Borna Rendulić
| Borna Rendulić | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
25 March 1992 Zagreb, HRV | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Colorado Avalanche San Antonio Rampage (AHL) KHL Medveščak Porin Ässät HPK | ||
| National team |
 Croatia | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2007–present | ||
Borna Rendulić (Croatian pronunciation: [bôːrna rěndulit͡ɕ], born 25 March 1992) is a Croatian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the San Antonio Rampage of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
As 15-year-old, Rendulić made his profeesional debut with hometown club, KHL Medveščak in the Croatian Ice Hockey League during the 2006–07 season.
He signed for Ässät in 2008 and played for their U18 team and then their U20 team. On 25 January 2011, he was loaned for the remainder of the 2010–11 season to former club Medveščak, now of the Austrian Hockey League.[1] Rendulić featured in 12 games with Zagreb, collecting a goal and an assist.
Upon returning to Ässät, he finally made his debut for the men's team during the 2011–12 season, playing three games whilst also enduring another loan spell, with SaPKo in Mestis.
On 8 May 2012, out of contract with Ässät, Rendulić agreed to a try-out contract with fellow Liiga club, HPK.[2] With a developing, larged-framed body, Rendulić's initial trial with HPK was successful, earning him a one-year contract on 31 August 2012.[3] In the 2012–13 season, Rendulić predominantly played with HPK in a depth forward role to finish with eight goals in 37 games.
Rendulić was signed to a one-year extension and in the following 2013–14 season, he played his first full Liiga season with HPK, establishing a top-nine position to produce career highs of 11 goals and 32 points in 57 games.[4]
On 19 May 2014, Rendulić's successful season earned NHL recognition, and he was subsequently signed to a two-year entry level contract with the Colorado Avalanche.[5] In signing with the Avalanche, Rendulić became the first Croatian born and trained player to earn an NHL contract.[6] After his first training camp and pre-season in Colorado, Rendulic was assigned to begin the 2014–15 season with Colorado's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters. On 9 December 2014, he received his first NHL recall by the injury-hit Avalanche.[7] He became the first Croatian born and trained player to also play in the NHL, playing on the Avalanche's fourth-line in a 3–0 defeat to the Nashville Predators.[8] Immediately after his second recall to the Avalanche, Rendulić scored his first NHL goal in his fourth game on 31 December 2014, against Steve Mason of the Philadelphia Flyers.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2006–07 | KHL Medveščak | CIHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | KHL Medveščak | SLO | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | KHL Medveščak | EBEL | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2011–12 | Ässät | SM-l | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | SaPKo | Mestis | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | HPK | SM-l | 37 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Peliitat | Mestis | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | HPK | Liiga | 57 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 26 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 68 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 97 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| NHL totals | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Croatia | WJC18-D2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 2 | |
| 2008 | Croatia | WJC-D2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 4 | |
| 2009 | Croatia | WJC18-D2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2009 | Croatia | WJC-D2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2009 | Croatia | WC-D1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2010 | Croatia | WJC-D1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2010 | Croatia | WC-D1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011 | Croatia | WJC-D1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2011 | Croatia | WC-D2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 6 | |
| 2012 | Croatia | WJC-D1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2012 | Croatia | WC-D2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2013 | Croatia | OGQ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | |
| 2013 | Croatia | WC-D2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2014 | Croatia | WC-D1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2016 | Croatia | WC-D1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 34 | 28 | 26 | 54 | 14 | |||
| Senior totals | 37 | 22 | 25 | 47 | 32 | |||
References
- ↑ "Borna Rendulic joins Zagreb Bears tomorrow" (in Croatian). KHL Medveščak. 2011-01-25. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
- ↑ "HPK to give Borna Rendulic trial" (in Finnish). haeensanomat.fi. 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
- ↑ "Rendulic and Alen continue with EEV" (in Finnish). HPK. 2012-08-31. Retrieved 2012-08-31.
- ↑ "Four contracts for HPK" (in Finnish). HPK. 2013-04-23. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
- ↑ "Colorado signs five players to entry-level deals". Colorado Avalanche. 2014-05-29. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
- ↑ "Croatian superstar Borna Rendulić signed for Avs". khl.hr. 2014-05-19. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
- ↑ "Borna Rendulic recalled to Colorado". Colorado Avalanche. 2014-12-09. Retrieved 2014-12-09.
- ↑ "Who is Borna Rendulic? The NHL's first Croatian National?". Yahoo! Sports. 2014-12-09. Retrieved 2014-12-09.
External links
- Borna Rendulić's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Borna Rendulić's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Borna Rendulić profile at Eurohockey.com