Brenden Dillon
| Brenden Dillon | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Dillon in October 2014 | |||
| Born |
November 13, 1990 Surrey, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 228 lb (103 kg; 16 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Shortstop | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
San Jose Sharks Dallas Stars | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||
Brenden Dillon (born November 13, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing with the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
Undrafted, and prior to turning professional, Dillon played four seasons of major junior ice hockey in the Western Hockey League with the Seattle Thunderbirds.
On March 1, 2011, Dillon was signed as a free agent to a three-year entry-level contract by the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League.[1]
During the 2012–13 season, on February 1, 2013, Dillon registered his first career Gordie Howe Hat Trick. During that game, he also registered his first career goal in a 4–3, shootout win against the Phoenix Coyotes.
Dillon was selected to play for Canada in the 2013 IIHF World Championship. It was Dillon's first International appearance as he scored one goal in eight games. Team Canada would lose in the Quarterfinal to the eventual tournament champion Sweden 2-1 in a shootout.
On November 21, 2014, Dillon was traded by the Stars to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for Jason Demers and a 2016 third-round pick.[2]
On June 29, 2015, Dillon signed a 5 year $16.35 million dollar contract extension, an AAV of $3.27 million per season, with the San Jose Sharks keeping the defenseman under contract until 2019-2020.[3]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2006–07 | Hope Icebreakers | PIJHL | 45 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 71 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 54 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 | ||
| 2008–09 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 70 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 68 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2009–10 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 67 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 72 | 8 | 51 | 59 | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Texas Stars | AHL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 2011–12 | Texas Stars | AHL | 76 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Texas Stars | AHL | 37 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 48 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 80 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 86 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 60 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 76 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 61 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | ||
| NHL totals | 285 | 13 | 33 | 46 | 289 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Canada | WC | 5th | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Senior totals | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
References
- ^ "Dallas Stars sign prospect Brenden Dillon". Dallas Stars. 2011-03-01. Retrieved 2011-03-04.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Heika, Mike (November 21, 2014). "Stars trade Brenden Dillon for San Jose's Jason Demers as defensive moves continue". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
- ^ Kurz, Kevin (June 29, 2015). "Brenden Dillon signs 5 year contract extension with Sharks". CSN Bay Area. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
