Brandon Yip

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Brandon Yip
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Born (1985-04-25) April 25, 1985 (age 36)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
KHL team
Former teams		 Kunlun Red Star
Colorado Avalanche
Nashville Predators
Phoenix Coyotes
Adler Mannheim
Düsseldorfer EG
Jukurit
NHL Draft 239th overall, 2004
Colorado Avalanche
Playing career 2009–present

Brandon Michael Harry Yip (Chinese: 葉勁光; pinyin: Yè Jìnguāng; born April 25, 1985) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right wing who is currently playing with HC Kunlun Red Star of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He has previously played in the National Hockey League for the Colorado Avalanche, Nashville Predators and the Phoenix Coyotes. He is of 3/4 Chinese and 1/4 Irish descent.[1]

Playing career[]

Yip was drafted by the Avalanche in the 8th round, 239th overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. He played amateur junior hockey with the Coquitlam Express of the BCHL before enrolling to play collegiate hockey with Boston University of the Hockey East. In his freshman year in 2005–06, Yip scored 31 points in 39 games and was named Hockey East rookie of the year.[2] In his junior year with the Terriers in 2007–08, Yip served an indefinite suspension for breaking team rules before returning to finish with 23 points in 37 games.[3] After winning the NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship with the Terriers in his senior year in 2008–09, Yip graduated from Boston University with high honors with a B.S. in criminal justice.[4]

On July 22, 2009, Yip signed a one-year entry level contract with the Avalanche.[5] Prior to his first pro season in 2009–10, Yip suffered a broken hand in a pre-season game that sidelined him for the first two months of the year.[6] He made his professional debut with the Avalanche's American Hockey League affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters, for a six-game stint. He was recalled by Colorado on December 19, 2009, to make his NHL debut in a 5-2 home win against the Columbus Blue Jackets.[7] Yip scored his first goal three days later against Jonas Hiller of the Anaheim Ducks.[8] In his first 22 games he scored 11 goals before suffering a separated shoulder against the Detroit Red Wings on March 1, 2010.[9] Yip ended his 2009-10 campaign leading all rookies in goals per game average. After finishing second on the Avalanche in playoff scoring with four points against the San Jose Sharks in the conference quarterfinals, Yip was re-signed to a two-year contract on July 7, 2010.[10] On November 6, 2010 he registered a Gordie Howe hat trick during a 5-0 victory over the Dallas Stars.

During the 2011–12 season, after 10 scoreless games with the Avalanche Yip was placed on waivers and claimed by the Nashville Predators on January 19, 2012.[11] On January 24, he had his debut for the Predators in a 3-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks.[12] Yip established a role on the Predators lower checking lines, scoring 3 goals, including two in two games against his former club Colorado, and 7 points in 25 games.

Yip was re-signed by the Predators to a one-year contract on June 21, 2012.[13] In the lockout shortened 2012–13 season, Yip transitioned quickly to contribute 5 points in his first 10 games of the campaign before finishing with 8 points in 34 games. He missed the final 8 games of the year due to injury.[citation needed]

On July 19, 2013, Yip was signed as a free agent by the Phoenix Coyotes to a one-year, two-way contract.[14] After attending the Coyotes training camp, Yip failed to make the opening night roster and was assigned to the AHL for the first time since 2009 with affiliate, the Portland Pirates. In the early stages of the 2013–14 season, Yip was recalled to Phoenix to appear in 2 games before he was reassigned to the Pirates for the remainder of the campaign.

Unsigned into the off-season, Yip accepted an invite to attend the Anaheim Ducks 2014 training camp on a professional try-out contract on September 18, 2014.[15] Yip failed to earn an NHL contract with the Ducks, however was reassigned and signed with AHL affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals to begin the 2014–15 season. Yip produced 12 points in 31 games with the Admirals before he was loaned to play in the ECHL for the first time in his career with the Utah Grizzlies on January 15, 2015.

After 7 games with the Grizzlies, Yip sought a release from his contract with Norfolk and on February 6, 2015 it was announced that Yip had signed his first contract abroad with German club Adler Mannheim for the rest of the DEL season.[16] On October 20, 2016, he inked a deal with another German side, putting pen to paper on a contract for the remainder of the 2016–17 campaign with Düsseldorfer EG.[17]

As a free agent, with the ambition to follow his Chinese origins and represent at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Yip left Germany and signed a contract with Chinese club, HC Kunlun Red Star of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) on June 5, 2017.[18]

Serving as team captain in two of his three seasons with Kunlun, Yip was left un-signed leading into the pandemic affected 2020–21 season. On January 9, 2021, he was belatedly signed to join Finnish club, Mikkelin Jukurit of the Liiga, for the remainder of the season.[19] He made 15 regular season appearances, recording 2 goals and 6 points, in his short tenure in the Liiga.

