Brian Farrell (ice hockey)

Brian Farrell (born April 16, 1972) is a retired American professional hockey player. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the fifth-round of the 1990 NHL Entry Draft.

Brian Farrell
Born (1972-04-16) April 16, 1972
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Height 6 ft 01 in (185 cm)
Weight 206 lb (93 kg; 14 st 10 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Chicago Wolves
Cleveland Lumberjacks
Fort Wayne Komets
Jacksonville Lizard Kings
Mississippi Sea Wolves
Springfield Falcons
Tallahassee Tiger Sharks
Toledo Storm
Utah Grizzlies
NHL Draft 89th overall, 1990
Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career 1994–2002

Career

Farrell started his career at Harvard University in 1990, where he scored 11 points in 29 games. During that summer, the Pittsburgh Penguins made him their fifth-round selection (89th overall) in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. Farrell would remain at Harvard University until his senior season in 1993–94, where he led the ECAC in goals scored (29 goals in 33 games), outscoring future NHL players Craig Conroy, Steve Martins (who was also Farrell's teammate), and Eric Perrin.

Farrell played professionally from 1994 until 1999 in the ECHL and AHL, before leaving the United States to play a single season with TEV Miesbach, a third-tier team in Germany's Oberliga. Farrell would later return to Germany to finish his career with the ERSC Amberg in Germany's fourth tier Regionalliga.

Farrell retired after the 2001-02 Regionalliga season.

Records
  • Harvard University, Most Power Play Goals (single season) - 20, 1993[1]

Personal

Farrell attended Avon Old Farms, a boarding school in Avon, Connecticut. During an alumni game in 2007, he was once "traded" to an opposing team (Team Diogenes), but responded by scoring a hat trick against his old team.[2]

Since his retirement, Farrell has been active in coaching. He is a coach at the Renbrook School, a private school for kids aged 5 through 13 in West Hartford, Connecticut. Farrell also is an instructor at the Renbrook Summer Hockey Clinic[3]

Awards and honors
Award Year
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1993–94

References
  1. NCAA.org: Men's ice hockey records, page 5
  2. AvonOldFarms.com: 36th Annual Alumni Game Report
  3. Renbrook Summer Adventure - Ice Hockey Program Archived June 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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