They say timing is everything, and Schenn's was impeccable during the second half of the 2015-16 season.
With his contract due to expire, Schenn went on a scoring binge beginning Jan. 1, finishing with 19 goals and 44 points over the final 46 games of the regular season for the Philadelphia Flyers. The Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, native, who tied for the sixth most points in the NHL after Jan. 1 and led the Flyers with five game-winning goals, signed a four-year contract with Philadelphia on July 25, 2016.
They say timing is everything, and Schenn's was impeccable during the second half of the 2015-16 season.
With his contract due to expire, Schenn went on a scoring binge beginning Jan. 1, finishing with 19 goals and 44 points over the final 46 games of the regular season for the Philadelphia Flyers. The Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, native, who tied for the sixth most points in the NHL after Jan. 1 and led the Flyers with five game-winning goals, signed a four-year contract with Philadelphia on July 25, 2016.
In 2014-15 he led the Flyers with six game-winning goals and was fourth on the team with 29 assists and seven power-play goals. Schenn, a fluid skater who can play either wing or center, is the younger brother of NHL defenseman Luke Schenn, who played with Brayden for three-plus seasons with the Flyers before he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings on Jan. 6. 2016.
Brayden Schenn made his NHL debut Nov. 26, 2009, with the Kings, who made him the No. 5 pick in the 2009 NHL Draft. The selection came after "Little Schenn'' played his second full season with Brandon of the Western Hockey League, scoring 88 points (32 goals) in 70 games. On June 23, 2011, the Flyers acquired Schenn, Wayne Simmonds and the Kings' second-round pick in 2012 for Mike Richards and Rob Bordson.
The 2009 recipient of the H.L. "Krug" Crawford Memorial Medal for athletic achievement in western Manitoba, Schenn helped Canada win gold medals at the 2008 Under-18 World Championship and the 2008 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup.
He has also represented Canada multiple times at the World Junior Championship and World Championship, where he was named tournament MVP in 2011 after scoring 18 points, tying the tournament record.
NOTES & TRANSACTIONS
- WHL Rookie of the Year (2008)
- Canadian Major Junior All-Rookie Team (2008)
- WHL East Second All-Star Team (2009, 2011)
- WHL East First All-Star Team (2010)
- Played in NHL All-Star Game (2018)
- Traded to Philadelphia by Los Angeles with Wayne Simmonds and Los Angeles' 2nd round pick (Devin Shore) in 2012 NHL Draft for Mike Richards and Rob Bordson, June 23, 2011.
- Traded to St. Louis by Philadelphia for Jori Lehtera and Washington's 1st round pick (previously acquired, Philadelphia selected Morgan Frost) in 2017 NHL Draft, June 23, 2017.
