Brendon Gregory Nash (born March 31, 1987) is a

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former professional

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player. He last played for the

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of the

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(EBEL). Brendon is the brother of

Riley Nash Riley Nash (born May 9, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League (AHL). He was originally selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the first round, 21st over ...

Playing career

After completing his collegiate career with

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in the ECAC, on March 30, 2010, he was signed as a free agent by the Montreal Canadiens to a two-year entry-level contract. In the following

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season, on February 15, 2011, the Canadiens recalled Nash from their AHL affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs, for two games. Nash missed the entire 2011–12 season after undergoing shoulder surgery in September 2011 for an injury suffered in training camp. On June 29, 2012, the Canadiens announced that Nash had been re-signed to a one-year contract After appearing in 26 games for the Bulldogs in the

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season, Nash was reassigned by the Canadiens in an AHL trade to the San Antonio Rampage in exchange for

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on January 3, 2013. Upon the agreement of a new NHL CBA, the trade was formalized between the Canadiens and Florida Panthers on January 14, 2013. On August 20, 2013, Nash failed to receive an NHL offer as a free agent, and signed to a one-year AHL contract with the Hartford Wolf Pack. After spending the 2014–15 season in the

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with the

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on July 25, 2015, Nash signed a one-year deal with European team Rytíři Kladno of the

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, which is owned by

Jaromír Jágr Jaromír Jágr (; born 15 February 1972) is a Czech professional ice hockey right winger for and the owner of Rytíři Kladno of the Czech Extraliga (ELH). He previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Pittsburgh Penguins, ...

. During the 2015–16 season with Kladno, Nash dominated offensively from the blueline contributing with 43 points from 48 games. On July 4, 2016, Nash continued his European career, in moving to Austria on a one-year deal with Graz 99ers of the EBEL.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nash, Brendon 1987 births Living people Bakersfield Condors (1998–2015) players Charlotte Checkers (2010–) players Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey players Graz 99ers players Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) players Hartford Wolf Pack players Rytíři Kladno players Ice hockey people from Kamloops Montreal Canadiens players San Antonio Rampage players Undrafted National Hockey League players Canadian ice hockey defencemen AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans