Brandon Gormley
| Brandon Gormley | |||
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Gormley as a member of Team Canada at the 2012 World Junior Championships | |||
| Born |
February 18, 1992 Murray River, PE, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
New Jersey Devils Albany Devils (AHL) Arizona Coyotes Colorado Avalanche | ||
| NHL Draft |
13th overall, 2010 Phoenix Coyotes | ||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||
Brandon Gormley (born February 18, 1992) is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman currently playing with the Albany Devils in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected 13th overall by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. During his junior career, he has been named to the QMJHL All-Rookie Team, is a two-time QMJHL Second Team All-Star and won the President's Cup with the Wildcats in 2010. Internationally, he has competed in two World U-17 Hockey Challenges, one Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament and one IIHF World U20 Championship.
Playing career
Junior
Gormley left his home in Prince Edward Island at the age of 14 to compete with the Athol Murray College of Notre Dame's hockey program in Wilcox, Saskatchewan. He played two years of midget hockey with the Notre Dame Hounds in the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League. In 2007–08, he scored 23 goals and 53 points over 42 games as a 16-year-old, after which the Moncton Wildcats made him the first overall selection in the 2008 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) Draft.[1] He joined the Wildcats in 2008–09 and scored 7 goals and 27 points for Moncton in 62 games. His efforts earned him QMJHL All-Rookie Team honours.
He improved to 9 goals and 43 points for the Wildcats in 2009–10 and added 17 more points in the playoffs, the third highest post-season total among league defencemen.[2] Gormley and the Wildcats won the President's Cup as QMJHL champions, earning a berth in the 2010 Memorial Cup.[3] He scored three points in three games in the national tournament,[4] but the Wildcats lost all three games and were eliminated.[5] Individually, he was voted the recipient of the Mike Bossy Trophy in 2010 as the Quebec League's top professional prospect.[3] He was also named a Second-Team QMJHL All-Star.[6]
Gormley finished the season highly rated for the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. The NHL Central Scouting Bureau listed him sixth among North American skaters, while the International Scouting Services listed him third among all skaters.[7][8] Scouts described Gormley as "well rounded, but not dynamic" and praised his intelligence on the ice and ability to move the puck.[9] Gormley went on to be selected 13th overall by the Phoenix Coyotes.
He attended his first NHL training camp in September 2010 before being returned to the Wildcats. Playing in his third QMJHL season, Gormley recorded 13 goals and 48 points over 47 games; he was named to the QMJHL Second All-Star Team for the second consecutive year. He added an assist over five post-season games as the Wildcats were eliminated in the first round of the QMJHL playoffs, failing to defend their league title. With his junior season over, the Coyotes assigned him to their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage. He played in four AHL games, recording an assist.
In his fourth season with the Wildcats, Gormley played 26 games before being traded to complete his junior career with the Shawinigan Cataractes hours before the January 7, 2012 QMJHL trade deadline.
Professional
Gormley was assigned to the Coyotes' new AHL affiliate, the Portland Pirates, to begin his first full professional season in 2012–13 season. He appeared in 68 games with the Pirates and ranked second among the blueline with 24 assists and 29 points.
In the second year of his entry-level contract, Gormley remained with the Pirates, quickly assuming leadership responsibilities to be selected as an Alternate Captain for the 2013–14 season.[10] Gormley was used heavily in all situations with the Pirates, and was placing 8th in the AHL in scoring amongst blueliners, before he received his first NHL recall by Phoenix on March 7, 2014. He made his NHL debut on March 10, 2014, against the Tampa Bay Lightning.[11] Gormley featured in 5 games with the Coyotes going scoreless before he was returned to Portland to finish the season with new career offensive highs in across the board.
Approaching the final year of his rookie contract with the Coyotes, Gormley failed to establish a first team position and was familiarly reassigned to the Portland Pirates to begin the 2014–15 season. During his first recall of the season to Arizona, Gormley scored his first NHL goal on November 16, 2014, against Ben Scrivens of the Edmonton Oilers.[12] With the Coyotes languishing in the standings, Gormley was recalled on several occasions throughout the season, and although given opportunity failed to cement a regular position among the defense corps. He finished the season having appeared in a career high 27 games for 4 points.
