Brennan Othmann

Brennan Othmann
Othmann in 2022
Born (2003-01-05) January 5, 2003 (age 21)
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada[1]
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team		 New York Rangers
Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL)
NHL draft 16th overall, 2021
New York Rangers
Playing career 2020–present

Brennan Othmann (born January 5, 2003) is a Swiss Canadian ice hockey winger for the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted in the first round, 16th overall, by the Rangers in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

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Othmann played for the Flint Firebirds of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) in the 2019–20 season, and when the OHL shut down for the 2020–21 season he played for EHC Olten of the Swiss League.[2][3][4] In the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, he was selected by the New York Rangers.[5] On August 12, 2021, Othmann signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Rangers.[6] He was assigned back to Flint after an impressive 2021 training camp with the Rangers.[4]

After registering 50 goals and 47 assists for Flint in 2021–22, Othmann was named the OHL's First Team All-Star left wing.[7][8][9] Despite playing impressively at the Rangers 2022 training camp, Othmann was sent back to Flint, and was chosen by the media as the winner of the Lars-Erik Sjoberg Award for being the Rangers' best rookie at training camp. Othmann was traded to the Peterborough Petes on November 12, 2022. [10] Othmann had 18 goals and 25 assists for 43 points in 40 regular season games for the Petes.[11] He then led the Petes with 17 assists and 25 points in 23 playoff games as the Petes won the OHL Championship.[11][12] As OHL champions, the Petes qualified to the 2023 Memorial Cup in Kamloops, facing the host Blazers, the Quebec Remparts, and the Seattle Thunderbirds. The Petes were ultimately eliminated in the semi-final by the Thunderbirds.[13]

Going into the 2023–24 season, Rangers' director of player personnel and amateur scouting John Lilley said of his chances of making the team out of training camp: "Well, he's an excellent player. He has offense. He's feisty. He plays a good two-way game. It is the next step."[14] Othmann started the season with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL). He was called up to the Rangers on January 3, 2024, and made his NHL debut the following day in a 4–1 win against the Chicago Blackhawks.[15][16][17] He was reassigned to Hartford after playing in three games for the Rangers.[18][19] He finished the season 2nd on Hartford in goals and points, and led the team with 10 power play goals.[20] After Hartford was eliminated from the Calder Cup playoffs, he was recalled to the Rangers roster for the Stanley Cup playoffs.[21]

Prior to the 2024-25 season, USA Today writer Vincent Z. Mercogliano rated him as the Rangers 2nd best prospect, particularly praising his shot.[20] The Hockey News also rated him as the Rangers' 2nd best prospect.[22]

International play

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Medal record
Representing  Canada
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Canada
Gold medal – first place 2023 Canada
World U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 United States

Despite the excellent 2021–22 season, Othmann was not included on Team Canada for the originally-scheduled 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in December 2021 through January 2022.[23] After the original tournament was cancelled due to the Omicron variant, Othmann was selected for the rescheduled tournament in August of 2022.[24][25] Team Canada won the gold medal.[26][25] Othmann said of playing on Team Canada with fellow Rangers' prospects Will Cuylle and Dylan Garand "It was a lot of fun, for sure. I think that you get to know them a little bit more. We got to know G a little bit, he’s a different character. You have to ask Cools about him. He’s a lot of fun and Cools and I built a good friendship, bonded out there, too. It’s two great guys, two guys I’ll be growing up with for the rest of my life, hopefully. I was very fortunate to have that with them."[25]

On December 12, 2022, Othmann was again named to Team Canada to compete at the 2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. During the tournament he recorded two goals and four assists in seven games and won a gold medal.[27]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2018–19 Don Mills Flyers GTHL 33 33 31 64 30 — — — — —
2019–20 Flint Firebirds OHL 55 17 16 33 36 — — — — —
2020–21 EHC Olten SL 34 7 9 16 64 4 1 1 2 0
2021–22 Flint Firebirds OHL 66 50 47 97 65 19 9 15 24 18
2022–23 Flint Firebirds OHL 16 11 13 24 31 — — — — —
2022–23 Peterborough Petes OHL 40 18 25 43 48 23 8 17 25 18
2023–24 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 67 21 28 49 65 10 1 4 5 6
2023–24 New York Rangers NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
NHL totals 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —

