Brian Yandle

Brian Yandle is an American ice hockey coach and former defenseman who was a two-time All-American for New Hampshire. As a sophomore, Yandle become the team's leading point producer from the blueline and continued in that capacity for the remainder of his time with UNH. For his third season, Yandle netted career highs for goals and points and was named an All-American. He was named team captain for his final season and, while his offensive numbers fell off slightly, Yandle made the All-American squad once more.

After the Wildcats were eliminated from the NCAA Tournament, Yandle finished the season with the Lowell Lock Monsters. He became a full-time professional player the following year but wasn't able to find a consistent spot on a roster. He became the Hockey Director at the Alpharetta Family Skate Center in Alpharetta, Georgia (a suburb of Atlanta) in 2008 and worked there for over two years. During that time he twice made further appearances with ECHL teams but it only amounted to 4 games over two seasons.

Fully retired as a player in 2010, Yandle returned home to Massachusetts and worked as a manager for ProEvolution Hockey and a coach for the Boston Jr. Terriers. He worked for both until 2015, which enabled him to be able to coach all three of his sons in junior hockey. In 2020, Yandle and fellow former college hockey player Mike Mottau began hosting a podcast called 'The Rink Shrinks'.

Personal life Brian's father Bud played college hockey at Boston College. His uncle Mike is a former coach and currently works as a scout for the San Jose Sharks. His younger brother Keith also plays hockey and went on to a long career in the NHL. In December 2015, Yandle was hired as a policeman for the Boston Police Department.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1999–00 Catholic Memorial School MA-HS — — — — — — — — — — 2000–01 Cushing Academy US-Prep — — — — — — — — — — 2001–02 Cushing Academy US-Prep — — — — — — — — — — 2002–03 New Hampshire Hockey East 31 1 5 6 14 — — — — — 2003–04 New Hampshire Hockey East 41 11 17 28 44 — — — — — 2004–05 New Hampshire Hockey East 41 13 22 35 33 — — — — — 2005–06 New Hampshire Hockey East 40 6 24 30 30 — — — — — 2005–06 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 6 0 0 3 3 — — — — — 2006–07 Worcester Sharks AHL 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2006–07 Phoenix Roadrunners ECHL 28 4 10 14 16 4 0 1 1 0 2007–08 Phoenix Roadrunners ECHL 30 6 14 20 14 — — — — — 2007–08 Augusta Lynx ECHL 18 1 7 8 24 — — — — — 2008–09 Gwinnett Gladiators ECHL 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2009–10 Toledo Walleye ECHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — NCAA totals 153 31 68 99 121 — — — — — ECHL totals 80 11 31 42 56 4 0 1 1 0 AHL totals 7 0 3 3 8 — — — — —

Awards and honors Award Year All-Hockey East Second Team 2004–05 AHCA East Second-Team All-American 2004–05 All-Hockey East Second Team 2005–06 AHCA East Second-Team All-American 2005–06