In July of 2021, Brennan Othmann seemed to be a confounding first-round selection in the NHL Entry Draft for the New York Rangers. Why did the team feel the need to draft another left-wing, especially one that had just come off an underwhelming season playing in Europe? In doing so they had passed on a few credible centers, which the team is in dire need of.
In April of 2022, Brennan Othmann seems to be a brilliant first-round selection in the NHL Entry Draft for the New York Rangers. Sixty-one games for the Flint Firebird later, and the young winger has scored 43 goals and 46 assists for the OHL team, breaking the franchise regular-season goals scored record in the process.