Player's Profile
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- Name: Brendan Mikkelson
- Position: D
- Shoots: Left
- Height: 6-2
- Weight: 202 lbs
- Birthdate: 1987-06-22
- Eligible for Draft: 2005
- Drafted:
- Hometown: St. Albert, Alberta
- Acquired: 31st overall, 2005 NHL Entry Draft by Anaheim
- Playing In: Pro
Brendan Mikkelson
Prospect Grade: 7.0 C (About Prospect Grades)
Profile Contributed By: Kevin Forbes
History
2003-04: Played for Team Pacific at the 2003 U-17 Hockey Challenge. Played for Team Canada at the 2004 U-18 World Junior Championship in Slovakia, winning gold.
2004-05: Played in the CHL’s 2005 Top Prospects game.
2005-06: Invited to Team Canada WJC Summer Evaluation Camp. Missed significant portions of WHL season, including the Vancouver Giants WHL championship and Memorial Cup appearance, due to injuries.
2006-07: Invited to Team Canada WJC Summer Evaluation Camp. Invited to Team Canada WJC Selection Camp. Won the Memorial Cup with the Vancouver Giants. Named to Memorial Cup All-Star team.
Talent Analysis
The young defender’s skating ability is his most valued asset and is said to be near NHL-caliber. Mikkelson is a very confident defenseman who is poised and skilled with the stick. He has great hands, works well with the puck and can really thread a pass. He has good positioning and though he is still raw, has all the tools. Mikkelson continues to learn and adapt to his strengths, improve on his weaknesses and continue to progress rather well overall. He has tons of potential and lots of room to fill out that 6’2 frame.
Future
Due to the fact he essentially lost a season of development due to injuries two years back, Mikkelson makes the leap to pro hockey a bit rougher around the edges then some may have originally hoped for. He'll need to learn quickly and round out his game against superior competition. He has all the tools to succeed and advance to the NHL; it's just a matter of putting the pieces together.
Stats
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM |
| 2003-04 | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) | 65 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 43 |
| 2004 | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 |
| 2004-05 | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) | 70 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -10 | 60 |
| 2005 | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 2005-06 | Portland/Vancouver (WHL) | 21 | 2 | 9 | 11 | +3 | 41 |
| 2006-07 | Vancouver Giants (WHL) | 69 | 6 | 23 | 29 | +6 | 60 |
| 2007 | Vancouver Giants (WHL) | 21 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +11 | 10 |
Profile Last Updated: April, 14th 2008
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