Brennan Othmann (born January 5, 2003) is a Canadian-Swiss

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winger for the

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of the

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(OHL) as a prospect to the

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of the

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(NHL). He was drafted in the first round, 16th overall, by the Rangers in the

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Playing career

Othmann played for the

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of the

(OHL) in the 2019–20 season, and when the OHL shut down for the 2020–21 season he played for

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of the

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. In the

, he was selected by the

. On August 12, 2021, Othmann signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Rangers. He was assigned back to Flint after an impressive 2021 training camp with the Rangers. After registering 50 goals and 47 assists for Flint in 2021–22, Othmann was named the OHL's First Team All-Star left wing. Despite playing impressively at the Rangers 2022 training camp, Othmann was sent back to Flint, and was chosen by the media as the winner of the Lars-Erik Sjoberg Award for being the Rangers' best rookie at training camp. Othmann was traded to the Peterborough Petes on November 12, 2022.

International play

Despite the excellent 2021–22 season, Othmann was not included on

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for the originally-scheduled

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in December 2021 through January 2022. After the original tournament was cancelled due to the

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, Othmann was selected for the rescheduled tournament in August of 2022. Team Canada won the gold medal. Othmann said of playing on Team Canada with fellow Rangers' prospects Will Cuylle and

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"It was a lot of fun, for sure. I think that you get to know them a little bit more. We got to know G a little bit, he’s a different character. You have to ask Cools about him. He’s a lot of fun and Cools and I built a good friendship, bonded out there, too. It’s two great guys, two guys I’ll be growing up with for the rest of my life, hopefully. I was very fortunate to have that with them." On December 12, 2022, Othmann was again named to Team Canada to compete at the

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. During the tournament he recorded two goals and four assists in seven games and won a gold medal.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honours

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Othmann, Brennan 2003 births Living people Canadian ice hockey left wingers EHC Olten players Flint Firebirds players National Hockey League first-round draft picks New York Rangers draft picks Peterborough Petes (ice hockey) players Sportspeople from Scarborough, Toronto Ice hockey people from Toronto