Brandon DeFazio

Brandon DeFazio (born September 13, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing for Kunlun Red Star of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
==Playing career==
Prior to turning professional, DeFazio attended Clarkson University where he played four seasons of NCAA Division I men's ice hockey with the Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey team. After graduating from his senior year with Clarkson, DeFazio joined the Pittsburgh Penguins affiliate teams, the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to end the 2010–11 season.
DeFazio was signed by Wilkes-Barre to a one-year AHL contract, and was also given a try-out and attended Pittsburgh's NHL training camp for the 2011–12 season.
On July 2, 2012, DeFazio signed as a free agent to a one-year, two way contract with the New York Islanders. A year later, though, DeFazio left the Islanders organization as a free agent and signed a one-year contract with the Vancouver Canucks on July 12, 2013.
In the 2014–15 season, DeFazio received his first NHL recall by the Canucks on November 9, 2014. He made his long-awaited NHL debut that night in a 2-1 shootout victory over the Anaheim Ducks. DeFazio played in his second career game on November 11 against the Ottawa Senators, where he collected the first shot of his career while playing 5 minutes and 49 seconds.
On July 6, 2015, having left the Canucks as a free agent, DeFazio returned to the Eastern Conference in signing a one-year, two-way contract with the Boston Bruins.
In the off-season, DeFazio left the Bruins organization as a free agent an on July 25, 2016, he was signed to a one-year contract to continue in the AHL with the Texas Stars. In the 2016–17 season, DeFazio compiled a career best 47 points in appearing in every regular season game with Texas.
After 6 seasons largely in the AHL, DeFazio as a free agent agreed to a one-year deal with Chinese club, HC Kunlun Red Star of the KHL on June 6, 2017.
==Personal life==
His father, Dean DeFazio, also played professional hockey within the Penguins organization. DeFazio was recognized for his work in the community, earning his AHL team's man of the year award multiple times.
==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
2005–06 	Milton Icehawks 	OPJHL 		36 	10 	6 	16 	38 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Oakville Blades 	OPJHL 		11 	2 	11 	13 	8 		23 	6 	13 	19 	28
2006–07 	Oakville Blades 	OPJHL 		46 	12 	33 	45 	135 		9 	2 	4 	6 	12
2007–08 	Clarkson University 	ECAC 		37 	3 	4 	7 	34 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Clarkson University 	ECAC 		33 	7 	11 	18 	28 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Clarkson University 	ECAC 		35 	12 	14 	26 	58 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Clarkson University 	ECAC 		36 	14 	12 	26 	56 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Wheeling Nailers 	ECHL 		10 	4 	5 	9 	7 		14 	4 	2 	6 	8
2010–11 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL 		66 	11 	5 	16 	104 		12 	0 	0 	0 	6
2012–13 	Bridgeport Sound Tigers 	AHL 		69 	11 	14 	25 	139 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	Utica Comets 	AHL 		76 	17 	17 	34 	106 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	Utica Comets 	AHL 		75 	21 	22 	43 	92 		21 	2 	5 	7 	12
2014–15 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	Providence Bruins 	AHL 		71 	22 	21 	43 	38 		3 	0 	0 	0 	4
2016–17 	Texas Stars 	AHL 		76 	22 	25 	47 	45 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	Kunlun Red Star 	KHL 		55 	10 	5 	15 	84 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2018–19 	Lukko 	Liiga 		59 	19 	21 	40 	78 		6 	2 	0 	2 	8
2019–20 	Kunlun Red Star 	KHL 		47 	2 	4 	6 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		2 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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Category:1988 births
Category:Bridgeport Sound Tigers players
Category:Canadian ice hockey left wingers
Category:Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey players
Category:HC Kunlun Red Star players
Category:Lukko players
Category:Providence Bruins players
Category:Texas Stars players
Category:Undrafted National Hockey League players
Category:Utica Comets players
Category:Vancouver Canucks players
Category:Wheeling Nailers players
Category:Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players