Brandon Maxwell (ice hockey)

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| name = Brandon Maxwell

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|03|22}}

| birth_place = Winter Park, Florida, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 196

| position = Goaltender

| catches = Left

| league = DEL2

| team = EC Kassel Huskies

| former_teams = HC Vítkovice
HC Dynamo Pardubice
BK Mladá Boleslav
Mountfield HK
Villacher SV
Fischtown Pinguins
Malmö Redhawks

| ntl_team = United States

| draft = 154th overall

| draft_year = 2009

| draft_team = Colorado Avalanche

| career_start = 2013

| career_end =

}}

Brandon Maxwell (born March 22, 1991) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing for EC Kassel Huskies of the DEL2. He was drafted 154th overall in the sixth round by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, but went unsigned.

Playing career

Maxwell took the AHMMPL junior league, where he defended the Cambridge Hawks during the 2006–07 season, through the USA Hockey National Team Development Program in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he was a member of the U17 and U18 national team. In both age categories, he captured the 2008 World U18 Championship tournament and has won the bronze medal.{{cite web|title=2008-09 U.S. National Under-18 Team|url=https://www.usahockeyntdp.com/page/show/1308109-2008-09-u-s-national-under-18-team|website=usahockeyntdp.com|accessdate=March 15, 2018}} From 2009 to 2012, he worked in the Canadian junior league, the Ontario Hockey League (Kitchener Rangers, Sarnia Sting, Mississauga St. Michael's Majors). During the 2012–13 season, he played hockey at the University of Guelph and also tried the Ukrainian Hockey League team, the Berkut Kyiv. The following year he spent in the Swedish Hockey League, where he captured 40 games for Rögle BK.

In the 2014–15 season, when he had one for Utah Grizzlies of the ECHL, he was approached by the HC Vítkovice. Maxwell, however, despite his good introduction to the Ostrava region, did not last long. He played five games with a g.a.a of 3.73 and a sv% of .853 Otherwise, he usually was on the bench . After a year in [Vítkovice], he left, but he remained in the Czech Extraliga. Before the start of the 2015–16 season, the [HC Dynamo Pardubice] signed him. Even though he was only playing in his first season in eastern Bohemia, he was one of their best players throughout the season.

He has also captured a total of 144 matches in the Czech Extraliga with a G.A.A of 2.42 and a Sv% .918 with 11 shutouts. He then moved as a free agent to play in Austria where he was a star for Villacher SV. Maxwell then moved to neighbouring Germany, featuring in parts of three seasons with the Fischtown Penguins of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

During the 2022–23 season, having posted 8 wins through 12 appearances with the Fischtown Pinguins, Maxwell left the club to sign a contract with Swedish top flight club, Malmö Redhawks, on January 6, 2023, providing cover for injured starting goaltender Daniel Marmenlind.{{cite web| publisher = Malmö Redhawks | language = Swedish | date = January 6, 2023 | accessdate = January 6, 2023 | url = https://www.malmoredhawks.com/artikel/rk3balcke-33nad/malvakt-starker-upp-under-daniels-franvaro | title = Goalkeeper strengthens during Daniel's absence }} Maxwell collected 3 wins through 10 appearances with the Redhawks before leaving at the conclusion of his short-term contract.

As a free agent, Maxwell returned to Germany in securing a one-year deal with EC Kassel Huskies of the DEL2 on May 4, 2023.{{cite web | url = https://www.kassel-huskies.de/news/detail/maxwell-verpflichtung | title = Brandon Maxwell becomes a Huskie | publisher = EC Kassel Huskies | date = May 4, 2023 | accessdate = May 4, 2023 | language = German}}

International play

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Maxwell was a member of the United States team that competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics.{{cite web|title=BRANDON MAXWELL|url=https://www.olympic.org/pyeongchang-2018/results/en/ice-hockey/athlete-profile-n3020605-brandon-maxwell.htm|publisher=International Olympic Committee|accessdate=March 15, 2018}}{{cite web|title=NTDP Has Five Alumni Named to Olympic Roster|url=https://www.usahockeyntdp.com/news_article/show/871339|website=usahockeyntdp.com|accessdate=March 15, 2018}}