As a free agent heading into an Olympic year and with ambitions to appear with the Chinese national team, Yip returned to former club, Kunlun Red Star of the KHL on a one-year deal on July 26, 2021.[20]

Career statistics[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2001–02 Ridge Meadows Flames PJHL 4 1 1 2 4 — — — — —
2002–03 Ridge Meadows Flames PJHL 38 25 37 62 71 — — — — —
2003–04 Coquitlam Express BCHL 56 31 38 69 87 4 1 2 3 14
2004–05 Coquitlam Express BCHL 43 20 42 62 92 7 6 1 7 12
2005–06 Boston University HE 39 9 22 31 59 — — — — —
2006–07 Boston University HE 18 5 6 11 29 — — — — —
2007–08 Boston University HE 37 11 12 23 28 — — — — —
2008–09 Boston University HE 45 20 23 43 118 — — — — —
2009–10 Lake Erie Monsters AHL 6 2 0 2 4 — — — — —
2009–10 Colorado Avalanche NHL 32 11 8 19 22 6 2 2 4 6
2010–11 Colorado Avalanche NHL 71 12 10 22 54 — — — — —
2011–12 Colorado Avalanche NHL 10 0 0 0 8 — — — — —
2011–12 Nashville Predators NHL 25 3 4 7 20 10 1 1 2 6
2012–13 Nashville Predators NHL 34 3 5 8 26 — — — — —
2013–14 Portland Pirates AHL 66 14 20 34 87 — — — — —
2013–14 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2014–15 Norfolk Admirals AHL 31 3 9 12 8 — — — — —
2014–15 Utah Grizzlies ECHL 7 1 3 4 2 — — — — —
2014–15 Adler Mannheim DEL 6 1 1 2 2 14 0 4 4 38
2015–16 Adler Mannheim DEL 44 10 6 16 134 3 0 0 0 2
2016–17 Düsseldorfer EG DEL 41 11 8 19 118 — — — — —
2017–18 Kunlun Red Star KHL 48 9 9 18 44 — — — — —
2018–19 Kunlun Red Star KHL 62 21 15 36 89 — — — — —
2019–20 Kunlun Red Star KHL 50 15 16 31 51 — — — — —
2020–21 Jukurit Liiga 15 2 4 6 49 — — — — —
NHL totals 174 29 27 56 130 16 3 3 6 12
KHL totals 160 45 40 85 184 — — — — —

Awards and honours[]

Award Year
College
All-Hockey East Rookie Team 2005–06
HE Rookie of the Year 2006 [2]

References[]

  1. ^ Frei, Terry (2009-09-12). "Rookie Yip looking to make impression, big club". Denver Post. Retrieved 2009-11-02.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "BC, BU dominate Hockey East awards". USCHO.com. 2006-03-16. Archived from the original on 2013-01-11. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
  3. ^ "BU suspends four indefinitely". USCHO.com. 2007-12-06. Archived from the original on 2012-09-15. Retrieved 2010-07-24.
  4. ^ "Yip signs with NHL's Avalanche". bclocalnews.com. 2009-07-22. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
  5. ^ "Avalanche signs Brandon Yip". Colorado Avalanche. 2009-07-22. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
  6. ^ Joe Nguyen (2010-03-11). "FacetoFace with Colorado Avalanche rookie Brandon Yip". asiaxpress.com. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
  7. ^ Dater, Adrian (2009-12-19). "Yip receives his dream call". Denver Post. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
  8. ^ "Getzlaf lifts Ducks to late win over Avalanche". Yahoo.com. 2009-12-22. Retrieved 2009-12-30.
  9. ^ Terry Frei (2010-04-11). "Avalanche looks for Yip to regain his scoring touch". Denver Post. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
  10. ^ "Avalanche give Yip two-year , $1.45 million deal". Denver Post. 2010-07-07. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
  11. ^ "Predators claim Yip off waivers". The Sports Network. 2012-01-19. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
  12. ^ "Predators 3, Blackhawks 1". Nashville Predators. 2012-01-24. Archived from the original on 2012-05-01. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
  13. ^ "Preds sign Brandon Yip to one-year contract". Nashville Predators. 2012-06-21. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
  14. ^ "Coyotes ink Yip to one-year, two-way deal". The Sports Network. 2013-07-19. Retrieved 2013-07-19.
  15. ^ "Anaheim Ducks 2014-15 training camp roster" (PDF). Anaheim Ducks. 2014-09-18. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
  16. ^ "Eagles take Brandon Yip under contract" (in German). Adler Mannheim. 2015-02-06. Archived from the original on 2015-02-08. Retrieved 2015-02-06.
  17. ^ "DEG announce signing of former NHL player Brandon Yip" (in German). Düsseldorfer EG. 2016-10-20. Archived from the original on 2016-10-21. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
  18. ^ "A new season on the horizon, a new team taking shape". HC Kunlun Red Star. 2017-06-05. Archived from the original on 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
  19. ^ "Welcome Brandon Yip to Jukurit" (in Finnish). Mikkelin Jukurit. January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  20. ^ HC Kunlun Red Star (July 26, 2021). "True Leader Brandon Yip returns to Kunlun". Twitter. Retrieved July 26, 2021.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
 Hockey East Rookie of the Year
2005–06 		Succeeded by
Teddy Purcell
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Alexei Ponikarovsky 		Kunlun Red Star captain
2018–present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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