Kip Brennan

Kip Brennan (born August 27, 1980) is a Canadian former professional hockey enforcer. Brennan played for the Los Angeles Kings, Atlanta Thrashers, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and the New York Islanders in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Kip Brennan
Born (1980-08-27) August 27, 1980
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 222 lb (101 kg; 15 st 12 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for Los Angeles Kings
Atlanta Thrashers
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
New York Islanders
HIFK
Vityaz Chekhov
NHL Draft 103rd overall, 1998
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 20002014

Playing career

Kip Brennan played in the OHL with the Windsor Spitfires and Sudbury Wolves from 1996–2001. He led the Wolves in penalty minutes for the 1999–2000 season with 228 regular season PIM and 67 playoff PIM. In 2001, he split time with the Lowell Lock Monsters, of the AHL, and the Sudbury Wolves, OHL. The 2001–2002 season would give Kip his first taste of the NHL. He skated in 4 games for the LA Kings and picked up 22 PIM. For the remainder of the season he played for the Manchester Monarchs, the AHL affiliate for the Los Angeles Kings. He led the team in PIM with 269.

In 2002–03 and 2003–04, he was back and forth between the Kings and Monarchs. Kip again led the Monarchs with 198 PIM for the 2002–03 season. On December 27, 2003, the NHL suspended Brennan for 10 games without pay during a game against the San Jose Sharks. Brennan had returned to the ice after officials had ejected him for roughing an opponent. The suspension cost him about $25,000. He also played for the Atlanta Thrashers of the NHL for 5 games during the 2003–04 season. 2004–05, he played exclusively for the Chicago Wolves of the AHL, leading the team in PIM with 267 during the regular season and 105 PIM in the playoffs. 2005–06, he played for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, NHL, and the Portland Pirates, AHL.

He briefly attended the Dallas Stars training camp in September 2006. Then for the 2006–07 season, Kip skated 1 game for the Toronto Marlies in the AHL, 11 games for the Long Beach Ice Dogs in the ECHL, and then finished the season with the Hershey Bears. He then signed with the New York Islanders, playing 3 games with the team, spending most of the season with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers.[1]

Brennan then signed with HIFK in Finland's SM-liiga, but on 16 December 2008, he left the team and returned to Hershey Bears.

On November 11, 2013, Brennan returned to Russia to sign a one-year contract with Saryarka Karaganda of the Higher Hockey League. In 10 games Brennan totalled 35 penalty minutes in helping Karaganda advance to the post-season.[2]

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1995–96 St. Michael's Buzzers OJHL 4001111155 701120
1996–97 Windsor Spitfires OHL 4201010156 501116
1997–98 Windsor Spitfires OHL 24077103
1997–98 Sudbury Wolves OHL 2303385
1998–99 Sudbury Wolves OHL 3891221160
1999–00 Sudbury Wolves OHL 55161632228 1233667
2000–01 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 23235117
2000–01 Sudbury Wolves OHL 277142194 12561192
2001–02 Manchester Monarchs AHL 44415269 401126
2001–02 Los Angeles Kings NHL 400022
2002–03 Manchester Monarchs AHL 35325195 30000
2002–03 Los Angeles Kings NHL 1900057
2003–04 Manchester Monarchs AHL 20000
2003–04 Los Angeles Kings NHL 1810179
2003–04 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 500017
2004–05 Chicago Wolves AHL 487613267 18112105
2005–06 Portland Pirates AHL 921322
2005–06 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 1201135
2006–07 Long Beach Ice Dogs ECHL 1123574
2006–07 Toronto Marlies AHL 10006
2006–07 Hershey Bears AHL 2642667 601130
2007–08 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 49213247
2007–08 New York Islanders NHL 300012
2008–09 HIFK SM-l 22033118
2008–09 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 300016
2008–09 Hershey Bears AHL 2213488 10004
2009–10 Springfield Falcons AHL 53033263
2010–11 Chicago Wolves AHL 1210140
2010–11 Allen Americans CHL 3181321146 1303352
2011–12 Vityaz Chekhov KHL 14101240
2012–13 Allen Americans CHL 30426114
2012–13 Arizona Sundogs CHL 1520240 40115
2013–14 Saryarka Karagandy VHL 1002235 700029
NHL totals 61112222

References

  1. "New York Islanders sign Kip Brennan". oursportscentral.com. 2007-07-06. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
  2. "Saryarka sign tough guy Kip Brennan". sksport.com (in Russian). 2013-11-11. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
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