Position Defence Role Ice hockey player Salary 600,000 USD (2013) Name Brendan Mikkelson Parents Bill Mikkelson | Playing career Weight 93 kg Shoots Left Height 1.88 m Siblings Meaghan Mikkelson | |
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Born June 22, 1987 (age 36)
Regina, SK, CAN ( 1987-06-22 ) SHL team
Former teams Lulea HF
Anaheim Ducks
Calgary Flames
Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Draft 31st overall, 2005
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Similar People Craig Schira, Meaghan Mikkelson, Jacob Micflikier, Bill Mikkelson, Bill Sweatt Profiles | ||
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Brendan Mikkelson (born June 22, 1987) is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who is currently plays for Luleå HF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He was a second round selection of the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, 31st overall, at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. He was a member of the 2007 Memorial Cup winning Vancouver Giants team, and was named a tournament all-star on defence.
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- How to Pronounce Brendan Mikkelson Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Hockey Player Runforthecube
- Playing career
- Family
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Playing career
Mikkelson was born in Regina, Saskatchewan and raised in St. Albert, Alberta, where he played Bantam hockey for the St. Albert Raiders of the Alberta Bantam Hockey League in 2001-02. He was a 6th round pick in the 2002 WHL Bantam Draft. Mikkelson played his first two seasons in the WHL with the Portland Winter Hawks. Midway through his third season with the club (the 2005–06 season), he was dealt to the Vancouver Giants. Mikkelson contributed 29 points in 69 games in the 2006–07 season, a season in which the Giants hosted and won the 2007 Memorial Cup.
Mikkelson was drafted by the Anaheim Ducks in the 2nd round, 31st overall, in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. On November 30, 2006, he was signed to a three-year entry level contract with the Ducks. Mikkelson was claimed by the Calgary Flames on waivers on October 19, 2010 On July 14, 2011, Mikkelson signed a one-year contract with the Calgary Flames. The Flames traded Mikkelson to the Tampa Bay Lightning on January 6, 2012, in exchange for forward Blair Jones. He scored his first NHL goal on March 17, 2012, against Jaroslav Halak of the St. Louis Blues.
On July 19, 2013, Mikkelson left the Lightning organization as a free agent and signed a one-year, two-way deal with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
On September 28, 2014, the Toronto Marlies of the AHL announced they had signed Mikkelson to a one-year contract.
On May 8, 2015, Luleå HF of the SHL announced that they had agreed to terms of a two-year contract with Mikkelson.
Family
Mikkelson's father, Bill, played in the NHL for the Los Angeles Kings, New York Islanders and Washington Capitals in the 1970s, while his sister, Meaghan, plays on the Canadian national women's team and won a gold medal at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics. His brother-in-law, Scott Reid is a career minor league goaltender. His great uncle, Jim McFadden, won the Calder Trophy in 1948, and the Stanley Cup in 1950.