Brandon Kozun | |||
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Born |
Los Angeles, California, U.S. | March 8, 1990||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
Weight | 162 lb (73 kg; 11 st 8 lb) | ||
Position | Right wing | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
DEL team Former teams |
ERC Ingolstadt Toronto Maple Leafs Jokerit Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Metallurg Magnitogorsk Dinamo Minsk HC Ambrì-Piotta | ||
National team | Canada | ||
NHL draft |
179th overall, 2009 Los Angeles Kings | ||
Playing career | 2010–present |
Brandon Scott Kozun (born March 8, 1990)[1] is an American-born Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing with ERC Ingolstadt in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He was drafted in the sixth round, 179th overall, in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft by the Los Angeles Kings. He scored his first NHL career goal on February 20, 2015, against the Carolina Hurricanes.
Kozun played junior hockey for the Calgary Hitmen, and won both the Western Hockey League (WHL) and Canadian Hockey League (CHL) scoring titles in 2009–10 as the Hitmen won the WHL championship. Although he was born in the United States, Kozun has represented Canada internationally, as a member of the Canadian junior team that won a silver medal at the 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.