Brendan Woods

Brendan Woods
Born (1992-06-11) June 11, 1992
Palmyra, PA, USA
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Carolina Hurricanes
Charlotte Checkers (AHL)
NHL Draft 129th overall, 2012
Carolina Hurricanes
Playing career 2013present

Brendan Woods (born June 11, 1992) is an American professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing for the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League as a prospect for the Carolina Hurricanes in the National Hockey League (NHL). Woods was selected 129th overall in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft by the Hurricanes after his freshman collegiate season with the University of Wisconsin in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association conference. He is the son of former professional player and ECHL Hall of Famer Bob Woods.

Playing career

On April 10, 2013, Woods was signed to a three-year entry-level contract with the Carolina Hurricanes.[1] He then began his professional career in the tail end of the 2012–13 with the Hurricanes AHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers.

In the 2014–15 season, his second full professional season, Woods was recalled by the Hurricanes and made his NHL debut, becoming the first player to appear in the NHL from junior USHL team the Muskegon Lumberjacks, in a 2-1 shootout victory against the New Jersey Devils on December 23, 2014.[2]

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2008–09Williston Northampton SchoolUSHS298111928
2009–10London NationalsGOJHL200010
2009–10Chicago SteelUSHL3463932
2010–11Muskegon LumberjacksUSHL5714122686611214
2011–12University of WisconsinWCHA34551067
2012–13University of WisconsinWCHA41571247
2012–13Charlotte CheckersAHL 20002
2013–14Charlotte CheckersAHL4253840
2014–15Charlotte CheckersAHL68131730101
2014–15Carolina HurricanesNHL 20000
2015–16Charlotte CheckersAHL599112039
2015–16Carolina HurricanesNHL 50007
NHL totals 7 0 0 0 7

Awards and honours

Award Year
WCHA Champions 2013

References

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, April 28, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.