Brett Palin

Brett Palin (born June 23, 1984 in Nanaimo, British Columbia) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman.

Brett Palin
Born	(1984-06-23) June 23, 1984 (age 41) Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Right
Played for	Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights Quad City Flames Abbotsford Heat Milwaukee Admirals KLH Chomutov Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg Mora IK EHC Black Wings Linz Fehérvár AV19
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2005–2018

Playing career

Palin played junior hockey with the Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League (WHL), winning the league championship in 2003 and 2005, and the Memorial Cup in 2004. He was a prospect in the Calgary Flames system, having signed with the franchise in 2005 as an undrafted free agent. On July 7, 2010, he signed with the Nashville Predators and was assigned to captain AHL affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals.^[1]

After beginning his European career with KLH Chomutov of the Czech Extraliga for two seasons, Palin signed a one-year contract in Germany with Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga on May 8, 2013.^[2]

On June 3, 2015, Palin left the HockeyAllsvenskan after one season with Mora IK and signed a one-year contract with Austrian club, EHC Black Wings Linz of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL).^[3] Palin played two seasons with the Black Wings before concluding his career with Hungarian EBEL club, Fehérvár AV19, in the 2017–18 season.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000–01	Kelowna Rockets	WHL		39	0	0	0	25		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Kelowna Rockets	WHL		70	0	1	1	88		15	0	0	0	4
2002–03	Kelowna Rockets	WHL		71	1	17	18	118		19	0	4	4	12
2003–04	Kelowna Rockets	WHL		72	1	16	17	106		17	0	5	5	24
2004–05	Kelowna Rockets	WHL		72	4	21	25	71		24	4	6	10	52
2005–06	Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights	AHL		64	0	5	5	46		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights	AHL		78	1	9	10	71		6	1	0	1	0
2007–08	Quad City Flames	AHL		67	0	10	10	68		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Quad City Flames	AHL		57	5	10	15	40		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Abbotsford Heat	AHL		21	0	3	3	17		2	0	0	0	2
2010–11	Milwaukee Admirals	AHL		80	4	14	18	70		13	0	1	1	4
2011–12	Piráti Chomutov	CZE.1		51	6	12	18	79		19	0	3	3	14
2012–13	Piráti Chomutov	ELH		50	6	7	13	58		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg	DEL		50	7	14	21	56		6	0	1	1	0
2014–15	Mora IK	Allsv		51	4	9	13	55		5	0	1	1	6
2015–16	EHC Black Wings Linz	EBEL		54	5	9	14	37		12	1	4	5	2
2016–17	EHC Black Wings Linz	EBEL		54	2	16	18	42		5	0	1	1	0
2017–18	Fehérvár AV19	EBEL		26	1	6	7	18		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				367	10	51	61	312		21	1	1	2	6