| Brayden Schenn | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Schenn with theSt. Louis Blues in 2019 | |||
| Born | (1991-08-22)August 22, 1991 (age 34) Saskatoon,Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams | St. Louis Blues Los Angeles Kings Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| National team |  Canada | ||
| NHL draft | 5th overall,2009 Los Angeles Kings | ||
| Playing career | 2009–present | ||
Brayden Michael Schenn (/ʃɛn/SHEN; born August 22, 1991) is a Canadian professionalice hockeycentre andcaptain of theSt. Louis Blues of theNational Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by theLos Angeles Kings fifth overall in the2009 NHL Entry Draft. He also played for thePhiladelphia Flyers from 2011 to 2017 before being traded to St. Louis in 2017.[1]
Schenn has representedCanada internationally at several tournaments, and won two silver medals at the2010 and2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. At the 2011 tournament, Schenn tied Canada's record for points in a single tournament, and was selected to the Tournament's All-Star Team and named Top Forward and Most Valuable Player. Schenn won theStanley Cup as a member of the Blues in2019.
Schenn playedminor hockey in his hometown ofSaskatoon,Saskatchewan. He played AAA midget hockey for the Saskatoon Contacts. During the 2006–07 season, his teammates includedJared Cowen andCarter Ashton.[2] In the2006 WHL Bantam Draft, Schenn was selected in the first round, ninth overall, by theBrandon Wheat Kings.[3] His teammates Cowen and Ashton were selected first and eighth overall, respectively.[4] In his last season of midget hockey, he scored 70 points in 41 games.[5]
Schenn started his major junior career with the Brandon Wheat Kings in2007–08. He was Brandon's first pick in the 2006 WHL Bantam Draft. Schenn made his WHL debut on September 21, 2007, against theSaskatoon Blades, earning his first WHL point, an assist.[6] Later in the season, on October 17, he notched his first WHL goal against theRed Deer Rebels.[6] Schenn finished his first season as the Wheat Kings' leading scorer[7] and as the top rookie scorer in the WHL tallying 28 goals and 43 assists for 71 points,[8] earning him theJim Piggott Memorial Trophy as WHL Rookie of the Year, and a spot on theCanadian Hockey League (CHL) All-Rookie Team.[9] He was also the inaugural winner of the 2007–08 Boston Pizza WHL 'Fan's Choice' Award.[5] He also picked up the Wheat Kings team awards for Rookie of the Year and Most Popular Player.[5]
Schenn spent the 2008–09 season playing with the Wheat Kings and served as their co-captain alongsideMatt Calvert.[5] In January 2009, he was named the WHL[10] and CHL[11] Player of the Week, after scoring 7 points in two games.[10] Also in January, Schenn was selected as the winner of the H. L. (Krug) Crawford Memorial Medal which is emblematic of athletic achievement in westernManitoba.[12] He finished the season with 85 points in 69 games to lead the Wheat Kings in scoring a second consecutive season.[13] He finished seventh overall in scoring for the WHL, and was named to the WHL's Eastern Conference Second All-Star Team.[5] During the season, Schenn played in theCHL Top Prospects Game and represented the WHL in theADT Canada–Russia Challenge.[5]
Leading up to the2009 NHL Entry Draft, Schenn had been listed as the third highest prospect among WHL players in theNHL Central Scouting Service (CSS)'s preliminary rankings,[14] while International Scouting (ISS) ranked him at fifth overall and first in the WHL.[15] Schenn's ranking remained the same at fifth overall with the NHL CSS's midway ranking.[16] E. J. McGuire, the director of NHL's Central Scouting Bureau compared facets of Schenn's game toJonathan Cheechoo andJoe Thornton.[12] At the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, he managed to be drafted in exactly the same amateur selection position his brother Luke had two years earlier, as he was drafted fifth overall by theLos Angeles Kings.[9]
