Brandon DeFazio
| Brandon DeFazio | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 DeFazio in September 2015. | |||
| Born |
September 13, 1988 Oakville, ON, CAN | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Boston Bruins Providence Bruins (AHL) Vancouver Canucks | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||
Brandon DeFazio (born September 13, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing within the Boston Bruins organization of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
Prior to turning professional, DeFazio attended Clarkson University where he played four seasons of NCAA Division I men's ice hockey with the Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey team. After graduating from his senior year with Clarkson, DeFazio joined the Pittsburgh Penguins affiliate teams, the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to end the 2010–11 season.
DeFazio was signed by Wilkes-Barre to a one-year AHL contract, and was also given a try-out and attended Pittsburgh's NHL training camp for the 2011–12 season.[1]
On July 2, 2012, DeFazio signed as a free agent to a one-year, two way contract with the New York Islanders.[2] A year later, though, DeFazio left the Islanders organization as a free agent and signed a one-year contract with the Vancouver Canucks on July 12, 2013.[3]
In the 2014–15 season, DeFazio received his first NHL recall by the Canucks on November 9, 2014. He made his long awaited NHL debut that night in a 2-1 shootout victory over the Anaheim Ducks. DeFazio played in his second career game on November 11th against the Ottawa Senators, where he collected the first shot of his career while playing 5 minutes and 49 seconds.[4]
On July 6, 2015, having left the Canucks as a free agent, DeFazio returned to the Eastern Conference in signing a one-year, two-way contract with the Boston Bruins.[5]
Personal life
His father, Dean De Fazio, also played professional hockey within the Penguins organization.[6]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2005–06 | Milton Icehawks | OPJHL | 36 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Oakville Blades | OPJHL | 11 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 28 | ||
| 2006–07 | Oakville Blades | OPJHL | 46 | 12 | 33 | 45 | 135 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | ||
| 2007–08 | Clarkson University | ECAC | 37 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Clarkson University | ECAC | 33 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Clarkson University | ECAC | 35 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Clarkson University | ECAC | 36 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Wheeling Nailers | ECHL | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 2010–11 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 66 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 104 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 69 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Utica Comets | AHL | 76 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Utica Comets | AHL | 75 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 92 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | ||
| 2014–15 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 71 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| NHL totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- ^ "Penguins reduce training camp roster". Pittsburgh Penguins. 2011-09-22. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "DeFazio & McDonald agree to terms". New York Islanders. 2012-07-02. Retrieved 2012-07-02.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Canucks sign Ferriero, DeFazio". Vancouver Canucks. 2013-07-12. Retrieved 2013-07-12.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Canucks recall F DeFazio from AHL's Utica Comets". The Sports Network. 2014-11-09. Retrieved 2014-11-09.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Bruins sign Jimmy Hayes, Brett Connolly and Brandon DeFazio". Boston Bruins. 2015-07-06. Retrieved 2015-07-06.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Son of former Pens forward Samuelsson knows his niche". Pittsburgh Live. 2011-12-25. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
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External links
- Brandon DeFazio career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Brandon DeFazio career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1988 births
- Living people
- Bridgeport Sound Tigers players
- Canadian ice hockey left wingers
- Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey players
- Sportspeople from Ontario
- Providence Bruins players
- Undrafted National Hockey League players
- Utica Comets players
- Vancouver Canucks players
- Wheeling Nailers players
- Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players
- Canadian ice hockey winger, 1980s births stubs