Eliteprospects
USA Brien Diffley
#65 Sheffield Steelers / EIHL - 25/26
1-time EIHL Champion 1
2-time NCAA (Hockey East) Champion 2
Date of Birth
Jul 08, 1995
Position
D
Age
30
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Burlington, MA, USA
Weight
185 lbs / 84 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
25/26
Agency
PREMIUM

Sister: Jacquie Diffley

© Photo: Dean Woolley

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Brien Diffley Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 Burlington High USHS-MA -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2011-12 Burlington High USHS-MA -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Eastern Mass Senators 16U AAA MSHL 16U 12* 0* 5* 5* 8* -* |
2012-13 Buckingham Browne & Nichols USHS-Prep 27* 3* 10* 13* -* -* |
Valley Jr. Warriors 18U AAA MSHL 18U 9* 2* 2* 4* 6* -* |
2013-14 Buckingham Browne & Nichols USHS-Prep 28* 2* 15* 17* -* -* |
Boston Jr. Bruins USPHL Elite 11* 2* 3* 5* 14* -* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -
Boston Jr. Bruins USPHL Premier 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2014-15 Boston Univ. NCAA 40* 1* 10* 11* 18* 8* |
2015-16 Boston Univ. NCAA 28* 0* 5* 5* 10* 7* |
2016-17 Boston Univ. NCAA 12* 0* 2* 2* 4* 5* |
2017-18 Boston Univ. NCAA 17* 2* 2* 4* 28* 3* |
2018-19 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 33* 1* 5* 6* 20* 8* |
Manchester Monarchs ECHL 10* 0* 3* 3* 2* -1* |
2019-20 Greenville Swamp Rabbits ECHL 54* 1* 17* 18* 16* 5* |
2020-21 Cergy-Pontoise Ligue Magnus 22* 2* 8* 10* 20* -2* |
2021-22 Cergy-Pontoise Ligue Magnus 41* 2* 25* 27* 44* 10* | Playoffs 11 2 5 7 16 -1
2022-23 Odense Bulldogs Denmark 42* 2* 10* 12* 16* 9* |
2023-24 Sheffield Steelers EIHL 52* 2* 14* 16* 23* 17* | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 0 4
2024-25 Sheffield Steelers EIHL 49* 2* 15* 17* 14* 18* | Playoffs 4 0 2 2 0 -3
2025-26 Sheffield Steelers EIHL 21* 0* 8* 8* 9* 12* |
Projected EIHL 54* 0* 21* 21* 23* 31* |

Brien Diffley Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2020-21 Cergy-Pontoise French Cup 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2021-22 Cergy-Pontoise French Cup 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
2023-24 Sheffield Steelers EIHL Cup 12* 2* 3* 5* 8* 10* |
2024-25 Sheffield Steelers Champions HL 8* 0* 2* 2* 27* 0* |
Sheffield Steelers EIHL Cup 12* 0* 2* 2* 8* -1* |
2025-26 Sheffield Steelers EIHL Cup 10* 3* 1* 4* 8* 1* |

Brien Diffley Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Champions HL 1 8* 0* 2* 2* 0.25* 27* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
Denmark 1 42* 2* 10* 12* 0.29* 16* 9* | 0 * * * * * *
ECHL 2 97* 2* 25* 27* 0.28* 38* 12* | 0 * * * * * *
EIHL 3 122* 4* 37* 41* 0.34* 46* 47* | 2 8 1 * 3 * 4 * 0.50 * 0 * 1 *
EIHL Cup 3 34* 5* 6* 11* 0.32* 24* 10* | 0 * * * * * *
French Cup 2 3* 0* 1* 1* 0.33* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Ligue Magnus 2 63* 4* 33* 37* 0.59* 64* 8* | 1 11 2 * 5 * 7 * 0.64 * 16 * -1 *
MSHL 16U 1 12* 0* 5* 5* 0.42* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
MSHL 18U 1 9* 2* 2* 4* 0.44* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 4 97* 3* 19* 22* 0.23* 60* 23* | 0 * * * * * *
USHS-MA 2 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHS-Prep 2 55* 5* 25* 30* 0.55* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USPHL Elite 1 11* 2* 3* 5* 0.45* 14* -* | 1 2 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * - *
USPHL Premier 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *

Brien Diffley Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/17/2025
07/17/2025 Extension Sheffield Steelers Sheffield Steelers
07/11/2024
07/11/2024 Extension Sheffield Steelers Sheffield Steelers
07/13/2023
07/13/2023 Confirmed Odense Bulldogs Sheffield Steelers
06/21/2022
06/21/2022 Confirmed Cergy-Pontoise Odense Bulldogs
06/12/2021
06/12/2021 Extension Cergy-Pontoise Cergy-Pontoise
07/21/2020
07/21/2020 Confirmed Greenville Swamp Rabbits Cergy-Pontoise
08/30/2019
08/30/2019 Confirmed Manchester Monarchs Greenville Swamp Rabbits
02/22/2019
02/22/2019 Confirmed Wheeling Nailers Manchester Monarchs
08/21/2018
08/21/2018 Confirmed Boston Univ. Wheeling Nailers
01/16/2014
01/16/2014 Confirmed Buckingham Browne & Nichols Boston Univ.
Player Biography and Trivia

2015 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #136 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING (NA Skaters

Cult/Star player for Buckingham Browne & Nichols