Brian Kinsella

{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (1954–2018)}}

{{for|the American veteran advocate and financial analyst|Brian E. Kinsella}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image =

| image_size = 230px

| played_for = Washington Capitals

| position = Right Wing

| shoots = Right

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 176

| birth_date = {{birth date|1954|2|11|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Barrie, Ontario, Canada

| death_date = {{death date and age|2018|10|14|1954|2|11}}

| death_place=Fort Myers, Florida, U.S.

| draft = 91st overall

| draft_year = 1974

| draft_team = Washington Capitals

| wha_draft = 16th overall

| wha_draft_year = 1974

| wha_draft_team = Phoenix Roadrunners

| career_start = 1974

| career_end = 1984

}}

Brian Edward Kinsella (February 11, 1954 – October 14, 2018) was a Canadian ice hockey player. Drafted in 1974 by the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League and Phoenix Roadrunners of the World Hockey Association, Kinsella played ten games in the NHL and played most of his professional hockey career in the minors. He is also known by many as "The Big Bear Cat."

Kinsella was born in Barrie, Ontario. In addition to his playing career, Kinsella was head coach of St. Francis de Sales School hockey team from 2007 to 2012. Kinsella retired after guiding St. Francis for five seasons and leading the team to its first hockey state title in school history in 2011. In his first season he led the Knights to a Frozen Four berth in the OHSAA Ice Hockey State Tournament.

Kinsella died October 14, 2018, at his home in Fort Myers, Florida.{{Cite web|url=https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2018/10/15/former-toledo-goaldigger-st-francis-coach-brian-kinsella-died/stories/20181015196|title=Former Goaldigger and St. Francis coach Brian Kinsella has died}}