Brandon Mashinter

Brandon Mashinter
Mashinter with the Hartford Wolf Pack in 2013
Born (1988-09-20) September 20, 1988 (age 37)
Height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight235 lb (107 kg; 16 st 11 lb)
PositionLeft wing
ShotLeft
Played forSan Jose Sharks
New York Rangers
Chicago Blackhawks
ERC Ingolstadt
HK Poprad
NHL draftUndrafted
Playing career2009–2021

Brandon Mashinter (born September 20, 1988) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left wing. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the San Jose Sharks, New York Rangers, and the Chicago Blackhawks.

Playing career

In 2004, Mashinter was drafted in the 6th round of the Ontario Hockey League, 116th overall by the Sarnia Sting. He started in 2004-05, his first year of junior hockey with the Thornhill Thunderbirds of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League before moving up to join the Sting to finish off the season.[1] Before the 2007-08 season Mashinter was traded to the Kitchener Rangers, the team selected to host the 2008 Memorial Cup. Mashinter won the 2008 OHL championship with the Rangers and scored the team's lone goal in their Memorial Cup final loss to the Spokane Chiefs.

Undrafted, Mashinter signed as a free agent with the San Jose Sharks on March 3, 2009.[2] He played in his first career NHL game on December 29, 2010 at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota against the Minnesota Wild. He was traded to the New York Rangers on January 16, 2013, in exchange for Tommy Grant and a conditional 7th round draft pick in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.[3]

On December 6, 2013, the Rangers traded Mashinter to the Chicago Blackhawks for Kyle Beach.[4] On December 13, 2015, Mashinter scored his first NHL goal in a 4-0 win against the Vancouver Canucks.[5] During his tenure in Chicago, Mashinter primarily played with the team's AHL affiliate Rockford IceHogs. Mashinter appeared in a total of 41 games for the Blackhawks, recording 5 points. Mashinter also skated in two games during the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs.

On September 11, 2017, Mashinter re-joined the Sharks as a free agent, agreeing to a one-year, two-way contract.[6]

As a free agent into the 2018–19 season, on November 12, 2018, it was announced that Mashinter would join the Rapid City Rush of the ECHL.[7] He registered 5 points in 5 games before opting to pursue a European career, agreeing to a contract for the remainder of the year with German outfit ERC Ingolstadt of the DEL on December 5, 2018.[8]

Career statistics

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
2003–04Thornhill IslandersOPJHL10000
2004–05Thornhill ThunderbirdsOPJHL4936919
2004–05Sarnia StingOHL80009
2005–06Sarnia StingOHL6561765
2006–07Sarnia StingOHL5578154940220
2007–08Kitchener RangersOHL62101020842022416
2008–09Kitchener RangersOHL2114122624
2008–09Belleville BullsOHL313012423217831113
2009–10Worcester SharksAHL79221537117111566
2010–11Worcester SharksAHL6214193396
2010–11San Jose SharksNHL1300017
2011–12Worcester SharksAHL6516173367
2012–13Worcester SharksAHL3023544
2012–13Connecticut WhaleAHL351091952
2012–13New York RangersNHL40000
2013–14Hartford Wolf PackAHL1116715
2013–14New York RangersNHL600010
2013–14Rockford IceHogsAHL4714142879
2014–15Rockford IceHogsAHL691715325783364
2015–16Rockford IceHogsAHL1243711
2015–16Chicago BlackhawksNHL414152320002
2016–17Rockford IceHogsAHL6115153070
2017–18San Jose BarracudaAHL641118293730000
2018–19Rapid City RushECHL51457
2018–19ERC IngolstadtDEL2642624741525
2019–20ERC IngolstadtDEL46971646
2020–21HK PopradSlovak8314261542670
NHL totals644155020002

References

  1. ^ "Elite Prospects Brandon Mashinter". Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "Sharks sign OHL product Mashinter". San Jose Sharks. March 3, 2009. Archived from the original on July 12, 2009. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
  3. ^ "Sharks Acquire Forward Tommy Grant". San Jose Sharks. January 16, 2013. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  4. ^ "Rangers acquire Beach in trade with Blackhawks". The Sports Network. December 6, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
  5. ^ "Blackhawks blank Canucks 4-0". Chicago Blackhawks. December 13, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  6. ^ "Sharks sign forward Brandon Mashinter". San Jose Sharks. September 11, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  7. ^ "Former NHL'er Mashinter signed by Rush". Rapid City Rush. November 13, 2018. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  8. ^ "Brandon Mashinter joins ERC" (in German). ERC Ingolstadt. December 5, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  • Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
  • Brandon Mashinter profile and statistics at TheAHL.com
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