| Brandon Mashinter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Mashinter with the Hartford Wolf Pack in 2013
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| Born |
(1988-09-20) September 20, 1988 (age 35) Bradford, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 235 lb (107 kg; 16 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Thornhill Islanders Thornhill Thunderbirds Sarnia Sting Kitchener Rangers Belleville Bulls Worcester Sharks San Jose Sharks Connecticut Whale New York Rangers Hartford Wolf Pack Rockford IceHogs Chicago Blackhawks San Jose Barracuda Rapid City Rush ERC Ingolstadt HK Poprad | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2009–2021 | ||
Brandon Mashinter (born September 20, 1988) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left wing.
In 2004, Mashinter was drafted in the 6th round of the Ontario Hockey League, 116th overall by the Sarnia Sting. He started 2004-05, his first year junior hockey with the Thornhill Thunderbirds of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League before moving up to join the Sting to finish off the season.[1] Before the 2007-08 season Mashinter was traded to the Kitchener Rangers, the team selected to host the 2008 Memorial Cup. Mashinter won the 2008 OHL championship with the Rangers and scored the team's lone goal in their Memorial Cup final loss to the Spokane Chiefs.
Undrafted, Mashinter signed as a free agent with the San Jose Sharks on March 3, 2009.[2] He played in his first career NHL game on December 29, 2010 at the Xcel Energy CenterinSaint Paul, Minnesota against the Minnesota Wild. He was traded to the New York Rangers on January 16, 2013, in exchange for Tommy Grant and a conditional 7th round draft pick in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.[3]
On December 6, 2013, the Rangers traded Mashinter to the Chicago Blackhawks for Kyle Beach.[4] On December 13, 2015, Mashinter scored his first NHL goal in a 4-0 win against the Vancouver Canucks.[5] During his tenure in Chicago, Mashinter primarily played with the team's AHL affiliate Rockford IceHogs. Mashinter appeared in a total of 41 games for the Blackhawks, recording 5 points. Mashinter also skated in two games during the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs.
On September 11, 2017, Mashinter re-joined the Sharks as a free agent, agreeing to a one-year, two-way contract.[6]
As a free agent into the 2018–19 season, on November 12, 2018, it was announced that Mashinter would join the Rapid City Rush of the ECHL.[7] He registered 5 points in 5 games before opting to pursue a European career, agreeing to a contract for the remainder of the year with German outfit ERC Ingolstadt of the DEL on December 5, 2018.[8]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003–04 | Thornhill Islanders | OPJHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Thornhill Thunderbirds | OPJHL | 49 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Sarnia Sting | OHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Sarnia Sting | OHL | 65 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Sarnia Sting | OHL | 55 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 62 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 84 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | ||
| 2008–09 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 21 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Belleville Bulls | OHL | 31 | 30 | 12 | 42 | 32 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 13 | ||
| 2009–10 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 79 | 22 | 15 | 37 | 117 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 62 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 65 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 30 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Connecticut Whale | AHL | 35 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | New York Rangers | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | New York Rangers | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 47 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 69 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 57 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 12 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 41 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 61 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | San Jose Barracuda | AHL | 64 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Rapid City Rush | ECHL | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 26 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 25 | ||
| 2019–20 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 46 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | HK Poprad | Slovak | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 70 | ||
| NHL totals | 64 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
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