Career
Although born in Sittingbourne, England, Brenchley"s family emigrated to Canada when he was a child. He learned to play ice hockey while living in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Europe Brenchley first played senior ice hockey in the 1934-1935 season when he played for the Hershey B"ars in the EHL. The following season, 1935-1936, Brenchley returned to the United Kingdom to play for the Richmond Hawks in the English National League (ENL) before going to the Harringay Greyhounds, also of the ENL, for the 1936-1937 season.
International career He scored the only goal of the game against Sweden as well as the game-winning goal against Canada with only 90 seconds left of the game.
He again played for the Great Britain national team at the 1937 World Championships held in London. He helped the team to silver medal in the World Championships and, as the highest place European team, the gold medal in the European Championships at the tournament.
Return to North America Brenchley returned to North America to play for the Atlantic City Seagulls in the EHL for the 1939-1940 season before it was abandoned due to the outbreak of World World War World War II When play resumed after the war, he played for a large number of teams in the EHL, Quebec Senior Hockey League, the American Hockey League and the International Hockey League before retiring at the end of the 1953-1954 season which he had spent with the Johnstown Jets in the IHL. Coaching career In 1955, Brenchley became the head coach of the Philadelphia Ramblers in the EHL. He stayed with the Ramblers for three seasons — also having iced for them once in the 1955-1956 season. He became the head coach for the Sudbury Wolves for the 1962-1963 season.
The following season, 1963-1964, he joined the Portuguese Huron Flags as head coach before joining the Saint Catharines Black Hawks, now the Saginaw Spirit, for the 1964-1965 season.
Brenchley retired from coaching after the 1965-1966 season which he had spent with the Toledo Blades Retirement and after Between 1967 and 1971 Brenchley served as a professional scout for the Washington Capitals, and from 1971 and 1973 he served as an assistant coach to the Pittsburgh Penguins. He scouted for the Penguins in 1974. Brenchley was posthumously inducted into Niagara Falls Sports Wall of Fame in 1990 and the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 1993.