At the start of the 2009–10 hockey season, Schenn attended training camp with the Kings, but was considered a long shot to make the team.[17] Schenn was returned to Brandon after being one of the last cuts at camp.[18] He served as Brandon'scaptain for the2009–10 WHL season.[5] During the season, Schenn again represented the WHL in the Canada-Russia Challenge series.[5] He finished the regular season with 99 points (34 goals, 65 assists) in 59 games,[19] which tied him for fourth overall in WHL scoring with teammate Matt Calvert.[20] Schenn was named to the WHL Eastern Conference First All-Star Team.[21]
On December 3, 2010, the Kings returned Schenn to the Brandon Wheat Kings.[22] He played two games with the Wheat Kings during the2010-11 season before joining Team Canada at the2011 World Junior Championships. After the tournament was complete, Schenn was dealt to his hometownSaskatoon Blades for a package of draft picks and prospects.[23] He played in 27 games with the Blades, scoring 21 goals and adding 32 assists.[19] Despite playing less than half a season in the WHL, Schenn was named to the league's Eastern Conference Second All-Star Team at the end of the regular season.[24]
Schenn played his first NHL game on November 26, 2009, against theVancouver Canucks after being called up on an emergency basis and signed to an amateur, one-game tryout.[25] At the time of his debut, Schenn was the third youngest player to skate for the team.[5][26] On March 3, 2010, he was signed to a three-year contract with the Kings.[26] After training camp for the2010–11 season, Schenn made the Kings roster but saw limited playing time. He appeared in nine games with the Kings, and spent time with theManchester Monarchs of theAmerican Hockey League (AHL) for conditioning.[27] On December 3, 2010, the Kings returned Schenn to the Brandon Wheat Kings.[22] Following the Saskatoon Blades' exit from the2011 WHL Playoffs, he was assigned by the Kings back to the Monarchs on April 17, 2011.[28]
Schenn was traded to thePhiladelphia Flyers withWayne Simmonds and a 2012 second-round pick forMike Richards andRob Bordson on June 23, 2011.[29] After sustaining an apparent shoulder injury in the Flyers'2011–12 training camp, Schenn was sent down to theAdirondack Phantoms of the AHL for conditioning and salary cap purposes. He recorded two assists in his Phantoms debut, a 6–3 win over theConnecticut Whale. In his second game with Adirondack, he registered three goals and an assist in a 6–3 win against theBridgeport Sound Tigers.
On October 20, 2011, Schenn made his Flyers debut in a 5–2 loss to theWashington Capitals, a game in which he struggled and registered aplus-minus rating of –3. He played three more games with the Flyers, but on October 26, he broke a bone in his foot blocking a slapshot in a 5–1 loss to theMontreal Canadiens.[30] He missed just under a month of playing time. Upon returning from injury, he was reassigned to Adirondack for conditioning purposes. On January 2, 2012, Schenn scored his first NHL goal on a rebound during the second period against theNew York Rangers, scoring againstHenrik Lundqvist during the2012 NHL Winter Classic.[31] Schenn scored his first careerhat trick on February 29, 2016, in a 5–3 win over theCalgary Flames.[32] In response to Schenn's potent offensive style and scoring ability, the Philadelphia Flyers signed him to a four-year, $20.5 million contract in July 2016, for an average annual salary of $5,125,000 until the end of the 2019–20 season.[33]
On June 23, 2017, at the2017 NHL Entry Draft, Schenn was traded by the Flyers to theSt. Louis Blues forJori Lehterä, a 2017 first-round pick (27th overall), and a conditional2018 first-round pick.[34] In his first season with the Blues, Schenn broke out and put up career highs in points, assists, and goals. He recorded his third career hat trick on December 5, 2017, in a 4–3 win over theMontreal Canadiens[35] and lead theThree Stars of the Week.[36] The following month, Schenn was named to the2018 National Hockey League All-Star Game after recording 42 points in 32 games.[37] He finished the season with a career-high 70 points in 82 games.
On June 12, 2019, the Blues won their firstStanley Cup in franchise history, defeating theBoston Bruins in seven games.[38] Schenn recorded five goals and 12 points in 26postseason games.