On July 31, 2015, Gormley was re-signed by the Coyotes to a one-year, two-way contract.[13] Unable to develop as the Coyotes had hoped and with his eligibility to waivers, Gormely was traded by Arizona to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for the rights to restricted-free agent Stefan Elliott on September 9, 2015.[14] Gormley made the Avalanche roster to begin the 2015–16 season, making his debut with Colorado in a 1-0 overtime defeat to the Carolina Hurricanes on October 21, 2015.[15] Used in a depth role, Gormley recorded his first point with the Avs in his 22nd game, registering an assist in a 3-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues on December 13, 2015.[16] Unable to secure a position on the blueline, Gormley was placed on waivers by the Avalanche on January 7, 2016.[17] After going unclaimed, he was later assigned to former AHL club, the San Antonio Rampage, on January 13, 2016.[18] Gormley remained with the Rampage until the season closed, and on June 27, 2016, he was not offered a new contract from the Avalanche, releasing him to free agency.[19]
On July 28, 2016, Gormley was signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the New Jersey Devils.[20]
International play
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Canada
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| Ice hockey | ||
| Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2009 Slovakia | |
| World Junior Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2012 Canada | |
Gormley represented Atlantic Canada twice at the World U-17 Hockey Challenge.[notes 1] He scored six points over five games in back-to-back years in the 2008 and 2009 tournaments.[21] He moved on to the national under-18 team for the 2009 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament and scored three goals to help Canada win the gold medal.[1]
Gormley participated in the Canadian national junior team's selection camp for the 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, but failed to make the under-20 team as a 17-year-old.[22] He was expected to participate in the 2011 tournament, but was sidelined with a knee injury.[1] The following year, he was selected to the team for the 2012 World Juniors, held in Alberta. During the preliminary round, he was named Canada's player of the game after scoring two goals and an assist in a 10–2 win against Denmark.[23] He was named Top Defenseman of the tournament in addition to being named to the tournament All-Star team.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2007–08 | Notre Dame Hounds | SMHL | 42 | 23 | 33 | 56 | 63 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | ||
| 2008–09 | Moncton Wildcats | QMJHL | 62 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2009–10 | Moncton Wildcats | QMJHL | 58 | 9 | 34 | 43 | 54 | 21 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 10 | ||
| 2010–11 | Moncton Wildcats | QMJHL | 47 | 13 | 35 | 48 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Moncton Wildcats | QMJHL | 26 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 2012–13 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 68 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 54 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 23 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Arizona Coyotes | NHL | 27 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 39 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 58 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Canada Atlantic | U17 | 8th | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | |
| 2009 | Canada Atlantic | U17 | 9th | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2012 | Canada | WJC |  |
6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 16 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 8 | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| CHL / QMJHL | ||
| All-Rookie Team | 2008–09 | |
| Mike Bossy Trophy | 2009–10 | [3] |
| President's Cup (with the Moncton Wildcats) | 2010 | |
| Second-Team All-Star | 2009–10, 2010–11 | [6] |
| CHL Memorial Cup All-Star Team | 2012 | [24] |
| International | ||
| Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament gold medal | 2008 | |
| World Junior Ice Hockey Championships First Team All-Star | 2012 | |
| World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Best defenseman | 2012 | |
| World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Bronze Medal | 2012 | |
Notes
- ↑ Canada sends five regional teams to the annual competition: Pacific, West, Quebec, Ontario and Atlantic
References
- 1 2 3 Kimelman, Adam (2010-02-23). "Gormley hasn't made many bad trips in his hockey life". National Hockey League. Retrieved 2010-06-07.
- ↑ "Brandon Gormley Draft Card". Florida Panthers Hockey Club. Retrieved 2010-06-07.
- 1 2 3 White, Nathan (2010-05-12). "Gormley, Moncton both winners in QMJHL final". National Hockey League. Retrieved 2010-06-07.
- ↑ "Memorial Cup scoring – Defencemen". Canadian Hockey League. Retrieved 2010-06-07.
- ↑ Parker, Jim (2010-05-19). "Battle on the blue-line". Windsor Star. Retrieved 2010-06-07.
- 1 2 "QMJHL All-Star Teams". Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Archived from the original on February 27, 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-07.
- ↑ "Final Rankings Domestic Skaters" (PDF). NHL Central Scouting. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
- ↑ "2010 ISS Top 30". The Sports Network. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
- ↑ Adams, Alan (June 2010). "Top prospects gun for no. 1". The Hockey News: 24. ISSN 0018-3016.
- ↑ "Jordan Szwarz named Pirates Captain Andy Miele, Brandon Gormley, Brandon McMillan, Tim Kennedy named Assistants". Portland Pirates. Archived from the original on 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2013-12-07.
- ↑ "Vrbata scores in SO; Coyotes top Bolts 4-3". CBS Sports. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
- ↑ "Dubnyk solid again in Coyotes' win vs. Oilers". National Hockey League. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
- ↑ "Coyotes sign Gormley to one-year contract". Arizona Coyotes. 2015-07-31. Retrieved 2015-08-06.
- ↑ "Avalanche acquires Gormley from Arizona". Colorado Avalanche. 2015-09-09. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
- ↑ "Hurricanes top Avalanche on Rask's OT goal". National Hockey League. 2015-10-21. Retrieved 2015-10-21.
- ↑ "Varlamov solid again, Avalanche defeat Blues". National Hockey League. 2015-12-13. Retrieved 2015-12-14.
- ↑ "Avs waive former first-rounder Gormley". NBC Sports. 2016-01-07. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
- ↑ "Avs place Nate Guenin on waivers, recall Bigras and Zadorov". Denver Post. 2016-01-13. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
- ↑ "Avalanche qualify Siemens, let 10 walk". bsndenver.com. 2016-06-27. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
- ↑ "Devils sign Brandon Gormley to one-year contract". New Jersey Devils. 2016-07-28. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ↑ "Brandon Gormley player card". Hockey Canada. Retrieved 2010-06-07.
- ↑ Beacon, Bill (2009-12-16). "P.E.I.'s Gormley cut from world junior hockey camp". The Guardian. Retrieved 2010-06-07.
- ↑ "Game Summary" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2011-12-29. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
- ↑ Memorial Cup All-Star Teams Archived January 7, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.
External links
- Brandon Gormley's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Brandon Gormley's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
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| Preceded by Oliver Ekman-Larsson |
Phoenix Coyotes first round draft pick 2010 |
Succeeded by Mark Visentin |