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Draft Prospect Card - 2009
Brayden Schenn
North American Skater
Brandon, WHL
Final Rank:  4 Midterm Rank:  5
Position:  Center Shoots:  Left
Height:  6' 0" Weight:  198
Born:  August 22, 1991 Hometown:  Saskatoon
Born in:  Saskatoon, SK, CAN
• After helping Brandon to a third place finish in the Eastern Conference regular season, Schenn finished tied for ninth in playoff scoring with 18 points (8-10-18), including two game-winning goals in 12 games.

• For the second consecutive year, Schenn led his team in scoring (7th in the WHL) with 88 points (32-56-88) in 70 games, earning a spot on the WHL Second All-Star Team.

• Is the younger brother of Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Luke Schenn. WHL opponents in 2007-08 and just 23 months apart in age, Luke was selected fifth overall in last year’s NHL Entry Draft. Luke commented on his relationship with his younger brother: “We play two different positions, he's a forward and more of a goal scorer; he leads the way for points. We're really close, I always keep in touch with him and like to know what's going on with him and Brandon.”

• In January, 2009 Schenn was awarded the H.L. (Krug) Crawford Memorial Medal for his athletic achievement in western Manitoba – the award, first presented in 1958 has been won by 16 former Brandon Wheat Kings including: Eric Fehr, Jordin Tootoo, Trevor Kidd, Ray Ferarro and Glen Hanlon.

• He won two gold medals representing Team Canada in 2008, first at the 2008 Under-18 World Championships and the second as an assistant captain at the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament before earning an invite to the 2009 World Junior selection camp.

• Schenn was named the WHL Rookie of the Year (28-43-71) in 2007-08, after teaming up with fellow rookie linemates Scott Glennie (No. 7 ranked) and Matt Calvert (selected by Columbus, 127th overall in 2008) as one of the highest scoring rookie lines in recent WHL history (193 combined points). He became the first 16-year-old rookie since 1971 to lead Brandon in scoring.

• He first began skating on the outdoor rink at the age of five and his first hockey team was the Saskatoon Redwings of the Saskatoon minor hockey association.

• He wears number 10 after his childhood hockey hero Pavel Bure and credits his parents for having the biggest influence on his career – “they have always supported me”.

NEWS ARTICLES

BRAYDEN SCHENN FOLLOWING IN BROTHER'S FOOTSTEPS

THE BROTHERS SCHENN


SCHENN BROTHERS ENJOYING STANDOUT SEASONS

FAVORITES

NHL Team: Toronto Maple Leafs
NHL Player: Sidney Crosby
Shootout move: "Fake shot to one hand"
Goal celebration: "One knee windmill into a fist pump"
Video game: NHL '09
Movie: Step Brothers
TV show: Hockey Night in Canada
Actor: Will Farrell
Group: Nickelback
Website: Facebook.com
Pump up song: The remix of ACDC's "Thunderstruck"
Home cooked meal: Steak
Sport (other than hockey): Golf
Activity away from the rink: Xbox
Place to visit: Mexico


 STATISTICS
SEASON
TEAM
LEAGUE
GP
G
A
P
PIM
2008-2009
Brandon
WHL
70
32
56
88
82










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