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Erik Brännström
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#26
- DOB: 9/2/1999
- Ht: 5-10
- Wt: 185
- Hometown: Eksjö, SWE
- Drafted: 1st round (15th) in 2017 (VGK)
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Career Notes: 2023-24: Scored 20 points (3 g, 17 a) in 76 GP w/ NHL OTT. Recorded two points (1 g, 1 a) on 12/23/23 Vs. PIT. Recorded an assist in back-to-back games on 12/29/23 Vs. NJD & 12/31/23 Vs. BUF. Recorded a season-high five shots on 3/12/24 Vs. PIT. Scored two assists on 12/5/23 Vs. NYR. Set NHL career-highs in goals (3), assists (17), and points (20)…2022-23: Scored 18 points (2 g, 16 a) in 74 GP w/ NHL OTT. Recorded two points (1 g, 1 a) on 3/23/23 Vs. TBL. Fired a season-high five shots on 3/18/23 Vs. TOR. Recorded an assist in three straight games from 4/6/23 – 4/10/23 (3 a)…2021-22: Appeared in 53 games w/ NHL OTT, scoring 14 assists. Recorded an assist in back-to-back games on 4/5/22 @ MTL & 4/7/22 Vs. NSH. Scored two assists on 2/15/22 Vs. STL. Scored three points (1 g, 2 a) in 9 GP w/ AHL BEL. Recorded a goal and an assist on 11/5/21 @ CLE, his final game w/ AHL Belleville…2020-21: Scored five assists in four games w/ AHL BEL. Recorded two assists on 3/20/21 Vs. TOR & 3/26/21 Vs. STK. Appeared in 30 games w/ NHL OTT, scoring 13 points (2 g, 11 a). Recorded three assists on 5/5/21 Vs. MTL. Recorded an assist in back-to-back games on 4/10/21 @ TOR & 4/12/21 Vs. WPG. Scored a goal in back-to-back games on 2/23/21 Vs. MTL & 2/25/21 Vs. CGY. Scored a power play goal on 2/23/21 Vs. MTL Scored eight points (2 g, 6 a) in 10 GP w/ Langnau in Switzerland...2019-20: Scored 23 points (3 g, 20 a) in 27 GP w/ AHL BEL. Finished his AHL stint with assists in five straight games from 2/15/20 – 2/22/20. Scored two assists on 12/13/19 Vs. RFD, 1/3/20 Vs. ROC & 1/4/20 Vs. LV. Scored a goal an assist on 2/7/20 Vs. TOR. Scored four assists in 31 games w/ NHL OTT. Notched a power play assist on 11/15/19 Vs. PHI...2018-19: Scored a career-high 32 points (7 g, 25 a) in 50 AHL GP. Appeared in 41 GP w/ AHL CHI, scoring 28 points (7 g, 21 a). Scored two goals in AHL debut on 10/5/18 @ COL. Recorded two assists on 10/21/18 Vs. MIL. Recorded a five-game point streak (1 g, 4 a) from 10/26/18 – 11/7/18. Notched two assists in back-to-back games on 12/2/18 Vs. TEX & 12/5/18 @ IA. Scored four assists in nine GP w/ AHL BEL following trade. Scored three assists on 3/16/19 w/ BEL Vs. LAV. Appeared in two games w/ NHL OTT, making his NHL debut on 3/14/19 Vs. STL (17:20 TOI)....Misc.: Named to the 2019 AHL All-Star Classic as a member of the Chicago Wolves. Led the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship in goals by a defenseman w/ four. Named to the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship’s All-Star Team. Won the 2017 SHL Championship w/ HV71…Transactions: Selected in the first round, 15th overall, by the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft (3rd ever selection by VGK). Traded by VGK along with F Oscar Lindberg and a 2020 second round pick to OTT in exchange for F’s Mark Stone and Tobias Lindberg on 2/25/19. Signed w/ COL on 7/2/24 (one-year). Traded by COL to VAN on 10/6/24 in exchange for D Tucker Poolman and a 2025 fourth round pick. Traded by VAN along with F JT Miller and D Jackson Dorrington (prospect rights) to NYR on 1/31/25 in exchange for F Filip Chytil, D Victor Mancini, and a conditional 2025 first round draft pick.