2026-27 Men's Ice Hockey Roster
Jersey Number 22
Brendan McMorrow
- Position:
- Forward
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 180
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Lakeville, Minnesota
- NHL:
- Los Angeles Kings | 7th Round | 196th Overall | 2025 NHL Draft
- Last Team:
- Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
NHL: Selected by the Los Angeles Kings in Round 7 (No. 196 Overall) of the 2025 NHL Draft.
Honors and Awards: 2026 NCAA National Champion … NCHC Academic Honor Roll (2025-26) … NCHC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete (2025-26)
2026-27: Participated in the Los Angels Kings' summer development camp in July 2026.
2025-26: Recorded 11 points on three goals and eight assists while playing in 27 games during his freshman season … Added a +11 plus/minus rating, 34 shots and six penalty minutes during the Pioneers’ national championship-winning campaign … Missed 14 total games with injury … Did not play in the opening weekend on Oct. 10-11 at Air Force and against Bentley due to an upper-body injury suffered during the offseason … Made his collegiate debut on Oct. 17 at Lindenwood and blocked a season-high three shots the next night vs. the LU Lions on Oct. 18 … Registered his first career point by scoring his first goal on Oct. 24 at Boston College … Picked up his first assist on Nov. 1 vs. Alaska Anchorage … Scored his first short-handed goal on Dec. 6 vs. Miami in what was also his first career game-winner … Recorded points in consecutive games for the first time in his career after registering a helper in the following contest on Dec. 12 at St. Cloud State … Missed 12 games from Jan. 3-Feb. 14 with a hand injury that was suffered on Jan. 2 while playing for the United States against Finland in the quarterfinals of the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship in his home state of Minnesota … Returned to the lineup for the final regular-season series vs. Arizona State on Feb. 27-28 … Picked up an assist against Minnesota Duluth in the NCHC Frozen Faceoff Championship Game on March 21 … Recorded his first career multi-point game with a goal and an assist on March 29 in the NCAA West Regional Final vs. Western Michigan … Had an assist against Michigan in the NCAA Frozen Four Semifinals on April 9 and blocked two shots in the National Championship Game vs. Wisconsin on April 11 … Represented the United States at the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championships and had four points (1g/3a) in five games, including scoring and adding an assist in a comeback victory vs. Slovakia in group play on Dec. 29 … Invited to the World Junior Summer Showcase with USA Hockey in July/August 2025 in preparation for the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship but did not participate due to injury.
Before Denver: Spent the 2024-25 season with the Waterloo Black Hawks of the United States Hockey League after playing the previous two years with the U.S. National Team Development Program ... Scored 24 goals and added 18 assists for 42 points with Waterloo in 58 regular-season games, earning team MVP honors ... Tied for fifth in postseason scoring in 2025 with 14 points (7g/7a) in 15 playoff contests and helped Waterloo reach the Clark Cup Finals ... Played for the United States at the 2024 World Junior-A Challenge, recording seven points (2g/5a) in five games and winning a gold medal ... Won a silver medal with Team USA at the 2024 IIHF U18 World Championships ... Skated for the U.S. NTDP from 2022-2024, compiling 74 points (38g/36a) in 121 career games ... Had 22 points in 61 total contests with USA in 2023-24, including producing 16 points (5g/11a) in 27 USHL outings ... Registered 31 points (14g/17a) in 60 total games in 2022-23 with the NTDP and had 16 points (9g/7a) in 38 USHL outings ... Played in 123 USHL games across three seasons from 2022-2025, totaling 74 points (38g/36a) … Won gold with the Americans at the 2022 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, contributing six points (1g/5a) in seven contests ... Grew up playing for the Lakeville North Youth Hockey Association and previously played for the Minnesota Blades and Green Bay Jr. Gamblers organization ... Played one year of high school hockey with Benilde-St. Margaret’s School in 2021-22 and was recognized as the team’s most determined player.
Personal: Graduated from Benilde-St. Margaret prep school in 2024 … Father played D-III hockey at Gustavus Adolphus College while his mother was a tennis player at the school … Has an older sister … Hopes to one day play in the NHL and win the Stanley Cup before starting his own business … Likes to hang out with friends and play golf in his free time … Likes country and 80’s music … Favorite movie is Rounders … Previously volunteered at Feed My Starving Children … Used to play soccer as a kid.
Other: Picked by the Waterloo Black Hawks at No. 8 overall in the first round of the USHL Entry Draft … Selected in the second round at No. 29 overall by the Spokane Chiefs in the 2021 WHL US Prospect Draft … Selected to the USA Hockey’s NTDP Evaluation Camp in 2022 … Rated at No. 147 for the 2024 NHL Draft and No. 144 for the 2025 NHL Draft in NHL Central Scouting’s final North American skater rankings … Played for Team Minnesota at both the 2025-16 Brick Invitational and 2019 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament.
