Brandon DeFazio

Brandon Defazio
DeFazio in September 2015.
Born	(1988-09-13) September 13, 1988 (age 28) Oakville, ON, CAN
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shoots	Left
AHL team Former teams	Texas Stars Vancouver Canucks
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2011–present

Brandon DeFazio (born September 13, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing for the Texas Stars of the American Hockey League (AHL). He's a community person as well, getting man of the year award multiple times, and he always donates his extra time to the kids. He has racked up a lot of points in his past years; his last two years he has earned his career high in points.

Prior to turning professional, DeFazio attended Clarkson University where he played four seasons of NCAA Division I men's ice hockey with the Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey team. After graduating from his senior year with Clarkson, DeFazio joined the Pittsburgh Penguins affiliate teams, the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to end the 2010–11 season.

DeFazio was signed by Wilkes-Barre to a one-year AHL contract, and was also given a try-out and attended Pittsburgh's NHL training camp for the 2011–12 season.

On July 2, 2012, DeFazio signed as a free agent to a one-year, two way contract with the New York Islanders. A year later, though, DeFazio left the Islanders organization as a free agent and signed a one-year contract with the Vancouver Canucks on July 12, 2013.

In the 2014–15 season, DeFazio received his first NHL recall by the Canucks on November 9, 2014. He made his long-awaited NHL debut that night in a 2-1 shootout victory over the Anaheim Ducks. DeFazio played in his second career game on November 11 against the Ottawa Senators, where he collected the first shot of his career while playing 5 minutes and 49 seconds.