Borna Rendulić

Borna Rendulić
Born	(1992-03-25) 25 March 1992 Zagreb, HRV
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight	207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shoots	Right
KHL team Former teams	KHL Medveščak Porin Ässät HPK Colorado Avalanche San Antonio Rampage
National team	Croatia
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 KHL Medveščak of the KHL. He previously played for the Colorado Avalanche of the NHL.

Playing career

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.

Upon returning to Ässät, he finally made his debut for the men's team during the 2011–12 season, playing three games whilst also enduring another loan spell, with SaPKo in Mestis.

On 8 May 2012, out of contract with Ässät, Rendulić agreed to a try-out contract with fellow Liiga club, HPK. With a developing, larged-framed body, Rendulić's initial trial with HPK was successful, earning him a one-year contract on 31 August 2012. In the 2012–13 season, Rendulić predominantly played with HPK in a depth forward role to finish with eight goals in 37 games.

Rendulić was signed to a one-year extension and in the following 2013–14 season, he played his first full Liiga season with HPK, establishing a top-nine position to produce career highs of 11 goals and 32 points in 57 games.

On 19 May 2014, Rendulić's successful season earned NHL recognition, and he was subsequently signed to a two-year entry level contract with the Colorado Avalanche. In signing with the Avalanche, Rendulić became the first Croatian born and trained player to earn an NHL contract. After his first training camp and pre-season in Colorado, Rendulic was assigned to begin the 2014–15 season with Colorado's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters. On 9 December 2014, he received his first NHL recall by the injury-hit Avalanche. He became the first Croatian born and trained player to also play in the NHL, playing on the Avalanche's fourth-line in a 3–0 defeat to the Nashville Predators. Immediately after his second recall to the Avalanche, Rendulić scored his first NHL goal in his fourth game on 31 December 2014, against Steve Mason of the Philadelphia Flyers.

On May 19 it was announced that Rendulic would return to his native Croatia to play for hometown team KHL Medveščak.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2006–07	KHL Medveščak	CIHL		2	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	KHL Medveščak	SLO		2	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	KHL Medveščak	EBEL		12	1	1	2	2		5	1	1	2	6
2011–12	Ässät	SM-l		3	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	SaPKo	Mestis		7	2	3	5	14		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	HPK	SM-l		37	8	4	12	6		5	0	1	1	0
2012–13	Peliitat	Mestis		5	2	2	4	0		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	HPK	Liiga		57	11	21	32	34		6	3	0	3	2
2014–15	Lake Erie Monsters	AHL		26	4	4	8	12		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		11	1	1	2	6		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		3	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	San Antonio Rampage	AHL		68	16	22	38	41		—	—	—	—	—
Liiga totals				97	19	25	44	40		11	3	1	4	2
NHL totals				14	1	1	2	6		—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2008	Croatia	WJC18-D2		5	7	5	12	2
2008	Croatia	WJC-D2		5	7	3	10	4
2009	Croatia	WJC18-D2		5	3	3	6	2
2009	Croatia	WJC-D2		4	0	3	3	4
2009	Croatia	WC-D1		5	1	2	3	2
2010	Croatia	WJC-D1		5	4	3	7	0
2010	Croatia	WC-D1		5	0	1	1	0
2011	Croatia	WJC-D1		5	4	5	9	2
2011	Croatia	WC-D2		5	8	9	17	6
2012	Croatia	WJC-D1		5	3	4	7	0
2012	Croatia	WC-D2		5	4	1	5	2
2013	Croatia	OGQ		3	1	1	2	14
2013	Croatia	WC-D2		5	4	4	8	2
2014	Croatia	WC-D1		5	2	2	4	6
2016	Croatia	WC-D1		4	2	5	7	0
Junior totals				34	28	26	54	14
Senior totals				37	22	25	47	32

External links

• Borna Rendulić's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
• Borna Rendulić's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Borna Rendulić profile at Eurohockey.com