Brett Seney

Canadian ice hockey player

Ice hockey player
Brett Seney
Seney at the 2023 AHL All-Star Classic Game
Born (1996-02-28) February 28, 1996 (age 28)
London, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 156 lb (71 kg; 11 st 2 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams
Chicago Blackhawks
Rockford IceHogs (AHL)
New Jersey Devils
Toronto Maple Leafs
NHL Draft 157th overall, 2015
New Jersey Devils
Playing career 2018–present

Brett Seney (born February 28, 1996) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Seney was drafted by the New Jersey Devils 157th overall in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.

Prior to turning professional, Seney played for Merrimack College where he was honoured as a Hockey East Third Team All-Star.

Playing career

Seney was selected 157th overall in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft by the New Jersey Devils. He was committed to play for Merrimack College in October 2015, but after a successful season with the Kingston Voyageurs he was asked to start a season earlier.[1] In his sophomore, junior, and senior season at Merrimack College, Seney was named to the Hockey East All-Academic Team. In his senior year he was named to the Hockey East Third Team All-Star.[2]

On March 16, 2018, at the conclusion of his senior season, Seney signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Devils.[3] He was assigned to the Devils American Hockey League team, the Binghamton Devils, for the 2018–19 season.[4] On November 3, 2018, Seney made his NHL debut as the Devils lost 3–0 to the New York Islanders.[5] On November 11, Seney recorded his first career NHL goal in a 5–2 loss to the Winnipeg Jets.[6]

On July 29, 2021, Seney signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs.[7]

At the conclusion of his contract with the Maple Leafs, Seney left as a free agent and signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Chicago Blackhawks on July 13, 2022.[8]

Personal life

His older brother Joe[9] attends the University of Oxford and plays for university's team in the British Universities Ice Hockey Association (BUIHA).[10][11]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2012–13 Kingston Voyageurs OJHL 49 3 7 10 18 15 2 0 2 8
2013–14 Kingston Voyageurs OJHL 49 26 43 69 67 11 5 7 12 12
2014–15 Merrimack College HE 34 11 15 26 55
2015–16 Merrimack College HE 32 8 18 26 34
2016–17 Merrimack College HE 36 10 21 31 38
2017–18 Merrimack College HE 37 13 19 32 48
2017–18 Binghamton Devils AHL 12 3 5 8 16
2018–19 Binghamton Devils AHL 26 3 16 19 48
2018–19 New Jersey Devils NHL 51 5 8 13 31
2019–20 Binghamton Devils AHL 61 19 25 44 66
2019–20 New Jersey Devils NHL 2 0 0 0 0
2020–21 Binghamton Devils AHL 30 5 5 10 22
2021–22 Toronto Marlies AHL 62 17 42 59 81
2021–22 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 2 0 0 0 0
2022–23 Rockford IceHogs AHL 59 23 31 54 57 5 1 1 2 6
2022–23 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 7 1 0 1 2
NHL totals 62 6 8 14 33

Awards and honours

Award Year
College
HE Third Team All-Star 2018 [2]
HE All-Academic Team 2016, 2017, 2018

References

  1. ^ Pyette, Ryan (March 6, 2015). "Londoner Brett Seney making mark on the ice at Merrimack College". The London Free Press. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "BRETT SENEY". merrimackathletics.com. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  3. ^ "Devils sign Brett Seney to entry-level contract". NHL.com. March 16, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  4. ^ Ryan, Chris (August 8, 2018). "Why Devils' AHL coach believes Brett Seney will be a successful pro". nj.com. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  5. ^ Gorman, Denis P. (November 4, 2018). "Greiss, Islanders blank Devils 3-0". AP News. Retrieved November 4, 2018. Devils LW Brett Seney made his NHL debut. The 157th pick in the 2015 draft was called up from the minors on Friday.
  6. ^ Billeck, Scott (November 11, 2018). "Scheifele, Jets hand Devils third straight loss". NHL.com. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  7. ^ "Maple Leafs Sign Forwards Mike Amadio and Brett Seney". NHL.com. July 29, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  8. ^ "Athanasiou, Domi, Blackwell, Stalock, Philp and Seney signed". Chicago Blackhawks. July 13, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  9. ^ "Joey Seney - Elite Prospects". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  10. ^ Briand, Jessica (January 28, 2018). "Good People Doing Good Things: Joe Seney". Dalhousie Gazette. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  11. ^ "#88 Joe Seney". www.buiha.org.uk. Retrieved November 27, 2018.

External links

  • Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database