Troy Brouwer

Troy Brouwer
Brouwer with the Capitals, January 2012.
Born	(1985-08-17) August 17, 1985 Vancouver, BC, CAN
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	214 lb (97 kg; 15 st 4 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shoots	Right
NHL team Former teams	Washington Capitals Chicago Blackhawks
NHL Draft	214th overall, 2004 Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career	2006–present

Troy Brouwer (born August 17, 1985) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger currently playing for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has also played for the Chicago Blackhawks.

Playing career

Brouwer was educated at North Delta Secondary School. He was drafted 214th overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks. Brouwer spent his major junior career in the Western Hockey League (WHL) with the Moose Jaw Warriors. In his final year with the Warriors in 2005–06, he was named team captain and led Moose Jaw with a team-high 49 goals and 53 assists. Brouwer's 102 points also led the league in points, by which he was awarded the Bob Clarke Trophy.

Brouwer was assigned to the Norfolk Admirals, the Blackhawks' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate in 2006–07, where he recorded 79 points and was named to the AHL All-Rookie and Second All-Star Team. He also made his NHL debut that season, playing 10 games with the Blackhawks. As a Blackhawk, Brouwer joined three of his previous minor hockey teammates, Colin Fraser, Brent Seabrook and Andrew Ladd from his Vancouver team, the Pacific Vipers.

In the 2007–08 season, Brouwer was again in the AHL with the Rockford IceHogs, Chicago's newly assigned AHL affiliate. Although his production dropped to 54 points in 75 games, he scored a franchise-record 25 powerplay goals, just two shy of the league record.^{[citation needed]} Recalled by the Blackhawks for a short two-game stint, Brouwer recorded his first NHL point, an assist on March 23, 2008, against the St. Louis Blues. On June 9, 2010 Brouwer won his first Stanley Cup.

On June 24, 2011 he was traded to the Washington Capitals for Washington's first round pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. He signed a two-year, $4.7 million contract with the Capitals on July 6.

During the 2011–12 season, on January 13, 2012, he recorded his first NHL hat trick against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Prior to the lockout shortened 2012–13 season, Brouwer re-signed to a three-year contract extension with the Capitals on September 12, 2012.

Awards

• Won the Bob Clarke Trophy (WHL leading scorer) in 2006.
• Named to the AHL Second All-Star Team in 2007.
• Named to the AHL All-Rookie Team in 2007.
• 2010 Stanley Cup Champion

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2001–02	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL		13	0	0	0	7		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL		59	9	12	21	54		13	1	2	3	14
2003–04	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL		72	23	26	49	111		10	3	0	3	12
2004–05	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL		71	22	25	47	132		5	1	2	3	8
2005–06	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL		72	49	53	102	122		17	10	4	14	34
2006–07	Norfolk Admirals	AHL		66	41	38	79	70		6	1	0	1	4
2006–07	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		10	0	0	0	7		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Rockford IceHogs	AHL		75	35	19	54	154		12	5	4	9	16
2007–08	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		2	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Rockford IceHogs	AHL		5	2	6	8	20		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		69	10	16	26	50		17	0	2	2	12
2009–10	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		78	22	18	40	66		19	4	4	8	8
2010–11	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		79	17	19	36	38		7	0	0	0	11
2011–12	Washington Capitals	NHL		82	18	15	33	61		14	2	2	4	8
2012–13	Washington Capitals	NHL		47	19	14	33	28		7	1	1	2	10
NHL totals				367	86	83	169	250		64	7	9	16	49

External links

• Troy Brouwer's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Troy Brouwer's player profile at NHL.com

Awards
Preceded by Eric Fehr	Winner of the WHL Bob Clarke Trophy 2006	Succeeded by Zach Hamill