Borna Rendulić | |||
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Born |
Zagreb, Croatia |
25 March 1992 ||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
Weight | 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb) | ||
Position | Right Wing | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Vancouver Canucks Utica Comets (AHL) Ässät HPK Colorado Avalanche |
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National team |
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NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2007–present |
Borna Rendulić (Croatian pronunciation: [bôːrna rěndulit͡ɕ], born 25 March 1992) is a Croatian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Utica Comets in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Rendulić began playing hockey in Croatia and made his professional debut with KHL Medveščak in 2006, before moving to Finland in 2011 in order to further his career. He played for several teams in both the top-tier SM-liiga and second-tier Mestis, then moved to North America in 2014 when he signed a contract with the Colorado Avalanche of the NHL. Rendulić made his NHL debut that year, the first Croatian-trained player to do so, but spent most of the following two seasons with the Avalanche minor-league affiliates in the AHL. Internationally, Rendulić has played for Croatia in several World Championships, both at the junior and senior level.
As 15-year-old, Rendulić made his profeesional debut with hometown club, KHL Medveščak in the Croatian Ice Hockey League during the 2006–07 season.
He signed for Ässät in 2008 and played for their U18 team and then their U20 team. On 25 January 2011, he was loaned for the remainder of the 2010–11 season to former club Medveščak, now of the Austrian Hockey League. Rendulić featured in 12 games with Zagreb, collecting a goal and an assist.