Background
Redmond was born in Houston, Texas, but grew up in Traverse City, Michigan. He was born a triplet, along with brother Alex and sister Meaghan.
Redmond was born in Houston, Texas, but grew up in Traverse City, Michigan. He was born a triplet, along with brother Alex and sister Meaghan.
He was drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers in the seventh round, 184th overall, of the 2008 National Hockey League Entry Draft. At the age of 15, Redmond suffered a transient ischemic attack stroke. As a result, he was forced to relearn how to walk and talk, but later returned to continue his junior hockey career.
Following his collegiate career with Ferris State University, Redmond was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Atlanta Thrashers on April 6, 2011.
Following the Thrashers" reloctation, his National Hockey League rights were then transferred to the Winnipeg Jets. Redmond scored his first career National Hockey League goal, a short-handed marker, on February 7, 2013, against James Reimer of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
On February 21, 2013, Redmond was rushed to a hospital in the Raleigh, North Carolina, area to repair a laceration to his right femoral artery and vein in his mid-thigh region, after he was seriously cut by a teammate"s skate. He was expected to miss the remainder of the 2012-2013 season.
Redmond marked his return to hockey in the following 2013-2014 season, with the Jets" American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Saint John"s IceCaps.
After two games with the IceCaps, he was then recalled to Winnipeg on November 3, 2013. By season"s end, Redmond was recalled four times by the Jets, appearing in only ten games with three points. Having played primarily in the AHL, he was instrumental in helping Saint John"s reach their first Calder Cup Finals.
On July 1, 2014, he was subsequently signed to a two-year contract with the Colorado Avalanche.
Redmond made the Avalanche roster to begin the 2014-2015 season and later made his Avalanche debut, recording an assist in a 7–3 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on October 24, 2014. He scored his first Avalanche goal in his fifth game with the team in a 4–3 defeat to the Philadelphia Flyers on November 9, 2014.
In his first full season in the National Hockey League, Redmond finished third amongst Avalanche defenseman in scoring, with five goals and 20 points in 59 games. At the conclusion of his first season with the Avalanche, Redmond was selected to represent the United States for the first time at the international stage in the 2015 World Championships in Prague, Czechoslovakian Republic.
Redmond would finish the Tournament with 1 assist in 5 games, to help claim a Bronze medal against host country the Czechoslovakian Republic on May 17, 2015.