Brandon Saad

BIOGRAPHY

Brandon Saad was born October 27, 1992, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is a forward in the NHL.

On October 4, 2011, the Chicago Blackhawks signed Saad to a three-year, entry-level contract.

On June 30, 2015, Chicago traded Saad's negotiation rights as a pending restricted free agent, along with prospects Alex Broadhurst and Michael Paliotta, to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for Jeremy Morin, Marko Daňo, Artem Anisimov, Corey Tropp and a fourth-round draft pick in 2016. On July 3, Saad signed a six-year contract extension with the Blue Jackets worth $36 million.

During the 2015–16 season, Saad was selected to his first All-Star Game. On April 2, 2016, Saad scored his first NHL hat trick in a 5–1 win against the Carolina Hurricanes.

On June 23, 2017, Saad returned to the Chicago Blackhawks along with Anton Forsberg and a fifth-round draft pick in 2018 via a trade from the Blue Jackets in exchange for Artemi Panarin, Tyler Motte and a sixth-round draft pick in 2017. Saad began the 2017–18 season in style in his return to the Blackhawks by recording a hat-trick against the Pittsburgh Penguins en route to a 10–1 opening night victory.

On October 10, 2020, the Blackhawks traded Saad away for a second time in his career, along with Dennis Gilbert, to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for Nikita Zadorov and Anton Lindholm. As a part of the transaction the Blackhawks retained $1 million of his $6 million salary for the remaining year of his contract.

As a free agent, Saad was signed to a five-year, $22.5 million contract by the Avalanche's divisional rival, the St. Louis Blues, on July 29, 2021.