On October 4, 2019, the Blues signed Schenn to an eight-year, $52 million contract extension.[39]
On September 19, 2023, Schenn was named the 24th captain in the Blues history.[40]
On February 27, 2025, Schenn played his1,000th NHL game, joining his brother Luke as the first pair of brothers to each record their 1,000th game played in the same season; Luke had achieved the milestone four months prior, on October 17, 2024.[41]
Schenn started hisHockey Canada career by representingSaskatchewan at the2007 Canada Winter Games inWhitehorse,Yukon, where his team finished seventh.[5] During the 2007–08 season, Schenn played for Canada West at the2008 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, where he was the leading scorer.[5] After his season with Brandon was over, Schenn played with Team Canada at the2008 IIHF World U18 Championships inKazan,Russia, as one of five 16-year-olds, capturing a gold medal.[5] He tallied 1 goal and 2 assists in 7 games in the tournament.[42] During the summer, he also competed in the2008 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament, earning another gold medal in theCzech Republic. Schenn served as an alternate captain at the Hlinka Memorial Tournament, and recorded six points (two goals and four assists) in four games.[5]
During the 2008–09 season, Schenn was invited to Team Canada's tryout camp for the2009 World Junior Championships,[5] but did not make the final squad.[43] Schenn was invited to Hockey Canada's summer evaluation camp in August 2009, and also to the December selection camp for the2010 World Junior Championships.[5] He made the team and competed in the tournament that was hosted in his home province of Saskatchewan.[44] Schenn won a silver medal with Canada, after they lost the gold medal game in overtime to theAmerican team.[26]
When the Kings returned Schenn to the WHL in December 2010, it allowed him to try out for Canada's team at the2011 World Junior Hockey Championships.[22] Schenn made the team after the December selection camp, and was selected as one of the alternate captains.[45] In Canada's preliminary round game against the Czech Republic, Schenn was named player of the game.[46] Against Norway, Schenn tied Canada's record for goals in a single game (held byMario Lemieux andSimon Gagné) with four. He also added an assist to finish the game with five points.[47] In Canada's gold medal loss toRussia, Schenn scored a goal and added an assist. He recorded 18 points in the tournament, tying Canada's all-time record for a single tournament, set byDale McCourt in1977.[48] After the tournament, Schenn was the tournament's top scorer, and was named to the media All-Star team for the event. The IIHF Directorate named him Best Forward and Tournament MVP.[49] Canada's coaching staff selected him as one of the team's top three players for the tournament.[50] At the end of the tournament, it was revealed that Schenn had been playing with a separated shoulder he suffered during Canada's quarter-final victory againstSwitzerland.[51]
Schenn was born inSaskatoon,Saskatchewan, to Jeff and Rita Schenn.[5] His older brother,Luke, is adefenceman for theWinnipeg Jets.[12][52] They have two younger sisters, Madison and Macy.[53]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2006–07 | Saskatoon Contacts AAA | SMHL | 41 | 27 | 43 | 70 | 63 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 66 | 28 | 43 | 71 | 48 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | ||
| 2008–09 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 70 | 32 | 56 | 88 | 82 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 12 | ||
| 2009–10 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 59 | 34 | 65 | 99 | 55 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2010–11 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 27 | 21 | 32 | 53 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 14 | ||
| 2011–12 | Adirondack Phantoms | AHL | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 54 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | ||
| 2012–13 | Adirondack Phantoms | AHL | 33 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 47 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 82 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 54 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2014–15 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 82 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 80 | 26 | 33 | 59 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 2016–17 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 79 | 25 | 30 | 55 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 82 | 28 | 42 | 70 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 72 | 17 | 37 | 54 | 40 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 14 | ||
| 2019–20 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 71 | 25 | 33 | 58 | 44 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2020–21 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 56 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 2021–22 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 62 | 24 | 34 | 58 | 33 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 14 | ||
| 2022–23 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 82 | 21 | 44 | 65 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 82 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 82 | 18 | 32 | 50 | 61 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 30 | ||
| NHL totals | 1,022 | 278 | 407 | 685 | 592 | 82 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 96 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Canada Western | U17 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4 | |
| 2008 | Canada | U18 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2008 | Canada | IH18 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | |
| 2010 | Canada | WJC | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | |
| 2011 | Canada | WJC | 7 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 0 | |
| 2014 | Canada | WC | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2015 | Canada | WC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2017 | Canada | WC | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2018 | Canada | WC | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2025 | Canada | WC | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 30 | 20 | 29 | 49 | 18 | |||
| Senior totals | 38 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 8 | |||
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| Brandon Wheat Kings Rookie of the Year | 2008[5] |
| Brandon Wheat Kings Most Popular Player | 2008[5] |
| Boston Pizza WHL Fan's Choice Award | 2008[5] |
| Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy (WHL Rookie of the Year) | 2008[5] |
| WHL Player of the Week (January 11–18) | 2009[10] |
| CHL Player of the Week (January 11–18) | 2009[11] |
| WHL East Second Team All-Star | 2009[5] |
| WHL East First Team All-Star | 2010[21] |
| Award | Year | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| National Hockey League All-Star Game | 2018 | [37] |
| Stanley Cup champion | 2019 |
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| World Junior Player of the Game | Round Robin vs. Czech Republic,2011[46] |
| World Junior Top Three Player for Team Canada | 2011[50] |
| World Junior All-Star Team | 2011[49] |
| World Junior Best Forward | 2011[49] |
| World Junior Most Valuable Player | 2011[49] |
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| H.L. (Krug) Crawford Memorial Medal | 2009[12] |
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Los Angeles Kings first round draft pick 2009 | Succeeded by |
| Sporting positions | ||
| Preceded by | St. Louis Blues captain 2023–present | Incumbent |
