Brendan Buckley

Brendan Buckley (born February 26, 1977) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. He is currently an assistant coach for the Boston College Eagles.

Career Buckley was drafted 117th overall by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the 1996 NHL entry draft from Boston College. Although he never played in the NHL, Buckley played 569 regular-season games in the American Hockey League for the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, Syracuse Crunch, Worcester IceCats, Peoria Rivermen, Manchester Monarchs, Worcester Sharks, and Chicago Wolves.

After retiring from professional hockey in 2011, Buckley joined Buckley Sports Management where he served as vice president and Director of Recruiting. He has also served as the Tier 1 Commissioner and Tournament Director for the Eastern Hockey Federation in Boston since 2012. On July 8, 2015, Buckley became an assistant coach for the University of Connecticut men's hockey team. In 2018, he returned to Boston College as an assistant coach.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1995–96 Boston College NCAA 36 0 4 4 72 — — — — — 1996–97 Boston College NCAA 38 2 6 8 90 — — — — — 1997–98 Boston College NCAA 41 1 12 13 69 — — — — — 1998–99 Boston College NCAA 43 1 13 14 75 — — — — — 1999–00 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 4 0 0 0 6 — — — — — 1999–00 Quad City Mallards UHL 61 1 10 11 73 9 1 0 1 10 2000–01 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 63 2 8 10 62 21 0 2 2 33 2001–02 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 80 1 19 20 116 — — — — — 2002–03 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 80 2 6 8 99 6 0 0 0 2 2003–04 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 45 2 4 6 61 — — — — — 2003–04 Syracuse Crunch AHL 30 0 4 4 40 7 0 0 0 14 2004–05 Worcester IceCats AHL 63 3 13 16 128 — — — — — 2005–06 Peoria Rivermen AHL 73 2 9 11 104 4 0 0 0 4 2006–07 Manchester Monarchs AHL 63 2 7 9 107 16 0 3 3 13 2007–08 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 43 0 4 4 119 6 1 0 1 31 2008–09 Worcester Sharks AHL 67 1 8 9 92 10 1 2 3 18 2009–10 Chicago Wolves AHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2009–10 Black Wings Linz EBEL 29 2 6 8 60 18 1 2 3 38 2010–11 Ritten Sport Italy 40 2 18 20 58 5 0 1 1 0 AHL totals 569 15 78 93 815 64 1 7 8 84