| Brandon Baddock | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 29, 1995, Vermilion, Alberta, Canada |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 218 lb (99 kg; 15 st 8 lb) |
| Position | Left Wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| NHL team (P) Cur. team F. teams |
Minnesota Wild Iowa Wild (AHL) Montreal Canadiens |
| NHL Draft | 161st overall, 2014 New Jersey Devils |
| Playing career | 2016–present |
Brandon Baddock (born March 29, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger for the Iowa Wild in the American Hockey League (AHL), while under contract to the Minnesota Wild in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 161st overall by the New Jersey Devils in the sixth round of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft and formerly played for the Binghamton Devils and Laval Rocket.
Playing career[]
Junior[]
After playing minor hockey in the Alberta Major Bantam Hockey League (AMBHL), Baddock was drafted 134th overall by the Edmonton Oil Kings in the seventh round of the 2010 WHL Bantam Draft. He played two more seasons in the Alberta Minor Midget Hockey League (AMMHL) and in the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) before making his Western Hockey League (WHL) debut.[1]
Baddock made his WHL debut on November 19, 2011, in a 5–2 loss against the Lethbridge Hurricanes.[2] In his second WHL appearance on September 20, 2012, he scored his first WHL goal in a 5–3 win against the Kootenay Ice.[3] Overall, he played 59 games with seven goals and four assists in his rookie WHL season, en route to a WHL Championship final appearance.[4][5] In the 2013–14 WHL season, he played 56 games with six goals and 11 assists, en route to the Oil Kings' fourth Ed Chynoweth Cup and first Memorial Cup.[6][7] Prior to the 2014–15 WHL season, Baddock was named alternate captain of the Oil Kings, scoring 19 goals and 21 assists in 71 games played.[8] In his final WHL season, he was selected as captain, scoring 22 goals and 13 assists in 68 games played.[9][10]
Professional[]
After being drafted 161st overall by the New Jersey Devils in the sixth round of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, Baddock signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Devils on June 1, 2016.[11]
On January 29, 2017, the Devils' AHL affiliate, the Albany Devils, reassigned him to their ECHL affiliate, the Adirondack Thunder.[12] The same day, he made his professional debut for the Thunder, in a 3–2 win against the Elmira Jackals.[13] He ultimately appeared in 21 games with four assists in his rookie professional season for the Thunder.[1] On October 7, 2017, he made his AHL debut for the Binghamton Devils in a 2–1 win against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers.[14] On October 28, 2017, he scored his first professional goal in a 2–1 win against the Springfield Thunderbirds, playing 53 games with three goals and four assists in the 2017–18 AHL season.[15] The following season, he played 67 games with three goals, seven assists and was the 2018–19 AHL season penalty infraction minute leader.[1]
On July 15, 2019, the New Jersey Devils re-signed Baddock to a one-year two-way contract.[16] He played 50 games with six goals and nine assists in the shortened AHL season.
On October 9, 2020, the Montreal Canadiens signed Baddock to a one-year two-way contract.[17] He was promoted to the Canadiens' taxi squad in the 2020–21 season, however, he never appeared in an NHL game.[18] He also appeared in 25 games with two goals and three assists for the Canadiens' AHL affiliate, Laval Rocket, in the 2020–21 AHL season.[1]
On July 27, 2021, the Canadiens re-signed Baddock to a one-year two-way contract.[19] After injuries and a COVID-19 outbreak on the Canadiens' roster, he made his NHL debut on December 30, 2021, in a 4–0 loss against the Carolina Hurricanes.[20] He was placed on the COVID-19 protocol the following day.[21]
On February 12, 2022, Baddock was traded by the Canadiens to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for Andrew Hammond.[22]
Career statistics[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2011–12 | Lloydminster Bobcats | AJHL | 41 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 91 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Edmonton Oil Kings | WHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Edmonton Oil Kings | WHL | 59 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 73 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 2013–14 | Edmonton Oil Kings | WHL | 56 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 128 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2014–15 | Edmonton Oil Kings | WHL | 71 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 136 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 2015–16 | Edmonton Oil Kings | WHL | 68 | 22 | 13 | 35 | 143 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 2016–17 | Adirondack Thunder | ECHL | 21 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Binghamton Devils | AHL | 53 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Binghamton Devils | AHL | 67 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 154 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Binghamton Devils | AHL | 50 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Laval Rocket | AHL | 25 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Laval Rocket | AHL | 33 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Brandon Baddock at eliteprospects.com (en).
- ↑ Game summary: Edmonton Oil Kings – Lethbridge Hurricanes, November 19th, 2011 (November 19, 2011).
- ↑ Game summary: Kootenay Ice – Edmonton Oil Kings, September 20th, 2012 (September 20, 2012).
- ↑ Jones, Terry (May 7, 2013). Edmonton Oil Kings in familiar territory down two games to one, but chances of overcoming Portland Winterhawks are fading.
- ↑ Winterhawks win WHL championship (May 12, 2013).
- ↑ Oil Kings down Winterhawks to win WHL title (May 13, 2014).
- ↑ Cosentino, Sam (May 27, 2014). Oil Kings title run truly a top-to-bottom effort.
- ↑ Swane, Brian (September 26, 2015). New captain Brandon Baddock leads Oil Kings into new Western Hockey League season.
- ↑ Davits, Evan (September 26, 2015). Brandon Baddock will wear captain's 'C' for Edmonton Oil Kings.
- ↑ Van Diest, Derek (January 30, 2016). Keeping Baddock paying off for Oil Kings.
- ↑ Devils sign forward Brandon Baddock (June 1, 2016).
- ↑ Dougherty, Pete (January 29, 2017). A-Devils reassign Baddock, release Agosta from PTO.
- ↑ Game Summary: Adirondack Thunder – Elmira Jackals, January 29, 2017 (January 29, 2017).
- ↑ Game Summary: Bridgeport Sound Tigers – Binghamton Devils, October 7, 2017 (October 7, 2017).
- ↑ Game Summary: Springfield Thunderbirds – Binghamton Devils, October 28, 2017 (October 28, 2017).
- ↑ RELEASE: Devils re-sign forward Brandon Baddock and defenseman Josh Jacob (July 15, 2019).
- ↑ Canadiens agree to terms on a one-year contract with forward Brandon Baddock (October 9, 2020).
- ↑ Canadiens' Brandon Baddock: Shifts to taxi squad (February 17, 2021).
- ↑ One-year, two-way contract for Brandon Baddock (June 27, 2021).
- ↑ Poulin, Dave (January 1, 2022). NHL longshots are getting unexpected chances. Hockey needs more feel-good stories.
- ↑ Canadiens' Brandon Baddock added to NHL COVID protocol list (December 31, 2021).
- ↑ Wild acquires forward Brandon Baddock from Canadiens. Minnesota Wild (February 12, 2022). Retrieved on February 12, 2022.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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