Brendan McDowell
| Brendan McDowell | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 12 March 1992 | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| AIHL team Former teams |
Melbourne Mustangs Melbourne Red Wings | ||
| National team |
 Australia | ||
| Playing career | 2010–present | ||
Brendan McDowell (born 12 March 1992) is an Australian ice hockey and inline hockey player currently playing for the Melbourne Mustangs in the Australian Ice Hockey League and is a member of the Australian national team.
Playing career
McDowell first played for the Melbourne Blackhawks of the Victorian Ice Hockey Association in 2010.[1] The following year he switched over to the Melbourne Braves of the same league.[2] In 2012 McDowell was signed by the Melbourne Mustangs of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL).[3] He played in 19 games for the club, scoring four goals and six assists.[3] At the end of the 2012 AIHL season McDowell signed with the Melbourne Red Wings of the Australian Junior Ice Hockey League (AJIHL) to play in the inaugural 2012-13 season which ran during the AIHL's off-season.[3] In his only season with the Red Wings McDowell was named captain and recorded 45 points in 18 games, which included 35 goals.[3][4] McDowell returned to the Mustangs for his second season in the AIHL where he played in all 28 games of the regular season and finished with 31 points.[3] In 2014 McDowell was named as one of the Mustangs alternate captains for the 2014 AIHL season.[3]
McDowell was first selected to represent Australia in 2010 where he joined the national under-18 team to compete in the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II Group B tournament being held in Kiev, Ukraine.[5] Australia finished the tournament in last place and were relegated to Division III for the following year, while McDowell recorded only a single goal in his five games.[5][6] In December 2010 McDowell was selected for the national under-20 team to compete in the 2011 IIHF World U20 Championship Division II Group B tournament.[7] He was named as one of the teams alternate captains and finished the tournament with three points and a plus-minus of –7.[3][8] In 2014 McDowell was selected for the national senior team to compete in the 2014 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A tournament in Belgrade, Serbia.[9] Australia finished in fourth place while McDowell recorded four points in five games.[10]
As an inline hockey player McDowell has played for the national inline hockey team on one occasion. In 2012 he represented Australia at the 2012 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship Division I tournament, scoring four goals and six assists.[11][12] He has also represented Victoria at the 2011 ILHA National Championships in both the senior division and under-21 division for which he won a gold medal and silver medal respectively.[13][14]
Personal life
McDowell was born on 12 March 1992.[3]
Career statistics
Ice hockey
- Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2012 | Melbourne Mustangs | AIHL | 19 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012-13 | Melbourne Red Wings | AJIHL | 18 | 35 | 10 | 45 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013 | Melbourne Mustangs | AIHL | 28 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
- International
| Year | Team | Competition | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Australia U18 | 2010 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II Group B | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | –9 | |
| 2010 | Australia U20 | 2011 IIHF World U20 Championship Division II Group B | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –7 | |
| 2014 | Australia | 2014 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | –4 |
Inline hockey
- International
| Year | Team | Competition | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Victoria U21 | 2011 ILHA National Championship | 7 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | – | |
| 2011 | Victoria | 2011 ILHA National Championship | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | |
| 2012 | Australia | 2012 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship Division I | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1.5 | +2 |
References
- ↑ "Team Roster" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2014-05-24. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
- ↑ "Team Roster" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2010-12-13. Archived from the original on 2014-05-24. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Brendan McDowell". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
- ↑ Bull, Georgie (2013-04-09). "Brendan McDowell: ‘We can achieve great things’". Hewitt Sports Network. Archived from the original on 2014-05-24. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
- 1 2 "2010 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
- ↑ "Player Statistics by Team" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2014-05-24. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
- ↑ "2011 IIHF World U20 Championship Division II Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
- ↑ "Player Statistics by Team" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2010-10-19. Archived from the original on 2014-05-24. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
- ↑ "2014 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
- ↑ "Player Statistics by Team" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2014-04-15. Archived from the original on 2014-05-01. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
- ↑ "2012 IIHF In-Line World Championship Div I". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
- ↑ "Player Statistics by Team" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2012-06-07. Archived from the original on 2014-05-24. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
- ↑ "Brendan McDowell". Inline Hockey Australia. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
- ↑ "Awards". Inline Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 2014-05-24. Retrieved 2014-05-24.