Brandon Yip

Brandon Yip (born April 25, 1985 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL). 
==Playing career==
Yip was drafted by the Avalanche in the 8th round (239 overall) of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. He played amateur junior hockey with the Coquitlam Express of the BCHL before enrolling to play collegiative hockey with Boston University of the Hockey East. In his freshman year in 2005–06, Brandon scored an impressive 31 points in 39 games and was named Hockey East rookie of the year. After winning the NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship with the Terriers in his senior year in 2008–09, Yip graduated from BU with high honors with a B.S. in Criminal Justice.
On July 22, 2009, Yip signed a two-year entry level contract with the Avalanche. Yip made his NHL debut in 2009–10, his first pro season, after being recalled by the Avalanche from AHL affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters, on December 19, 2009 in a 5-2 home win against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Yip scored his first goal three days later against Jonas Hiller of the Anaheim Ducks.
On January 19, 2012, Brandon was claimed off waivers by the Nashville Predators.
==Awards and achievements==
*2005–06 Hockey East Rookie of the Year
== 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 	
2003–04 	Coquitlam Express 	BCHL 		56 	31 	38 	69 	87 		4 	1 	2 	3 	14 	
2004–05 	Coquitlam Express 	BCHL 		43 	20 	42 	62 	92 		7 	6 	1 	7 	12 	
2005–06 	Boston University 	HE 		39 	9 	22 	31 	59 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	
2006–07 	Boston University 	HE 		18 	5 	6 	11 	29 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	
2007–08 	Boston University 	HE 		37 	11 	12 	23 	28 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	
2008–09 	Boston University 	HE 		45 	20 	23 	43 	118 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	
2009–10 	Lake Erie Monsters	AHL 		6 	2 	0 	2 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	
2009–10 	Colorado Avalanche	NHL 		32 	11 	8 	19 	22 		6 	2 	2 	4 	6 	
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		32 	11 	8 	19 	22 		6 	2 	2 	4 	6 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
==References==
==External links==
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*March 2010 Brandon Yip interview with AsiaXpress.com
Category:Born in 1985
Category:Boston University Terriers players
Category:Colorado Avalanche draft picks
Category:Colorado Avalanche players
Category:Lake Erie Monsters player
Category:Coquitlam Express alumni