Brandon Gormley | |||
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Gormley as a member of Team Canada at the 2012 World Junior Championships
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Born |
Murray River, P.E.I., Canada |
February 18, 1992 ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NHL team Former teams |
Ottawa Senators Arizona Coyotes Colorado Avalanche |
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NHL Draft | 13th overall, 2010 Phoenix Coyotes |
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Playing career | 2011–present |
Medal record | ||
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Representing Canada | ||
Ice hockey | ||
Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament | ||
2009 Slovakia | ||
World Junior Championships | ||
2012 Canada | ||
Spengler Cup | ||
2016 Davos |
Brandon Gormley (born February 18, 1992) is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman currently playing under contract to the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected 13th overall by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. During his junior career, he has been named to the QMJHL All-Rookie Team, is a two-time QMJHL Second Team All-Star and won the President's Cup with the Wildcats in 2010. Internationally, he has competed in two World U-17 Hockey Challenges, one Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament and one IIHF World U20 Championship.
Gormley left his home in Prince Edward Island at the age of 14 to compete with the Athol Murray College of Notre Dame's hockey program in Wilcox, Saskatchewan. He played two years of midget hockey with the Notre Dame Hounds in the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League. In 2007–08, he scored 23 goals and 53 points over 42 games as a 16-year-old, after which the Moncton Wildcats made him the first overall selection in the 2008 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) Draft. He joined the Wildcats in 2008–09 and scored 7 goals and 27 points for Moncton in 62 games. His efforts earned him QMJHL All-Rookie Team honours.