David Broll

{{Infobox ice hockey player

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| image = David Broll (cropped).jpg

| caption = Broll with the Toronto Marlies in 2013

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| team =

| played_for = Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Marlies
Orlando Solar Bears
Syracuse Crunch
St John's IceCaps
Laval Rocket
Providence Bruins
Jacksonville Icemen
Indy Fuel
Greenville Swamp Rabbits
Coventry Blaze

| league = EIHL

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| position = Left wing

| shoots = Left

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|01|04}}

| birth_place = Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 216

| draft = 152nd overall

| draft_team = Toronto Maple Leafs

| draft_year = 2011

| career_start = 2012

| career_end = 2022

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David Broll (born January 4, 1993) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He last played with the Coventry Blaze in the EIHL.{{cite web |url=http://www.coventryblaze.co.uk/news/the-brolldozer-is-back-20210809 |title=The Brolldozer is back |website=www.coventryblaze.co.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809133110/http://www.coventryblaze.co.uk/news/the-brolldozer-is-back-20210809 |archive-date=2021-08-09}} Broll was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the sixth round (152nd overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Broll played four seasons (2009–2013) of major junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), scoring 47 goals and 92 assists for 139 points, while earning 285 penalty minutes, in 255 games played with the Erie Otters and Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds.{{cite web |url=https://www.bramptonguardian.com/community-story/6880965-brampton-beast-sign-mississauga-s-david-broll/ |title=Brampton Beast sign Mississauga’s David Broll |work= Brampton Guardian |last=Colpitts |first=Iain |date=September 27, 2016 |access-date=November 22, 2022}} He was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs 152nd overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.{{cite web |url=https://ontariohockeyleague.com/maple-leafs-sign-david-broll/ |title=Greyhounds’ David Broll Signs with Toronto Maple Leafs |publisher=Ontario Hockey League |date=July 31, 2011 |access-date=November 22, 2022}}

The Maple Leafs signed Broll to an entry-level contract on July 31, 2011. He was assigned to the Maple Leafs's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Toronto Marlies. Broll was recalled by the Maple Leafs at the beginning of the 2013–14 season after an injury to Joffrey Lupul forced them to make line changes{{cite web |url=https://www.thespec.com/sports/hockey/2013/10/10/nhl-injury-to-lupul-keeps-leafs-lineup-in-flux-going-into-game-in-nashville.html |title=NHL: Injury to Lupul keeps Leafs' lineup in flux going into game in Nashville |work=The Hamilton Spectator |date=October 10, 2013 |access-date=November 22, 2022}} and on October 10, 2013, he made his NHL debut skating with the Maple Leafs in a 4–0 victory over the Nashville Predators.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nsh-vs-tor/2013/10/10/2013020053 |title=Maple Leafs blank Predators behind Bernier |publisher=National Hockey League |date=2013-10-10 |access-date=2013-10-10}} He played in five games with Leafs before being sent down to the Marlies.{{cite web |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/leafs-ashton-broll-smith-sent-to-marlies/ |title=Leafs' Ashton, Broll & Smith sent to Marlies |work=Sportsnet |agency=The Canadian Press |date=October 20, 2013 |access-date=November 20, 2022}} In the 2014–15 season, Broll was assigned to the Toronto Marlies out of training camp.{{cite web |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/leafs-beat/maple-leafs-trim-13-from-training-camp-roster/article20784393/ |title=Maple Leafs trim 13 from training camp roster |last=Shoalts |first=David |work=The Globe and Mail |date=September 25, 2014 |access-date=November 20, 2022}} After 21 scoreless games with the Marlies, Broll was assigned to ECHL affiliate the Orlando Solar Bears on December 8, 2014.{{cite web |url=https://www.syracuse.com/crunch/2015/02/mystery_winger_david_broll_makes_push_to_create_room_for_himself_on_the_syracuse.html |title=Mystery winger David Broll makes push to create room for himself on the Syracuse Crunch |work=Syracuse.com |date=February 12, 2015 |access-date=November 11, 2022}} He played in 16 games with the Solar Bears, scoring two goals and 9 points. He was named to the ECHL All-Star Game roster for his time in Orlando. While with the Solar Bears, Broll was traded by the Maple Leafs along with Carter Ashton to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft on February 6, 2015.{{cite web |url=http://mapleleafs.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=752087 |title=Leafs send Ashton, Broll to Tampa Bay |publisher=Toronto Maple Leafs |via=NHL.com |date=2015-02-06 |access-date=2015-02-06}} He was assigned to the Lightning's AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch. He had 8 points in 60 games with the Crunch.

