Daniel Brickley

Daniel Brickley (born March 30, 1995 in Salt Lake City, Utah) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for the Manitoba Moose in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Los Angeles Kings in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career
Brickley played for Skyline High School, winning back to back state championships in 2010 and 2011.

Brickley played Junior A for the Hawkesbury Hawks in the CCHL in Canada in the 2013-2014 season. He was recruited to play Major Junior for Gatineau and Erie but opted to keep his NCAA eligibility and stayed in Hawkesbury He was awarded the team's Defenseman of The Year award.

Brickley played in the North American Hockey League (NAHL) with the Topeka RoadRunners where he was selected in the first round with Topeka's top pick in the NAHL draft. He committed to a collegiate career with Minnesota State University of the WCHA on November 19, 2014.

In his sophomore season with the Mavericks in the 2016–17 season, Brickley led the blueline on a top-pairing role. He collected 31 points in 31 games finishing as the WCHA's leading scorer amongst defenseman, earning selection to the conference First All-Star Team and Defensive Player of the Year honors. Brickley was subsequently honored as a Second Team All-American, and gained attention as a top undrafted NHL free agent. Brickley opted to continue his college career, returning to MSU for his junior season.

At the completion of his junior season with the Mavericks in the 2017–18 season, Brickley opted to conclude his collegiate career, signing as a free agent to a two-year, entry-level contract with the Los Angeles Kings on March 31, 2018. He made his NHL debut with the Kings, and recorded his first NHL point, on April 6, 2018, in a game against the Minnesota Wild.

During the 2019–20 season, re-assigned to Ontario of the AHL, Brickley was hampered by injury. He appeared in 11 games registering just 2 assists before he was re-assigned by the Kings to join the Manitoba Moose, primary affiliate of the Winnipeg Jets, on loan for the remainder of the season on March 2, 2020.

International play
Brickley made his Team USA debut participating for the American national team at the 2017 IIHF World Championship in Germany/France.

Personal life
His uncle Andy Brickley played for and is currently the TV color analyst for the Boston Bruins on NESN and his cousin Connor Brickley also plays in the NHL for the New York Rangers. Daniel's father was a minor league linesman for 13 years in the IHL, AHL and ECHL.