Personal life

Although Maxwell competes for the United States internationally, he holds dual citizenship with both the US and Canada.{{cite web|last1=Doucet|first1=Bill|title=UPDATE: Brandon Maxwell named to U.S. Olympic men's hockey team|url=https://www.cambridgetimes.ca/sports-story/8048525-update-brandon-maxwell-named-to-u-s-olympic-men-s-hockey-team/|website=Cambridge Times|accessdate=March 15, 2018|date=January 13, 2018}}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! colspan="9" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"\|Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! colspan="8" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"\|Playoffs
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! W ! L ! OT ! MIN ! GA ! SO ! GAA ! SV% ! GP ! W ! L ! MIN ! GA ! SO ! GAA ! SV%
2007–08 \| U.S. National Development Team \| NAHL \| 21	8	10	1	1201	68	1	3.79	.845 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2008–09 \| U.S. National Development Team \| NAHL \| 11	7	3	1	666	35	0	3.15	.868 \| 9	5	4	—	—	0	2.58	.915
2009–10 \| Kitchener Rangers \| OHL \| 41	22	14	4	2362	147	1	3.73	.901 \| 20	11	9	1181	76	0	3.86	.900
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2010–11 \| Kitchener Rangers \| OHL \| 46	23	15	6	2649	142	1	3.22	.903 \| 4	1	3	256	16	0	3.75	.891
2011–12 \| Sarnia Sting \| OHL \| 32	17	12	3	1801	97	1	3.23	.899 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2011–12 \| Mississauga St. Michael's Majors \| OHL \| 27	16	10	1	1488	63	5	2.54	.929 \| 6	2	4	378	13	1	2.06	.933
2012–13 \| University of Guelph \| OUAA \| 14	10	3	0	813	26	3	1.92	.935 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2012–13 \| HC Berkut \| Ukraine \| 3	2	1	0	185	5	1	1.62	.937 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013–14 \| Rögle BK \| Allsv \| 40	20	20	0	2374	105	2	2.65	.903 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2014–15 \| Utah Grizzlies \| ECHL \| 1	1	0	0	65	3	0	2.77	.833 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014–15 \| HC Vítkovice \| ELH \| 5	2	3	0	193	12	0	3.73	.853 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2015–16 \| HC Dynamo Pardubice \| ELH \| 41	15	26	0	2333	101	3	2.60	.915 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015–16 \| Šumperk \| Czech.1 \| 1	1	0	0	60	3	0	3.00	.919 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2016–17 \| HC Dynamo Pardubice \| ELH \| 15	4	11	0	833	37	0	2.67	.917 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016–17 \| BK Mladá Boleslav \| ELH \| 16	8	8	0	923	31	4	2.02	.937 \| 5	2	3	300	15	0	3.00	.905
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2017–18 \| BK Mladá Boleslav \| ELH \| 38	14	24	0	2126	87	3	2.46	.917 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018–19 \| Mountfield HK \| ELH \| 29	16	13	0	1716	59	1	2.06	.918 \| 2	0	2	120	8	0	4.00	.810
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2019–20 \| EC VSV \| EBEL \| 47	27	20	0	2833	112	0	2.37	.920 \| 3	1	2	159	10	0	3.77	.892
2020–21 \| Fischtown Pinguins \| DEL \| 26	16	9	0	1533	72	2	2.82	.917 \| 3	1	2	181	8	0	2.64	.907
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2021–22 \| Fischtown Pinguins \| DEL \| 36	18	18	0	2175	99	3	2.73	.906 \| 1	0	1	60	6	0	6.00	.864
2022–23 \| Fischtown Pinguins \| DEL \| 12	8	4	0	713	28	1	2.36	.905 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2022–23 \| Malmö Redhawks \| SHL \| 10	3	7	0	602	28	0	2.79	.891 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2023–24 \| EC Kassel Huskies \| DEL2 \| 31	20	10	0	1822	71	1	2.34	.909 \| 15	10	5	916	33	0	2.16	.917
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3"\|ELH totals ! 144 !! 59 !! 85 !! 0 !! 8,124 !! 327 !! 11 !! 2.41 !! .917 ! 7 !! 2 !! 5 !! 420 !! 23 !! 0 !! 3.28 !! .899

=International=

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bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! GP ! W ! L ! T ! MIN ! GA ! SO ! GAA ! SV%
2008 \| United States \| U17 \| {{silver2}} \| 5	4	1	0	300	11	1	2.20	.914
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2008 \| United States \| U18 \| {{bronze3}} \| 5	4	1	0	298	11	0	2.21	.926
2018 \| United States \| OG \| 7th \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="4"\|Junior totals ! 10 !! 8 !! 2 !! 0 !! 598 !! 22 !! 1 !! 2.21 !! .920