Brandon Gentile

Brandon Gentile
Born (1987-04-23) April 23, 1987
Clarkston, Michigan, U.S.A.
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Left
Played for Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Charlotte Checkers
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 20092012

Brandon Gentile (born April 23, 1987) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played in the American Hockey League and the ECHL.

Gentile grew up playing for the Little Caesars AAA Hockey Club in Detroit. In 2003, he was drafted in the 4th round of the Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection 69th overall by the Guelph Storm. As a sophomore in 2006-2007 he helped Michigan State University win the NCAA Div. I Ice Hockey Championship. Immediately following his senior season he joined the Gwinnett Gladiators for the remainder of the 2008-2009 ECHL season.

In his first season pro with the Flint Generals he was named Rookie of the Week for November 22-28. In what would be the final season of the IHL he helped lead the Generals to the Turner Cup finals. In his first season with the Alaska Aces he helped them win the Brabham Cup as the ECHL regular season champions as well as winning the Kelly Cup as playoff champions. In his second season with the Alaska Aces of the ECHL in 2011–12 he was loaned to the American Hockey League, and played in 22 games with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers and the Charlotte Checkers.[1]

At the conclusion of the season, Gentile opted to end his professional career and accept an assistant coaching role with Clarkston High School.

He is now CEO of The Legacy Group in Clarkston, MI

International play

Medal record
Representing  United States
Ice hockey
World U18 Championships
2005 České Budějovice

Gentile was a member of the 2004 Compuware Four Nations Cup Gold Medal team. He won Bronze at the 2004 World Under-17 Challenge in St. Johns, Newfoundland, before he was selected to represent United States and helping claim a gold medal at the 2005 IIHF World Under-18 Championship in Czech Republic.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2003–04 U.S. National Development Team NAHL 67 2 9 11 93
2004–05 U.S. National Development Team NAHL 41 1 6 7 67
2005–06 Michigan State University CCHA 17 0 0 0 16
2006–07 Michigan State University CCHA 41 0 4 4 55
2007–08 Michigan State University CCHA 39 0 9 9 24
2008–09 Michigan State University CCHA 38 0 3 3 81
2008–09 Gwinnett Gladiators ECHL 13 0 1 1 8
2009–10 Flint Generals IHL 64 8 22 30 81 12 0 4 4 15
2010–11 Alaska Aces ECHL 40 2 6 8 44 11 0 0 0 6
2011–12 Alaska Aces ECHL 37 3 11 14 55 4 1 0 1 2
2011–12 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 15 1 4 5 13
2011–12 Charlotte Checkers AHL 7 0 1 1 4
AHL totals 22 1 5 6 17

International

Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2004 United States WHC17 4th 5 0 2 2 0
2005 United States WJC18 1st, gold medalist(s) 6 0 1 1 2
Junior totals 11 0 3 3 2

References

  1. "Coleman and Gentile called up to AHL". Alaska Aces. 2012-01-11. Retrieved 2012-02-07.

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