Born	August 22, 1991 (1991-08-22) (age 18), Saskatoon, SK, CAN
Height Weight	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
NHL team (P) Cur. team	Los Angeles Kings Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
Ntl. team	Canada
NHL Draft	5th overall, 2009 Los Angeles Kings
Pro career	2009 – present

Brayden Schenn (born August 22, 1991) is a Canadian major junior ice hockey player with the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League (WHL). He draws comparisons to Mike Richards^[1] and was selected fifth overall in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft by the Los Angeles Kings.

[edit] Playing career

Schenn started his major junior career with the Brandon Wheat Kings in 2007–08. He was Brandon's first pick in the 2006 WHL Bantam Draft. Schenn made his WHL debut on September 21, 2007 against the Saskatoon Blades, earning his first WHL point, an assist.^{[citation needed]} Later in the season, on October 17, he notched his first WHL goal against the Red Deer Rebels.^{[citation needed]} Schenn finished his first season as the Wheat Kings' leading scorer^[2] and as the top rookie scorer in the WHL tallying 28 goals and 43 assists for 71 points,^[3] earning him the Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy as WHL rookie of the year. He was also the inaugural winner of the 2007-08 Boston Pizza WHL 'Fan's Choice' Award.^[4]

Midway through the 2008–09 season, Schenn was named WHL and CHL Player of the Week for the week ending January 18, 2009, after a 7-point effort in 2 games.^[5] He finished the season improving to 85 points in 69 games to lead the Wheat Kings in scoring a second consecutive season.^[6] Playing in his NHL draft year, Schenn had been listed as the third highest prospect among WHL players in the NHL Central Scouting (CSS)'s preliminary rankings,^[7] while International Scouting (ISS) ranked him at fifth overall and first in the WHL.^[8] Schenn's value remained the same at fifth overall with the NHL CSS's midway ranking.^[9] At the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, he was drafted 5th overall by the Los Angeles Kings.

He played his first NHL game on November 26, 2009 against the Vancouver Canucks after being signed to a one game emergency amateur contract.

[edit] International play

Medal record
Competitor for  Canada
Ice hockey
Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament
Gold	2008 Czech Republic
IIHF World U18 Championships
Gold	2008 Russia
World U17 Hockey Challenge
Bronze	2008 Canada

During his rookie WHL season, Schenn played for Canada West at the 2008 World U-17 Hockey Challenge in London, Ontario, winning a bronze medal. The same season, Schenn played with Team Canada at the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships in Kazan, Russia, as a 16-year-old, capturing a gold medal. He tallied 3 goals and 5 assists in 4 games in the tournament. Several months later, he also competed in the 2008 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament, earning another gold medal in the Czech Republic.

In his second WHL season, Schenn garnered an invitation to Team Canada's under-20 selection camp for the 2009 World Junior Championships in Ottawa, Ontario.^[10] He was not, however, chosen to the final roster.

On December 15, 2009 he was named to the Canadian junior team's 22-man roster to compete at the world junior championship in Regina and Saskatoon.

[edit] Personal life

Brayden Schenn was born August 22nd 1991 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan to Jeff and Rita Schenn. His older brother Luke Schenn is a National Hockey League defenceman playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs. They have two younger sisters Madison (12 years of age) and Macy (8 years of age).

[edit] Awards

WHL

• Won the Boston Pizza WHL 'Fan's Choice' Award in 2008.
• Won the Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy (Rookie of the Year) in 2008.
• Named Player of the Week for January 11–18, 2009.^[5]

CHL

• Named Player of the Week for January 11–18, 2009.^[5]

[edit] Career statistics

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Brayden Schenn's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database