Brendan O'Donnell

Brendan O’Donnell (born June 25, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for Adler Mannheim in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Playing career Selected 156th overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2010 NHL entry draft, O'Donnell went on to play four seasons with the University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks before signing with the ECHL's Florida Everblades on October 8, 2015. In his second year with the team, he delivered an impressive performance, scoring 41 goals and totaling 80 points across 61 games. He also made a brief appearance in the AHL, suiting up for six games with the Texas Stars in 2017.

O'Donnell next joined Kunlun Red Star, a Chinese team in the Kontinental Hockey League, where he appeared in 25 games and recorded two assists. On August 19, 2018, he signed with KooKoo of Finland's Liiga but played only three games before leaving after two months to join the Dornbirn Bulldogs in the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga, where he tallied an impressive 33 goals in 43 games

On June 28, 2019, O'Donnell signed a contract with Rytíři Kladno, a team competing in the Czech Republic's top-tier professional league, the Czech Extraliga. During the 2019–20 season, O'Donnell played an integral role on the team's offence, registering 14 goals throughout 51 games. Despite his contributions, Rytíři Kladno struggled in the standings and ultimately faced relegation to the second-tier Chance Liga after the season. Seeking to continue competing at a high level, O'Donnell signed with HC Slovan Bratislava of Slovakia's top professional league, the Tipos Extraliga, on August 3, 2020.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2007–08 Winnipeg Wild MMHL 40 17 27 44 12 8 1 3 4 10 2008–09 Winnipeg Wild MMHL 38 38 45 83 4 10 10 10 20 10 2008–09 Winnipeg South Blues MJHL 4 1 2 3 2 — — — — — 2009–10 Winnipeg South Blues MJHL 53 29 32 61 55 4 2 1 3 4 2010–11 Penticton Vees BCHL 58 29 43 72 28 6 1 5 6 9 2011–12 U. of North Dakota WCHA 17 5 1 6 0 — — — — — 2012–13 U. of North Dakota WCHA 29 2 8 10 20 — — — — — 2013–14 U. of North Dakota NCHC 35 7 11 18 10 — — — — — 2014–15 U. of North Dakota NCHC 40 13 8 21 35 — — — — — 2015–16 Florida Everblades ECHL 53 17 20 37 25 6 3 2 5 6 2016–17 Florida Everblades ECHL 61 41 39 80 39 12 8 5 13 8 2016–17 Texas Stars AHL 6 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2017–18 Kunlun Red Star KHL 25 0 2 2 2 — — — — — 2017–18 KRS Heilongjiang VHL 13 3 10 13 53 — — — — — 2018–19 KooKoo Liiga 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2018–19 Dornbirn Bulldogs EBEL 43 33 20 53 52 — — — — — 2019–20 Rytíři Kladno ELH 51 14 16 30 12 — — — — — 2020–21 HC Slovan Bratislava Slovak 47 22 19 41 18 10 4 6 10 4 2021–22 Düsseldorfer EG DEL 56 22 31 53 10 7 1 5 6 4 2022–23 Düsseldorfer EG DEL 12 6 8 14 2 — — — — — 2023–24 Düsseldorfer EG DEL 34 20 17 37 16 — — — — — 2024–25 Düsseldorfer EG DEL 52 20 28 48 38 — — — — — KHL totals 25 0 2 2 2 — — — — — Liiga totals 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —