Brandon Sugden

Brandon Sugden
Born (1978-06-23) June 23, 1978
Toronto, ON, CAN
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 245 lb (111 kg; 17 st 7 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot right
Played for Dayton Bombers
Cincinnati Cyclones
Tallahassee Tiger Sharks
Peoria Rivermen
Worcester IceCats
Verdun Dragons
Syracuse Crunch
Saint-Jean Chiefs
Hartford Wolf Pack
Hershey Bears
Vityaz Chekhov
Tulsa Oilers
NHL Draft 111th overall, 1996
Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career 19982011

Brandon Sugden (born June 23, 1978) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right winger. He was selected by Toronto Maple Leafs in the fifth round (111th overall) of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. Nicknamed "Sugar" during his rookie training camp in Toronto, Sugden played 406 career games from 1998 until 2011.[1]

Sugden retired after the 2010-11 due to post-concussion syndrome. Since his retirement, Sugden runs a high-profile garment embroidery business in his hometown of Toronto.[2]

References

  1. Matt Higgins (October 5, 2008). "A Fighter Learns Lessons, but He Loses Another Battle". New York Times. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  2. Lindsay Kramer (February 20, 2014). "Former Crunch enforcer Brandon Sugden battling demons in retirement". Syracuse.com. Retrieved August 30, 2014.

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