Brennan Kapcheck

Brennan Kapcheck (born November 17, 1996) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for the Tahoe Knight Monsters of the ECHL. He was an All-American for American International. He was named first team all-conference for the first of three consecutive seasons and scored the winning goal in American International's first NCAA Tournament game. His junior season saw more of the same as the Yellow Jackets were the class of Atlantic Hockey and ran away with the regular season title. As the team was preparing to begin their postseason run, COVID-19 hit and the end of the college hockey season was cancelled.

The start to the following season was delayed but Kapcheck's team was still a force in Atlantic Hockey. AIC lost just one conference game all season, capturing both the regular and post season championships, but the team was hamstrung by COVID in the second half of the year. Cancellations limited the Yellow Jackets to just 19 games, and American International looked out of sorts in their NCAA Tournament loss. Despite the unfortunate end, Kapcheck was regarded as one of the best defenseman in college hockey, winning the East pod POY and became just the second player in program history to be named as an All-American.

Despite having a year of eligibility remaining, Kapcheck signed a professional contract after the season with the Toronto Marlies.

Following two seasons under contract with the Toronto Marlies, Kapcheck embarked on a European career in signing a one-year contract with HKM Zvolen of the Slovak Extraliga on June 27, 2023.

Career statistics Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM2015–16 Aston Rebels NAHL 50 3 17 20 82 8 0 4 4 02016–17 Aston Rebels NAHL 55 17 25 42 27 12 1 4 5 4 2017–18 American International AHA 39 7 19 26 24 — — — — — 2018–19 American International AHA 37 5 20 25 12 — — — — — 2019–20 American International AHA 33 2 23 25 61 — — — — — 2020–21 American International AHA 19 0 18 18 10 — — — — — 2020–21 Toronto Marlies AHL 6 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2021–22 Newfoundland Growlers ECHL 23 2 14 16 32 15 0 7 7 13 2021–22 Toronto Marlies AHL 2 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 2022–23 Newfoundland Growlers ECHL 58 5 25 30 59 16 1 6 7 10 2023–24 HKM Zvolen Slovak 10 0 1 1 12 — — — — — 2023–24 Newfoundland Growlers ECHL 34 0 13 13 36 — — — — —AHL totals 8 0 2 2 2 — — — — —

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