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Brendan Brisson

Position Center / Left Wing Current Team New York Rangers
Shoots Left Current Contract 1 years
Height 6'0" Expires 2025-26
Weight (lbs) 198 Expiry Age (Jun 30) 24
Age 23 (Oct 22, 2001) Expiry Status RFA-arb
Drafted 2020, Round 1, Overall 29 (VGK)
Date Team Transaction
Jul 7, 2025 New York Rangers Signed 1 year @ $775K AAV starting in 2025-26
Mar 6, 2025 New York Rangers Acquired from Vegas Golden Knights
Mar 6, 2025 Vegas Golden Knights Traded to New York Rangers
Jan 25, 2025 Vegas Golden Knights Assigned to AHL
Jan 23, 2025 Vegas Golden Knights Recalled from AHL
Nov 1, 2024 Vegas Golden Knights Assigned to AHL
Oct 28, 2024 Vegas Golden Knights Recalled from AHL
Oct 27, 2024 Vegas Golden Knights Assigned to AHL
Oct 11, 2024 Vegas Golden Knights Recalled from AHL
Oct 8, 2024 Vegas Golden Knights Assigned to AHL
Apr 30, 2022 Vegas Golden Knights Signed to an entry level contract.
Status History Coming Soon
Regular Season Playoffs
Season League Team GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G
2013-14 QC Int PW Los Angeles Jr. Kings 4 0 1 1 14
2014-15 13U AAA Los Angeles Jr. Kings 13U AAA 43 14 14 28 36
2015-16 T1EHL 14U Los Angeles Jr. Kings 14U AAA 10 0 1 1 6 4 2 5 7 6
2015-16 14U AAA Los Angeles Jr. Kings 14U AAA 51 11 13 24 56
2016-17 16U AAA Shattuck St. Mary's 16U AAA 53 8 14 22 19
2017-18 16U AAA Shattuck St. Mary's 16U AAA 54 28 39 67 34
2017-18 USA-S16 Team Black 5 1 6 7
2018-19 USHL Green Bay Gamblers 6 1 0 1 -1 2
2018-19 USHS-Prep Shattuck St. Mary's 18U Prep 55 42 59 101 56
2018-19 USA-S17 Team Red 5 4 5 9 2
2019-20 USHL Chicago Steel 45 24 35 59 +17 50
2019-20 WJAC-19 USA U19 6 5 7 12 4
2020-21 NCAA Univ. of Michigan 24 10 11 21 +10 18
2020-21 WJC-20 USA U20 7 2 0 2
2021-22 NCAA Univ. of Michigan 38 21 21 42 +17 32
2021-22 OG USA 4 2 0 2 2
2021-22 AHL Henderson Silver Knights 7 3 5 8 4 2 +1
2022-23 AHL Henderson Silver Knights 58 18 19 37 -2 56
2023-24 NHL Vegas Golden Knights 15 2 6 8 -5 2 20 10.0 12:20
2023-24 AHL Henderson Silver Knights 52 19 19 38 42
2024-25 NHL Vegas Golden Knights 9 0 0 0 -3 7 0.0 9:52
2024-25 AHL Hartford Wolf Pack 16 2 4 6 -9 12
2024-25 AHL Henderson Silver Knights 45 5 14 19 -24 34
NHL Career 24 2 6 8 -8 2 27 7.4 11:25

5v5 Individual Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI G/60 A/60 Pts/60 xG/60 GAE/60 Sh% xSh% Sh%AE %SA Rush %SA Reb.
2023-24 VGK 15 166:28 0.36 1.80 2.16 0.65 -0.29 6.25 11.23 -4.98 3.23 3.23
2024-25 VGK 9 88:47 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.46 -0.46 0.00 9.63 -9.63 16.67 0.00

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI SAF/60 GF/60 xGF/60 SAA/60 GA/60 xGA/60 GF% xGF% xGF Rel xGA Rel xGF% Rel
2023-24 VGK 15 166:28 41.45 3.60 2.62 42.17 4.69 2.13 43.48 55.19 0.34 -0.61 9.74
2024-25 VGK 9 88:47 33.79 2.03 1.52 48.66 4.05 2.81 33.33 35.04 -0.78 0.27 -12.48

NHL Edge Stats

Skating Shooting Zone Time
Season GP Top Speed Bursts>20/mi Avg. Speed ES Avg. Speed Top Speed Avg. Speed %Long Range %Mid Range %High Danger ES DZ% ES NZ% ES OZ%
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 15 21.5 0.4 10.2 10.2 88.1 54.3 23.5 47.1 29.4 41.5 19.2 39.3
2024-25 9 21.4 0.2 10.2 10.2 75.1 54.9 16.7 66.7 16.7 42.0 21.0 37.0

Legend

Percentile 0-25 Percentile 25-50 Percentile 50-75 Percentile 75-100
Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Lines

Season
Season Teammate     Teammate     Team TOI GF/60 GA/60 GF% xGF/60 xGA/60 xGF% xGF Rel xGA Rel xGF% Rel
2024-25 Schwindt, C Holtz, A VGK 29:43 4.04 2.02 66.67 2.32 3.07 43.06 0.12 0.20 -0.30
2024-25 Kolesar, K Roy, N VGK 26:28 0.00 6.80 0.00 1.25 3.17 28.25 -0.98 0.56 -17.80
2023-24 Karlsson, W Marchessault, J VGK 42:17 8.51 5.68 60.00 3.83 1.98 65.84 1.55 -0.73 20.33
2023-24 Kolesar, K Howden, B VGK 26:01 0.00 4.61 0.00 1.81 2.05 46.88 -0.36 -0.54 1.27
2023-24 Karlsson, W Amadio, M VGK 20:13 2.97 5.94 33.33 1.78 2.85 38.38 -0.85 0.15 -10.87

Glossary

Type Statistic Definition
IndividualG/60Goals Against per 60 minutes.
IndividualA/60Assists per 60 minutes.
IndividualPts/60Points per 60 minutes.
IndividualxG/60Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
IndividualGAE/60Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
IndividualSh%Shooting Percentage.
IndividualxSh%Expected Shooting Percentage.
IndividualSh%AEShooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual%SA RushPercentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual%SA Reb.Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On IceSAF/60Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On IceGF/60Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IcexGF/60Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IceSAA/60Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGA/60Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IcexGA/60Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGF%Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On IcexGF%Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On IcexGF RelxGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On IcexGA RelxGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On IcexGF% RelxGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.
Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

Current Contract

Standard Contract (RFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2025-26 23 $775,000 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $100,000 RFA
Total - - $775,000 $775,000 $100,000
Signed: July 7, 2025
Team: New York Rangers
GM: -
Exp. Status: RFA-arb
Cap %: 0.81
Note: Guaranteed minimum salary is $100,000.

Previous Contracts

Entry Level Contract

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2022-23 20 $925,000 $925,000 - $92,500 $832,500 $925,000 $80,000 ELC
2023-24 21 $925,000 $925,000 - $92,500 $832,500 $925,000 $80,000 ELC
2024-25 22 $925,000 $925,000 - $92,500 $832,500 $925,000 $80,000 ELC
Total - $277,500 $2,497,500 $2,775,000 $240,000
Signed: Apr 30, 2022
Team: Vegas Golden Knights
GM: -
Exp. Status: RFA

*Age is as of September 15