Brian Glynn

Brian Thomas Glynn (born November 23, 1967) is a German-born Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played six seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). A second round selection of the Calgary Flames, 37th overall at the 1986 NHL entry draft, Glynn played with the Flames, Minnesota North Stars, Edmonton Oilers, Ottawa Senators, Vancouver Canucks and Hartford Whalers during his NHL career before playing one season in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) for Kölner Haie.

Playing career Glynn was born in Iserlohn, West Germany while his father served in the armed forces but grew up in Saskatchewan. He played junior hockey between 1983 and 1987 with the Melville Millionaires of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) and Saskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League (WHL). He was selected in the second round, 37th overall, by the Calgary Flames at the 1986 NHL entry draft.

Starting his professional career in 1987–88, Glynn made his NHL debut on October 8, 1987, and scored a goal against goaltender Glen Hanlon of the Detroit Red Wings.

Glynn began the 1990–91 season with Salt Lake, but joined the Minnesota North Stars on October 26, 1990, after Calgary traded him in exchange for Frank Musil. Glynn never played with Detroit as he was assigned to the IHL's San Antonio Dragons where he played 62 games. Glynn played a final professional season in 1997–98 in Germany, where he suited up for Kölner Haie of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1983–84 Melville Millionaires SJHL 19 1 2 3 12 — — — — — 1984–85 Melville Millionaires SJHL 49 13 16 29 154 — — — — — 1984–85 Saskatoon Blades WHL 12 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 1985–86 Saskatoon Blades WHL 66 7 25 32 131 13 0 3 3 30 1986–87 Saskatoon Blades WHL 44 2 26 28 163 11 1 3 4 19 1987–88 Calgary Flames NHL 67 5 14 19 87 1 0 0 0 0 1988–89 Salt Lake Golden Eagles IHL 31 3 10 13 105 14 3 7 10 31 1988–89 Calgary Flames NHL 9 0 1 1 19 — — — — — 1989–90 Salt Lake Golden Eagles IHL 80 17 44 61 164 — — — — — 1989–90 Calgary Flames NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1990–91 Salt Lake Golden Eagles IHL 8 1 3 4 18 — — — — — 1990–91 Minnesota North Stars NHL 66 8 11 19 83 23 2 6 8 18 1991–92 Minnesota North Stars NHL 37 2 12 14 24 — — — — — 1991–92 Edmonton Oilers NHL 25 2 6 8 6 16 4 1 5 12 1992–93 Edmonton Oilers NHL 64 4 12 16 60 — — — — — 1993–94 Ottawa Senators NHL 48 2 13 15 41 — — — — — 1993–94 Vancouver Canucks NHL 16 0 0 0 12 17 0 3 3 10 1994–95 Hartford Whalers NHL 43 1 6 7 32 — — — — — 1995–96 Hartford Whalers NHL 54 0 4 4 44 — — — — — 1996–97 San Antonio Dragons IHL 62 13 11 24 46 9 2 6 8 4 1996–97 Hartford Whalers NHL 1 1 0 1 2 — — — — — 1997–98 Kölner Haie DEL 48 10 12 22 61 — — — — — NHL totals 431 25 79 104 410 57 6 10 16 40