Brandon Bollig | |||
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Born |
St. Charles, Missouri, U.S. |
January 31, 1987 ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
Weight | 223 lb (101 kg; 15 st 13 lb) | ||
Position | Left Wing | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Calgary Flames (AHL) Chicago Blackhawks |
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NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2010–present |
Brandon D. Bollig (volkan) (born January 31, 1987) is an American professional ice hockey player. He currently plays within the Calgary Flames organization of the National Hockey League (NHL). An undrafted player, Bollig signed with the Chicago Blackhawks organization in 2010 after playing college hockey for St. Lawrence University. He made his NHL debut in 2012 and was a member of Chicago's Stanley Cup championship team in 2013. The Flames acquired Bollig in a draft-day trade on June 28, 2014.
Bollig played high school hockey for Francis Howell North High School in St. Charles, Missouri, where he graduated in 2005 with a 3.4 grade point average. During his junior year of high school, he also tried out for the St. Louis Jr. Blues Tier III Junior B team, but was cut. Bollig tried out again the following year and made the team for the 2004-05 season. After spending one season with the Jr. Blues and graduating from high school, Bollig moved up to the United States Hockey League (USHL) to join the Lincoln Stars.
Bollig played three seasons of tier I junior hockey with the Lincoln Stars of the USHL between 2005 and 2008. He appeared in 173 games for the Stars and recorded 37 goals and 36 assists in that time, as well as 593 penalty minutes (PIM). He finished second in the USHL in penalties in both 2006–07 and 2007–08 with 207 and 211 PIM respectively. He then attended St. Lawrence University where he played two seasons of NCAA Division I college hockey with the Saints. After recording 13 points as a freshman in 2008–09, Bollig finished fourth in team scoring with 25 points and led the team with 83 PIM.