# Brendan O'Donnell

Brendan O’Donnell (born June 25, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing under contract with Düsseldorfer EG in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL)

## Playing career

O'Donnell was drafted 156th overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. After four seasons with the University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks, he signed with the Florida Everblades of the ECHL on October 8, 2015. During his second season, he scored 41 goals and 80 points in 61 games for the Everblades. He also had a short stint in the American Hockey League with the Texas Stars in 2017, with whom he played six games.
O'Donnell then moved to Chinese club Kunlun Red Star of the Kontinental Hockey League, playing 25 games and registering two assists. On August 19, 2018, O'Donnell joined KooKoo of Liiga. He played just three games for the team however and departed two months later to join the Dornbirn Bulldogs of the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga where he scored 33 goals in 43 games.
O'Donnell signed with Rytíři Kladno of the Czech Extraliga on June 28, 2019. He scored 14 goals in 51 games for Kladno as the team suffered relegation to the Change Liga. On August 3, 2020, O'Donnell joined HC Slovan Bratislava of the Tipos Extraliga.

## Career statistics

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2007–08 | Winnipeg Wild | MMHL | 40 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 2008–09 | Winnipeg Wild | MMHL | 38 | 38 | 45 | 83 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 10 |
| 2008–09 | Winnipeg South Blues | MJHL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009–10 | Winnipeg South Blues | MJHL | 53 | 29 | 32 | 61 | 55 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2010–11 | Penticton Vees | BCHL | 58 | 29 | 43 | 72 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
| 2011–12 | U. of North Dakota | WCHA | 17 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012–13 | U. of North Dakota | WCHA | 29 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013–14 | U. of North Dakota | NCHC | 35 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014–15 | U. of North Dakota | NCHC | 40 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015–16 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | 53 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 2016–17 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | 61 | 41 | 39 | 80 | 39 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 8 |
| 2016–17 | Texas Stars | AHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017–18 | Kunlun Red Star | KHL | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017–18 | KRS Heilongjiang | VHL | 13 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018–19 | KooKoo | Liiga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018–19 | Dornbirn Bulldogs | EBEL | 43 | 33 | 20 | 53 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019–20 | Rytíři Kladno | ELH | 51 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020–21 | HC Slovan Bratislava | Slovak | 47 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
| 2021–22 | Düsseldorfer EG | DEL | 56 | 22 | 31 | 53 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| 2022–23 | Düsseldorfer EG | DEL | 12 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023–24 | Düsseldorfer EG | DEL | 34 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| KHL totals | KHL totals | KHL totals | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liiga totals | Liiga totals | Liiga totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |