Brendan Yarema

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Brendan Yarema
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Yarema with the Milwaukee Admirals during the 2004-05 season
Born (1976-07-16) July 16, 1976 (age 47)
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for South Carolina Stingrays
St. John's Maple Leafs
Kentucky Thoroughblades
Kansas City Blades
London Knights
Houston Aeros
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks
Charlotte Checkers
Chicago Wolves
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Milwaukee Admirals
Augsburger Panther
SC Langnau
Rögle BK
Olimpija Ljubljana
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 1990–2006

Brendan Yarema (born July 16, 1976) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey centre who played in North American minor leagues and throughout Europe.

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Career

Yarema played junior hockey for the Newmarket Royals of the OHL starting in the 1993–94 season. Following the culmination of the season, the team was sold to the Ciccarelli brothers and moved to Sarnia, becoming the Sarnia Sting. Yarema played for the Sting for two further seasons before turning professional.

Yarema began his professional career in 1996 when he joined the ECHL's South Carolina Stingrays, for whom he played 12 regular season games, as well as a further 9 in the playoffs, helping the Stingrays to win the Kelly Cup. During the season he also played for the St. John's Maple Leafs in the AHL, playing 9 games.

In the 1997–98 season, Yarema moved to the Kentucky Thoroughblades also of the AHL, playing 64 games, registering 22 points. Yarema then moved to the IHL's Kansas City Blades for whom he played for two seasons. The London Knights of the BISL was Yarema's team for the 2000–01 season. The Knights fared well both domestically and in continental competition, narrowly losing the IIHF Continental Cup to Swiss outfit ZSC Lions, having beaten the Munich Barons and HC Slovan Bratislava in the final group stage. [1] [2]

Following the year in London, Yarema returned to North America to play for the AHL's Houston Aeros for the 2001–02 season. Yarema stayed in the AHL for the following season for the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks, as well as playing 5 games for the ECHL's Charlotte Checkers. For the 2003-04 AHL season, Yarema played for the Chicago Wolves. The following season, Yarema initially played for the AHL's Bridgeport Sound Tigers before being picked up mid-season by the Milwaukee Admirals. [3]

Yarema then moved to Germany in order to play for DEL side Augsburger Panther. He had a career year in south Germany, posting 23 goals and 42 points in 48 games. For the 2006–07 season, Yarema dressed for two teams; SC Langnau in the Swiss NLA, and Swedish side Rögle BK of the HockeyAllsvenskan. Slovenia was Yarema's next port of call, playing in the capital for Olimpija Ljubljana in the EBEL during the 2007–08 season. During the season, Yarema also appeared for Olimpija's Slovenian Ice Hockey League side during the playoffs, where the team lost in the final to HK Jesenice. [4] Yarema played for Olimpija for two further seasons before retiring at the culmination of the 2009–10 season.

Career Statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1993–94 Newmarket Royals OHL 551141569—————
1994–95 Sarnia Sting OHL58242549103411213
1995–96 Sarnia StingOHL483632689330442
1996–97 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 1236928910138
1996–97 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 91458—————
1997–98 Kentucky Thoroughblades AHL648142217230000
1998–99 Kansas City Blades IHL 69112132163300012
1999–00 Kansas City BladesIHL34311142681344
2000–01 London Knights BISL3917163313980006
2001–02 Houston Aeros AHL7718133115014941115
2002–03 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL5919163511—————
2002–03 Charlotte Checkers ECHL550520—————
2003–04 Chicago Wolves AHL631617331511002225
2004–05 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL256111758—————
2004–05 Milwaukee Admirals AHL1633624—————
2005–06 Augsburger Panther DEL 48231942129—————
2006–07 SC Langnau NLA 40114—————
2006–07 Rögle BK SWE-2 52351250116
2007–08 Olimpija Ljubljana EBEL 35181331104—————
2007–08 Olimpija Ljubljana SLO —————653822
2008–09 Olimpija LjubljanaEBEL3812183080—————
2008–09 Olimpija LjubljanaSLO—————10000
2009–10 Olimpija LjubljanaEBEL26781547—————
AHL totals313717814967431961553

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References

  1. ↑ "A Canadian in Europe". ProHockeyNews.com. February 8, 2009. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Ice Hockey: Knights surprise Slovan to claim victory". The Daily Telegraph. January 13, 2001. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Admirals Sign Yarema". Our Sports Central. March 7, 2005. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Slovenia - EliteProspects". EliteProspects.com. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
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