Brendan Mikkelson (born June 22, 1987) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who last played for Welsh team Cardiff Devils in the UK Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). He was a second round selection of the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, 31st overall, at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. He was a member of the 2007 Memorial Cup-winning Vancouver Giants team, and was named a tournament all-star on defence.
| Brendan Mikkelson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
June 22, 1987 Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Anaheim Ducks Calgary Flames Tampa Bay Lightning Luleå HF Adler Mannheim EC Red Bull Salzburg Cardiff Devils | ||
| NHL draft |
31st overall, 2005 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | ||
| Playing career | 2007–2022 | ||
Playing career
editMikkelson was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, and raised in St. Albert, Alberta, where he played Bantam hockey for the St. Albert Raiders of the Alberta Bantam Hockey League in 2001–02. He was a sixth-round pick in the 2002 WHL Bantam Draft. Mikkelson played his first two seasons in the WHL with the Portland Winter Hawks. Midway through his third season with the club (the 2005–06 season), he was traded to the Vancouver Giants. Mikkelson contributed 29 points in 69 games in the 2006–07 season, a season in which the Giants hosted and won the 2007 Memorial Cup.
Mikkelson was drafted by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the second round, 31st overall, in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. On November 30, 2006, he was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Ducks.[1] On October 19, 2010, Mikkelson was claimed by the Calgary Flames on waivers.[2] On July 14, 2011, he signed a one-year contract extension with the Flames.[3] The Flames traded Mikkelson to the Tampa Bay Lightning on January 6, 2012, in exchange for forward Blair Jones.[4] He scored his first NHL goal on March 17, 2012, against Jaroslav Halák of the St. Louis Blues in a 3–1 Lightning defeat.[5]
On July 19, 2013, Mikkelson left the Lightning organization as a free agent and signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins.[6] He was assigned to Pittsburgh's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, for the duration of the 2013–14 season and registered a professional best 30 assists and 38 points in 73 games.
On September 28, 2014, the AHL's Toronto Marlies announced they had signed Mikkelson to a one-year contract.
On May 8, 2015, Luleå HF of the Swedish Hockey League announced they had Mikkelson to a two-year contract.[7] After three seasons with Luleå HF, Mikkelson left as a free agent to continue his European career in Germany, having agreed to a one-year contract for the 2018–19 season with Adler Mannheim of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) on July 2, 2018.[8]
After a successful lone season in the DEL helping Adler claim the championship, Mikkelson signed a one-year contract in the neighbouring Austrian Hockey League (EBEL) with EC Red Bull Salzburg on June 18, 2019.[9]
With the COVID-19 pandemic halting the season with Salzburg, Mikkelson left at the conclusion of his contract, returning to Sweden after signing a two-year contract with Modo Hockey of the Allsvenskan on April 24, 2020.[10]
On May 21, 2021 it was announced that Mikkelson would be playing for the Cardiff Devils of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) in the 2021–22 season.[11]
Personal
editMikkelson's father Bill played in the NHL for the Los Angeles Kings, New York Islanders and Washington Capitals in the 1970s, while his sister, Meaghan, plays on the Canadian national women's team and won a gold medal at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics.[12] His brother-in-law, Scott Reid, is a career minor league goaltender. His great uncle, Jim McFadden, won the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1948 and the Stanley Cup in 1950.[13]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003–04 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 65 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 43 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 70 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 60 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Vancouver Giants | WHL | 19 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Vancouver Giants | WHL | 69 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 60 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | ||
| 2007–08 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 66 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 50 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | Iowa Chops | AHL | 31 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 34 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 49 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 28 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Abbotsford Heat | AHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Abbotsford Heat | AHL | 33 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 41 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | VIK Västerås HK | Allsv | 17 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 73 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 62 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 22 | ||
| 2014–15 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 60 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 54 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Luleå HF | SHL | 51 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 2016–17 | Luleå HF | SHL | 42 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Luleå HF | SHL | 50 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 47 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | ||
| 2019–20 | EC Red Bull Salzburg | EBEL | 28 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | Modo Hockey | Allsv | 45 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Cardiff Devils | EIHL | 47 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 31 | ||
| AHL totals | 329 | 35 | 92 | 127 | 266 | 49 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 26 | ||||
| NHL totals | 131 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ice hockey | ||
Representing  Canada Pacific
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| World U-17 Hockey Challenge | ||
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2004 St. John's | |
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Canada Pacific | U17 | 
|
6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2004 | Canada | U18 | 
|
5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2005 | Canada | WJC18 |
|
6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 17 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | ||||
Awards and honors
edit| Awards | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| CHL | ||
| Memorial Cup All-Star Team | 2007 | |
| Memorial Cup (Vancouver Giants) | 2007 | |
| DEL | ||
| Champion (Adler Mannheim) | 2019 | [14] |
References
edit- ^ "Ducks sign Mikkelson to entry level contract". Anaheim Ducks. 2006-11-30. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
- ^ "Flames claim D Mikkelson off waivers". National Hockey League. 2010-10-19. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
- ^ "Flames re-sign Mikkelson; sign Reinhart". Fox News. 2011-07-14.
- ^ "Bolts add Mikkelson from Flames for 'D' depth". National Hockey League. 2012-01-06.
- ^ "Blues, Lightning boxscore". National Hockey League. 2012-03-17. Retrieved 2012-03-17.
- ^ "Penguins sign defenceman Mikkelson". Pittsburgh Penguins. 2013-07-19. Retrieved 2013-07-19.
- ^ Halford, Mike (May 8, 2015). "Leafs' Mikkelson signs in Swedish League". Pro Hockey Talk. NBC Sports. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
- ^ "Mikkelson completes the defense" (in German). Adler Mannheim. 2018-07-02. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
- ^ "Defenseman Brendan Mikkelson comes to Salzburg" (in German). EC Red Bull Salzburg. June 18, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ^ "Brendan Mikkelson to Modo Hockey" (in Swedish). Modo Hockey. April 24, 2020. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
- ^ "Devils start signing season with former NHL player Brendan Mikkelson". Cardiff Devils. May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ "Flames claim Mikkelson". ESPN. 2010-10-19. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
- ^ Sports Illustrated, Cover date: July 9–16, 2012, "Hockey's Minus Man", by Michael Farber, p. 112
- ^ "Adler Mannheim wins DEL". IIHF. 2019-04-27. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database