| Rich Brennan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Brennan in 2001 | |||
| Born | (1972-11-26)November 26, 1972 (age 52) Schenectady,NY,USA | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | NHL Colorado Avalanche San Jose Sharks New York Rangers Los Angeles Kings Nashville Predators Boston Bruins DEL Augsburger Panther Nürnberg Ice Tigers NLA SC Bern EBEL HC TWK Innsbruck | ||
| National team |  United States | ||
| NHL draft | 46th overall,1991 Quebec Nordiques | ||
| Playing career | 1995–2009 | ||
Richard John Brennan (born November 26, 1972) is an American retired professionalice hockeydefenceman. He played briefly in theNHL with a number of teams including theColorado Avalanche,San Jose Sharks,New York Rangers,Los Angeles Kings,Nashville Predators, andBoston Bruins.
Brennan was chosen in the 3rd round, 46th overall by theQuebec Nordiques in the1991 NHL Entry Draft out of high school. After being drafted Brennan chose to go to college and played atBoston University for 4 years. In 1992 he played in theWorld Junior Ice Hockey Championship for the United States. Brennan's most successful collegiate season came during his junior year (1993–1994) when he scored 35 points in 41 games and earned a number of honors including Hockey East First All-Star team honors andNCAA East Second All-American team honors.
After college Brennan joined theCornwall Aces for the1995–96 season. Brennan spent the1996–97 season with theHershey Bears in addition to making his NHL debut, appearing in 2 games with theColorado Avalanche. Brennan then signed as a free agent with theSan Jose Sharks in 1997. He spent the majority of the1997–98 season with the Sharks minor league affiliateKentucky Thoroughblades while also appearing in 11 games with the Sharks before being traded to theNew York Rangers and finishing the season with theHartford Wolf Pack. The1998–99 season saw Brennan play 47 games with the Wolf Pack in addition to playing in an NHL career high 24 games with the Rangers.
Brennan played the next 2 seasons with theLowell Lock Monsters. During the2000–01 season Brennan also managed to play in 2 games with theLos Angeles Kings. In 2001 Brennan signed with theNashville Predators and spent the majority of the 2001–2002 season in the minors, only appearing in 4 games with the Predators. The 2002–03 and 2003–04 seasons saw Brennan play with theProvidence Bruins. During the 2002–2003 season he played in 7 games with theBoston Bruins.
Brennan began playing inEurope in 2004. He split one year betweenSwiss teamSC Bern of theNLA before transferring toAugsburger Panther of theDEL inGermany.[1] Brennan remained in Germany the following season and played 3 seasons with theNürnberg Ice Tigers. Brennan then spent the 2008–09 season in theAustrian Hockey League withHC TWK Innsbruck before retiring.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1991–92 | Boston University | HE | 31 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Boston University | HE | 40 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Boston University | HE | 41 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Boston University | HE | 31 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Brantford Smoke | CoHL | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Cornwall Aces | AHL | 36 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 61 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1996–97 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 74 | 11 | 45 | 56 | 88 | 23 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 22 | ||
| 1996–97 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Kentucky Thoroughblades | AHL | 42 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | ||
| 1998–99 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 47 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | New York Rangers | NHL | 24 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 67 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 110 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 69 | 10 | 31 | 41 | 146 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 23 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 16 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | ||
| 2002–03 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 41 | 3 | 29 | 32 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 56 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2004–05 | SC Langenthal | NLB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | SC Bern | NLA | 23 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 16 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | ||
| 2005–06 | Nürnberg Ice Tigers | DEL | 52 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 2006–07 | Nürnberg Ice Tigers | DEL | 38 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 103 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | Nürnberg Ice Tigers | DEL | 47 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 69 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | HC TWK Innsbruck | EBEL | 49 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | ||
| NHL totals | 50 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| AHL totals | 480 | 78 | 216 | 294 | 661 | 59 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 54 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing United States | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
 | 1992 Fussen | |
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | United States | WJC |  | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||