Daniel Brickley

Daniel Brickley (born March 30, 1995) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for the Ontario Reign in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Los Angeles Kings in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Daniel Brickley
Born (1995-03-30) March 30, 1995
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team		 Los Angeles Kings
Ontario Reign (AHL)
National team  United States
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2017–present

Playing career

Brickley played for Skyline High School, winning back to back state championships in 2010 and 2011.

Brickley played Junior A for the Hawkesbury Hawks in the CCHL in Canada in the 2013-2014 season.[1] He was recruited to play Major Junior for Gatineau and Erie but opted to keep his NCAA eligibility and stayed in Hawkesbury He was awarded the team's Defenseman of The Year award.

Brickley played in the North American Hockey League (NAHL) with the Topeka RoadRunners where he was selected in the first round with Topeka's top pick in the NAHL draft. He committed to a collegiate career with Minnesota State University of the WCHA on November 19, 2014.[2]

In his sophomore season with the Mavericks in the 2016–17 season, Brickley led the blueline on a top-pairing role. He collected 31 points in 31 games finishing as the WCHA's leading scorer amongst defenseman, earning selection to the conference First All-Star Team and Defensive Player of the Year honors.[3] Brickley was subsequently honored as a Second Team All-American,[4] and gained attention as a top undrafted NHL free agent. Brickley opted to continue his college career, returning to MSU for his junior season.

At the completion of his junior season with the Mavericks in the 2017–18 season, Brickley opted to conclude his collegiate career, signing as a free agent to a two-year, entry-level contract with the Los Angeles Kings on March 31, 2018.[5] He made his NHL debut with the Kings, and recorded his first NHL point, on April 6, 2018, in a game against the Minnesota Wild.[6]

During the 2019–20 season, re-assigned to Ontario of the AHL, Brickley was hampered by injury. He appeared in 11 games registering just 2 assists before he was re-assigned by the Kings to join the Manitoba Moose, primary affiliate of the Winnipeg Jets, on loan for the remainder of the season on March 2, 2020.[7]

International play

Brickley made his Team USA debut participating for the American national team at the 2017 IIHF World Championship in Germany/France.[8]

Personal life

His uncle Andy Brickley played for and is currently the TV color analyst for the Boston Bruins on NESN and his cousin Connor Brickley also plays in the NHL for the New York Rangers. Daniel's father was a minor league linesman for 13 years in the IHL, AHL and ECHL.[9]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2013–14 Hawkesbury Hawks CCHL 61 5 27 32 63 — — — — —
2014–15 Topeka RoadRunners NAHL 58 12 25 37 102 8 2 5 7 2
2015–16 Minnesota State WCHA 36 2 9 11 20 — — — — —
2016–17 Minnesota State WCHA 31 8 23 31 20 — — — — —
2017–18 Minnesota State WCHA 40 10 25 35 53 — — — — —
2017–18 Los Angeles Kings NHL 1 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2018–19 Ontario Reign AHL 42 2 10 12 22 — — — — —
2018–19 Los Angeles Kings NHL 4 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2019–20 Ontario Reign AHL 11 0 2 2 4 — — — — —
2019–20 Manitoba Moose AHL 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
NHL totals 5 0 2 2 0 — — — — —

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2017 United States WC 5th 5 0 0 0 2
Senior totals 5 0 0 0 2

Awards and honors
Award Year
NAHL
All-South Division Team 2015
College
WCHA All-Rookie Team 2016 [10]
All-WCHA First Team 2017 [11]
WCHA Defensive Player of the Year 2017
AHCA West Second-Team All-American 2017 [12]
All-WCHA Second Team 2018 [13]

References
  1. "In the Pipeline: Daniel Brickley". NHL.com. December 12, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  2. "Congrat to Brickley for announcing commitment to MSU". Topeka Roadrunners. 2014-11-19. Retrieved 2014-11-19.
  3. "DANIEL BRICKLEY". msumavericks.com. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  4. "2016–2017 All-American Team". The American Hockey Coaches Association. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
  5. "Top college UFA Daniel Brickley signs entry-level contract with LA Kings". Los Angeles Kings. 2018-03-31. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
  6. "Daniel Brickley Picks up First NHL Point in First NHL Game". NHL.com. April 6, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  7. "Los Angeles reassigns Daniel Brickley to Moose". Manitoba Moose. March 2, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  8. "2017 World Championship roster" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2017-05-05. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-06-10. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
  9. Cooper, Josh (July 20, 2018). "From Utah to Los Angeles, Daniel Brickley blazes own trail toward NHL". theathletic.com. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  10. "Awards - NCAA (WCHA) Rookie All-Star Team". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  11. "WCHA All-Star Teams announced". uppermichigansource.com. 2017-03-09. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
  12. "2016–2017 All-American Team". The American Hockey Coaches Association. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
  13. "Awards - NCAA (WCHA) Second All-Star Team". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Casey Nelson		 WCHA Defensive Player of the Year
2016–17		 Succeeded by
Alec Rauhauser
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