Kip Brennan

Kip Brennan (born August 27, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. Brennan played for the Los Angeles Kings, Atlanta Thrashers, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and the New York Islanders in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was mostly known as an enforcer.

Playing career Kip Brennan played in the OHL with the Windsor Spitfires and Sudbury Wolves from 1996–2001. He led the Wolves in penalty minutes for the 1999–2000 season with 228 regular season PIM and 67 playoff PIM. In 2001, he split time with the Lowell Lock Monsters, of the AHL, and the Sudbury Wolves, OHL. The 2001–2002 season would give Kip his first taste of the NHL. He skated in 4 games for the LA Kings and picked up 22 PIM. For the remainder of the season he played for the Manchester Monarchs, the AHL affiliate for the Los Angeles Kings. He led the team in PIM with 269.

In 2002–03 and 2003–04, he was back and forth between the Kings and Monarchs. Kip again led the Monarchs with 198 PIM for the 2002–03 season. On December 27, 2003, the NHL suspended Brennan for 10 games without pay during a game against the San Jose Sharks. Brennan had returned to the ice after officials had ejected him for roughing an opponent. The suspension cost him about $25,000. He also played for the Atlanta Thrashers of the NHL for 5 games during the 2003–04 season. 2004–05, he played exclusively for the Chicago Wolves of the AHL, leading the team in PIM with 267 during the regular season and 105 PIM in the playoffs. 2005–06, he played for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, NHL, and the Portland Pirates, AHL.

He briefly attended the Dallas Stars training camp in September 2006. Then for the 2006–07 season, Kip skated 1 game for the Toronto Marlies in the AHL, 11 games for the Long Beach Ice Dogs in the ECHL, and then finished the season with the Hershey Bears. He then signed with the New York Islanders, playing 3 games with the team, spending most of the season with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers.

Brennan then signed with HIFK in Finland's SM-liiga, but on 16 December 2008, he left the team and returned to Hershey Bears.

On November 11, 2013, Brennan returned to Russia to sign a one-year contract with Saryarka Karaganda of the Higher Hockey League. In 10 games Brennan totalled 35 penalty minutes in hindering Karaganda advance to the post-season.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1995–96 St. Michael's Buzzers OJHL 4001111155 701120 1996–97 Windsor Spitfires OHL 4201010156 501116 1997–98 Windsor Spitfires OHL 24077103 — — — — — 1997–98 Sudbury Wolves OHL 2303385 — — — — — 1998–99 Sudbury Wolves OHL 3891221160 — — — — — 1999–00 Sudbury Wolves OHL 55161632228 1233667 2000–01 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 23235117 — — — — — 2000–01 Sudbury Wolves OHL 277142194 12561192 2001–02 Manchester Monarchs AHL 44415269 401126 2001–02 Los Angeles Kings NHL 400022 — — — — — 2002–03 Manchester Monarchs AHL 35325195 30000 2002–03 Los Angeles Kings NHL 1900057 — — — — — 2003–04 Manchester Monarchs AHL 20000 — — — — — 2003–04 Los Angeles Kings NHL 1810179 — — — — — 2003–04 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 500017 — — — — — 2004–05 Chicago Wolves AHL 487613267 18112105 2005–06 Portland Pirates AHL 921322 — — — — — 2005–06 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 1201135 — — — — — 2006–07 Toronto Marlies AHL 10006 — — — — — 2006–07 Long Beach Ice Dogs ECHL 1123574 — — — — — 2006–07 Hershey Bears AHL 2642667 601130 2007–08 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 49213247 — — — — — 2007–08 New York Islanders NHL 300012 — — — — — 2008–09 HIFK SM-l 22033118 — — — — — 2008–09 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 300016 — — — — — 2008–09 Hershey Bears AHL 2213488 10004 2009–10 Springfield Falcons AHL 53033263 — — — — — 2010–11 Chicago Wolves AHL 1210140 — — — — — 2010–11 Allen Americans CHL 3181321146 1303352 2011–12 Vityaz Chekhov KHL 14101240 — — — — — 2012–13 Allen Americans CHL 30426114 — — — — — 2012–13 Arizona Sundogs CHL 1520240 4 0 1 1 5 2013–14 Saryarka Karagandy VHL 1002235 7 0 0 0 29 AHL totals 3242622481587 32 1 3 4 165 NHL totals 61112222 — — — — —