Jeremy Bracco
Jeremy Bracco (born March 17, 1997) is an American professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with KalPa in the Finnish Liiga. He was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs, 61st overall, in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.[1][2]
| Jeremy Bracco | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Bracco at the 2020 AHL All-Star Game | |||
| Born |
March 17, 1997 Freeport, New York, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| Liiga team Former teams |
KalPa Toronto Marlies | ||
| NHL Draft |
61st overall, 2015 Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| Playing career | 2017–present | ||
Playing career
Bracco played high school hockey at Portledge School before joining the USA Hockey National Team Development Program (U.S. NTDP). As a member of the U.S. NTDP, he played the 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons in the United States Hockey League (USHL). Bracco's outstanding play[3] was rewarded when he was invited to skate in the 2014 CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game.[4]
Bracco committed to play the 2015–16 season with Boston College,[5] but left the college after 5 games to join the Kitchener Rangers of the OHL.[6]
After three seasons within the Maple Leafs organization, playing exclusively with AHL affiliate the Toronto Marlies, Bracco as an impending restricted free agent was not tendered a qualifying offer and was released to free agency.
On October 16, 2020, Bracco was signed to a one-year, two-way, league minimum contract with the Carolina Hurricanes.[7] After attending the Hurricanes training camp for the pandemic delayed 2020–21 season, Bracco was unable to make the roster and was re-assigned to AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves. Prior to the beginning of the AHL season, having secured a lucrative offer abroad, Bracco was placed on unconditional waivers in order to mutually terminate his contract with the Hurricanes on January 26, 2021.[8] He was immediately announced to have signed a European contract for the remainder of the season with Finnish outfit KalPa of the Liiga.[9]
International play
Bracco competed as a member of Team USA at the 2015 IIHF World U18 Championships, where he assisted on the overtime game-winning goal to defeat Finland in the gold medal game.[10]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2010–11 | Portledge School | USHS | 17 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Portledge School | USHS | 20 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Portledge School | USHS | 11 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | New Jersey Rockets | AtJHL | 30 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | U.S. National Development Team | USHL | 34 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | U.S. National Development Team | USHL | 24 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Boston College | HE | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 49 | 21 | 43 | 64 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 27 | 17 | 34 | 51 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 30 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 50 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 75 | 22 | 57 | 79 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 44 | 4 | 30 | 34 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 169 | 32 | 113 | 145 | 28 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 2 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  United States | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2017 Canada | |
| IIHF World U18 Championship | ||
| 2015 Switzerland | |
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| AtJHL | ||
| Rookie of the Year | 2013 | |
| CHL | ||
| Memorial Cup (Windsor Spitfires) | 2017 | |
| AHL | ||
| Calder Cup (Toronto Marlies) | 2018 | [11] |
| All-Star Game | 2019 | [12] |
| First All-Star Team | 2019 | [13] |
References
- "Jeremy Bracco's journey from healthy scratch to Marlies mainstay - Sportsnet.ca". www.sportsnet.ca.
- "Maple Leafs' Jeremy Bracco sees healthy scratches as part of path to NHL - Sportsnet.ca". www.sportsnet.ca.
- Future Considerations. "Jeremy Bracco's size used to advantage ahead of 2015 Draft - Future Considerations". futureconsiderations.ca.
- "Jeremy Bracco plays with Jack Eichel at All-American Prospects Game". NHL.com.
- Chris Dilks. "Jeremy Bracco Switches Commitment to Boston College". SB Nation College Hockey.
- "Leafs pick Jeremy Bracco settles in with Kitchener Rangers". Yahoo Sports Canada. November 7, 2015.
- "Canes sign Bracco, Gust and Rempal to one-year contracts". Carolina Hurricanes. October 16, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
- Elliotte Friedman (January 26, 2021). "Jeremy Bracco placed on unconditional waivers". Twitter. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- "KalPa welcome Jeremy Bracco" (in Finnish). KalPa. January 26, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- Chris Dilks. "U18 World Championships: Colin White's Golden Goal Leads US to OT Win". SB Nation College Hockey.
- "Marlies bring a hockey championship to Toronto, win Calder Cup". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2018-06-15. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
- "Jeremy Bracco leads the Marlies into the AHL post-season, with higher goals in mind - The Star". thestar.com.
- "2018-19 American Hockey League First and Second All-Star Teams Named". OurSports Central. April 11, 2019.
External links
Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database