Brandon Maxwell (ice hockey)

Brandon Maxwell (born March 22, 1991) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing for the Fischtown Pinguins of the DEL. He was drafted 154th overall in the sixth round by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, but went unsigned.
Playing career.
Maxwell took the AHMMPL junior league, where he defended the Cambridge Hawks during the 2006–07 season, through the USA Hockey National Team Development Program in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he was a member of the U17 and U18 national team. In both age categories, he captured the 2008 World U18 Championship tournament and has won the bronze medal. From 2009 to 2012, he worked in the Canadian junior league, the Ontario Hockey League (Kitchener Rangers, Sarnia Sting, Mississauga St. Michael's Majors). During the 2012–13 season, he played hockey at the University of Guelph and also tried the Ukrainian Hockey League team, the Berkut Kiev. The following year he spent in the Swedish Hockey League, where he captured 40 games for Rögle BK.
In the 2014–15 season, when he had one for Utah Grizzlies of the ECHL, he was approached by the HC Vítkovice. Maxwell, however, despite his good introduction to the Ostrava region, he did not last long. He entered five matches with a mean of 3.73 and a hit rate of 85.37%. Otherwise, he usually covered the back of his partner Daniel Dolejš. After a year in Vítkovice, he finished, but he remained in the Czech Extraliga. Before the start of the 2015–16 season, the HC Dynamo Pardubice was signed. Even though he only played in the first season in eastern Bohemia, he was one of the best Pardubice players throughout the season.
He has also captured a total of 144 matches in the Czech Extraliga with an average of goals of 2.42 and a success rate of .918%. 11 shutouts. Played in Austria where he was a star for Villacher SV. Currently playing in Germany for the Fischtown Pinguins of the DEL.
International play.
Maxwell was a member of the United States team that competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Personal life.
Although Maxwell competes for the United States internationally, he holds dual citizenship with both the US and Canada.