International

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Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2019 Canada Black U17 8th 5 3 3 6 2
2021 Canada U18 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 3 3 6 6
2022 Canada WJC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 2 4 6 2
2023 Canada WJC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 2 4 6 0
Junior totals 25 10 14 24 10

Awards and honours

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Award Year Ref
OHL
First All-Rookie Team 2020
First All-Star Team 2022 [28]
Third All-Star Team 2023 [29]
J. Ross Robertson Cup champion 2023 [11]

References

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  1. ^ "2021 IIHF U18 World Championship media guide" (PDF). Hockey Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 16, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  2. ^ "Brennan Othmann". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  3. ^ Walker, Mollie (July 24, 2021). "Reunion with childhood coach turned Brennan Othmann into Rangers' pick". New York Post. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Brooks, Larry (September 30, 2021). "Rangers assign Brennan Othmann to juniors after 'unbelievable' camp". New York Post. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  5. ^ Smith, Alex (July 24, 2021). "Rangers select LW Brennan Othmann with 16th overall pick in 2021 NHL Draft". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  6. ^ "Rangers Agree to Terms With Forward Brennan Othmann". NHL.com. August 12, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  7. ^ "OHL Announces 2021-22 All-Star and All-Rookie Teams". OHL. June 21, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  8. ^ Mercogliano, Vincent Z. (June 23, 2022). "NY Rangers prospect report: Brennan Othmann, Will Cuylle knocking on the door". Lohud.
  9. ^ Staple, Arthur (July 15, 2022). "Rangers development camp notes: Brennan Othmann and Will Cuylle renew a juniors rivalry". The Athletic. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  10. ^ Walker, Mollie (October 9, 2022). "Sammy Blais' injury complicates Rangers' final roster decisions". New York Post. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  11. ^ a b c "Peterborough Petes". Elite Prospects. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  12. ^ "OHL Championship Series Game 6 Post-Game: Brennan Othmann". OHL. May 22, 2022. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  13. ^ Davies, Mike (June 2, 2023). "Exit Sandman: Amazing Peterborough Petes season ends with semifinal loss at Memorial Cup". The Toronto Star. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  14. ^ Walker, Mollie (September 16, 2023). "Rangers preseason will determine Brennan Othmann's next step". New York Post. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
  15. ^ "Rangers Recall Forward Brennan Othmann from Wolf Pack". Hartford Wolf Pack. January 3, 2024. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  16. ^ Flanigan, John (January 4, 2024). "Rangers' Brennan Othmann looks the part in impressive NHL debut". sny.tv. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  17. ^ Baugh, Peter (January 4, 2024). "Rangers' Brennan Othmann shows why his coach and Connor Bedard see him as a 'do-it-all' player". New York Times. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
  18. ^ "Rangers' Brennan Othmann: Returned to AHL affiliate". CBS. January 9, 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  19. ^ "Rangers Assign Forward Brennan Othmann to Wolf Pack". Hartford Wolf Pack. January 9, 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  20. ^ a b Mercogliano, Vincent Z. (September 12, 2024). "NY Rangers 2024 prospect rankings: Part 2, Nos. 1-5". Lohud. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  21. ^ "Rangers' Brennan Othmann: Among recalls Saturday". CBS. May 25, 2024. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
  22. ^ Fischler, Stan (October 14, 2024). "The Rangers Best NCAA Prospect You Never Heard About". The Hockey News. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  23. ^ Ferrari, Tony & Doerrie, Rachel (December 1, 2021). "The Top 5 Omissions from Canada's World Junior Roster". The Hockey News. Retrieved July 19, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  24. ^ Scultore, Anthony (July 17, 2022). "Rangers prospect Brennan Othmann heading to WJC in August, and Adam Sykora fastest ELC?". Forever Blueshirts. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  25. ^ a b c Walker, Mollie (September 16, 2022). "Rangers rookies plan on showing off summer 'grind' in regular season". New York Post. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
  26. ^ Sandor, Steven (August 20, 2022). "Canada defeats Finland in OT thriller for gold at world juniors in Edmonton". CBC Sports. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  27. ^ Kimelman, Adam (December 12, 2022). "2023 World Junior Championship rosters". NHL.com. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  28. ^ "OHL Announces 2021-22 All-Star and All-Rookie Teams". Ontario Hockey League. June 21, 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  29. ^ "OHL Announces 2022-23 All-Star and All-Rookie Teams". Ontario Hockey League. June 2, 2023. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by New York Rangers first round draft pick
2021 		Succeeded by
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