Player's Profile
- Name: Brendan O'Donnell
- Position: C
- Shoots: Left
- Height: 6-0
- Weight: 185 lbs
- Birthdate: 1992-06-25
- Eligible for Draft: 2010
- Drafted: 2010
- Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Acquired: 6th round (156th overall) 2010
- Playing In: Junior
Brendan O'Donnell
Prospect Grade: 6.5 C (About Prospect Grades)
Profile Contributed By: HF Staff
History
2008-09: O'Donnell scored 38 goals with 45 assists and 4 PIM in 38 games for the Winnipeg Wild in Manitoba midget hockey.
2009-10: O'Donnell played for the Winnipeg South Blues in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League. He scored 29 goals with 32 assists and had 55 PIM in 53 games. In four playoff games, he scored 2 goals with 1 assist as the Blues were swept by the Winnipeg Saints. O'Donnell was named MJHL Rookie of the Year and played for silver medal-winning Canada West at the World U-17 Challenge. He committed to play college hockey at the University of North Dakota in 2011-12. O'Donnell was selected by the Des Moines Buccaneers in the second round (18th overall) of the USHL Entry Draft but will play for the Penticton Vees in the BCHL next season.
2010-11: O'Donnell was the second-leading scorer for the Penticton Vees of the BCHL in his final season of junior hockey. The Flin Flon, Manitoba native scored 29 goals with 43 assists and had a league-high 18 power play goals in 58 games with the Vees, who finished second in the BCHL's Interior Division. O'Donnell had 1 goal with 5 assists and 9 PMs in six playoff BCHL playoff games.
Talent Analysis
O'Donnell is a big and solidly built two-way forward who uses his hockey sense and strength to create scoring chances. He is a well-rounded player who takes care of both ends of the rink. Playing against older and stronger players in the MJHL, albeit not at the speed and skill level he will see in the future, O'Donnell consistently produced scoring chances.
Future
O'Donnell will play with Penticton in the BCHL this season before heading to North Dakota to play college hockey in 2011-12. O'Donnell has put up big scoring numbers at the lower levels of junior hockey and has adequate size and strength to be a two-way forward. He is a bit of an unknown to this point due to the level at which he's played but will have the opportunity to grow and develop during his college hockey career. North Dakota is one of the more competitive college programs in the country and if O'Donnell can establish himself in a crowded Fighting Sioux lineup he should be a fine two-way forward in pro hockey.
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Profile Last Updated: November, 15th 2011
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