Kip Brennan (born August 27, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey enforcer. Brennan played for the Los Angeles Kings, Atlanta Thrashers, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and the New York Islanders in the National Hockey League (NHL).
In 2002–03 and 2003–04, he was back and forth between the Kings and Monarchs. Kip again led the Monarchs with 198 PIM for the 2002–03 season. On December 27, 2003, the NHL suspended Brennan for 10 games without pay during a game against the San Jose Sharks. Brennan had returned to the ice after officials had ejected him for roughing an opponent. The suspension cost him about US dollar25,000. 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.
He briefly attended the Dallas Stars training camp in September 2006. 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.
Brennan then signed with HIFK in Finland's SM-liiga, but on 16 December 2008, he left the team and returned to Hershey Bears.
On November 11, 2013, Brennan returned to Russia to sign a one-year contract with Saryarka Karaganda of the Higher Hockey League. In 10 games Brennan totalled 35 penalty minutes in helping Karaganda advance to the post-season.
1995–96 | St. Michael's Buzzers | OJHL | 155 | 20 |
1996–97 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 156 | 16 |
1997–98 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 103 | — |
1997–98 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 85 | — |
1998–99 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 160 | — |
1999–00 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 228 | 67 |
2000–01 | Lowell Devils | AHL | 117 | — |
2000–01 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 94 | 92 |
2001–02 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 269 | 26 |
2001–02 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 22 | — |
2002–03 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 195 | 0 |
2002–03 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 57 | — |
2003–04 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 0 | — |
2003–04 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 79 | — |
2003–04 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 17 | — |
2004–05 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 267 | 105 |
2005–06 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 22 | — |
2005–06 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 35 | — |
2006–07 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 6 | — |
2006–07 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | ECHL | 74 | — |
2006–07 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 67 | 30 |
2007–08 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 247 | — |
2007–08 | New York Islanders | NHL | 12 | — |
2008–09 | HIFK | SM-liiga | 118 | — |
2008–09 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | 16 | — |
2008–09 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 88 | 4 |
2009–10 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 263 | — |
2010–11 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 40 | — |
2010–11 | Allen Americans | CHL | 146 | 52 |
2011–12 | Vityaz Chekhov | KHL | 240 | — |
2012–13 | Allen Americans | CHL | 114 | — |
2012–13 | Arizona Sundogs | CHL | 40 | 5 |
2013–14 | Saryarka Karagandy | VHL | 35 | 29 |
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