Brennan Menell (born May 24, 1997) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League (AHL), while under contract with the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Brennan Menell | |||
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![]() Menell at the 2020 AHL All-Star Game | |||
Born |
(1997-05-24) May 24, 1997 (age 25) Woodbury, Minnesota, U.S. | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
NHL team Former teams |
Free Agent Minnesota Wild Dinamo Minsk | ||
NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2017–present |
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.[1]
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.[2] During the season, he was recalled by the Wild and made his NHL debut against the Anaheim Ducks on December 10, 2019.[3][4] 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.[5]
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.[6] He was then signed a one-year, two-way, $750,000 contract with Toronto on August 1, 2021.[7] On March 23, 2022, a day after the trade deadline, he was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers for future considerations.[8]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2014–15 | Vancouver Giants | WHL | 57 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Vancouver Giants | WHL | 69 | 7 | 46 | 53 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | 70 | 12 | 59 | 71 | 29 | 20 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 10 | ||
2017–18 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 72 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 70 | 2 | 42 | 44 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
2019–20 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 57 | 5 | 42 | 47 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | Dinamo Minsk | KHL | 47 | 5 | 33 | 38 | 60 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 20 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2021–22 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 18 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
KHL totals | 47 | 5 | 33 | 38 | 60 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
Award | Year | |
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AHL | ||
All-Star Game | 2020 | [9] |
First All-Star Team | 2020 | [2] |
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