2021 Top 25 Under 25: Brennan Menell is #24

David Berding-USA TODAY Sports Debuting on the T25U25 list this year is the newly acquired right handed defenseman, Brennan Menell. The Toronto Maple Leafs signed Menell this offseason after trading for him from the Minnesota Wild. The deal was for a conditional 7th round pick in 2022, which the Wild will get if Menell plays 30 NHL games for the Leafs. The contract he signed was a one-year, two-way deal at the league minimum of $750K when he’s in the NHL and $400K when he’s in the AHL.

Menell is 24 years old and a 5’11” offensively minded defenseman from Woodbury, Minnesota. He played junior in the WHL for the Vancouver Giants and Lethbridge Hurricanes, totaling 145 points in 196 games for…