Brady Austin

Brady Austin
Austin in 2023
Born (1993-06-16) June 16, 1993 (age 31)
Bobcaygeon, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 225 lb (102 kg; 16 st 1 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
DEL team
Former teams		 Kölner Haie
Buffalo Sabres
Esbjerg Energy
Rytíři Kladno
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
Tappara
NHL draft 193rd overall, 2012
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 2014–present

Brady Austin (born June 16, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for Kölner Haie in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Austin was selected in the seventh round (193rd overall) of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres.

Playing career

Amateur

Austin played major junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) from 2009–10 to 2013–14, collecting 29 goals and 81 assists for 110 points in 322 games.

Austin was drafted by the Erie Otters 30th overall in the 2009 OHL Draft.[1] He was traded to the Belleville Bulls prior to the 2011–12 season in exchange for goaltender Tyson Teichmann.[2] In his fifth year in the OHL, Austin was traded to the London Knights in exchange for Remi Elie.[1]

Professional

On May 29, 2014, the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League signed Austin to a three-year entry-level contract.[3] After attending the Sabres training camp, Austin was reassigned to AHL affiliate, the Rochester Americans, to begin his professional career in the 2014–15 season.[4]

During the 2016–17 season, on March 20, 2017, Austin made his NHL debut against the Detroit Red Wings.[5] This was also the final game the Sabres played at Joe Louis Arena.[6]

At the conclusion of his entry-level contract, Austin as a restricted free agent did not receive a qualifying offer from the Sabres, releasing him to free agency on June 26, 2017.[7]

He was given a tryout by the Columbus Blue Jackets prior to the 2017–18 season, but they did not sign him to a contract.[8] He later signed a professional try-out contract with their AHL affiliate, the Cleveland Monsters, to begin the year.[9] On November 11, 2017, it turned into a standard player contract for the rest of the season.[10] While playing with the Monsters, Austin was named to the 2018 AHL All-Star Classic as a replacement for Dean Kukan.[11] In 65 games with the Monsters, Austin recorded career highs with 6 goals, 17 assists and 23 points.

As an unsigned free agent over the summer, Austin received a second successive tryout invitation to attend the Columbus Blue Jackets training camp.[12] He was later released and returned with the Monsters to train before later leaving at the beginning of the 2018–19 season, agreeing to a professional try-out deal with the Stockton Heat, affiliate to the Calgary Flames on October 11, 2018.[13] After appearing in two games, Austin was released from his tryout opting to embark on a European career in agreeing to a one-year contract with Danish club, Esbjerg Energy of the Metal Ligaen on December 2, 2018.[14]

After one season in the Czech Extraliga with Rytíři Kladno, Austin opted to extend his career abroad, agreeing to a one-year contract as a free agent with Russian club, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), on May 18, 2020.[15]

Having claimed the Finnish Liiga championship with Tappara in the 2021–22 season, Austin continued his journeyman European career in signing a one-year contract with German club, Kölner Haie of the DEL, on July 5, 2022.[16][17]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2009–10 Erie Otters OHL 64 5 10 15 24 4 0 0 0 0
2010–11 Erie Otters OHL 59 1 12 13 47 7 0 0 0 0
2011–12 Belleville Bulls OHL 68 6 20 26 59 6 1 0 1 0
2012–13 Belleville Bulls OHL 64 8 15 23 22 17 0 5 5 6
2013–14 Belleville Bulls OHL 7 1 4 5 6 — — — — —
2013–14 London Knights OHL 60 8 20 28 36 4 1 2 3 2
2014–15 Rochester Americans AHL 66 1 9 10 31 — — — — —
2014–15 Elmira Jackals ECHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2015–16 Rochester Americans AHL 72 2 9 11 37 — — — — —
2016–17 Rochester Americans AHL 72 4 8 12 59 — — — — —
2016–17 Buffalo Sabres NHL 5 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
2017–18 Cleveland Monsters AHL 65 6 17 23 42 — — — — —
2018–19 Stockton Heat AHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2018–19 Esbjerg Energy DEN 18 3 6 9 51 7 1 3 4 4
2019–20 Rytíři Kladno ELH 52 18 25 43 26 — — — — —
2020–21 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL 50 4 10 14 39 4 0 0 0 2
2021–22 Tappara Liiga 52 4 9 13 38 15 1 6 7 4
2022–23 Kölner Haie DEL 56 9 16 25 31 6 1 2 3 4
2023–24 Kölner Haie DEL 48 3 12 15 26 3 1 1 2 0
NHL totals 5 0 0 0 4 — — — — —

Awards and honours

Award Year Ref
AHL
All-Star Game 2018 [11]
Liiga
Kanada-malja (Tappara) 2022 [16]

References

  1. ^ a b "KNIGHTS TRADE ELIE FOR AUSTIN". londonknights.com. October 9, 2013. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  2. ^ "Otters acquire goaltender Teichmann from Belleville". ottershockey.com. August 2, 2011. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
  3. ^ "Sabres sign Brady Austin to entry-level contract". National Hockey League. May 29, 2014. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
  4. ^ "SABRES ASSIGN 11 TO ROCHESTER; RETURN 2 TO JUNIOR CLUBS". NHL.com. September 26, 2014. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  5. ^ Harr, Ryan J. (March 21, 2017). "A DREAM COME TRUE FOR BRADY AUSTIN". amerks.com. Archived from the original on October 2, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  6. ^ Harrington, Mike (March 30, 2017). "Memories abound at The Joe in Sabres' final visit". The Buffalo News. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
  7. ^ "Sabres extend qualifying offers to Lehner, Beaulieu, Foligno". wkbw.com. June 26, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  8. ^ "Columbus Blue Jackets trim training camp roster by seven players". Columbus Blue Jackets. September 27, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
  9. ^ "Monsters Sign Austin to Professional Tryout Contract". clevelandmonsters.com. October 22, 2017. Archived from the original on October 2, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  10. ^ "Monsters Sign Brady Austin to AHL Standard Player Contract". clevelandmonsters.com. November 11, 2017. Archived from the original on October 2, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  11. ^ a b "MONSTERS' AUSTIN ADDED TO ALL-STAR ROSTER". theahl.com. January 26, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  12. ^ "Columbus Blue Jackets trim training camp roster to 34". Columbus Blue Jackets. September 25, 2018. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  13. ^ "Heat add Taormina and Austin to roster". Stockton Heat. October 11, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  14. ^ "Energy sign Canadian Brady Austin" (in Danish). jv.dk. December 2, 2018. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  15. ^ "Best defenseman of Czech Extraliga signs with Torpedo" (in Russian). Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. May 18, 2020. Archived from the original on April 1, 2022. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  16. ^ a b "Finnish championship goes to Tappara". International Ice Hockey Federation. April 30, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  17. ^ "Brady Austin is moving from Finnish champions to Cologne" (in German). Kölner Haie. July 5, 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2022.