Brenden Kichton

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Brenden Kichton
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Kichton with the St. John's IceCaps in 2015
Born (1992-06-18) June 18, 1992 (age 30)
Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for St. John's IceCaps
Manitoba Moose
Charlotte Checkers
SaiPa
Vienna Capitals
NHL Draft 127th overall , 2011
New York Islanders
190th overall, 2013
Winnipeg Jets
Playing career 2013–2020

Brenden Kichton (born June 18, 1992) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the American Hockey League (AHL).

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Playing career

Kichton played junior hockey with the Spokane Chiefs in the Western Hockey League (WHL). Kichton was originally selected by the New York Islanders in the 5th round (127th overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. [1] Unable to come to terms with the Islanders, Kichton was drafted 190th overall in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft by the Winnipeg Jets. Ironically, the draft pick the Islanders used for Kichton originally came from Winnipeg.

Kichton would start the 2013–14 season with the St. John's IceCaps of the American Hockey League (AHL). He led all AHL rookie defencemen in scoring and was named the CCM/AHL Rookie of the Month in January, after scoring 14 points in 12 games. Kichton played in the 2014 AHL All-Star Classic at Mile One Centre in St. John's, and was named to the AHL All-Rookie Team and won team award as IceCaps Rookie of the Year. [2]

On July 1, 2017, Kichton having left the Winnipeg Jets as a free agent, signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Carolina Hurricanes. [3]

On October 10, 2018, Kichton signed with SaiPa of the Finnish Liiga. [4] In his debut season abroad in 2018–19, Kichton adapted quickly to the European ice, scoring from blueline with 8 goals and 23 points in 46 games with SaiPa.

On June 20, 2019, Kichton left SaiPa at the conclusion of his contract and continued his career in Europe by agreeing to a one-year deal with the Vienna Capitals of the EBEL. [5]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2008–09 Spokane Chiefs WHL 571891280000
2009–10 Spokane ChiefsWHL70415192170004
2010–11 Spokane ChiefsWHL642358813117110112
2011–12 Spokane ChiefsWHL711757744910110
2012–13 Spokane ChiefsWHL712263853092576
2013–14 St. John's IceCaps AHL 7610384814212572
2014–15 St. John's IceCapsAHL658212932—————
2015–16 Manitoba Moose AHL6811304136—————
2016–17 Manitoba MooseAHL631222352—————
2017–18 Charlotte Checkers AHL63420246180330
2018–19 SaiPa Liiga 46815232630002
2019–20 Vienna Capitals EBEL 3613173020—————
AHL totals335341311651952928102

Awards and honours

AwardYear
WHL
Western Conference Second All-Star Team 2010–11 [6]
Subway Super Series – All-Stars 2011 [7]
Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy Top Defenceman 2012–13
AHL
All-Rookie Team 2013–14 [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Pair with Tri ties chosen in NHL draft lottery". Spruce Grove Examiner. June 29, 2011. Archived from the original on February 2, 2013. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Brenden Kichton". TheAHL.com. July 3, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Hurricanes sign Brenden Kichton to two-way contract". Charlotte Checkers. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Kanadalaispuolustaja Brenden Kichton SaiPaan". saipa.fi (in Finnish). October 10, 2018. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Brenden Kichton moves to the Capitals" (in German). Vienna Capitals. June 20, 2019. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  6. ↑ "WHL: All-Star teams and award finalists named". Yahoo! Sports. April 15, 2011. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Kichton selected to play for team WHL". Spokane Chiefs. January 2, 2011. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  8. ↑ "2013-14 AHL All-Rookie Team announced". American Hockey League. April 15, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
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