Brandon Tanev

Brandon T. Tanev (born December 31, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who currently plays for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL).
==Playing career==
===Providence College===
Tanev began his collegiate career during the 2012–13 season with Providence College. He scored his first collegiate goal on November 2, 2012 against Vermont.
During the 2015 NCAA Championship game, Tanev scored the game-winning goal to give the Providence Friars their first ever national title. On April 13, 2015, he was named Hockey East Player of the Week. Tanev recorded his first collegiate two-goal game on February 26, 2016 against UMass.
===Winnipeg Jets===
On March 30, 2016, Tanev signed with the Winnipeg Jets. Tanev appeared in 3 games for the club to finish out the season.
In his first full professional season, Tanev split time between the Jets and the team's AHL affiliate, the Manitoba Moose. On November 4, 2016 Tanev scored his first two NHL goals in a 5–3 victory against the Detroit Red Wings. Tanev finished the season with 4 points (2G, 2A) in 51 games for the Jets, and 9 points (2G, 7A) in 23 games for the Moose.
On July 10, 2017, the Jets re-signed Tanev to a one-year, one-way contract worth $700,000.
On March 27, 2018, Tanev scored his first career NHL hat trick, in a 5–4 shootout win over the Boston Bruins. On July 22, 2018 the Jets re-signed Tanev to a one-year, $1.15 million contract extension.
===Pittsburgh Penguins===
On July 1, 2019, Tanev left the Jets and signed as a free agent to a six-year, $21 million contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Tanev scored his first goal with the Penguins, an overtime winner, on October 16, 2019 against the Colorado Avalanche.
==Personal life==
Tanev's older brother Christopher is a defenceman currently playing for the Vancouver Canucks.
Tanev is of Macedonian descent. 
==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
2010–11 	Markham Waxers 	OJHL 		46 	16 	26 	42 	16 		6 	2 	2 	4 	0
2011–12 	Surrey Eagles 	BCHL 		58 	11 	22 	33 	27 		10 	3 	1 	4 	2
2012–13 	Providence College 	HE 		33 	4 	7 	11 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	Providence College 	HE 		39 	6 	9 	15 	20 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	Providence College 	HE 		39 	10 	13 	23 	20 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	Providence College 	HE 		38 	15 	13 	28 	35 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	Winnipeg Jets 	NHL 		3 	0 	0 	0 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2016–17 	Winnipeg Jets 	NHL 		51 	2 	2 	4 	26 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2016–17 	Manitoba Moose 	AHL 		23 	3 	6 	9 	13 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	Winnipeg Jets 	NHL 		61 	8 	10 	18 	18 		17 	4 	2 	6 	11
2018–19 	Winnipeg Jets 	NHL 		80 	14 	15 	29 	41 		5 	1 	1 	2 	0
2019–20 	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL 		68 	11 	14 	25 	16 		4 	0 	1 	1 	0
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		263 	35 	41 	76 	103 		26 	5 	4 	9 	11
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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