| Brandon Bochenski | |
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Bochenski with the Norfolk Admirals in 2010. |
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| Born | April 4, 1982 Blaine, MN, USA |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) |
| Position | Right wing |
| Shoots | Right |
| KHL team Former teams |
Barys Astana Ottawa Senators Chicago Blackhawks Boston Bruins Anaheim Ducks Nashville Predators Tampa Bay Lightning |
| National team | United States |
| NHL Draft | 223rd overall, 2001 Ottawa Senators |
| Playing career | 2004–present |
Brandon Bochenski (born April 4, 1982) is an American professional ice hockey player. He has played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for several teams. He is currently with Barys Astana of the Kontinental Hockey League.
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Bochenski went to Blaine High School where he graduated in 2000. Bochenski was a part of the Blaine Bengals when they defeated the Duluth East Greyhounds 6–0 in the 2000 class AA championship. Also in the Minnesota State High School League tournament, Bochenski and the Bengals defeated Rochester Mayo, Hastings and finished the tournament leading the AA in scoring with 7 points.[1] The St. Paul Pioneer Press named Bochenski along with teammates Matt Hendricks and Matt Moore to the second team of the All-State Boys hockey team.[2]
With the Lincoln Stars of the USHL in 2000–01, Bochenski led the league in goals with 47 and was the single highest goal total in the league over the past 15 years. Playing in 55 games that year, Bochenski had 80 points and was named the USHL's Rookie of the Year.[3] His standout performances were noticed by the Ottawa Senators and he was subsequently drafted in the seventh round, 223rd overall, in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. Bochenski would then leave the USHL to pursue a collegiate career.
Bochenski was heavily recruited to play college hockey in the NCAA, finally choosing University of North Dakota. Bochenski went on to spend 3 seasons with the Fighting Sioux in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. As a freshman at UND, Bochenski led his team with five game winning goals and was third in total points. While the Fighting Sioux failed to make the NCAA tournament in 2001–02, Bochenski would not fail again leading UND to two NCAA tournaments in his final two years at UND. In each of his final two years at UND, Bochenski led his team in goals, points and power play goals. After the 2003–04 season, Bochenski would sign with the Ottawa Senators where he would make his professional hockey debut with the Binghamton Senators of the AHL.
During his first season in the AHL with the Binghamton Senators, Bochenski racked up 34 goals and 36 assists for 70 points in just 75 games. The following year, he only saw action in 33 games, but scored 22 goals and had 24 assists. It would be the 2005–06 season when Bochenski would make his NHL debut with the Ottawa Senators.
After being called up from the Senators, Bochenski would debut on October 5, 2005 and go on to play in twenty games. His first NHL point was an assist versus the Buffalo Sabres on October 8, 2005. Just one week later on October 15, 2005, Bochenski would have his first career goal scoring against the Boston Bruins. In a show against the Florida Panthers on December 15, 2005, Bochenski scored his first career hat trick. Bochenski would then be traded to the Chicago Blackhawks, leaving the Ottawa Senators scoring six goals and assisting on seven others.
On March 9, 2006, he was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks along with a second round pick in exchange for Tyler Arnason.[4] Bochenski would record his first point for the Blackhawks on March 19, 2006 and his first goal on April 1, 2006. Bochenski would go on to play for the Blackhawks in twenty games before helping the Norfolk Admirals in which he tallied two points in three playoff games. In his twenty appearances in 2005–06, Bochenski would record four points.
In 2006–07, Bochenski never found his permanent place on the Blackhawk roster. Bochenski spent most of his time in the Blackhawk organization with the Admirals. After an early January 2007 injury to Martin Havlat, Bochenski was recalled and found more playing time. But on February 3, 2007 the Blackhawks traded him to the Boston Bruins for Kris Versteeg and a conditional pick.[5] On February 6, 2007, soon after joining to the Bruins, Bochenski scored his first Bruin goal at the five-minute mark of the second period. The game ended in a 3–2 victory after a shootout against the Washington Capitals.
On June 18, 2007, Bochenski signed a one-year deal with the Boston Bruins for the 2007–08 season.[6] However seldom used as a reserve forward after 20 games with the Bruins on January 2, 2008, the Bruins traded Bochenski to the Anaheim Ducks for Shane Hnidy and a 6th round pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.[7] He played in 12 games with the Ducks with 4 points before he was traded to his third team within the season, the Nashville Predators, for future considerations on February 26, 2008.[8]
On July 8, 2008, Bochenski joined his sixth NHL team when he signed as a free agent to a two-year contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning.[9] Prior to the 2008–09 season on September 25, 2008, the Lightning placed Bochenski on waivers for the purpose of sending him to American Hockey League affiliate team, the Norfolk Admirals. Returning to Norfolk for a second stint, who were formerly affiliates with the Blackhawks, Bochenski was among scoring leaders of the Admirals and often the Lightnings first recall in cases of injury. After two seasons within the Lightning organization, Brandon became the Admirals record goal scoring leader, passing Casey Hankinson 76 goals to finish with 81 as well as hold the record for most game winning goals (15) and power play goals (34).[10]
On May 5, 2010, Bochenski left North America and signed a one-year contract with Kazakh KHL team, Barys Astana.[11]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2000–01 | Lincoln Stars | USHL | 55 | 47 | 33 | 80 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | ||
| 2001–02 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 36 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 43 | 35 | 27 | 62 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 41 | 27 | 33 | 60 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 75 | 34 | 36 | 70 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 33 | 22 | 24 | 46 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 20 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 35 | 33 | 33 | 66 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 31 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 20 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 69 | 27 | 26 | 53 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 42 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 28 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Barys Astana | KHL | 40 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| NHL totals | 156 | 28 | 40 | 68 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | United States | WC | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| Senior int'l totals | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||