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Canada Brett McLean

#15 Black Wings Linz / EBEL - 16/17
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Aug 14, 1978
Position
C
Age
44
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Comox, BC, CAN
Weight
185 lbs / 84 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1997 round 9 #242 overall by Dallas Stars
Agency
PREMIUM
Highlights
1-time NL Champion 1

A hardworking center with good defensive skills. McLean is a decent goal scorer and playmaker and has also good hockey sense.

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1993-94 Notre Dame Hounds U15 Prep U15 AAA 71 109 124 233 70 - |
Notre Dame Hounds U18 AAA SMAAAHL 7 5 2 7 8 - |
1994-95 Tacoma Rockets WHL 67 11 23 34 33 - | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 0 -
1995-96 Kelowna Rockets WHL 71 37 42 79 60 - | Playoffs 6 2 2 4 6 0
1996-97 Kelowna Rockets WHL 72 44 60 104 96 15 | Playoffs 6 4 2 6 12 -1
1997-98 Kelowna Rockets WHL 54 42 46 88 91 25 | Playoffs 7 4 5 9 17 -7
Canada U20 WJC-20 7 1 1 2 4 - |
1998-99 Kelowna Rockets WHL 44 32 38 70 46 -6 |
Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 21 15 16 31 20 -2 | Playoffs 5 1 6 7 8 -4
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 7 0 3 3 6 -3 |
1999-00 Saint John Flames AHL 72 15 23 38 115 -8 | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 2 2
Johnstown Chiefs ECHL 8 4 7 11 6 - |
2000-01 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 74 20 24 44 54 6 | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 18 -4
2001-02 Houston Aeros AHL 78 24 21 45 71 -19 | Playoffs 14 1 6 7 12 0
2002-03 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 2 0 0 0 0 -1 |
Norfolk Admirals AHL 77 23 38 61 60 14 | Playoffs 9 2 6 8 9 -4
2003-04 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 76 11 20 31 54 -11 |
Norfolk Admirals AHL 4 3 3 6 6 -2 |
2004-05 Malmö Redhawks Elitserien 38 7 6 13 102 0 | Kvalserien SHL 9 1 1 2 16 -4
2005-06 Colorado Avalanche NHL 82 9 31 40 51 -7 | Playoffs 8 0 1 1 4 -5
2006-07 Colorado Avalanche NHL 78 15 20 35 36 8 |
2007-08 Florida Panthers NHL 67 14 23 37 34 -5 |
2008-09 Florida Panthers NHL 80 7 12 19 29 -12 |
2009-10 SC Bern NLA 34 13 20 33 24 - | Playoffs 15 5 7 12 8 -
2010-11 SC Bern NLA 50 10 17 27 22 8 | Playoffs 6 3 0 3 6 2
2011-12 Rockford IceHogs “A” AHL 36 7 14 21 20 -11 |
HC Lugano NLA 10 5 1 6 4 1 | Playoffs 6 0 3 3 4 1
2012-13 HC Lugano “A” NLA 50 13 24 37 44 -3 | Playoffs 7 1 7 8 6 -2
2013-14 HC Lugano “A” NLA 50 18 26 44 52 4 | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 10 -3
2014-15 HC Lugano “A” NLA 47 9 21 30 14 1 | Playoffs 6 3 0 3 2 -5
2015-16 Black Wings Linz “A” EBEL 52 13 47 60 40 3 | Playoffs 12 3 8 11 4 -5
2016-17 Black Wings Linz EBEL 39 9 27 36 14 7 | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 0 -8
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1995-96 Canada U18 Pacific Cup 5 4 9 13 4 - |
2009-10 Team Canada Spengler Cup 4 0 1 1 4 - |
2010-11 SC Bern ET 8 3 6 9 10 - | Playoffs 3 3 2 5 4 -
Team Canada Spengler Cup 5 1 6 7 4 - |
2011-12 Team Canada Spengler Cup 3 1 0 1 0 - |
2012-13 Team Canada Spengler Cup 2 0 0 0 0 -1 |
2013-14 Team Canada “A” Spengler Cup 4 0 2 2 4 0 |
2014-15 HC Lugano “A” Swiss Cup 1 1 0 1 0 - |
Team Canada “A” Spengler Cup 4 1 1 2 2 1 |
2015-16 Black Wings Linz “A” Champions HL 4 1 6 7 2 1 |
2016-17 Black Wings Linz Champions HL 4 0 2 2 0 -1 |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2017-18 Iowa Wild AHL Asst. Coach
2018-19 Iowa Wild AHL Asst. Coach
2019-20 Iowa Wild AHL Asst. Coach
2020-21 Minnesota Wild NHL Asst. Coach
2021-22 Minnesota Wild NHL Asst. Coach
2022-23 Minnesota Wild NHL Asst. Coach
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 6 274 72 102 174 0.64 278 -29 | 3 26 3 13 16 0.62 23 -2
Champions HL 2 8 1 8 9 1.13 2 0 | 0
ECHL 1 8 4 7 11 1.38 6 - | 0
ET 1 8 3 6 9 1.13 10 - | 1 3 3 2 5 1.67 4 -
Pacific Cup (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 5 4 9 13 2.60 4 - | 0
EBEL (ICEHL) 2 91 22 74 96 1.05 54 10 | 2 17 3 9 12 0.71 4 -13
IHL 1 74 20 24 44 0.59 54 6 | 1 4 0 0 0 0.00 18 -4
NHL 6 385 56 106 162 0.42 204 -28 | 1 8 0 1 1 0.13 4 -5
NLA (NL) 6 241 68 109 177 0.73 160 11 | 6 45 12 17 29 0.64 36 -7
Elitserien (SHL) 1 38 7 6 13 0.34 102 0 | 1 9 1 1 2 0.22 16 -4
SMAAAHL 1 7 5 2 7 1.00 8 - | 0
Spengler Cup 6 22 3 10 13 0.59 14 0 | 0
Swiss Cup 1 1 1 0 1 1.00 0 - | 0
U15 AAA 1 71 109 124 233 3.28 70 - | 0
WHL 5 329 181 225 406 1.23 346 32 | 5 28 11 16 27 0.96 43 -12
WJC-20 1 7 1 1 2 0.29 4 - | 0
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Joel Kwiatkowski (D) 1994-2015 7 Bern, Cincinnati Mighty Ducks, Kelowna Rockets, Team Canada
Travis Roche (D) 2001-2016 6 Bern, Black Wings Linz, Houston Aeros, Team Canada
Derrick Walser (D) 1999-2015 5 Johnstown Chiefs, Saint John Flames, Team Canada
Ryan Wade (F) 1994-1999 5 Kelowna Rockets
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
03/22/2017
03/22/2017 Confirmed Black Wings Linz Retired
06/03/2015
06/03/2015 Confirmed HC Lugano Black Wings Linz
11/24/2013
11/24/2013 Extension HC Lugano HC Lugano
10/30/2012
10/30/2012 Extension HC Lugano HC Lugano
03/15/2012
03/15/2012 Extension HC Lugano HC Lugano
01/18/2012
01/18/2012 Confirmed Rockford IceHogs HC Lugano
07/01/2011
07/01/2011 Confirmed SC Bern Chicago Blackhawks
05/18/2010
05/18/2010 Extension SC Bern SC Bern
10/12/2009
10/12/2009 Confirmed Florida Panthers SC Bern
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