Brenden Kichton

Brenden Kichton
Kichton with the St. John's IceCaps in 2015
Born (1992-06-18) June 18, 1992 (age 32)
Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for St. John's IceCaps
Manitoba Moose
Charlotte Checkers
SaiPa
Vienna Capitals
NHL draft 127th overall , 2011
New York Islanders
190th overall, 2013
Winnipeg Jets
Playing career 2013–2020

Brenden Kichton (born June 18, 1992) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the American Hockey League (AHL).

Playing career

Kichton played junior hockey with the Spokane Chiefs in the Western Hockey League (WHL). Kichton was originally selected by the New York Islanders in the 5th round (127th overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.[1] Unable to come to terms with the Islanders, Kichton was drafted 190th overall in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft by the Winnipeg Jets. Ironically, the draft pick the Islanders used for Kichton originally came from Winnipeg.

Kichton would start the 2013–14 season with the St. John's IceCaps of the American Hockey League (AHL). He led all AHL rookie defencemen in scoring and was named the CCM/AHL Rookie of the Month in January, after scoring 14 points in 12 games. Kichton played in the 2014 AHL All-Star Classic at Mile One Centre in St. John's, and was named to the AHL All-Rookie Team and won team award as IceCaps Rookie of the Year.[2]

On July 1, 2017, Kichton having left the Winnipeg Jets as a free agent, signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Carolina Hurricanes.[3]

On October 10, 2018, Kichton signed with SaiPa of the Finnish Liiga.[4] In his debut season abroad in 2018–19, Kichton adapted quickly to the European ice, scoring from blueline with 8 goals and 23 points in 46 games with SaiPa.

On June 20, 2019, Kichton left SaiPa at the conclusion of his contract and continued his career in Europe by agreeing to a one-year deal with the Vienna Capitals of the EBEL.[5]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2008–09 Spokane Chiefs WHL 57 1 8 9 12 8 0 0 0 0
2009–10 Spokane Chiefs WHL 70 4 15 19 21 7 0 0 0 4
2010–11 Spokane Chiefs WHL 64 23 58 81 31 17 1 10 11 2
2011–12 Spokane Chiefs WHL 71 17 57 74 49 1 0 1 1 0
2012–13 Spokane Chiefs WHL 71 22 63 85 30 9 2 5 7 6
2013–14 St. John's IceCaps AHL 76 10 38 48 14 21 2 5 7 2
2014–15 St. John's IceCaps AHL 65 8 21 29 32 — — — — —
2015–16 Manitoba Moose AHL 68 11 30 41 36 — — — — —
2016–17 Manitoba Moose AHL 63 1 22 23 52 — — — — —
2017–18 Charlotte Checkers AHL 63 4 20 24 61 8 0 3 3 0
2018–19 SaiPa Liiga 46 8 15 23 26 3 0 0 0 2
2019–20 Vienna Capitals EBEL 36 13 17 30 20 — — — — —
AHL totals 335 34 131 165 195 29 2 8 10 2

Awards and honours

Award Year
WHL
Western Conference Second All-Star Team 2010–11 [6]
Subway Super Series – All-Stars 2011 [7]
Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy Top Defenceman 2012–13
AHL
All-Rookie Team 2013–14 [8]

References

  1. ^ "Pair with Tri ties chosen in NHL draft lottery". Spruce Grove Examiner. June 29, 2011. Archived from the original on February 2, 2013. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
  2. ^ "Brenden Kichton". TheAHL.com. July 3, 2015.
  3. ^ "Hurricanes sign Brenden Kichton to two-way contract". Charlotte Checkers. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  4. ^ "Kanadalaispuolustaja Brenden Kichton SaiPaan". saipa.fi (in Finnish). October 10, 2018. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
  5. ^ "Brenden Kichton moves to the Capitals" (in German). Vienna Capitals. June 20, 2019. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  6. ^ "WHL: All-Star teams and award finalists named". Yahoo! Sports. April 15, 2011. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
  7. ^ "Kichton selected to play for team WHL". Spokane Chiefs. January 2, 2011. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  8. ^ "2013-14 AHL All-Rookie Team announced". American Hockey League. April 15, 2014. Archived from the original on June 1, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2014.