Brennan Othmann

Brennan Othmann (born January 5, 2003) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a left winger for the Calgary Wranglers of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted in the first round, 16th overall, by the New York Rangers in the 2021 NHL entry draft.

Playing career Othmann played for the Flint Firebirds of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) in the 2019–20 season, and when the OHL shut down for the 2020–21 season he played for EHC Olten of the Swiss League. On August 12, 2021, Othmann signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Rangers. He was assigned back to Flint after an impressive 2021 training camp with the Rangers.

After registering 50 goals and 47 assists for Flint in 2021–22, Othmann was named the OHL's First Team All-Star left wing. Despite playing impressively at the Rangers 2022 training camp, Othmann was sent back to Flint, and was chosen by the media as the winner of the Lars-Erik Sjoberg Award for being the Rangers' best rookie at training camp. Othmann was traded to the Peterborough Petes on November 12, 2022. Othmann had 18 goals and 25 assists for 43 points in 40 regular season games for the Petes. As OHL champions, the Petes qualified to the 2023 Memorial Cup in Kamloops, facing the host Blazers, the Quebec Remparts, and the Seattle Thunderbirds. The Petes were ultimately eliminated in the semi-final by the Thunderbirds.

Going into the 2023–24 season, Rangers' director of player personnel and amateur scouting John Lilley said of his chances of making the team out of training camp: "Well, he's an excellent player. He has offense. He's feisty. He plays a good two-way game. It is the next step." Othmann started the season with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL). He was called up to the Rangers on January 3, 2024, and made his NHL debut the following day in a 4–1 win against the Chicago Blackhawks. He was reassigned to Hartford after playing in three games for the Rangers. He finished the season 2nd on Hartford in goals and points, and led the team with 10 power play goals.

Prior to the 2024–25 season, USA Today writer Vincent Z. Mercogliano rated him as the Rangers 2nd best prospect, particularly praising his shot. The Hockey News and McKeen's Hockey also rated him as the Rangers' 2nd best prospect. He started the season at Hartford and had 2 goals and 3 assists in his first three games before a wrist injury kept him out of the lineup through December. He was recalled to the Rangers on February 24, after having scored 12 goals and 8 assists in 27 games for Hartford. Othmann recorded his first NHL point with an assist on an Adam Fox goal in a game against the Vancouver Canucks on March 22, 2025, his 16th NHL game. However, he did not score a goal in 22 games for the Rangers. Vincent Z. Mercogliano and Peter Baugh of The Athletic rated Othmann as the Rangers' 4th best prospect. He started the season with Hartford but was recalled to the Rangers on 24 October 2025. He was returned to Hartford after playing one game. After a few more trips between New York and Hartford, he scored his first NHL goal in his 34th NHL game on 17 January 2026 against the Philadelphia Flyers. However, he was demoted to Hartford after the February break for the Olympics, his fourth demotion of the season.

On March 6, 2026, Othmann was traded to the Calgary Flames in exchange for Jacob Battaglia.

International play

Despite the excellent 2021–22 season, Othmann was not included on Team Canada for the originally-scheduled 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in December 2021 through January 2022. After the original tournament was cancelled due to the Omicron variant, Othmann was selected for the rescheduled tournament in August 2022. Team Canada won the gold medal.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2018–19 Don Mills Flyers GTHL 33 33 31 64 30 — — — — — 2019–20 Flint Firebirds OHL 55 17 16 33 36 — — — — —2020–21 EHC Olten SL 34 7 9 16 64 4 1 1 2 0 2021–22 Flint Firebirds OHL 66 50 47 97 65 19 9 15 24 18 2022–23 Flint Firebirds OHL 16 11 13 24 31 — — — — — 2022–23 Peterborough Petes OHL 40 18 25 43 48 23 8 17 25 18 2023–24 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 67 21 28 49 65 10 1 4 5 6 2023–24 New York Rangers NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2024–25 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 27 12 8 20 35 — — — — — 2024–25 New York Rangers NHL 22 0 2 2 2 — — — — — 2025–26 New York Rangers NHL 17 1 0 1 11 — — — — — 2025–26 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 26 8 8 16 49 — — — — — 2025–26 Calgary Wranglers AHL 14 1 6 7 13 — — — — — 2025–26 Calgary Flames NHL 2 1 1 2 0 — — — — —NHL totals 44 2 3 5 13 — — — — —

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2019 Canada Black U17 8th 5 3 3 6 2 2021 Canada U18 7 3 3 6 6 2022 Canada WJC 6 2 4 6 2 2023 Canada WJC 7 2 4 6 0Junior totals 25 10 14 24 10

Awards and honours Award Year RefOHL First All-Rookie Team 2020 First All-Star Team 2022 Third All-Star Team 2023 J. Ross Robertson Cup champion 2023