Brett Hextall

Brett Hextall (born April 2, 1988) is an American-born Canadian former professional ice hockey player and current coach, who played four seasons in the American Hockey League (AHL) for the Portland Pirates and Lehigh Valley Phantoms.

Playing career Hextall was drafted by the Phoenix Coyotes in the sixth round (159th overall) of the 2008 NHL entry draft.

In April 2011, the Coyotes signed Hextall to an entry-level contract. He played the next three seasons for the Portland Pirates, the Coyotes' AHL affiliate. Following the 2013–14 season, the Coyotes did not make a qualifying offer to Hextall, allowing him to become an unrestricted free agent.

On August 25, 2014, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms signed Hextall to a one-year AHL contract. He retired following the season.

Coaching career Hextall joined the Philadelphia Flyers coaching staff in 2017. He served as a player development coach until 2020, before moving to the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2021 as an integrated development coach working under his father and Penguins general manager, Ron Hextall.

Personal life Hextall is the son of former NHL goaltender and former general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins Ron Hextall (and grandson of Bryan Jr. and great-grandson of Bryan Sr.). Brett studied at the University of North Dakota, just like his great-uncle Dennis.

Hextall currently lives in Iowa City with his wife Mamie, who is a resident doctor.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2006–07 Penticton Vees BCHL 59 18 27 45 156 11 2 2 4 8 2007–08 Penticton Vees BCHL 54 24 48 72 52 15 12 3 15 12 2008–09 University of North Dakota WCHA 42 12 14 26 95 — — — — — 2009–10 University of North Dakota WCHA 34 14 12 26 88 — — — — — 2010–11 University of North Dakota WCHA 39 13 16 29 63 — — — — — 2011–12 Portland Pirates AHL 72 7 8 15 59 — — — — — 2012–13 Portland Pirates AHL 66 9 6 15 79 3 0 0 0 4 2013–14 Portland Pirates AHL 59 11 12 23 83 — — — — — 2014–15 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 63 6 8 14 119 — — — — — AHL totals 260 33 34 67 340 3 0 0 0 4

Notable awards and honors WCHA All-Academic Team (2009–10, 2010–11).