Brendan Woods

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Brendan Woods
Woods with the Charlotte Checkers in 2015
Born (1992-06-11) June 11, 1992 (age 31)
Palmyra, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Carolina Hurricanes
NHL draft 129th overall, 2012
Carolina Hurricanes
Playing career 2013–2020

Brendan Woods (born June 11, 1992) is an American former professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Carolina Hurricanes. He is the son of former professional player and ECHL Hall of Famer Bob Woods.

Playing career[edit]

Woods was selected in the 5th round (129th overall) in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft by the Carolina Hurricanes after his freshman collegiate season with the University of Wisconsin in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association conference.

On April 10, 2013, Woods was signed to a three-year entry-level contract with the Hurricanes.[1] He then began his professional career in the tail end of the 2012–13 season 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 a junior USHL team the Muskegon Lumberjacks, in a 2–1 shootout victory against the New Jersey Devils on December 23, 2014.[2]

As a free agent from the Hurricanes after 5 seasons within the organization, Woods went un-signed over the summer. On September 13, 2017, he accepted an invitation on a professional tryout contract to attend the training camp of the Ottawa Senators.[3] He was later released by the Senators in the midst of the pre-season for the 2017–18 season. On October 11, 2017, he agreed to start the season with the Utica Comets of the AHL, signing a professional tryout contract with the affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks.[4]

After two seasons with the Utica Comets, Woods left as a free agent to sign a two-year AHL contract with the Providence Bruins on July 8, 2019.[5]

Career statistics[edit]

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2008–09 Williston Northampton School USHS 29 8 11 19 28
2009–10 London Nationals GOJHL 2 0 0 0 10
2009–10 Chicago Steel USHL 34 6 3 9 32
2010–11 Muskegon Lumberjacks USHL 57 14 12 26 86 6 1 1 2 14
2011–12 University of Wisconsin WCHA 34 5 5 10 67
2012–13 University of Wisconsin WCHA 41 5 7 12 47
2012–13 Charlotte Checkers AHL 2 0 0 0 2
2013–14 Charlotte Checkers AHL 42 5 3 8 40
2014–15 Charlotte Checkers AHL 68 13 17 30 101
2014–15 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 2 0 0 0 0
2015–16 Charlotte Checkers AHL 59 9 11 20 39
2015–16 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 5 0 0 0 7
2016–17 Charlotte Checkers AHL 24 3 3 6 41 3 1 0 1 8
2017–18 Utica Comets AHL 14 2 2 4 30
2018–19 Utica Comets AHL 53 7 10 17 103
2019–20 Providence Bruins AHL 49 8 12 20 65
NHL totals 7 0 0 0 7

Awards and honors[edit]

Award Year
College
WCHA Champions 2013

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Hurricanes agree to terms with Brendan Woods". Carolina Hurricanes. March 29, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
  2. ^ "Brendan Woods first USHL Lumberjack to make it to NHL". MLive.com. December 23, 2014. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
  3. ^ "Senators sign forward Brendan Woods on a professional tryout agreement". Ottawa Senators. September 13, 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
  4. ^ "Comets sign forward Brendan Woods to PTO". Utica Comets. October 11, 2017. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  5. ^ "Providence signs six". Providence Bruins. July 8, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2019.

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