Brendan Mikkelson

Brendan Mikkelson
Mikkelson with the Lightning in 2012.
Born	(1987-06-22) June 22, 1987 (age 29) Regina, SK, CAN
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
SHL team Former teams	Luleå HF Anaheim Ducks Calgary Flames Tampa Bay Lightning
NHL Draft	31st overall, 2005 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Playing career	2007–present

Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing Canada Pacific
World U-17 Hockey Challenge
	2004 St. John's

Brendan Mikkelson (born June 22, 1987) is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who is currently plays for Luleå HF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He was a second round selection of the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, 31st overall, at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. He was a member of the 2007 Memorial Cup winning Vancouver Giants team, and was named a tournament all-star on defence.

Mikkelson was born in Regina, Saskatchewan and raised in St. Albert, Alberta, where he played Bantam hockey for the St. Albert Raiders of the Alberta Bantam Hockey League in 2001-02. He was a 6th round pick in the 2002 WHL Bantam Draft. Mikkelson played his first two seasons in the WHL with the Portland Winter Hawks. Midway through his third season with the club (the 2005–06 season), he was dealt to the Vancouver Giants. Mikkelson contributed 29 points in 69 games in the 2006–07 season, a season in which the Giants hosted and won the 2007 Memorial Cup.

Mikkelson was drafted by the Anaheim Ducks in the 2nd round, 31st overall, in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. On November 30, 2006, he was signed to a three-year entry level contract with the Ducks. Mikkelson was claimed by the Calgary Flames on waivers on October 19, 2010 On July 14, 2011, Mikkelson signed a one-year contract with the Calgary Flames. The Flames traded Mikkelson to the Tampa Bay Lightning on January 6, 2012, in exchange for forward Blair Jones. He scored his first NHL goal on March 17, 2012, against Jaroslav Halak of the St. Louis Blues.