Brennan Menell

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Brennan Menell
Brennan Menell.jpg
Menell at the 2020 AHL All-Star Game
Born (1997-05-24) May 24, 1997 (age 26)
Woodbury, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
KHL team
Former teams		 Dynamo Moscow
Minnesota Wild
Dinamo Minsk
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2017–present

Brennan Menell (born May 24, 1997) is an American-Russian professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing under contract with HC Dynamo Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). In July 2023, he received Russian citizenship. [1] [2]

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Playing career

Undrafted, Menell played for the Vancouver Giants and Lethbridge Hurricanes in the Western Hockey League before signing as a free agent with the Minnesota Wild on a three-year, entry-level contract after impressing on an invitation to attend training camp on September 26, 2017, having been undrafted in the NHL Entry Draft. [3]

In his final year of his entry-level contract with the Wild, Menell was reassigned to AHL affiliate, the Iowa Wild, for the third consecutive year. In the 2019–20 season, Menell established a career high with 47 points in 57 games for Iowa, finishing second among AHL defensemen in scoring and first in assists with 42. As Iowa's franchise record-holder in nearly all offensive categories for blueliners, with 101 assists and 116 points in 199 games over his AHL career, Menell was selected to the AHL First All-Star Team. [4] During the season, he was recalled by the Wild and made his NHL debut against the Anaheim Ducks on December 10, 2019. [5] [6] He featured in 5 games with the Wild, going scoreless.

As an impending restricted free agent with the Minnesota Wild and with the uncertainty of a delayed commencement of the 2020–21 North American season, Menell opted to sign abroad by signing a one-year contract with Belarusian club, HC Dinamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), on August 29, 2020. [7]

On July 28, 2021, his signing rights were acquired by the Toronto Maple Leafs from the Minnesota Wild for a 7th round draft pick in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. [8] He was then signed a one-year, two-way, $750,000 contract with Toronto on August 1, 2021. [9] On March 23, 2022, a day after the trade deadline, he was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for future considerations. [10] He completed the season playing with the Flyers AHL affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, collecting 6 assists through 18 games.

As a free agent from the Flyers, Menell opted to return to the KHL after securing a one-year contract with Russian club, HC Dynamo Moscow, for the 2022–23 season on September 19, 2022. [11]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2014–15 Vancouver Giants WHL 572192116—————
2015–16 Vancouver GiantsWHL697465336—————
2016–17 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL7012597129205121710
2017–18 Iowa Wild AHL 728172514—————
2018–19 Iowa WildAHL702424425110444
2019–20 Iowa WildAHL575424736—————
2019–20 Minnesota Wild NHL 50002—————
2020–21 Dinamo Minsk KHL 47533386051670
2021–22 Toronto Marlies AHL2014515—————
2021–22 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL1806619—————
2022–23 Dynamo Moscow KHL4422224660332
2023–24 Dynamo MoscowKHL66837451210012122
NHL totals50002—————
KHL totals15715921077821121224

Awards and honors

AwardYear
AHL
All-Star Game 2020 [12]
First All-Star Team 2020 [4]

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  2. ↑ "Brennan Menell: I want to talk Russian as Dietz does". Kontinental Hockey League. August 1, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Minnesota Wild Recalls Defenseman Brennan Menell From Iowa". Iowa Wild. 2019-12-05. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  4. 1 2 "2019-20 AHL First, Second All-Star Team announced". American Hockey League. May 20, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  5. ↑ McLellan, Sarah (2019-11-01). "Woodbury's Brennan Menell to make NHL debut with Wild vs. Ducks". StarTribune.com. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  6. ↑ Mizutani, Dane (9 December 2019). "Woodbury's Brennan Menell fulfills lifelong dream with Wild – Twin Cities". Twincities.com. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  7. ↑ "An agreement is reached to sign Brennan Menell" (in Belarusian). HC Dinamo Minsk. August 29, 2020. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Maple Leafs acquire Brennan Menell in trade with Wild". Toronto Maple Leafs. July 28, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Maple Leafs sign defenceman Brennan Menell to one-year, two-way contract". Sportsnet.ca . August 1, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Brennan Menell traded to the Philadelphia Flyers". American Hockey League. March 23, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
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  12. ↑ "Bracco, Liljegren added to All-Star roster". American Hockey League. 2020-01-26. Retrieved 2020-02-01.


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