Brennan Othmann

Brennan Othmann (born January 5, 2003) is a 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.

Brennan Othmann
Othmann in 2022
Born (2003-01-05) January 5, 2003
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
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

Playing career

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.[1][2][3] In the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, he was selected by the New York Rangers.[4] On August 12, 2021, Othmann signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Rangers.[5] He was assigned back to Flint after an impressive 2021 training camp with the Rangers.[3]

After registering 50 goals and 47 assists for Flint in 2021–22, Othmann was named the OHL's First Team All-Star left wing.[6][7][8] 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. [9] Othmann had 18 goals and 25 assists for 43 points in 40 regular season games for the Petes.[10] He then led the Petes with 17 assists and 25 points in 23 playoff games as the Petes won the OHL Championship.[10][11] 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.[12]

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."[13]

International play
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Canada
Gold medal – first place2023 Canada
World U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 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.[14] After the original tournament was cancelled due to the Omicron variant, Othmann was selected for the rescheduled tournament in August of 2022.[15][16] Team Canada won the gold medal.[17][16] 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."[16]

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.[18]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2018–19 Don Mills Flyers GTHL 3333316430 —————
2019–20 Flint Firebirds OHL 5517163336 —————
2020–21 EHC Olten SL 34791664 41120
2021–22 Flint Firebirds OHL 6650479765 199152418
2022–23 Flint Firebirds OHL 1611132431 —————
2022–23 Peterborough Petes OHL 4018254348 238172518
SL totals 34791664 41120

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2019 Canada Black U17 8th 53362
2021 Canada U18 1st place, gold medalist(s) 73366
2022 Canada WJC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 62462
2023 Canada WJC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 72460
Junior totals 2510142410

Awards and honours
Award Year
OHL
First All-Rookie Team 2020
First All-Star Team 2022 [19]
Third All-Star Team 2023 [20]
J. Ross Robertson Cup champion 2023 [10]

References
  1. "Brennan Othmann". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  2. Walker, Mollie (July 24, 2021). "Reunion with childhood coach turned Brennan Othmann into Rangers' pick". New York Post. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  3. Brooks, Larry (September 30, 2021). "Rangers assign Brennan Othmann to juniors after 'unbelievable' camp". New York Post. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  4. 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.
  5. "Rangers Agree to Terms With Forward Brennan Othmann". NHL.com. August 12, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  6. "OHL Announces 2021-22 All-Star and All-Rookie Teams". OHL. June 21, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  7. Mercogliano, Vincent Z. (June 23, 2022). "NY Rangers prospect report: Brennan Othmann, Will Cuylle knocking on the door". Lohud.
  8. Staple, Arthur (July 15, 2022). "Rangers development camp notes: Brennan Othmann and Will Cuylle renew a juniors rivalry". The Athletic. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  9. Walker, Mollie (October 9, 2022). "Sammy Blais' injury complicates Rangers' final roster decisions". New York Post. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  10. "Peterborough Petes". Elite Prospects. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  11. "OHL Championship Series Game 6 Post-Game: Brennan Othmann". OHL. May 22, 2022. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  12. 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.
  13. Walker, Mollie (September 16, 2023). "Rangers preseason will determine Brennan Othmann's next step". New York Post. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
  14. 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)
  15. 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.
  16. Walker, Mollie (September 16, 2022). "Rangers rookies plan on showing off summer 'grind' in regular season". New York Post. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
  17. Sandor, Steven (August 20, 2022). "Canada defeats Finland in OT thriller for gold at world juniors in Edmonton". CBC Sports. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  18. Kimelman, Adam (December 12, 2022). "2023 World Junior Championship rosters". NHL.com. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  19. "OHL Announces 2021-22 All-Star and All-Rookie Teams". Ontario Hockey League. June 21, 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  20. "OHL Announces 2022-23 All-Star and All-Rookie Teams". Ontario Hockey League. June 2, 2023. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
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