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BLOCKBUSTER: Leafs acquire Brennan Menell for a conditional 7th round pick

Jul 28, 2021, 11:35 EDTUpdated: Jul 28, 2021, 11:38 EDT

While it might not be the biggest news of the day, the Leafs are certainly getting to work early with acquiring a new defenseman that you might not have heard of before…

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TRADE: We’ve acquired the rights to defenceman Brennan Menell from Minnesota in exchange for a conditional seventh-round selection in 2022. #LeafsForever

3:30 PM · Jul 28, 2021

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So let’s pour one out for the 7th round conditional pick (condition is signing Menell presumably), and get to learning about who Brennan Menell is…

He’s 24 and shoots right. We’re off to a good start.

He’s 5’11 and played in the KHL last season. Alright, that’s not tiny and the KHL is a solid league.

His numbers are solid, where he was near point per game player in the KHL, but a bit penalty prone…

S	TEAM	LEAGUE	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2012-13	Omaha AAA Lancers 16U	NAPHL 16U	15	1	3	4	0
2013-14	CYA 16U AAA	HPHL 16U	25	10	17	27	37
2014-15	Vancouver Giants	WHL	57	2	19	21	16
2015-16	Vancouver Giants	WHL	69	7	46	53	36
2016-17	Lethbridge Hurricanes	WHL	70	12	59	71	29
2017-18	Iowa Wild	AHL	72	8	17	25	14
2018-19	Iowa Wild	AHL	70	2	42	44	25
2019-20	Minnesota Wild	NHL	5	0	0	0	2
	Iowa Wild	AHL	57	5	42	47	36
2020-21	Dinamo Minsk	KHL	47	5	33	38	60
via eliteprospects.com