Brennan Serville

History

2008-09: Brennan Serville played for the Pickering-Ajax Raiders in the GTHL midget hockey league and had 19 points in 56 games. Serville was was selected by Sudbury in the 8th round (145th overall) of the 2009 OHL Priority draft. Serville suffered a broken collar bone in a spring camp.

2009-10: Serville scored 4 goals with 12 assists in 47 games (including playoffs) with the Stouffville Spirit of the Ontario Junior Hockey League. Serville committed to playing college hockey at Canisius in 2011-12.

2010-11: Serville attended the Sudbury Wolves tryout camp but decided to maintain his college eligibility and returned to Stouffville for a second season with the Spirit. He suffered an early season leg injury and was limited to 36 games during the regular season, scoring 3 goals with 27 assists and accumulating 29 PMs. In 19 playoff contests with the Spirit, he had 2 goals, 10 assists and 20 PMs. Serville played for Team Canada East in the World Junior A championships and had no points in five games. Serville de-committed from Canisius and will play college hockey at the University of Michigan in 2011-12. He was ranked 104th among North American skaters in Central Scouting's final rankings and was selected by the Winnepeg Jets in the 3rd round (78th overall) in the 2011 NHL Draft.

2011-12: Serville skated in 34 games for the University of Michigan as a freshman. Frequently playing alongside sophomore Kevin Clare on the Wolverines' third pairing, he was plus-eight with 8 assists and 4 penalty minutes. Michigan finished second in the CCHA and earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament after reaching the CCHA championship game against Western Michigan.

 

Talent Analysis

Serville is a big, two-way defenseman who has been a bit snake-bitten injury-wise. When healthy, he's been an impressive impact player and the Jets thought enough of him to trade up to select him. Serville should add bulk and strength to his large frame, is mobile for a player his height and is active on the ice. Does not play a particularly aggressive style, but is effective on both ends of the ice.

 

Future

Serville is playing college hockey at the University of Michigan. Long-term, Serville projects to being a sound two-way defenseman capable of both taking away space in the defensive zone and contributing to the transition by either making a sharp first pass or carrying the puck. The Jets organization is fairly deep on defense so he may use most of his college eligibility before turning pro.