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Canada Brendan Mikkelson
#6 Cardiff Devils / EIHL - 21/22
1-time U18 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time CHL Memorial Cup Champion 1
1-time DEL Champion 1
1-time WHL Champion 1
Date of Birth
Jun 22, 1987
Position
D
Age
36
Height
6'3" / 191 cm
Place of Birth
Regina, SK, CAN
Weight
209 lbs / 95 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
2005 round 2 #31 overall by Mighty Ducks of Anaheim

Mikkelsen is a defenseman who plays a smart, well-rounded game. He owns a solid outlet pass, but doesn't excel in one particular area. Also, he is big, yet won't play a physical game.
- Erik K. Piri, EP (2010)

Great uncle: Jim McFadden
Father: Bill Mikkelson
Uncle: Glen Mikkelson
Sister : Meaghan Mikkelson
Brother-in-law: Scott Reid

© Photo: James Assinder

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Brendan Mikkelson Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2001-02 St. Albert Sabres U15 AAA AMBHL 2* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |
2002-03 St. Albert Raiders U18 AAA AMHL 36* 6* 6* 12* 44* -* |
2003-04 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 65* 3* 12* 15* 43* 0* | Playoffs 5 1 0 1 0 1
Canada Pacific U17 WHC-17 6* 1* 1* 2* 4* -* |
2004-05 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 70* 5* 10* 15* 60* -10* | Playoffs 7 1 2 3 0 -2
Canada U18 WJC-18 6* 0* 2* 2* 0* 1* |
2005-06 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 3* 1* 1* 2* 4* 0* |
Vancouver Giants WHL 19* 1* 8* 9* 37* 3* |
2006-07 Vancouver Giants WHL 69* 6* 23* 29* 60* 6* | Playoffs 21 3 7 10 10 11
2007-08 Portland Pirates AHL 66* 6* 10* 16* 50* -5* | Playoffs 14 2 6 8 2 -7
2008-09 Anaheim Ducks NHL 34* 0* 2* 2* 17* 0* |
Iowa Chops AHL 31* 2* 8* 10* 18* -10* |
2009-10 Anaheim Ducks NHL 28* 0* 2* 2* 14* -5* |
Toronto Marlies AHL 49* 7* 15* 22* 43* -19* |
2010-11 Anaheim Ducks NHL 5* 0* 1* 1* 7* -1* |
Calgary Flames NHL 19* 0* 1* 1* 2* -5* |
Abbotsford Heat AHL 4* 0* 1* 1* 4* 1* |
2011-12 Abbotsford Heat AHL 33* 3* 12* 15* 29* 1* |
Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 41* 1* 2* 3* 13* -4* |
2012-13 VIK Västerås HK HockeyAllsvenskan 17* 3* 4* 7* 20* -1* |
Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 4* 0* 1* 1* 6* 1* |
Syracuse Crunch AHL 13* 0* 2* 2* 6* 2* | Playoffs 13 2 0 2 2 0
2013-14 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins “A” AHL 73* 8* 30* 38* 62* 10* | Playoffs 17 1 5 6 22 -1
2014-15 Toronto Marlies “A” AHL 60* 9* 14* 23* 54* 10* | Playoffs 5 2 0 2 0 1
2015-16 Luleå HF SHL 51* 6* 8* 14* 22* 9* | Playoffs 11 2 1 3 12 -6
2016-17 Luleå HF “A” SHL 42* 5* 8* 13* 10* 2* |
2017-18 Luleå HF “A” SHL 50* 0* 12* 12* 24* -4* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 0 1
2018-19 Adler Mannheim DEL 47* 6* 8* 14* 16* 4* | Playoffs 14 0 3 3 14 7
2019-20 EC Salzburg EBEL 28* 1* 4* 5* 23* -4* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 2 1
2020-21 MODO Hockey “A” HockeyAllsvenskan 45* 4* 9* 13* 18* 1* |
2021-22 Cardiff Devils “A” EIHL 47* 3* 16* 19* 33* 5* | Playoffs 4 0 2 2 31 3

