Brandon Saad
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Saad with the Chicago Blackhawks on December 17, 2014
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| Born |
October 27, 1992 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
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NHL team Former teams |
Columbus Blue Jackets Chicago Blackhawks |
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| National team |
 United States
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| NHL Draft | 43rd overall, 2011 Chicago Blackhawks |
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| Playing career | 2011–present | ||
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| Representing the United States
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| Ice hockey | ||
| IIHF U18 Championships | ||
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2010 Belarus | |
Brandon Saad (born October 27, 1992) is an American professional ice hockey player for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). Saad was raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and attended Pine-Richland High School. He is an American of Syrian descent. He was drafted in the second round, 43rd overall, by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. He won the Stanley Cup with the Blackhawks in 2013 and 2015.
In 2008-09 season Brandon played for the Mahoning Valley Phantoms to start his amateur ice hockey career. In the 2009–10 season, Saad played within the USA Hockey National Team Development Program in the United States Hockey League (USHL), finishing the season with the most goals (12) and points (26) on the team. He would then transfer to the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) for the 2010–11 season to play at the major junior level with the Saginaw Spirit of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). At the end of the season, Saad was selected by the Chicago Blackhawks in the second round, 43rd overall, at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.
On October 4, 2011, Chicago signed Saad to a three-year, entry-level contract. It was announced that he would start the season with the Blackhawks, making him the lowest-selected Chicago draft pick, at 43rd overall, to start with the Blackhawks in their draft year since defenceman Lasse Kukkonen (drafted 151st overall) in the 2003–04 season. Saad later made his NHL debut with the Blackhawks on October 7, 2011, against the Dallas Stars, though he was quickly reassigned to Saginaw five days later, on October 12.
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