Rich Brennan

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Rich Brennan
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Brennan in 2001
Born (1972-11-26) November 26, 1972 (age 51)
Schenectady, NY, USA
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for NHL
Colorado Avalanche
San Jose Sharks
New York Rangers
Los Angeles Kings
Nashville Predators
Boston Bruins
DEL
Augsburger Panther
Nürnberg Ice Tigers
NLA
SC Bern
EBEL
HC TWK Innsbruck
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
NHL draft 46th overall, 1991
Quebec Nordiques
Playing career 1995–2009

Richard John Brennan (born November 26, 1972) is an American retired professional ice hockey defenceman. He played briefly in the NHL with a number of teams including the Colorado Avalanche, San Jose Sharks, New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings, Nashville Predators, and Boston Bruins.

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Playing career

Brennan was chosen in the 3rd round, 46th overall by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft out of high school. After being drafted Brennan chose to go to college and played at Boston University for 4 years. In 1992 he played in the World Junior Ice Hockey Championship for the United States. Brennan's most successful collegiate season came during his junior year (1993–1994) when he scored 35 points in 41 games and earned a number of honors including Hockey East First All-Star team honors and NCAA East Second All-American team honors.

After college Brennan joined the Cornwall Aces for the 1995–96 season. Brennan spent the 1996–97 season with the Hershey Bears in addition to making his NHL debut, appearing in 2 games with the Colorado Avalanche. Brennan then signed as a free agent with the San Jose Sharks in 1997. He spent the majority of the 1997–98 season with the Sharks minor league affiliate Kentucky Thoroughblades while also appearing in 11 games with the Sharks before being traded to the New York Rangers and finishing the season with the Hartford Wolf Pack. The 1998–99 season saw Brennan play 47 games with the Wolf Pack in addition to playing in an NHL career high 24 games with the Rangers.

Brennan played the next 2 seasons with the Lowell Lock Monsters. During the 2000–01 season Brennan also managed to play in 2 games with the Los Angeles Kings. In 2001 Brennan signed with the Nashville Predators and spent the majority of the 2001–2002 season in the minors, only appearing in 4 games with the Predators. The 2002–03 and 2003–04 seasons saw Brennan play with the Providence Bruins. During the 2002–2003 season he played in 7 games with the Boston Bruins.

Brennan began playing in Europe in 2004. He split one year between Swiss team SC Bern of the NLA before transferring to Augsburger Panther of the DEL in Germany. [1] Brennan remained in Germany the following season and played 3 seasons with the Nürnberg Ice Tigers. Brennan then spent the 2008–09 season in the Austrian Hockey League with HC TWK Innsbruck before retiring.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1991–92 Boston University HE 314131754—————
1992–93 Boston UniversityHE409112068—————
1993–94 Boston UniversityHE418273582—————
1994–95 Boston UniversityHE315232856—————
1995–96 Brantford Smoke CoHL 51232—————
1995–96 Cornwall Aces AHL 3648126170006
1996–97 Hershey Bears AHL7411455688232161822
1996–97 Colorado Avalanche NHL 20000—————
1997–98 Kentucky Thoroughblades AHL4211172871—————
1997–98 San Jose Sharks NHL111232—————
1997–98 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL9246121545914
1998–99 Hartford Wolf PackAHL474242842—————
1998–99 New York Rangers NHL2413423—————
1999–00 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL6715304511071560
2000–01 Lowell Lock MonstersAHL69103141146—————
2000–01 Los Angeles Kings NHL20000—————
2001–02 Nashville Predators NHL40002—————
2001–02 Milwaukee Admirals AHL23481227—————
2001–02 Manchester Monarchs AHL162576511216
2002–03 Providence Bruins AHL413293251—————
2002–03 Boston Bruins NHL70116—————
2003–04 Providence BruinsAHL561215274720112
2004–05 SC Langenthal NLB 10220—————
2004–05 SC Bern NLA 23551024—————
2004–05 Augsburger Panther DEL 1645922501116
2005–06 Nürnberg Ice Tigers DEL5212213354401110
2006–07 Nürnberg Ice TigersDEL3811152610360112
2007–08 Nürnberg Ice TigersDEL47726336950004
2008–09 HC TWK Innsbruck EBEL 499152446401127
NHL totals5026833—————
AHL totals48078216294661598283654
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1992 Fussen

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
1992 United States WJC Bronze medal icon.svg70224
Junior totals70224

Awards and honors

AwardYear
College
All-HE Rookie Team 1991–92
HE All-Tournament Team 1993, 1994 [2]
All-HE First Team 1993–94
AHCA East Second-Team All-American 1993–94
AHL
All-Star Game 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 [3] [4]
Calder Cup (Hershey Bears) 1997

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References

  1. ↑ "Augsburg brings in AHL journeyman Rich Brennan". baseportal.de. January 14, 2005. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  2. ↑ "2013–14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Canadian All-Stars 11, Planet USA All-Stars 10". American Hockey League. January 15, 2001. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Canadian All-Stars 13, Planet USA All-Stars 11". American Hockey League. February 14, 2002. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
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