What is Brian Connelly?
{{Infobox Ice Hockey Player | team = [[Chicago Blackhawks]] | league = [[National Hockey League|NHL]] | prospect_team = [[Rockford IceHogs]] | prospect_league = [[American Hockey League|AHL]] | image = 20160117 RBS vs OLL 7010.jpg | image_size = 230px | image_caption = | position = [[Defenceman (ice hockey)|Defence]] | shoots = Left | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 11 | weight_lb = 170 | ntl_team = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|10|17}} | birth_place = [[Bloomington, Minnesota|Bloomington]], [[Minnesota|MIN]] | draft = Undrafted | draft_year = | draft_team = | career_start = 2009 | career_end = |}} '''Brian Connelly''' (born June 10, 1986 in [[Bloomington, Minnesota|Bloomington]], [[Minnesota]]) is a professional [[ice hockey]] [[defenceman]]. He currently plays for the [[Rockford IceHogs]] which are the [[American Hockey League|AHL]] farm team of the [[Chicago Blackhawks]] of the [[National Hockey League|NHL]]. He played hockey collegically for the Colorado College Tigers for 3 seasons. Connelly also played 3 seasons with the [[Rockford IceHogs]] before he was traded to the Calgary Flames by the Blackhawks in exchange for [[Brendan Morrison]] on January 27, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/blackhawks/news/blackhawks-acquire-brendan-morrison/c-614020|title=Blackhawks acquire Brendan Morrison|website=NHL.com}}</ref> On July 6, 2012, he signed as a two-year, two-way contract with the [[Minnesota Wild]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/sports/wild/161643885.html|access-date=2014-03-06|title=Wild signs defenseman Brian Connelly|publisher=[[Star Tribune|Minnesota Star Tribune]]}}</ref> On February 26, 2014, Connelly was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Brad Winchester.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=706605|access-date=2014-03-06|title=Blackhawks acquire Connelly from Minnesota|publisher=Chicago Blackhawks}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} == Other websites == *{{icehockeystats}} {{US-sports-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Connelly, B