Why DU: “I choose the University of Denver because of their history of winning national championships and the chance to excel in academics.”
Honors and Awards: 2026 NCAA National Champion … NCHC Academic Honor Roll (2025-26) … NCHC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete (2025-26)
2026-27: Participated in the Los Angels Kings' summer development camp in July 2026.
2025-26: Recorded 11 points on three goals and eight assists while playing in 27 games during his freshman season … Added a +11 plus/minus rating, 34 shots and six penalty minutes during the Pioneers’ national championship-winning campaign … Missed 14 total games with injury … Did not play in the opening weekend on Oct. 10-11 at Air Force and against Bentley due to an upper-body injury suffered during the offseason … Made his collegiate debut on Oct. 17 at Lindenwood and blocked a season-high three shots the next night vs. the LU Lions on Oct. 18 … Registered his first career point by scoring his first goal on Oct. 24 at Boston College … Picked up his first assist on Nov. 1 vs. Alaska Anchorage … Scored his first short-handed goal on Dec. 6 vs. Miami in what was also his first career game-winner … Recorded points in consecutive games for the first time in his career after registering a helper in the following contest on Dec. 12 at St. Cloud State … Missed 12 games from Jan. 3-Feb. 14 with a hand injury that was suffered on Jan. 2 while playing for the United States against Finland in the quarterfinals of the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship in his home state of Minnesota … Returned to the lineup for the final regular-season series vs. Arizona State on Feb. 27-28 … Picked up an assist against Minnesota Duluth in the NCHC Frozen Faceoff Championship Game on March 21 … Recorded his first career multi-point game with a goal and an assist on March 29 in the NCAA West Regional Final vs. Western Michigan … Had an assist against Michigan in the NCAA Frozen Four Semifinals on April 9 and blocked two shots in the National Championship Game vs. Wisconsin on April 11 … Represented the United States at the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championships and had four points (1g/3a) in five games, including scoring and adding an assist in a comeback victory vs. Slovakia in group play on Dec. 29 … Invited to the World Junior Summer Showcase with USA Hockey in July/August 2025 in preparation for the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship but did not participate due to injury.
Before Denver: Spent the 2024-25 season with the Waterloo Black Hawks of the United States Hockey League after playing the previous two years with the U.S. National Team Development Program ... Scored 24 goals and added 18 assists for 42 points with Waterloo in 58 regular-season games, earning team MVP honors ... Tied for fifth in postseason scoring in 2025 with 14 points (7g/7a) in 15 playoff contests and helped Waterloo reach the Clark Cup Finals ... Played for the United States at the 2024 World Junior-A Challenge, recording seven points (2g/5a) in five games and winning a gold medal ... Won a silver medal with Team USA at the 2024 IIHF U18 World Championships ... Skated for the U.S. NTDP from 2022-2024, compiling 74 points (38g/36a) in 121 career games ... Had 22 points in 61 total contests with USA in 2023-24, including producing 16 points (5g/11a) in 27 USHL outings ... Registered 31 points (14g/17a) in 60 total games in 2022-23 with the NTDP and had 16 points (9g/7a) in 38 USHL outings ... Played in 123 USHL games across three seasons from 2022-2025, totaling 74 points (38g/36a) … Won gold with the Americans at the 2022 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, contributing six points (1g/5a) in seven contests ... Grew up playing for the Lakeville North Youth Hockey Association and previously played for the Minnesota Blades and Green Bay Jr. Gamblers organization ... Played one year of high school hockey with Benilde-St. Margaret’s School in 2021-22 and was recognized as the team’s most determined player.
Personal: Graduated from Benilde-St. Margaret prep school in 2024 … Father played D-III hockey at Gustavus Adolphus College while his mother was a tennis player at the school … Has an older sister … Hopes to one day play in the NHL and win the Stanley Cup before starting his own business … Likes to hang out with friends and play golf in his free time … Likes country and 80’s music … Favorite movie is Rounders … Previously volunteered at Feed My Starving Children … Used to play soccer as a kid.
Other: Picked by the Waterloo Black Hawks at No. 8 overall in the first round of the USHL Entry Draft … Selected in the second round at No. 29 overall by the Spokane Chiefs in the 2021 WHL US Prospect Draft … Selected to the USA Hockey’s NTDP Evaluation Camp in 2022 … Rated at No. 147 for the 2024 NHL Draft and No. 144 for the 2025 NHL Draft in NHL Central Scouting’s final North American skater rankings … Played for Team Minnesota at both the 2025-16 Brick Invitational and 2019 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament.
Why DU: “I choose the University of Denver because of their history of winning national championships and the chance to excel in academics.”
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