Brendan Shinnimin (born January 7, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre playing for Luleå HF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He has previously played for the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career Shinnimin played junior hockey for the Tri-City Americans of the Western Hockey League (WHL). Shinnimin was the WHL's leading scoring for the 2011–12 WHL season with 134 points, earning him the 2012 Bob Clarke Trophy.Winnipeg's Shinnimin season's top WHL scorer - Winnipeg Free PressElite Prospects - 2011 - 2012 WHL Total Points He not only led the WHL in scoring, but was the leading scorer in the entire Canadian Hockey League. He won the Four Broncos Memorial Trophy in 2012 as the WHL Player of the Year and was a unanimous pick as a Western Conference first team all-star. He ended his junior career with a 38-game point scoring streak, beginning on February 3, 2012, during which he scored 83 points. In 2010–11, he was named a WHL second-team all-star. He would also be awarded the CHL Player of the Year award as the best overall player in the CHL.
On October 19, 2010, Shinnimin was given a 12-game suspension - the longest in that league over the past four seasons – for his "dangerous hit-from-behind" which resulted in a concussion and a bruised back for Josh Nicholls of the Saskatoon Blades. In 2009, he played for Team WHL in the Subway Super Series against a team of Russian junior all-stars.
Shinnimin was not drafted in the NHL entry draft. On March 2, 2012, the Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey League signed Shinnimin as a free-agent to a three-year entry-level contract.
Following the 2014–15 NHL season Shinnimin became a restricted free agent under the NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement. The Arizona Coyotes made him a qualifying offer to retain his NHL rights and, on July 5, 2015, Shinnimin filed for Salary Arbitration.
On July 14, 2016, Shinnimin agreed to a one-year contract with the SCL Tigers of the National League A (NLA). He made his NLA debut on September 9, 2016, at the PostFinance Arena against Canton rival, SC Bern. On December 21, 2016, the Tigers released Shinnimin after having appeared in only 12 games out of 32. Later that month, he inked a deal with Barys Astana of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Following three successful seasons in the Swedish Hockey League with the Växjö Lakers, Shinnimin opted to extend his European career by moving to German club, Adler Mannheim of the DEL, on a one-year contract for the 2020–21 season on September 4, 2020.
Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2006–07Winnipeg ThrashersMMHL311027372812411158 2007–08Selkirk Steelers MJHL5171926385 1 0 1 5 2007–08Tri-City AmericansWHL40000 — — — — — 2008–09Tri-City AmericansWHL64121325691105516 2009–10Tri-City AmericansWHL7027558282 22 8 17 25 29 2010–11Tri-City AmericansWHL6034629684 10 4 7 11 16 2011–12Tri-City AmericansWHL69587613482 15 7 16 23 28 2012–13Portland Pirates AHL741221337710110 2013–14Portland PiratesAHL5213152831 — — — — — 2014–15Portland PiratesAHL6422254780 5 2 4 6 8 2014–15Arizona Coyotes NHL120118 — — — — — 2015–16Springfield FalconsAHL30591436 — — — — — 2016–17SCL Tigers NLA1227912 — — — — — 2016–17Barys AstanaKHL17246121010116 2017–18Växjö Lakers SHL4514203483 13 2 8 10 30 2018–19Växjö Lakers SHL4717163386 4 3 2 5 4 2019–20Växjö Lakers SHL505172291 — — — — — 2020–21Adler Mannheim DEL25951414 6 1 1 2 6 2021–22Luleå HF SHL5214132736 17 1 3 4 20 2022–23Luleå HF SHL5117143165 10 5 1 6 12 2023–24Luleå HF SHL5016143088 7 1 0 1 2 2024–25Luleå HF SHL4716163253 17 7 5 12 28 NHL totals 12 0 1 1 8 — — — — — SHL totals 342 99 110 209 502 68 19 19 38 96
Awards and honours Award Year WHL Second All-Star Team (West) 2010–11Tri-City Americans' forward Brendan Shinnimin proof perseverance can pay off - NHL.com - News Four Broncos Memorial Trophy 2011–12 Bob Clarke Trophy as WHL leading scorer 2011–12 First All-Star Team (West) 2011–12 AHL All-Star Game 2015 SHL Le Mat Trophy (Växjö Lakers, Luleå HF) 2018, 2025
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