Shoots Left Height 1.93 m Playing career Weight 91 kg | Name Brendan Woods Salary 725,000 USD (2015) Role Ice hockey player Positions Winger | |
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Born June 11, 1992 (age 31)
Palmyra, PA, USA ( 1992-06-11 ) NHL team (P)
Cur. team Carolina Hurricanes
Charlotte Checkers (AHL) NHL Draft 129th overall, 2012
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Brendan Woods (born June 11, 1992) is an American professional ice hockey forward. He is currently an unrestricted free agent who most recently played 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 in the 5th round (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.
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Playing career
On April 10, 2013, Woods was signed to a three-year entry-level contract with the Carolina Hurricanes. 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.
