Brent Severyn
# Brent Severyn

Brent Severyn (born February 22, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenseman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with six teams between 1989 and 1999.

## Playing career

Severyn was drafted 99th overall by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft and played for the Quebec Nordiques, Florida Panthers, New York Islanders, Colorado Avalanche, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and the Dallas Stars. Severyn's primary role with each of his teams was to be an enforcer. He finished his career with 10 goals, 30 assists, and 815 Penalty Minutes (PIM) in 328 regular season games. Severyn participated in the only NHL fight to have occurred in Japan. He was a member of the Stanley Cup-winning Dallas Stars in 1999. He had a two-year spell in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in Germany with the Munich Barons and the Krefeld Pinguine before retiring in 2001.

## Personal life

Severyn works as a studio analyst for the Dallas Stars on Bally Sports Southwest. He is also a former radio color analyst for the Anaheim Ducks.

## Career statistics

### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1982–83 | Vegreville Rangers | AJHL | 21 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983–84 | Seattle Breakers | WHL | 72 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 49 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 1984–85 | Seattle Breakers | WHL | 26 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984–85 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 41 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985–86 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985–86 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 33 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 164 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 1986–87 | University of Alberta | CIS | 41 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 165 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987–88 | University of Alberta | CIS | 46 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 178 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89 | Halifax Citadels | AHL | 47 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 141 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989–90 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 35 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989–90 | Halifax Citadels | AHL | 43 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 105 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 49 |
| 1990–91 | Halifax Citadels | AHL | 50 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 202 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991–92 | Utica Devils | AHL | 80 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 211 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1992–93 | Utica Devils | AHL | 77 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 240 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| 1993–94 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 67 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 156 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | New York Islanders | NHL | 19 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | New York Islanders | NHL | 65 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 180 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 66 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 193 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 1997–98 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 37 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 133 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | Michigan K-Wings | IHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–00 | Munich Barons | DEL | 18 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 42 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 2000–01 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 56 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 113 | — | — | — | — | — |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 328 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 825 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |

## Transactions

* June 3, 1991 – Traded from Quebec to New Jersey for Dave Marcinyshyn
* September 30, 1993 – Traded from New Jersey to Winnipeg for conditional draft pick
* October 3, 1993 – Traded from Winnipeg to Florida for Milan Tichy
* September 4, 1996 – Traded from New York Islanders to Colorado for 3rd round draft pick in 1997 draft (Francis Lessard)
