Brendan Yarema

Brendan Yarema (born July 16, 1976) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey centre who played in North American minor leagues and throughout Europe.

Brendan Yarema
Born (1976-07-16) July 16, 1976
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for South Carolina Stingrays
St. John's Maple Leafs
Kentucky Thoroughblades
Kansas City Blades
London Knights
Houston Aeros
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks
Charlotte Checkers
Chicago Wolves
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Milwaukee Admirals
Augsburger Panther
SC Langnau
Rögle BK
Olimpija Ljubljana
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 19902006

Career

Yarema played junior hockey for the Newmarket Royals of the OHL starting in the 1993-94 season. Following the culmination of the season, the team was sold to the Ciccarelli brothers and moved to Sarnia, becoming the Sarnia Sting. Yarema would play for the Sting for two further seasons before turning professional.

Yarema began his professional career in 1996 when he joined the ECHL's South Carolina Stingrays, for whom he played 12 regular season games, as well as a further 9 in the playoffs, helping the Stingrays to win the Kelly Cup. During the season he also played for the St. John's Maple Leafs in the AHL, playing 9 games.

The 1997-98 season would see Yarema move to the Kentucky Thoroughblades also of the AHL, playing 64 games, registering 22 points. Yarema would then move to the IHL's Kansas City Blades for whom we would play for two seasons. The London Knights of the BISL would be Yarema's team for the 2000-01 season. The Knights fared well both domestically and in continental competition, narrowly losing the IIHF Continental Cup to Swiss outfit ZSC Lions, having beaten the Munich Barons and HC Slovan Bratislava in the final group stage.[1][2]

Following the year in London, Yarema returned to North America to play for the AHL's Houston Aeros for the 2001-02 season. Yarema stayed in the AHL for the following season for the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks, as well as playing 5 games for the ECHL's Charlotte Checkers. For the 2003-04 AHL season, Yarema played for the Chicago Wolves. The following season, Yarema initially played for the AHL's Bridgeport Sound Tigers before being picked up mid-season by the Milwaukee Admirals.[3]

Yarema then moved to Germany in order to play for DEL side Augsburger Panther. He would have a career year in south Germany, posting 23 goals and 42 points in 48 games. For the 2006-07 season, Yarema would dress for two teams; SC Langnau in the Swiss NLA, and Swedish side Rögle BK of the HockeyAllsvenskan. Slovenia would be Yarema's next port of call, playing in the capital for Olimpija Ljubljana in the EBEL during the 2007-08 season. During the season, Yarema would also ice for Olimpija's Slovenian Ice Hockey League side during the playoffs, where the team would lose in the final to HK Jesenice.[4] Yarema would play for Olimpija for two further seasons before retiring at the culmination of the 2009-10 season.

Career Statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1993–94 Newmarket Royals OHL 551141569
1994–95 Sarnia Sting OHL 58242549103 411213
1995–96 Sarnia Sting OHL 4836326893 30442
1996–97 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 1236928 910138
1996–97 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 91458
1997–98 Kentucky Thoroughblades AHL 6481422172 30000
1998–99 Kansas City Blades IHL 69112132163 300012
1999–00 Kansas City Blades IHL 343111426 81344
2000–01 London Knights BISL 39171633139 80006
2001–02 Houston Aeros AHL 77181331150 14941115
2002–03 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 5919163511
2002–03 Charlotte Checkers ECHL 550520
2003–04 Chicago Wolves AHL 63161733151 1002225
2004–05 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 256111758
2004–05 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 1633624
2005–06 Augsburger Panther DEL 48231942129
2006–07 SC Langnau NLA 40114
2006–07 Rögle BK SWE-2 523512 50116
2007–08 Olimpija Ljubljana EBEL 35181331104
2007–08 Olimpija Ljubljana SLO 653822
2008–09 Olimpija Ljubljana EBEL 3812183080
2008–09 Olimpija Ljubljana SLO 10000
2009–10 Olimpija Ljubljana EBEL 26781547
AHL totals 3137178149674 31961553

References

  1. "A Canadian in Europe". ProHockeyNews.com. February 8, 2009. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  2. "Ice Hockey: Knights surprise Slovan to claim victory". The Daily Telegraph. January 13, 2001. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  3. "Admirals Sign Yarema". Our Sports Central. March 7, 2005. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  4. "Slovenia - EliteProspects". EliteProspects.com. Retrieved June 6, 2020.


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