Brenden Thenhaus is a Canadian lacrosse

Lacrosse

Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...

 player for the Buffalo Bandits

Buffalo Bandits

The Buffalo Bandits are a team in the National Lacrosse League . They play at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York. The Bandits played in the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1992 to 1997, until the MILL turned into the NLL in 1998....

 in the National Lacrosse League

National Lacrosse League

The National Lacrosse League is a men's professional indoor lacrosse league in North America. It currently has nine teams; three in Canada and six in the United States. Unlike other lacrosse leagues which play in the summer, the NLL plays its games in the winter and spring. Each year, the playoff...

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Professional career

Thenhaus began his National Lacrosse League career with the Buffalo Bandits

Buffalo Bandits

The Buffalo Bandits are a team in the National Lacrosse League . They play at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York. The Bandits played in the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1992 to 1997, until the MILL turned into the NLL in 1998....

 in the 2007 NLL season

2007 NLL season

The Knighthawks had the overall top seed in the playoffs, but were unable to host the Championship game due to a scheduling conflict at the Blue Cross Arena.-Team Movement:...

. He was acquired by the Wings as a free agent prior to the 2008 NLL season

2008 NLL season

The 2008 National Lacrosse League season, the 22nd in the history of the NLL, began on December 29, 2007 and concluded with the Buffalo Bandits winning the championship game over the Portland LumberJax on May 17, 2008....

. Thenhaus scored his first career goal while with the Bandits against the Wings. On February 28, 2008, Thenhaus was traded to the Edmonton Rush

Edmonton Rush

The Edmonton Rush is a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League that started playing in the 2006 NLL season.The NLL announced that Edmonton, Alberta, Canada would receive an NLL franchise on May 5, 2005. They play their home games at Rexall Place...

 in exchange for a second round pick in the 2008 National Lacrosse League entry draft

National Lacrosse League entry draft

The National Lacrosse League entry draft is an annual event where the general managers of National Lacrosse League teams choose eligible players for their rosters from US college programs and Canada's junior lacrosse system....

. Thenhaus joined the Boston Blazers

Boston Blazers

The Boston Blazers were a member of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1989 to 1997. They were called the New England Blazers from 1989 to 1991 while based in Worcester, Massachusetts, and were renamed the Boston Blazers in 1992 when they moved to Boston. While in Worcester, the Blazers played...

 for their inaugural season

2009 Boston Blazers season

The Boston Blazers are a lacrosse team based in Boston playing in the National Lacrosse League . The 2009 season was their first season in the NLL....

 during the 2009 NLL season

2009 NLL season

-Pre-season:* August 19, 2008: The NLL announced that the Minnesota Swarm would be moving from the East division to the West division, giving the West six teams to the East's seven....

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2011 Thenhaus is with the Buffalo Bandits.

Canadian Box career

In 2006, Thenhaus led the OLA Junior B Lacrosse League

OLA Junior B Lacrosse League

The Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League is a box lacrosse league sanctioned by the Ontario Lacrosse Association in Ontario, Canada.-History:The Junior "B" level of the Ontario Lacrosse Association has been around since at least 1964...

 in scoring and won the Founders Cup

Founders Cup

The Founders Cup is the championship trophy of Canada's Junior "B" lacrosse leagues. The custodial duties of this trophy fall upon the Canadian Lacrosse Association. The National Champions are determined through a round robin format with a playdown for the final in a host city...

 National Title as a member of the Oakville Buzz

Oakville Buzz

The Oakville Buzz are Junior "B" box lacrosse team from Oakville, Ontario, Canada. The Buzz play in the OLA Junior B Lacrosse League. The Buzz won the 2006 Founders Cup Canadian National Champions. As of the 2009 season, the Buzz will moving to the West Conference, playing in the South West...

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Thenhaus was drafted in the first round (second overall) in the 2008 Major Series Lacrosse

Major Series Lacrosse

Major Series Lacrosse is a Senior A box lacrosse league based out of Ontario, Canada sanctioned by the Ontario Lacrosse Association. Most of the players in the league play or have played in the National Lacrosse League. Each year, the playoff teams battle for the right to compete against the...

 Draft by the Brampton Excelsiors

Brampton Excelsiors (MSL)

The Brampton Excelsiors are Senior "A" box lacrosse team from Brampton, Ontario, Canada. The Excelsiors play in the Major Series Lacrosse Senior "A" Lacrosse League.-Season-by-season results:...

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Hockey career

Thenhaus also played ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 with Burlington Cougars

Burlington Cougars

The Burlington Cougars are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Burlington, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of Central Division Hockey.-History:Founded in the early 1950s, the Burlington Mohawks found their footing in the Central Junior B Hockey League...

 of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League

Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League

The Ontario Junior Hockey League is a Junior A ice hockey league under the supervision of the Ontario Hockey Association and the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The league dates back to 1954 as the Central Junior B Hockey League. In 1993, the Central Junior B Hockey League was promoted to the...

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NLL

			Regular Season							Playoffs
Season	Team		GP	G	A	Pts	LB	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	LB	PIM
2007	Buffalo		4	2	2	4	12	2		0	0	0	0	0	0
2008	Philadelphia		3	1	1	2	13	0
2008	Edmonton		7	2	6	8	28	4
2009	Boston		16	27	26	53	67	8		1	3	1	4	2	0	>- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"	NLL Totals		30	32	35	67	120	12	1	3	1	4	2	0