As a free agent from the Lightning following the conclusion of his entry-level deal, Broll was unable to attain another NHL deal. On September 21, 2016, he signed a professional try-out contract to attend the Montreal Canadiens training camp.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/canadiens/news/canadiens-camp/c-282006410 |title=Montreal Canadiens camp roster |publisher=Montreal Canadiens |via=NHL.com |date=2016-09-21 |access-date=2016-09-21}} He was later signed to a one-year contract with ECHL affiliate, the Brampton Beast on September 27, 2016.{{cite web |url=http://www.echl.com/beast-agree-to-terms-with-broll |title=Beast agree to terms with Broll |publisher=Brampton Beast |date=2016-09-27 |access-date=2016-09-27}} Before playing a game with the Beast, Broll was signed to a professional try-out contract to begin the 2016–17 season with the Canadiens AHL affiliate, the St. John's IceCaps. After 43 games with the IceCaps, Broll signed to a one-year contract extension through the 2017–18 season on February 16, 2017.{{cite web |url=http://www.stjohnsicecaps.com/article/rugged-forward-broll-signs-contract-extension/ |title=Rugged forward Broll signs contract extension |publisher=St. John's IceCaps |date=2017-02-16 |access-date=2017-02-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218095019/http://www.stjohnsicecaps.com/article/rugged-forward-broll-signs-contract-extension/ |archive-date=February 18, 2017 |url-status=dead}} For the 2017–18 season, the Canadiens moved their AHL affiliate from St. John's to Laval, renaming the team the Laval Rocket.{{cite web |url=https://thehockeynews.com/news/canadiens-to-move-ahl-club-from-st-johns-to-laval-fans-will-name-team#:~:text=The%20Montreal%20Canadiens%20are%20set,growing%20trend%20for%20the%20league. |title=Canadiens to move AHL club from St. John's to Laval, fans will name team |work=The Hockey News |last=Clinton |first=Jarred |date=July 11, 2016 |access-date=November 22, 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/canadiens/news/lavals-ahl-team-nickname-unveiled/c-892326 |title=Laval's AHL team nickname unveiled |publisher=Montreal Canadiens |via=NHL.com |date=September 8, 2016 |access-date=November 22, 2022}} At the end of his contract, Broll was released and signed a professional try-out contract with the Providence Bruins of the AHL ahead of the 2018–19 season. He made the team out of camp,{{cite web |url=https://theahl.com/stats/player/4447 |title=David Broll |publisher=American Hockey League |access-date=November 22, 2022}} but spent part of the season with the Jacksonville Icemen of the ECHL.{{cite web |url=https://apnews.com/article/e02d686cd8f99bc4f8c400958af4becf |title=Sunday’s Sports Transactions |work=AP News |agency=Associated Press |date=January 27, 2019 |access-date=November 22, 2022}}

On June 18, 2019, Broll opted to sign his first contract abroad, agreeing to a one-year contract with English club, Coventry Blaze of the Elite Ice Hockey League.{{cite web |url=https://coventryobserver.co.uk/sport/broll-set-to-torment-eihl-defences-in-2019-20-after-signing-for-the-blaze/ |title=Broll set to torment EIHL defences in 2019/20 after signing for the Blaze |work=Coventry Observer |last=Tyler |first=Ben |date=June 18, 2019 |access-date=November 20, 2022}}{{cite web |url=http://www.coventryblaze.co.uk/news/brolldozer-arrives-in-coventry-20190618 |title=Brolldozer arrives in Coventry |publisher=Coventry Blaze |date=June 18, 2019 |access-date=June 18, 2019 |archive-date=June 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190618125926/http://www.coventryblaze.co.uk/news/brolldozer-arrives-in-coventry-20190618 |url-status=dead }} He collected 18 points in 35 regular season games with the Blaze and served as an alternate captain.{{cite web |url=https://www.echl.com/en/news/2020/10/veteran-forward-broll-joins-fuel |title=Veteran forward Broll joins Fuel |publisher=ECHL |date=October 1, 2020 |access-date=November 11, 2022}} Having returned to North America during the COVID-19 pandemic, Broll opted to return to the ECHL, agreeing to a contract with the Indy Fuel on October 1, 2020.{{Cite tweet |number=1311741400820707330 |user=ECHLWeek |title=Player signing by @IndyFuel : F David Broll (the seven-year pro w/ 5 NHL GP under his belt had 9G & 9A in 35 GP w/ @officialEIHL -@covblazehockey last season). |date=October 1, 2020 |author=ECHL Week}} Posting 10 points through 28 games with the Fuel in March 2021, Broll was traded to fellow ECHL side, the Greenville Swamp Rabbits.{{cite web |url=https://www.swamprabbits.com/en/articles/greenville-acquires-broll-from-indy-lethemon-recalled-by-los-angeles |title=Greenville Acquires Broll from Indy; Lethemon Recalled by Los Angeles |publisher=Greenville Swamp Rabbits |date=March 10, 2021 |access-date=November 11, 2022}}{{cite tweet |url=https://twitter.com/SwampRabbits/status/1369770091622043656 |number=1369770091622043656 |user=SwampRabbits |title=🔁❗️TRADE❗️🔁 |author=Greenville Swamp Rabbits |date=March 10, 2021 |access-date=November 22, 2022}} In August 2021, Broll returned to Coventry ahead of the 2021–22 season. He retired from hockey in January 2022 to pursue a career as a firefighter in his native Ontario.{{cite web |url=https://www.coventryblaze.co.uk/2022/01/04/broll-confirms-blaze-departure/ |title=Broll confirms Blaze departure |publisher=Coventry Blaze |date=January 4, 2022 |access-date=November 20, 2022}}