Quick Facts
Biography
Brandon Gentile (born April 23, 1987) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played in the American Hockey League and the ECHL.
Gentile grew up playing for the Little Caesars AAA Hockey Club in Detroit. In 2003, he was drafted in the 4th round of the Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection 69th overall by the Guelph Storm. As a sophomore in 2006-2007 he helped Michigan State University win the NCAA Div. I Ice Hockey Championship. Immediately following his senior season he joined the Gwinnett Gladiators for the remainder of the 2008-2009 ECHL season.
In his first season pro with the Flint Generals he was named Rookie of the Week for November 22-28. In what would be the final season of the IHL he helped lead the Generals to the Turner Cup finals. In his first season with the Alaska Aces he helped them win the Brabham Cup as the ECHL regular season champions as well as winning the Kelly Cup as playoff champions. In his second season with the Alaska Aces of the ECHL in 2011–12 he was loaned to the American Hockey League, and played in 22 games with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers and the Charlotte Checkers.
At the conclusion of the season, Gentile opted to end his professional career and accept an assistant coaching role with Clarkston High School.
He is now CEO of The Legacy Group in Clarkston, MI
International play
Gentile was a member of the 2004 Compuware Four Nations Cup Gold Medal team. He won Bronze at the 2004 World Under-17 Challenge in St. Johns, Newfoundland, before he was selected to represent United States and helping claim a gold medal at the 2005 IIHF World Under-18 Championship in Czech Republic.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003–04 | U.S. National Development Team | NAHL | 67 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | U.S. National Development Team | NAHL | 41 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 41 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 39 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 38 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Gwinnett Gladiators | ECHL | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Flint Generals | IHL | 64 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 81 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | ||
| 2010–11 | Alaska Aces | ECHL | 40 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 44 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2011–12 | Alaska Aces | ECHL | 37 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 55 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 22 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | United States | WHC17 | 4th | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2005 | United States | WJC18 |  | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||