Brendan Yarema

Brendan Yarema (born July 16, 1976) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey centre who played in North American minor leagues and throughout Europe.
==Career==
Yarema played junior hockey for the Newmarket Royals of the OHL starting in the 1993-94 season. Following the culmination of the season, the team was sold to the Ciccarelli brothers and moved to Sarnia, becoming the Sarnia Sting. Yarema would play for the Sting for two further seasons before turning professional.
Yarema began his professional career in 1996 when he joined the ECHL's South Carolina Stingrays, for whom he played 12 regular season games, as well as a further 9 in the playoffs, helping the Stingrays to win the Kelly Cup. During the season he also played for the St. John's Maple Leafs in the AHL, playing 9 games.
The 1997-98 season would see Yarema move to the Kentucky Thoroughblades also of the AHL, playing 64 games, registering 22 points. Yarema would then move to the IHL's Kansas City Blades for whom we would play for two seasons. The London Knights of the BISL would be Yarema's team for the 2000-01 season. The Knights fared well both domestically and in continental competition, narrowly losing the IIHF Continental Cup to Swiss outfit ZSC Lions, having beaten the Munich Barons and HC Slovan Bratislava in the final group stage.
Following the year in London, Yarema returned to North America to play for the AHL's Houston Aeros for the 2001-02 season. Yarema stayed in the AHL for the following season for the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks, as well as playing 5 games for the ECHL's Charlotte Checkers. For the 2003-04 AHL season, Yarema played for the Chicago Wolves. The following season, Yarema initially played for the AHL's Bridgeport Sound Tigers before being picked up mid-season by the Milwaukee Admirals.
Yarema then moved to Germany in order to play for DEL side Augsburger Panther. He would have a career year in south Germany, posting 23 goals and 42 points in 48 games. For the 2006-07 season, Yarema would dress for two teams; SC Langnau in the Swiss NLA, and Swedish side Rögle BK of the HockeyAllsvenskan. Slovenia would be Yarema's next port of call, playing in the capital for Olimpija Ljubljana in the EBEL during the 2007-08 season. During the season, Yarema would also ice for Olimpija's Slovenian Ice Hockey League side during the playoffs, where the team would lose in the final to HK Jesenice. Yarema would play for Olimpija for two further seasons before retiring at the culmination of the 2009-10 season.
==Career Statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
 	 	 		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
1993–94 	Newmarket Royals 	OHL 		55 	11 	4 	15 	69 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Sarnia Sting 	OHL 		58 	24 	25 	49 	103 		4 	1 	1 	2 	13
1995–96 	Sarnia Sting 	OHL 		48 	36 	32 	68 	93 		3 	0 	4 	4 	2
1996–97 	South Carolina Stingrays	ECHL 		12 	3 	6 	9 	28 		9 	1 	0 	1 	38
1996–97 	St. John's Maple Leafs 	AHL 		9 	1 	4 	5 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Kentucky Thoroughblades 	AHL 		64 	8 	14 	22 	172 		3 	0 	0 	0 	0
1998–99 	Kansas City Blades 	IHL 		69 	11 	21 	32 	163 		3 	0 	0 	0 	12
1999–00 	Kansas City Blades 	IHL 		34 	3 	11 	14 	26 		8 	1 	3 	4 	4
2000–01 	London Knights 	BISL 		39 	17 	16 	33 	139 		8 	0 	0 	0 	6
2001–02 	Houston Aeros 	AHL 		77 	18 	13 	31 	150 		14 	9 	4 	11 	15
2002–03 	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 	AHL 		59 	19 	16 	35 	11 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Charlotte Checkers 	ECHL 		5 	5 	0 	5 	20 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Chicago Wolves 	AHL 		63 	16 	17 	33 	151 		10 	0 	2 	2 	25
2004–05 	Bridgeport Sound Tigers 	AHL 		25 	6 	11 	17 	58 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Milwaukee Admirals 	AHL 		16 	3 	3 	6 	24 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Augsburger Panther 	DEL 		48 	23 	19 	42 	129 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	SC Langnau 	NLA 		4 	0 	1 	1 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Rögle BK 	SWE-2 		5 	2 	3 	5 	12 		5 	0 	1 	1 	6
2007–08 	Olimpija Ljubljana 	EBEL 		35 	18 	13 	31 	104 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Olimpija Ljubljana 	SLO 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 		6 	5 	3 	8 	22
2008–09 	Olimpija Ljubljana 	EBEL 		38 	12 	18 	30 	80 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Olimpija Ljubljana 	SLO 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0
2009–10 	Olimpija Ljubljana 	EBEL 		26 	7 	8 	15 	47 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals		313 	71 	78 	149 	674 		31 	9 	6 	15 	53
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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