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Brandon Bochenski
American ice hockey player

Brandon Bochenski

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American ice hockey player
Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Blaine
Age
42 years
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Biography

Brandon Louis Bochenski (born April 4, 1982) is an Kazakhstani-American professional ice hockey player. He has played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for several teams. He currently serves as captain of the Barys Astana of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Playing career

Early years

Bochenski went to Blaine High School where he graduated in 2000. Bochenski was a part of the Blaine Bengals when they defeated the Duluth East Greyhounds 6–0 in the 2000 class AA championship. Also in the Minnesota State High School League tournament, Bochenski and the Bengals defeated Rochester Mayo, Hastings and finished the tournament leading the AA in scoring with 7 points. The St. Paul Pioneer Press named Bochenski along with teammates Matt Hendricks and Matt Moore to the second team of the All-State Boys hockey team.

Amateur

With the Lincoln Stars of the USHL in 2000–01, Bochenski led the league in goals with 47 and was the single highest goal total in the league over the past 15 years. Playing in 55 games that year, Bochenski had 80 points and was named the USHL's Rookie of the Year. His standout performances were noticed by the Ottawa Senators and he was subsequently drafted in the seventh round, 223rd overall, in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. Bochenski would then leave the USHL to pursue a collegiate career.

Bochenski was heavily recruited to play college hockey in the NCAA, finally choosing the University of North Dakota. Bochenski went on to spend three seasons with UND in the WCHA. As a freshman at UND, Bochenski led his team with five game-winning goals and was third in total points. While the Fighting Sioux failed to make the NCAA tournament in 2001–02, Bochenski would not fail again leading UND to two NCAA tournaments in his final two years at UND. In each of his final two years at UND, Bochenski led his team in goals, points and power play goals. After the 2003–04 season, Bochenski would sign with the Ottawa Senators where he would make his professional hockey debut with the Binghamton Senators of the AHL.

Professional

Bochenski with the Norfolk Admirals.

During his first season in the AHL with the Binghamton Senators, Bochenski racked up 34 goals and 36 assists for 70 points in just 75 games. The following year, he only saw action in 33 games, but scored 22 goals and had 24 assists. It would be the 2005–06 season when Bochenski would make his NHL debut with the Ottawa Senators.

After being called up from the Senators, Bochenski would debut on October 5, 2005, and go on to play in twenty games. His first NHL point was an assist versus the Buffalo Sabres on October 8, 2005. Just one week later on October 15, 2005, Bochenski would have his first career goal scoring against the Boston Bruins. In a game against the Florida Panthers on December 15, 2005, Bochenski scored his first career hat trick. Bochenski would then be traded to the Chicago Blackhawks, leaving the Ottawa Senators scoring six goals and assisting on seven others.

On March 9, 2006, he was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks along with a second round pick in exchange for Tyler Arnason. Bochenski would record his first point for the Blackhawks on March 19, 2006, and his first goal on April 1, 2006. Bochenski would go on to play for the Blackhawks in twenty games before helping the Norfolk Admirals in which he tallied two points in three playoff games. In his twenty appearances in 2005–06, Bochenski would record four points.

In 2006–07, Bochenski spent the majority of the year with the Admirals. With Norfolk, Bochenski had a phenomenal year scoring at a torrid pace, 33 goals with 33 assists in just 35 games. After an early January 2007 injury to Martin Havlát, Bochenski was recalled and found more playing time. But on February 3, 2007, the Blackhawks traded him to the Boston Bruins for Kris Versteeg and a conditional pick. On February 6, 2007, soon after joining to the Bruins, Bochenski scored his first Bruin goal at the five-minute mark of the second period. The game ended in a 3–2 victory after a shootout against the Washington Capitals.

On June 18, 2007, Bochenski signed a one-year deal with the Boston Bruins for the 2007–08 season. However seldom used as a reserve forward after 20 games with the Bruins on January 2, 2008, the Bruins traded Bochenski to the Anaheim Ducks for Shane Hnidy and a 6th round pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. He played in 12 games with the Ducks with 4 points before he was traded to his third team within the season, the Nashville Predators, for future considerations on February 26, 2008.

On July 8, 2008, Bochenski joined his sixth NHL team when he signed as a free agent to a two-year contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Prior to the 2008–09 season on September 25, 2008, the Lightning placed Bochenski on waivers for the purpose of sending him to American Hockey League affiliate team, the Norfolk Admirals. Returning to Norfolk for a second stint, who were formerly affiliates with the Blackhawks, Bochenski was among scoring leaders of the Admirals and often the Lightnings first recall in cases of injury. After two seasons within the Lightning organization, Brandon became the Admirals record goal scoring leader, passing Casey Hankinson 76 goals to finish with 81 as well as hold the record for most game-winning goals (15) and power play goals (34).

On May 5, 2010, Bochenski left North America and signed a one-year contract with Kazakh KHL team, Barys Astana.

On March 24, 2016, the IIHF announced it had approved a request to allow Bochenski, Nigel Dawes and Dustin Boyd to play for Kazakhstan at the 2016 IIHF World Championship.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

  Regular season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
2000–01Lincoln StarsUSHL55473380221157124
2001–02University of North DakotaWCHA3617153234
2002–03University of North DakotaWCHA4335276242
2003–04University of North DakotaWCHA4127336040
2004–05Binghamton SenatorsAHL753436701661012
2005–06Binghamton SenatorsAHL3322244636
2005–06Ottawa SenatorsNHL20671314
2005–06Chicago BlackhawksNHL202248
2005–06Norfolk AdmiralsAHL31120
2006–07Norfolk AdmiralsAHL3533336631
2006–07Chicago BlackhawksNHL102022
2006–07Boston BruinsNHL3111112214
2007–08Boston BruinsNHL200666
2007–08Anaheim DucksNHL122246
2007–08Nashville PredatorsNHL8123030000
2008–09Norfolk AdmiralsAHL6927265348
2008–09Tampa Bay LightningNHL70112
2009–10Norfolk AdmiralsAHL4221194016
2009–10Tampa Bay LightningNHL2849132
2010–11Barys AstanaKHL402223453640112
2011–12Barys AstanaKHL492732592670558
2012–13Barys AstanaKHL4820204022743712
2013–14Barys AstanaKHL54283058551027914
2014–15Barys AstanaKHL602036566010000
2015–16Barys AstanaKHL6020416148
NHL totals1562840685430000
KHL totals311137182319247296162236

International

YearTeamEventResult GPGAPtsPIM
2007United StatesWC5th72356
Senior totals72356

Awards and honors

AwardYear
USHL Rookie of the year2000–01
All-WCHA Rookie Team2001–02
WCHA Rookie of the year2001–02
All-WCHA Second Team2002–03
All-WCHA First Team2003–04
AHCA West First-Team All-American2003–04
WCHA All-Tournament Team2004
  • Played in Two KHL All-Star Games (2012, 2014)
  • 2014 First Team KHL All-Star
  • 2011–12 KHL season Most Goals (27)
  • Best forward of the Month, December, 2013

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