Brenden Thenhaus (born August 5, 1986) is a Canadian lacrosse player for the Toronto Rock in the National Lacrosse League.

Brenden Thenhaus
Born (1986-08-05) August 5, 1986 (age 37)
NationalityCanadian
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight210 pounds (95 kg)
ShootsRight
PositionForward
NLL draft37th overall, 2006
Buffalo Bandits
NLL team
Former teams
Toronto Rock
Boston Blazers
Edmonton Rush
Philadelphia Wings
Buffalo Bandits
MSL teamKitchener Kodiaks
Pro career2007

Professional career edit

Thenhaus began his National Lacrosse League career with the Buffalo Bandits in the 2007 NLL season. He was acquired by the Wings as a free agent prior to the 2008 NLL season. Thenhaus scored his first career goal while with the Bandits against the Wings.[1] On February 28, 2008, Thenhaus was traded to the Edmonton Rush in exchange for a second round pick in the 2008 National Lacrosse League entry draft.[2] Thenhaus joined the Boston Blazers for their inaugural season during the 2009 NLL season. After two seasons in Boston, Thenhaus was acquired by the Buffalo Bandits in the Blazers' dispersal draft. He played one year in Buffalo before being signed to a contract by the Toronto Rock.[3]

Canadian Box career edit

In 2006, Thenhaus led the OLA Junior B Lacrosse League in scoring and won the Founders Cup National Title as a member of the Oakville Buzz.[1] Thenhaus was drafted in the first round (second overall) in the 2008 Major Series Lacrosse Draft by the Brampton Excelsiors.[4]

Hockey career edit

Thenhaus also played ice hockey with Burlington Cougars of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League.[5]

Statistics edit

NLL edit

Reference:[6]

Brenden Thenhaus Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team GP G A Pts LB PIM Pts/GP LB/GP PIM/GP GP G A Pts LB PIM Pts/GP LB/GP PIM/GP

2007 Buffalo Bandits 4 2 2 4 12 2 1.00 3.00 0.50
2008 Philadelphia Wings 3 1 1 2 13 0 0.67 4.33 0.00
2008 Edmonton Rush 7 2 6 8 28 4 1.14 4.00 0.57
2009 Boston Blazers 16 27 26 53 67 6 3.31 4.19 0.38 1 3 1 4 2 0 4.00 2.00 0.00
2010 Boston Blazers 11 17 18 35 45 15 3.18 4.09 1.36
2011 Buffalo Bandits 16 17 18 35 42 8 2.19 2.63 0.50 2 0 2 2 13 0 1.00 6.50 0.00
2012 Toronto Rock 12 10 11 21 31 8 1.75 2.58 0.67 2 2 2 4 9 0 2.00 4.50 0.00
69 76 82 158 238 43 2.29 3.45 0.62 5 5 5 10 24 0 2.00 4.80 0.00
Career Total: 74 81 87 168 262 43 2.27 3.54 0.58

GP–Games played; G–Goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; LB–Loose balls; PIM–Penalty minutes; Pts/GP–Points per games played; LB/GP–Loose balls per games played; PIM/GP–Penalty minutes per games played.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Brenden Thenhaus Philadelphia Wings Player Bio". WingsLax.com. Archived from the original on 2008-01-22. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
  2. ^ "Wings Send Brendan Thenhaus to Edmonton for Second Round Pick". WingsLax.com. Archived from the original on 2008-03-06. Retrieved 2008-02-29.
  3. ^ "Rock Sign Brenden Thenhaus". TorontoRock.com. Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
  4. ^ "2008 Major Series Lacrosse Draft". MajorSeriesLacrosse.net. Archived from the original on 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
  5. ^ Brenden Thenhaus career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
  6. ^ "National Lacrosse League Pointstreak Stats". NLL.com. Retrieved December 16, 2017.