Brayden Pachal

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Brayden Pachal
Born (1999-08-23) August 23, 1999 (age 22)
Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
NHL team (P)
Cur. team		 Vegas Golden Knights
Henderson Silver Knights (AHL)
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2019–present

Brayden Pachal (born August 23, 1999) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Henderson Silver Knights of the American Hockey League (AHL), whom he serves as captain of, as a prospect for the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career[]

Pachal began in Junior A hockey with the Estevan Bruins of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL), before joining the Victoria Royals of the Western Hockey League (WHL) for the 2015–16 season. Pachal spent a season and a half with Victoria, before being traded to the Prince Albert Raiders during the 2016–17 season.[1] Pachal would then spend the next two seasons with Prince Albert, being named captain of the team ahead of the 2018–19 season;[2] the same year, Pachal would lead the Raiders to their second WHL Championship.

As an undrafted free agent, Pachal was signed to a three-year entry-level contract by the Vegas Golden Knights on September 20, 2019, joining Vegas' then-American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate Chicago Wolves shortly afterward.[3]

On January 20, 2022, in the midst of the 2021–22 season, Pachal was named captain of the Henderson Silver Knights, Vegas' new AHL affiliate.[4] Pachal made his NHL debut with Vegas on March 15, 2022.[5]

Family[]

Pachal is a grandson of Vern Pachal, who played for the University of Alberta and at the minor professional level in the early 1950s in the Eastern Hockey League and American Hockey League. His cousin Clayton Pachal played in the NHL for the Boston Bruins and Colorado Rockies.[6]

Career statistics[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2014–15 Estevan Bruins SJHL 3 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 1 2
2015–16 Victoria Royals WHL 40 1 5 6 29 12 0 1 1 8
2016–17 Victoria Royals WHL 35 0 3 3 46 — — — — —
2016–17 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 30 3 9 12 37 — — — — —
2017–18 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 68 7 19 26 100 7 1 3 4 6
2018–19 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 66 15 36 51 113 23 1 7 8 28
2019–20 Chicago Wolves AHL 48 1 9 10 44 — — — — —
2019–20 Fort Wayne Komets ECHL 4 0 2 2 2 — — — — —
2020–21 Henderson Silver Knights AHL 24 2 5 7 16 5 0 2 2 5
AHL totals 72 3 14 17 60 5 0 2 2 5

Awards and honours[]

Award Year
WHL
Champion 2019
East Second All-Star Team 2019

References[]

  1. ^ "ROYALS COMPLETE TRADE WITH RAIDERS". victoriaroyals.com. Victoria Royals. January 9, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  2. ^ Punkari, Lucas (August 24, 2018). "Pachal named Raiders captain". Prince Albert Daily Herald. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  3. ^ "Golden Knights Sign Defenseman Brayden Pachal To Entry-Level Contract". nhl.com. September 20, 2019. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  4. ^ "BRAYDEN PACHAL NAMED CAPTAIN OF SILVER KNIGHTS". Henderson Silver Knights. January 20, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  5. ^ "Estevan's Brayden Pachal makes NHL debut with the Vegas Golden Knights Tuesday night". sasktoday.com. March 16, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  6. ^ Matheson, Jim (April 25, 2019). "Raiders captain Brayden Pachal has intangibles NHL teams should like". The Edmonton Journal. Retrieved March 16, 2022.

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