Brett Seney

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| name = Brett Seney

| image = 2023 AHL All-Star Classic Game - Brett Seney (52674139370).jpg

| image_size = 200px

| caption = Seney at the 2023 AHL All-Star Classic Game

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|2|28}}

| birth_place = London, Ontario, Canada

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 9

| weight_lb = 156

| position = Left wing

| shoots = Left

| league = NHL

| team = Chicago Blackhawks

| prospect_team = Rockford IceHogs

| prospect_league = AHL

| former_teams = New Jersey Devils
Toronto Maple Leafs

| ntl_team =

| draft = 157th overall

| draft_year = 2015

| draft_team = New Jersey Devils

| career_start = 2018

| career_end =

}}

Brett Seney (born February 28, 1996) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward and captain 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.{{cite news |last1=Pyette |first1=Ryan |title=Londoner Brett Seney making mark on the ice at Merrimack College |url=https://lfpress.com/2015/03/06/londoner-brett-seney-making-mark-on-the-ice-at-merrimack-college/wcm/36e83bd6-32e1-c7a6-2ffd-080582cf125f |accessdate=November 8, 2018 |publisher=The London Free Press |date=March 6, 2015}} 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.{{cite web |title=BRETT SENEY |url=https://merrimackathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4944 |website=merrimackathletics.com |accessdate=November 8, 2018}}

On March 16, 2018, at the conclusion of his senior season, Seney signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Devils.{{cite web |title=Devils sign Brett Seney to entry-level contract |url=https://www.nhl.com/devils/news/devils-sign-brett-seney-to-entry-level-contract/c-297006636 |website=NHL.com |accessdate=November 4, 2018 |date=March 16, 2018}} He was assigned to the Devils American Hockey League team, the Binghamton Devils, for the 2018–19 season.{{cite web |last1=Ryan |first1=Chris |title=Why Devils' AHL coach believes Brett Seney will be a successful pro |url=https://www.nj.com/devils/index.ssf/2018/08/why_devils_ahl_coach_believes_brett_seney_will_be.html |website=nj.com |accessdate=November 8, 2018 |date=August 8, 2018}} On November 3, 2018, Seney made his NHL debut as the Devils lost 3–0 to the New York Islanders.{{cite web |last1=Gorman |first1=Denis P. |title=Greiss, Islanders blank Devils 3-0 |url=https://apnews.com/b221fb4b81994c3186c9de315bbbbe46 |website=AP News |accessdate=November 4, 2018 |date=November 4, 2018 |quote=Devils LW Brett Seney made his NHL debut. The 157th pick in the 2015 draft was called up from the minors on Friday.}} On November 11, Seney recorded his first career NHL goal in a 5–2 loss to the Winnipeg Jets.{{cite web |last1=Billeck |first1=Scott |title=Scheifele, Jets hand Devils third straight loss |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/new-jersey-devils-winnipeg-jets-game-recap/c-301841396 |website=NHL.com |accessdate=November 11, 2018 |date=November 11, 2018}}

On July 29, 2021, Seney signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs.{{cite web |title=Maple Leafs Sign Forwards Mike Amadio and Brett Seney |url=https://www.nhl.com/mapleleafs/news/maple-leafs-sign-forwards-mike-amadio-and-brett-seney/c-325867068 |website=NHL.com |access-date=July 30, 2021 |date=July 29, 2021}}

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.{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/blackhawks/news/release-athanasiou-domi-blackwell-stalock-philp-and-seney-signed/c-334956846 | title = Athanasiou, Domi, Blackwell, Stalock, Philp and Seney signed | publisher = Chicago Blackhawks | date = July 13, 2022 | accessdate = July 13, 2022}}

Personal life

His older brother Joe{{cite web |title=Joey Seney - Elite Prospects |url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/204139/joey-seney |website=www.eliteprospects.com |accessdate=November 27, 2018}} attends the University of Oxford and plays for university's team in the British Universities Ice Hockey Association (BUIHA).{{cite web |last1=Briand |first1=Jessica |title=Good People Doing Good Things: Joe Seney |url=http://dalgazette.com/arts-culture/good-people-good-things-joe-seney/ |website=Dalhousie Gazette |accessdate=November 27, 2018 |date=January 28, 2018}}{{cite web |title=#88 Joe Seney |url=https://www.buiha.org.uk/player.php?pid=5192 |website=www.buiha.org.uk |accessdate=November 27, 2018}}

Career statistics

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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
2012–13 \| Kingston Voyageurs \| OJHL \| 49	3	7	10	18 \| 15	2	0	2	8
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 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 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2015–16 \| Merrimack College \| HE \| 32	8	18	26	34 \| —	—	—	—	—
2016–17 \| Merrimack College \| HE \| 36	10	21	31	38 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2017–18 \| Merrimack College \| HE \| 37	13	19	32	48 \| —	—	—	—	—
2017–18 \| Binghamton Devils \| AHL \| 12	3	5	8	16 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2018–19 \| Binghamton Devils \| AHL \| 26	3	16	19	48 \| —	—	—	—	—
2018–19 \| New Jersey Devils \| NHL \| 51	5	8	13	31 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2019–20 \| Binghamton Devils \| AHL \| 61	19	25	44	66 \| —	—	—	—	—
2019–20 \| New Jersey Devils \| NHL \| 2	0	0	0	0 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2020–21 \| Binghamton Devils \| AHL \| 30	5	5	10	22 \| —	—	—	—	—
2021–22 \| Toronto Marlies \| AHL \| 62	17	42	59	81 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 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
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2022–23 \| Chicago Blackhawks \| NHL \| 7	1	0	1	2 \| —	—	—	—	—
2023–24 \| Rockford IceHogs \| AHL \| 68	23	40	63	60 \| 4	0	1	1	6
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2023–24 \| Chicago Blackhawks \| NHL \| 4	0	0	0	6 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3"\|NHL totals ! 66 !! 6 !! 8 !! 14 !! 39 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! —