023 [17]

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References

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  2. ↑ Punkari, Lucas (August 24, 2018). "Pachal named Raiders captain". Prince Albert Daily Herald. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Golden Knights Sign Defenseman Brayden Pachal To Entry-Level Contract". nhl.com. September 20, 2019. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
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  9. ↑ "Monumental Firsts: Captain Brayden Pachal's NHL Playoff Debut". Henderson Silver Knights. May 3, 2023. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Names Engraved on Stanley Cup". NHL.com. July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
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