Brandon Bochenski Brandon Bochenski ( born April 4 , 1982 in Blaine , Minnesota ) is a professional ice hockey player currently with the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League . Playing career . High School . Bochenski went to Blaine High School where he graduated in 2000 . Bochenski was a part of the Blaine Bengals when they defeated the East High School ( Duluth , Minnesota ) Greyhounds ] ] 6 – 0 in the 2000 class AA championship . Also in the Minnesota State High School League tournament , Bochenski and the Bengals defeated Rochester Mayo , Hastings . The " St . Paul Pioneer Press " named Bochenski and teammates Matt Hendricks and Matt Moore to the second team of the All - State Boys hockey team . Juniors . With the Lincoln Stars of the USHL in 2000 – 2001 , Bochenski led the league in goals with 47 . Playing in 55 games that year , Bochenski had 80 points and was noticed by the Ottawa Senators . He was drafted that following year in the seventh round . Bochenski would not sign however and would go on to play for the University of North Dakota . College . Bochenski was originally recruited by the University of Minnesota , but lost his scholarship offer due to a problem . The University of North Dakota swooped in and extended a scholarship offer . Bochenski went on to spend 3 seasons with the Sioux . As a freshman at UND , Bochenski led his team with five game winning goals and was third in total points . While the Fighting Sioux failed to make the NCAA tournament in 2001 – 2002 , Bochenski would not fail again leading UND to two NCAA tournaments in his final two years at UND . In each of his final two years at UND , Bochenski led his team in goals , points and power play goals . After the 2003 – 2004 season , Bochenski would sign with the Ottawa Senators where he would make his professional hockey debut with the Binghamton Senators of the AHL . Minors . During his first season in the AHL ( Binghamton Senators ) , Bochenski racked up 34 goals and 36 assists for 70 points in just 75 games . The following year , he only saw action in 33 games , but scored 22 goals and had 24 assists . It would be the 2005 – 06 season when Bochenski would make his NHL debut with the Ottawa Senators . NHL . After being called up from the Senators , Bochenski would debut on October 5 , 2005 and go on to play in twenty games . His first NHL point was an assist versus the Buffalo Sabres on October 8 , 2005 . Just one week later on October 15 , 2005 , Bochenski would have his first career goal scoring against the Boston Bruins . In a show against the Florida Panthers on December 15 , 2005 , Bochenski scored his first career hat trick . Bochenski would then be traded to the Chicago Blackhawks , leaving the Ottawa Senators scoring six goals and assisting on seven others . On March 9 , 2006 , he was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks along with a second round pick in exchange for Tyler Arnason . Bochenski would record his first point for the Blackhawks on March 19 , 2006 and his first goal on April 1 , 2006 . Bochenski would go on to play for the Blackhawks in twenty games before helping the Norfolk Admirals in which he tallied two points in three playoff games . In his twenty appearances in 2005 – 06 , Bochenski would record four points . In 2006 – 07 , Bochenski never found his permanent place on the Blackhawk roster . Bochenski spent most of his time in the Blackhawk organization with the Admirals . After an early January 2007 injury to Martin Havlat , Bochenski was recalled and found more playing time . But on February 3 , 2007 the Blackhawks traded him to the Boston Bruins for Kris Versteeg and a conditional pick . On February 6 , 2007 , soon after joining to the Bruins , Bochenski scored his first Bruin goal at the five - minute mark of the second period . The game ended in a 3 – 2 victory after a shootout against the Washington Capitals . On June 18 , 2007 , Bochenski signed a one - year deal with the Boston Bruins . On January 2 , 2008 , the Boston Bruins announced that they have traded Bochenski to the Anaheim Ducks for Shane Hnidy and a 6th round pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft . On February 26 , 2008 , the Anaheim Ducks announced that they had traded Bochenski to the Nashville Predators for future considerations . On July 8 , 2008 , the Tampa Bay Lightning signed Bochenski to a two - year contract . On September 25 , 2008 , the Tampa Bay Lightning place Bochenski on waiver for the purpose of sending him to the American Hockey League team Norfolk Admirals .