Kip Brennan

Kip Brennan
Born	(1980-08-27) August 27, 1980 (age 44) Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight	222 lb (101 kg; 15 st 12 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Los Angeles Kings Atlanta Thrashers Mighty Ducks of Anaheim New York Islanders HIFK Vityaz Chekhov
NHL draft	103rd overall, 1998 Los Angeles Kings
Playing career	2000–2014

Kip Brennan (born August 27, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey enforcer. Brennan played for the Los Angeles Kings, Atlanta Thrashers, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and the New York Islanders in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Kip Brennan played in the OHL with the Windsor Spitfires and Sudbury Wolves from 1996–2001. He led the Wolves in penalty minutes for the 1999–2000 season with 228 regular season PIM and 67 playoff PIM. In 2001, he split time with the Lowell Lock Monsters, of the AHL, and the Sudbury Wolves, OHL. The 2001–2002 season would give Kip his first taste of the NHL. He skated in 4 games for the LA Kings and picked up 22 PIM. For the remainder of the season he played for the Manchester Monarchs, the AHL affiliate for the Los Angeles Kings. He led the team in PIM with 269.

In 2002–03 and 2003–04, he was back and forth between the Kings and Monarchs. Kip again led the Monarchs with 198 PIM for the 2002–03 season. On December 27, 2003, the NHL suspended Brennan for 10 games without pay during a game against the San Jose Sharks. Brennan had returned to the ice after officials had ejected him for roughing an opponent. The suspension cost him about $25,000. He also played for the Atlanta Thrashers of the NHL for 5 games during the 2003–04 season. 2004–05, he played exclusively for the Chicago Wolves of the AHL, leading the team in PIM with 267 during the regular season and 105 PIM in the playoffs. 2005–06, he played for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, NHL, and the Portland Pirates, AHL.

He briefly attended the Dallas Stars training camp in September 2006. Then for the 2006–07 season, Kip skated 1 game for the Toronto Marlies in the AHL, 11 games for the Long Beach Ice Dogs in the ECHL, and then finished the season with the Hershey Bears. ^[1] He then signed with the New York Islanders, playing 3 games with the team, spending most of the season with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. ^[2]

Brennan then signed with HIFK in Finland's SM-liiga, but on 16 December 2008, he left the team and returned to Hershey Bears.

On November 11, 2013, Brennan returned to Russia to sign a one-year contract with Saryarka Karaganda of the Higher Hockey League. In 10 games Brennan totalled 35 penalty minutes in helping Karaganda advance to the post-season. ^[3]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1995–96	St. Michael's Buzzers	OJHL		40	0	11	11	155		7	0	1	1	20
1996–97	Windsor Spitfires	OHL		42	0	10	10	156		5	0	1	1	16
1997–98	Windsor Spitfires	OHL		24	0	7	7	103		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Sudbury Wolves	OHL		23	0	3	3	85		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Sudbury Wolves	OHL		38	9	12	21	160		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Sudbury Wolves	OHL		55	16	16	32	228		12	3	3	6	67
2000–01	Lowell Lock Monsters	AHL		23	2	3	5	117		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Sudbury Wolves	OHL		27	7	14	21	94		12	5	6	11	92
2001–02	Manchester Monarchs	AHL		44	4	1	5	269		4	0	1	1	26
2001–02	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		4	0	0	0	22		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Manchester Monarchs	AHL		35	3	2	5	195		3	0	0	0	0
2002–03	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		19	0	0	0	57		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Manchester Monarchs	AHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		18	1	0	1	79		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL		5	0	0	0	17		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Chicago Wolves	AHL		48	7	6	13	267		18	1	1	2	105
2005–06	Portland Pirates	AHL		9	2	1	3	22		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL		12	0	1	1	35		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Toronto Marlies	AHL		1	0	0	0	6		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Long Beach Ice Dogs	ECHL		11	2	3	5	74		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Hershey Bears	AHL		26	4	2	6	67		6	0	1	1	30
2007–08	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL		49	2	1	3	247		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	New York Islanders	NHL		3	0	0	0	12		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	HIFK	SM-l		22	0	3	3	118		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	South Carolina Stingrays	ECHL		3	0	0	0	16		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Hershey Bears	AHL		22	1	3	4	88		1	0	0	0	4
2009–10	Springfield Falcons	AHL		53	0	3	3	263		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Chicago Wolves	AHL		12	1	0	1	40		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Allen Americans	CHL		31	8	13	21	146		13	0	3	3	52
2011–12	Vityaz Chekhov	KHL		14	1	0	1	240		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Allen Americans	CHL		30	4	2	6	114		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Arizona Sundogs	CHL		15	2	0	2	40		4	0	1	1	5
2013–14	Saryarka Karagandy	VHL		10	0	2	2	35		7	0	0	0	29
NHL totals				61	1	1	2	222		—	—	—	—	—

References

1. "Ice Dogs sign former King/Duck Kip Brennan". OurSports Central. November 27, 2006. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
2. "New York Islanders sign Kip Brennan". oursportscentral.com. 2007-07-06. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
3. "Saryarka sign tough guy Kip Brennan". sksport.com (in Russian). 2013-11-11. Retrieved 2013-11-11.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  Eurohockey.com , or  Hockey-Reference.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database