{{Short description|American ice hockey player (born 1992)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2013}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | name = Connor Brickley | image = 20151111 Connor Brickley.jpg | image_size = 230px | image_caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|02|25}} | birth_place = Everett, Massachusetts, U.S. | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 10 | weight_lb = 203 | position = Center | shoots = Left | played_for = Florida Panthers<br>New York Rangers<br>EC Red Bull Salzburg | draft = 50th overall | draft_year = 2010 | draft_team = Florida Panthers | career_start = 2014 | career_end = 2020 }}
'''Connor Brickley''' (born February 25, 1992) is an American former professional hockey center, who played with the Florida Panthers and the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the second round, 50th overall, by the Florida Panthers in the 2010 NHL entry draft.
==Playing career== After playing junior hockey with the Des Moines Buccaneers and the U.S. National Development Team in the United States Hockey League, Brickley committed to a collegiate career with the University of Vermont of the Hockey East.
Upon completion of his senior year with the Catamounts, he was immediately assigned to the Panthers' AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage on an amateur try-out contract to make his professional debut to end the 2013–14 season. Brickley was signed to a two-year entry-level contract with the Florida Panthers on April 21, 2014.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://panthers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=715860 | title = Connor Brickley agrees to entry-level contract with Panthers | work = Florida Panthers | date = 2014-04-21 | access-date = 2014-04-21}}</ref>
In his first full professional season with the Rampage in the 2014–15 season, Brickley adapted quickly the professional circuit in amassing 22 goals and 47 points in 73 games. After a strong off-season of development, Brickley impressed at his second Panthers training camp and made the club's opening night roster to begin the 2015–16 season. He made his NHL debut with the Panthers in a 7-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on October 10, 2015.<ref>{{Cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/fla-vs-phi/2015/10/10/2015020020 | title = Panther take big lead early, defeat Flyers in opener | work = Florida Panthers | date = 2015-10-10 | access-date = 2015-10-11}}</ref> In his third game, Brickley recorded his first NHL goal, and point, in a 4-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on October 13, 2015.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=782931 | title = Connor Brickley scores first NHL goal, Panther beat Hurricanes 4-1 | work = National Hockey League | date = 2015-10-13 | access-date = 2015-10-13}}</ref>
Approaching the beginning of the 2016–17 season, Brickley was traded by the Panthers to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for Brody Sutter on October 11, 2016.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.gocheckers.com/articles/transactions/hurricanes-acquire-connor-brickley-in-exchange-for-brody-sutter | title = Hurricanes acquire Connor Brickley in exchange for Brody Sutter | work = Charlotte Checkers | date = 2016-10-11 | access-date = 2016-10-11}}</ref> He was directly assigned to AHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers. Over the duration of the season, Brickley posted 15 goals and 26 points in 69 games with the Checkers.
On June 21, 2017, Brickley was selected from the Hurricanes at the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft by the Vegas Golden Knights. The Hurricanes also dealt a fifth-round selection in 2017 to Vegas in order for Brickley to be the agreed choice as he was a pending unrestricted free agent.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/nhl/carolina-hurricanes/article157507994.html | title = Hurricanes lose Connor Brickley to Vegas in expansion draft | work = News & Observer | date = 2017-06-21 | access-date = 2017-06-21}}</ref> On July 1, he returned to the Panthers on a one-year, two-way contract.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/hockey/news/panthers-connor-brickley-signs-on-with-panthers/ |title=Panthers' Connor Brickley: Signs on with Panthers |work=CBS Sports |date=July 1, 2017}}</ref> Brickley returned to the NHL in the 2017–18 season, remaining on the roster for the full season. In 44 games with the Panthers and used in a checking line role, Brickley scored 4 goals and 12 points.
As a free agent at the conclusion of his contract, Brickley left the Panthers to sign a one-year, two-way contract with the Nashville Predators on July 1, 2018.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/predators/news/nashville-predators-ink-forward-connor-brickley-to-one-year-contract/c-299379862 | title = Predators ink forward Connor Brickley to a one-year contract | work = Nashville Predators | date = 2018-07-01 | access-date = 2018-07-01}}</ref> After attending the Predators training camp, Brickley was assigned to begin the 2018–19 season with AHL affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals. In a top-nine forward role, Brickley posted 7 goals and 11 points in 39 games with the Admirals, before he was traded by the Predators to the New York Rangers in exchange for Cole Schneider on January 14, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/rangers/news/rangers-acquire-forward-connor-brickley/c-303885260 | title = Rangers acquire forward Connor Brickley | work = New York Rangers | date = January 14, 2019 | access-date = January 14, 2019}}</ref>
As a member of the New York Rangers, Brickley played 14 games, with 1 goal and 3 assists. His lone NHL goal of the 2018–19 season came against the Carolina Hurricanes on February 19.
Unable to garner another NHL contract as a free agent from the Rangers, Brickley went un-signed over the summer before opting to play in Europe by agreeing to a one-year contract with Austrian club, EC Red Bull Salzburg of the EBEL, on October 26, 2019.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://ecrbs.redbulls.com/red-bulls-verstaerken-sich-mit-amerikanischem-stuermer | title = Red Bulls step-up with American forward Brickley | publisher = EC Red Bull Salzburg | date = October 26, 2019 | access-date = October 26, 2019 | language = German}}</ref>
==Personal== Brickley is the son of Robin and Craig Brickley, who played collegiate hockey with the University of Pennsylvania in the 1970s. He is the cousin of Boston Bruins longtime broadcasting announcer and former NHL player Andy Brickley.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Fialkov|first1=Harvey|title=Panthers rookie Brickley to face his hometown Bruins|url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/florida-panthers/fl-panthers-brickley-home-1031-2-20151030-story.html|access-date=March 26, 2018|date=October 30, 2015}}</ref> He is also a cousin of Daniel Brickley.<ref>{{cite web|title=Daniel Brickley - Elite Prospects|url=http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=216251|website=eliteprospects.com|access-date=March 26, 2018}}</ref>
On November 9, 2021, Brickley was named the head coach of Nauset Regional High School's boys hockey program, in North Eastham, Massachusetts.
He joined the Chatham Fire Department on March 21, 2022.
==Career statistics== ===Regular season and playoffs=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 2008–09 | Belmont Hill School | USHS | 30 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2009–10 | Des Moines Buccaneers | USHL | 52 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2009–10 | U.S. National Development Team | USDP | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2010–11 | University of Vermont | HE | 35 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2011–12 | University of Vermont | HE | 23 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2012–13 | University of Vermont | HE | 24 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2013–14 | University of Vermont | HE | 35 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2013–14 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2014–15 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 73 | 22 | 25 | 47 | 66 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2015–16 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 23 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2015–16 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 45 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2016–17 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 69 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 57 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |- | 2017–18 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 44 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2018–19 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 39 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2018–19 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2018–19 | New York Rangers | NHL | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2019–20 | EC Red Bull Salzburg | EBEL | 33 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 81 ! 6 ! 15 ! 21 ! 42 ! — ! — ! — ! — ! — |}
===International=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em" |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 2010 | United States | U18 | {{gold1}} | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2012 | United States | WJC | 7th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="4" | Junior totals ! 10 ! 0 ! 4 ! 4 ! 4 |}
==References== {{reflist}}
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