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Canada Brett Stapley
#7 Pelicans / Liiga - 25/26
1-time WJAC-19 Gold Medal 1
1-time NCAA (Championship) Winner 1
Date of Birth
Feb 23, 1999
Position
C
Age
26
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Campbell River, BC, CAN
Weight
196 lbs / 89 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
25/26+1
Drafted
2018 round 7 #190 overall by Montréal Canadiens
Agency
PREMIUM

Brother: Mitch Stapley

© Photo: Dan Hickling

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Brett Stapley Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2012-13 North Shore WC U15 A1 PCBHL 64* 10* 19* 29* 14* -* |
2013-14 North Shore WC U15 A1 PCBHL 70* 53* 85* 138* 32* -* |
2014-15 North Island Silvertips U18 AAA BCEHL U18 28* 9* 23* 32* 32* -* |
Cowichan Valley Capitals BCHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2015-16 Vernon Vipers BCHL 49* 4* 8* 12* 22* 0* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 0 0
2016-17 Vernon Vipers BCHL 52* 16* 34* 50* 48* 0* | Playoffs 12 1 9 10 8 0
2017-18 Vernon Vipers BCHL 52* 27* 32* 59* 60* 0* | Playoffs 7 0 4 4 2 0
2018-19 Univ. of Denver NCAA 32* 5* 14* 19* 35* 9* |
2019-20 Univ. of Denver NCAA 35* 5* 25* 30* 41* 15* |
2020-21 Univ. of Denver NCAA 13* 4* 3* 7* 2* 2* |
2021-22 Univ. of Denver NCAA 41* 18* 25* 43* 54* 22* |
2022-23 Trois-Rivières Lions ECHL 57* 11* 41* 52* 35* -27* |
2023-24 Utah Grizzlies ECHL 67* 24* 47* 71* 36* -4* |
2024-25 HK Dukla Trencin Slovakia 48* 14* 31* 45* 73* -1* | Playoffs 8 2 3 5 10 -1
2025-26 Södertälje SK HockeyAllsvenskan 13* 1* 5* 6* 8* -1* |
Pelicans Liiga 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* 0* |
Projected Liiga 36* 0* 12* 12* 0* 0* |

Brett Stapley Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2008-09 Vancouver Vipers Brick Invitational 5* 1* 5* 6* 0* -* |
2011-12 North Shore Winter Club QC Int PW 6* 3* 2* 5* 8* -* |
2013-14 BCMML Kings BC U16 Cup 4* 1* 2* 3* 6* -* |
2014-15 Team British Columbia CWG 6* 1* 3* 4* 6* -* |
2017-18 Canada West U19 “A” WJAC-19 5* 2* 1* 3* 4* -* |

Brett Stapley Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
BC U16 Cup 1 4* 1* 2* 3* 0.75* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
BCEHL U18 1 28* 9* 23* 32* 1.14* 32* -* | 0 * * * * * *
BCHL 4 154* 47* 74* 121* 0.79* 130* 0* | 3 23 1 * 14 * 15 * 0.65 * 10 * 0 *
Brick Invitational 1 5* 1* 5* 6* 1.20* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
CWG 1 6* 1* 3* 4* 0.67* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
ECHL 2 124* 35* 88* 123* 0.99* 71* -31* | 0 * * * * * *
HockeyAllsvenskan 1 13* 1* 5* 6* 0.46* 8* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga 1 3* 0* 1* 1* 0.33* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 4 121* 32* 67* 99* 0.82* 132* 48* | 0 * * * * * *
PCBHL 2 134* 63* 104* 167* 1.25* 46* -* | 0 * * * * * *
QC Int PW 1 6* 3* 2* 5* 0.83* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Slovakia 1 48* 14* 31* 45* 0.94* 73* -1* | 1 8 2 * 3 * 5 * 0.63 * 10 * -1 *
WJAC-19 1 5* 2* 1* 3* 0.60* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Brett Stapley Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
11/12/2025
11/12/2025 Confirmed Södertälje SK Pelicans
06/20/2025
06/20/2025 Confirmed HK Dukla Trencin Södertälje SK
05/29/2024
05/29/2024 Confirmed Utah Grizzlies HK Dukla Trencin
08/03/2023
08/03/2023 Confirmed Laval Rocket Colorado Eagles
08/30/2022
08/30/2022 Confirmed Univ. of Denver Laval Rocket
02/15/2017
02/15/2017 Confirmed Vernon Vipers Univ. of Denver
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2017, 5 #72 overall by Green Bay Gamblers in the USHL Entry Draft

Drafted 2014, 7 #151 overall by Calgary Hitmen in the WHL Prospects Draft

2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #159 by FCHockey

2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #177 by NHL Central Scouting