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Rich Brennan
American retired professional ice hockey defenceman

Rich Brennan

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American retired professional ice hockey defenceman
A.K.A.
Richard John Brennan
Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Schenectady, USA
Age
52 years
Stats
Weight:
200 lbs
Sports Teams
San Jose Sharks
Boston Bruins
Colorado Avalanche
Los Angeles Kings
Nashville Predators
New York Rangers
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Biography

Richard John Brennan (born November 26, 1972) is an American retired professional ice hockey defenceman. He played briefly in the NHL with a number of teams including the Colorado Avalanche, San Jose Sharks, New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings, Nashville Predators, and Boston Bruins.

Playing career

Brennan was chosen in the 3rd round, 46th overall by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft out of high school. After being drafted Brennan chose to go to college and played at Boston University for 4 years. In 1992 he played in the World Junior Ice Hockey Championship for the United States. Brennan's most successful collegiate season came during his junior year (1993–1994) when he scored 35 points in 41 games and earned a number of honors including Hockey East First All-Star team honors and NCAA East Second All-American team honors.

After college Brennan joined the Cornwall Aces for the 1995–96 season. Brennan spent the 1996–97 season with the Hershey Bears in addition to making his NHL debut, appearing in 2 games with the Colorado Avalanche. Brennan then signed as a free agent with the San Jose Sharks in 1997. He spent the majority of the 1997–98 season with the Sharks minor league affiliate Kentucky Thoroughblades while also appearing in 11 games with the Sharks before being traded to the New York Rangers and finishing the season with the Hartford Wolf Pack. The 1998–99 season saw Brennan play 47 games with the Wolf Pack in addition to playing in an NHL career high 24 games with the Rangers.

Brennan played the next 2 seasons with the Lowell Lock Monsters. During the 2000–01 season Brennan also managed to play in 2 games with the Los Angeles Kings. In 2001 Brennan signed with the Nashville Predators and spent the majority of the 2001–2002 season in the minors, only appearing in 4 games with the Predators.The 2002–03 and 2003–04 seasons saw Brennan play with the Providence Bruins. During the 2002–2003 season he played in 7 games with the Boston Bruins.

Brennan began playing in Europe in 2004. He split one year between Swiss team SC Bern of the NLA before transferring to Augsburger Panther of the DEL in Germany. Brennan remained in Germany the following season and played 3 seasons with the Nürnberg Ice Tigers. Brennan then spent the 2008–09 season in the Austrian Hockey League with HC TWK Innsbruck before retiring.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1991–92Boston UniversityHE314131754
1992–93Boston UniversityHE409112068
1993–94Boston UniversityHE418273582
1994–95Boston UniversityHE315232856
1995–96Brantford SmokeCoHL51232
1995–96Cornwall AcesAHL3648126170006
1996–97Hershey BearsAHL7411455688232161822
1996–97Colorado AvalancheNHL20000
1997–98Kentucky ThoroughbladesAHL4211172871
1997–98San Jose SharksNHL111232
1997–98Hartford Wolf PackAHL9246121545914
1998–99Hartford Wolf PackAHL474242842
1998–99New York RangersNHL2413423
1999–00Lowell Lock MonstersAHL6715304511071560
2000–01Lowell Lock MonstersAHL69103141146
2000–01Los Angeles KingsNHL20000
2001–02Nashville PredatorsNHL40002
2001–02Milwaukee AdmiralsAHL23481227
2001–02Manchester MonarchsAHL162576511216
2002–03Providence BruinsAHL413293251
2002–03Boston BruinsNHL70116
2003–04Providence BruinsAHL561215274720112
2004–05SC LangenthalNLB10220
2004–05SC BernNLA23551024
2004–05Augsburger PantherDEL1645922501116
2005–06Nürnberg Ice TigersDEL5212213354401110
2006–07Nürnberg Ice TigersDEL3811152610360112
2007–08Nürnberg Ice TigersDEL47726336950004
2008–09HC TWK InnsbruckEBEL499152446401127
NHL totals5026833
AHL totals48078216294661598283654

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
1992United StatesWJC3rd place, bronze medalist(s)70224
Junior totals70224

Awards and honors

AwardYear
College
All-HE Rookie Team1991–92
HE All-Tournament Team1993
All-HE First Team1993–94
AHCA East Second-Team All-American1993–94
HE All-Tournament Team1994
AHL
All-Star Game1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Calder Cup (Hershey Bears)1997
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Rich Brennan is an American professional wrestling commentator and announcer. He is best known for his time with WWE, where he worked from 2015 to 2016.
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