Brandon Baddock (born March 29, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger for the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League (AHL). He was selected in the sixth round, 161st overall, by the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft and has previously played for the Montreal Canadiens.
| Brandon Baddock | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
March 29, 1995 Vermilion, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 218 lb (99 kg; 15 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| AHL team Former teams |
Rockford IceHogs Montreal Canadiens | ||
| NHL draft |
161st overall, 2014 New Jersey Devils | ||
| Playing career | 2016–present | ||
Playing career
editJunior
editAfter 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
editAfter 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' American Hockey League (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 never appeared in an National Hockey League (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]
Following the conclusion of his contract with the Wild, Baddock was released as a free agent. Prior to the commencement of the 2023–24 season, Baddock was signed to a one-year AHL contract with the Rockford Icehogs, the primary affiliate of the Chicago Blackhawks, on October 10, 2023.[23]
Career statistics
edit| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 67 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 63 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 111 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Brandon Baddock at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
- ^ "Game summary: Edmonton Oil Kings – Lethbridge Hurricanes, November 19th, 2011". Western Hockey League. November 19, 2011. Archived from the original on December 2, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- ^ "Game summary: Kootenay Ice – Edmonton Oil Kings, September 20th, 2012". Western Hockey League. September 20, 2012. Archived from the original on December 2, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- ^ Jones, Terry (May 7, 2013). "Edmonton Oil Kings in familiar territory down two games to one, but chances of overcoming Portland Winterhawks are fading". Edmonton Sun. Archived from the original on August 27, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- ^ "Winterhawks win WHL championship". The Columbian. May 12, 2013. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- ^ "Oil Kings down Winterhawks to win WHL title". Sportsnet. May 13, 2014. Archived from the original on May 14, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
- ^ Cosentino, Sam (May 27, 2014). "Oil Kings title run truly a top-to-bottom effort". Sportsnet. Archived from the original on May 29, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
- ^ Swane, Brian (September 26, 2015). "New captain Brandon Baddock leads Oil Kings into new Western Hockey League season". Edmonton Sun. Archived from the original on December 2, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
- ^ Davits, Evan (September 26, 2015). "Brandon Baddock will wear captain's 'C' for Edmonton Oil Kings". Edmonton Journal. Archived from the original on September 26, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
- ^ Van Diest, Derek (January 30, 2016). "Keeping Baddock paying off for Oil Kings". Edmonton Journal. Archived from the original on January 31, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
- ^ "Devils sign forward Brandon Baddock". National Hockey League. June 1, 2016. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
- ^ Dougherty, Pete (January 29, 2017). "A-Devils reassign Baddock, release Agosta from PTO". Times Union. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
- ^ "Game Summary: Adirondack Thunder – Elmira Jackals, January 29, 2017". ECHL. January 29, 2017. Archived from the original on December 2, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
- ^ "Game Summary: Bridgeport Sound Tigers – Binghamton Devils, October 7, 2017". American Hockey League. October 7, 2017. Archived from the original on December 2, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
- ^ "Game Summary: Springfield Thunderbirds – Binghamton Devils, October 28, 2017". American Hockey League. October 28, 2017. Archived from the original on December 2, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
- ^ "RELEASE: Devils re-sign forward Brandon Baddock and defenseman Josh Jacob". National Hockey League. July 15, 2019. Archived from the original on July 24, 2019. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
- ^ "Canadiens agree to terms on a one-year contract with forward Brandon Baddock". Laval Rocket. October 9, 2020. Archived from the original on November 29, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
- ^ "Canadiens' Brandon Baddock: Shifts to taxi squad". CBS Sports. February 17, 2021. Archived from the original on December 2, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
- ^ "One-year, two-way contract for Brandon Baddock". National Hockey League. June 27, 2021. Archived from the original on June 27, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
- ^ Poulin, Dave (January 1, 2022). "NHL longshots are getting unexpected chances. Hockey needs more feel-good stories". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on January 1, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ^ "Canadiens' Brandon Baddock added to NHL COVID protocol list". Montreal Gazette. December 31, 2021. Archived from the original on December 31, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ^ "Wild acquires forward Brandon Baddock from Canadiens". Minnesota Wild. February 12, 2022. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
- ^ "IceHogs add strength with experienced Baddock". Rockford IceHogs. October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database