Brian Callahan
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Brian Callahan is a retired American
ice hockey
forward. Callahan was drafted 235th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins
in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft
.
. Callahan scored his first professional point, an assist, on October 17, 1997 against the Richmond Renegades
. Callahan assisted on the opening goal scored by Victor Gervais, scored 10:10 into the first period. The Admirals won the game against the Admirals 8-1. Callahan was placed on injured reserve after his seventh game with the Admirals. On November 19, 1997, Callahan was activated from the injured reserve and was immediately traded to the Johnstown Chiefs
for cash.
Upon being traded to the Chiefs, Callahan was reunited with his older brother Greg, who joined the Chiefs at the start of the 1996-97 ECHL season. He finished the season with 21 points in 49 games.
In the offseason, Callahan signed with the Chesapeake Icebreakers, who were coached by former NHL enforcer Chris Nilan
. With Chesapeake, Callahan scored his first professional 20-goal season, scoring 20 goals in 70 games, making him one of five 20-goal scorers on the roster during the 1998-99 ECHL season.
Callahan joined the Jackson Bandits
for the 1999-2000 season, where he led the Bandits in goals (28), a career high. Callahan also finished third in team scoring with 46 points in 70 games. He also led the team with 168 PIM. Callahan would play one more season with the Bandits before retiring after the 2000-01 ECHL season.
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Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
forward. Callahan was drafted 235th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...
in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft
1992 NHL Entry Draft
The 1992 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 20 at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec. A total of 264 players were drafted.-Selections by round:Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.-Round one:-Round two:-Round three:...
.
Career
After spending four years at Boston College, Callahan turned pro in the summer of 1997, signing with the Hampton Roads AdmiralsHampton Roads Admirals
The Hampton Roads Admirals were an American professional ice hockey team in the ECHL. They played in Norfolk, Virginia at the Norfolk Scope Arena....
. Callahan scored his first professional point, an assist, on October 17, 1997 against the Richmond Renegades
Richmond Renegades
The Richmond Renegades was a SPHL ice hockey team in Richmond, Virginia. The team, owned by Allan B. Harvie Jr., the founder of the former ECHL Renegades franchise, began play in October 2006 at the Richmond Coliseum. The team's first head coach was John Brophy...
. Callahan assisted on the opening goal scored by Victor Gervais, scored 10:10 into the first period. The Admirals won the game against the Admirals 8-1. Callahan was placed on injured reserve after his seventh game with the Admirals. On November 19, 1997, Callahan was activated from the injured reserve and was immediately traded to the Johnstown Chiefs
Johnstown Chiefs
The Johnstown Chiefs were a minor league ice hockey team located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania that played in the ECHL. The team was founded in 1988 in the All-American Hockey League, and moved to the East Coast Hockey League when that league was formed...
for cash.
Upon being traded to the Chiefs, Callahan was reunited with his older brother Greg, who joined the Chiefs at the start of the 1996-97 ECHL season. He finished the season with 21 points in 49 games.
In the offseason, Callahan signed with the Chesapeake Icebreakers, who were coached by former NHL enforcer Chris Nilan
Chris Nilan
Christopher John Nilan is a retired professional ice hockey player. Nilan played 688 NHL regular season games as a right-wing for the Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins, and New York Rangers between 1980 and 1992. He won the Stanley Cup in 1986 with Montreal...
. With Chesapeake, Callahan scored his first professional 20-goal season, scoring 20 goals in 70 games, making him one of five 20-goal scorers on the roster during the 1998-99 ECHL season.
Callahan joined the Jackson Bandits
Jackson Bandits
The Jackson Bandits were a minor league professional ice hockey team and member of the East Coast Hockey League . The Bandits played at the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson, Mississippi between the 1999-2000 and 2002-03 seasons...
for the 1999-2000 season, where he led the Bandits in goals (28), a career high. Callahan also finished third in team scoring with 46 points in 70 games. He also led the team with 168 PIM. Callahan would play one more season with the Bandits before retiring after the 2000-01 ECHL season.