Brandon Dubinsky

Brandon Dubinsky
Brandon Dubinsky, November 2013
Born	(1986-04-29) April 29, 1986 (age 30) Anchorage, Alaska
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position	Center
Shoots	Left
NHL team Former teams	Columbus Blue Jackets New York Rangers
National team	United States
NHL Draft	60th overall, 2004 New York Rangers
Playing career	2006–present

Brandon Grae Dubinsky (born April 29, 1986) is an American professional ice hockey player of Russian descent, an alternate captain for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has also played in the NHL for the New York Rangers.

Dubinsky began playing youth hockey in Anchorage, and graduated from Service High School in 2004. He played his junior career with Portland Winter Hawks of the Western Hockey League (WHL) for four years, and was a two-time Western Conference second team All-Star before being drafted in the second round of the 2004 NHL Draft by the New York Rangers.

Dubinsky played for the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL) for most of the 2006-2007 season. He first played for the New York Rangers on March 8, 2007, against the New York Islanders.

Dubinsky scored his first NHL goal against Marc-André Fleury on November 8, 2007, in a 4-2 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Dubinsky was the 3rd star of the game. Much of the season was spent centering the Rangers' first forward line with Jaromír Jágr and Sean Avery. He was one of sixteen rookies selected to participate in the 2008 YoungStars competition at the 56th NHL All-Star Game in Atlanta. He scored two goals and one assist and was named YoungStars Most Valuable Player. Dubinsky scored his first career playoff goal in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals against the New Jersey Devils on April 13, 2008.