Kip Brennan

Infobox Ice Hockey Player


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team= HIFK
former_teams = Los Angeles Kings
Atlanta Thrashers
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
New York Islanders
league = SM-liiga
position = Left Wing
shoots = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 4
weight_lb = 222
nickname =
nationality = CAN
birth_date = Birth date and age|1980|8|27|mf=y
birth_place = Kingston, ON, CAN
draft = 103rd overall
draft_year = 1998
draft_team = Los Angeles Kings
career_start = 2001

Kip Brennan (born on August 27, 1980 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada) is a hockey player currently playing for HIFK in Finland's SM-liiga.

Previously, Brennan played for the Los Angeles Kings and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. On December 27, 2003, the NHL suspended Brennan for 10 games without pay, during a match against the San Jose Sharks. Brennan had returned to the ice after officials had ordered him to the dressing room for roughing an opponent. The suspension cost him about $25,000. Briefly attended the Dallas Stars training camp in September 2006.

Kip Brennan played in the OHL with the Windsor Spitfires and Sudbury Wolves from 1996–2001. He led the Wolves in penalty minutes for the 1999–2000 season with 228 regular season PIM and 67 playoff PIM. In 2001, he split time with the Lowell Lock Monsters, of the AHL, and the Sudbury Wolves, OHL. The 2001–2002 season would give Kip his first taste of the NHL. He skated in 4 games for the LA Kings and picked up 22 PIM. For the remainder of the season he played for the Manchester Monarchs, the AHL affiliate for the Los Angeles Kings. He led the team in PIM with 269. 2002–03 and 2003–04, he was back and forth between the Kings and Monarchs. Kip again lead the Monarchs with 198 PIM for the 2002–03 season. He also played for the Atlanta Thrashers of the NHL for 5 games during the 2003–04 season. 2004–05, he played exclusively for the Chicago Wolves of the AHL, leading the team in PIM with 267 during the regular season and 105 PIM in the playoffs. 2005–06, he played for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, NHL, and the Portland Pirates, AHL. Then for the 2006–07 season, Kip skated 1 game for the Toronto Marlies in the AHL, 11 games for the Long Beach Ice Dogs in the ECHL, and then finished the season with the Hershey Bears. He then signed with the New York Islanders, playing 3 games with the team, spending most of the season with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers.

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* [http://www.hockeyfights.com/players/523 Kip Brennan's fight info - hockeyfights.com]