Brendan Mikkelson Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2004-05 Canada U18 U18 JWC 5* 3* 3* 6* 0* -* |
2006-07 Vancouver Giants Memorial Cup 5* 0* 2* 2* 0* 5* |
WHL All-Stars CHL Challenge 1* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |
2014-15 Team Canada Spengler Cup 4* 0* 1* 1* 4* 0* |
2015-16 Luleå HF Champions HL 10* 2* 3* 5* 4* 5* |
2016-17 Luleå HF Champions HL 4* 0* 0* 0* 4* 0* |
2021-22 Cardiff Devils Champions HL 6* 1* 3* 4* 2* -3* |
Cardiff Devils EIHL Cup 11* 0* 3* 3* 18* 6* |

Brendan Mikkelson Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AMBHL (AEHL U15) 1 2* 0* 1* 1* 0.50* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
AMHL (AEHL U18) 1 36* 6* 6* 12* 0.33* 44* -* | 0 * * * * * *
AHL 8 329* 35* 92* 127* 0.39* 266* -10* | 4 49 7 * 11 * 18 * 0.37 * 26 * -7 *
Champions HL 3 20* 3* 6* 9* 0.45* 10* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
CHL Challenge 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
DEL 1 47* 6* 8* 14* 0.30* 16* 4* | 1 14 0 * 3 * 3 * 0.21 * 14 * 7 *
EIHL 1 47* 3* 16* 19* 0.40* 33* 5* | 1 4 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.50 * 31 * 3 *
EIHL Cup 1 11* 0* 3* 3* 0.27* 18* 6* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 JWC (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 5* 3* 3* 6* 1.20* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
HockeyAllsvenskan 2 62* 7* 13* 20* 0.32* 38* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
EBEL (ICEHL) 1 28* 1* 4* 5* 0.18* 23* -4* | 1 3 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 2 * 1 *
Memorial Cup 1 5* 0* 2* 2* 0.40* 0* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 5 131* 1* 9* 10* 0.08* 59* -14* | 0 * * * * * *
SHL 3 143* 11* 28* 39* 0.27* 56* 7* | 2 14 2 * 2 * 4 * 0.29 * 12 * -5 *
Spengler Cup 1 4* 0* 1* 1* 0.25* 4* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 6* 1* 1* 2* 0.33* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHL 4 226* 16* 54* 70* 0.31* 204* -1* | 3 33 5 * 9 * 14 * 0.42 * 10 * 10 *
WJC-18 1 6* 0* 2* 2* 0.33* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *

Brendan Mikkelson Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
05/21/2021
05/21/2021 Confirmed MODO Hockey Cardiff Devils
04/24/2020
04/24/2020 Confirmed EC Salzburg MODO Hockey
06/18/2019
06/18/2019 Confirmed Adler Mannheim EC Salzburg
07/02/2018
07/02/2018 Confirmed Luleå HF Adler Mannheim
12/21/2016
12/21/2016 Extension Luleå HF Luleå HF
05/08/2015
05/08/2015 Confirmed Toronto Marlies Luleå HF
09/28/2014
09/28/2014 Confirmed Pittsburgh Penguins Toronto Marlies
07/19/2013
07/19/2013 Confirmed Tampa Bay Lightning Pittsburgh Penguins
10/30/2012
10/30/2012 Confirmed Tampa Bay Lightning VIK Västerås HK
06/28/2012
06/28/2012 Extension Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning
01/06/2012
01/06/2012 Confirmed Calgary Flames Tampa Bay Lightning
07/15/2011
07/15/2011 Extension Calgary Flames Calgary Flames
10/19/2010
10/19/2010 Confirmed Anaheim Ducks Calgary Flames
07/16/2010
07/16/2010 Extension Anaheim Ducks Anaheim Ducks
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2002, 6 #108 overall by Portland Winter Hawks in the WHL Bantam Draft

Cult/Star player for Vancouver Giants

2020-2021 • Also wore a "C" for the first half of the season for MoDo Hockey