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Brett Festerling
Brett Festerling
Born	March 3, 1986 (age 38); Quesnel, BC, CAN
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
DEL team; Former teams	Hamburg Freezers; Anaheim Ducks; Winnipeg Jets; Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2007–present

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Brett Festerling (born March 3, 1986) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the Hamburg Freezers in the DEL.

Playing career

Known primarily as a defensive defenceman,^[1] Festerling began his major junior career with the Tri-City Americans of the Western Hockey League, initially appearing in three games in 2001–02. He was the Americans' fifth overall choice in the 2001 WHL Bantam Draft.^[2] After breaking his wrist in his NHL draft-eligible year,^[2] Festerling was traded midway through the 2004–05 season to the Vancouver Giants, along with forward Ryan Costanzo, in exchange for forward Shaun Vey and defenceman Mike McDonald.^[3]

After winning the President's Cup as WHL champions with the Giants in 2006 and subsequently appearing in the Memorial Cup, Festerling was named team captain for the 2006–07 season.^[4] Festerling put up a major junior career-high 21 points in 70 games as captain. However, the Giants were defeated in the WHL finals by the Medicine Hat Tigers in seven games. As 2007 Memorial Cup hosts, the Giants met the Tigers in the final game once more and captured the franchise's first CHL title with a 3-1 victory.^[4]

Undrafted by an NHL team, Festerling was invited to the Anaheim Mighty Ducks' training camp in 2005 and was signed to a three-year entry level contract.^[1] Coming off his Memorial Cup victory with the Giants, he was assigned to the Ducks' minor league affiliate, the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League for the 2007–08 season. He posted 14 points in his first professional season.

Festerling started the 2008–09 season with the Iowa Chops. When Ducks defenceman Francois Beauchemin was placed on the long-term injured reserve with a knee injury, Festerling was called up by Anaheim. He made his NHL debut in a 2-0 win against the Los Angeles Kings on November 16, 2008, logging 17 minutes of ice-time paired up with Scott Niedermayer.^[5] He played 40 games total in his NHL rookie season, recording five assists. In the off-season, he was re-signed to a two-year contract on August 20, 2009.^[6]

Festerling was sent down to the Ducks AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch, on October 14, 2010. After starting the 2010–11 season with the Crunch he was later traded along with the Ducks' 2012 5th-round pick to the Montreal Canadiens for Maxim Lapierre on December 31, 2010. He was then immediately assigned to the Canadiens AHL affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs.^[7]

On February 28, 2011, Festerling was traded from the Montreal Canadiens to the Atlanta Thrashers in exchange for goaltender Drew MacIntyre.^[8]

On July 23, 2012, Festerling signed with the Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers.^[9] In two seasons with Thomas Sabo, Festerling provided a physical defensive presence, totalling 20 points in 72 games.

On April 24, 2014, Festerling opted to sign with DEL rival the Hamburg Freezers on a four-year contract. The move re-united him with twin brother Garrett Festerling, who has played with Hamburg since 2010.^[10]

Career statistics

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2001–02	Tri-City Americans	WHL	3	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Tri-City Americans	WHL	55	3	8	11	26	—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Tri-City Americans	WHL	54	1	9	10	34	11	1	1	2	2
2004–05	Tri-City Americans	WHL	33	3	11	14	20	—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Vancouver Giants	WHL	32	2	4	6	10	5	0	0	0	6
2005–06	Vancouver Giants	WHL	67	1	6	7	35	18	0	1	1	10
2006–07	Vancouver Giants	WHL	70	5	16	21	80	22	1	6	7	24
2007–08	Portland Pirates	AHL	74	3	11	14	64	15	1	3	4	6
2008–09	Iowa Chops	AHL	34	0	7	7	31	—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Anaheim Ducks	NHL	40	0	5	5	18	1	0	0	0	0
2009–10	San Antonio Rampage	AHL	17	0	1	1	19	—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Toronto Marlies	AHL	11	0	4	4	8	—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Anaheim Ducks	NHL	42	0	3	3	15	—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Syracuse Crunch	AHL	32	3	9	12	41	—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Anaheim Ducks	NHL	1	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Hamilton Bulldogs	AHL	16	0	4	4	15	—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Chicago Wolves	AHL	5	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	St. John's IceCaps	AHL	52	3	15	18	50	14	0	2	2	10
2011–12	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	5	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers	DEL	41	1	8	9	50	3	0	0	0	10
2013–14	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers	DEL	31	2	9	11	83	6	0	0	0	4
2014–15	Hamburg Freezers	DEL	44	0	6	6	80	2	0	0	0	0
NHL totals			88	0	8	8	35	1	0	0	0	0

References

^ ^a ^b "Prospect Brett Festerling's Profile". HockeysFuture.com. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
^ ^a ^b "It's been a long road for Giants' captain". Regina Leader Post. 2007-05-25. Retrieved 2009-02-09. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "WHL Roundup: T-Birds' Bridges breaks record". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. 2005-01-05. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
^ ^a ^b "Giant victory for Vancouver". Globe and Mail. 2007-05-27. Archived from the original on May 31, 2007. Retrieved 2008-10-01. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Brett Festerling, Bobby Ryan go to work for Ducks". LA Times. 2008-11-17. Retrieved 2008-11-22. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help) ^{[dead link]}
^ "Ducks sign D Festerling to two-year deal". The Sports Network. 2009-08-20. Retrieved 2009-08-20.
^ "Canadiens trade Lapierre to Ducks for Festerling, draft pick". TSN. 2010-12-31. Retrieved 2010-12-31. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Habs acquire Drew MacIntyre". Canadiens.com. 2011-02-28. Retrieved 2011-02-28. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Ice Tigers holen Brett Festerling nach Nürnberg". http://icetigers.de. Retrieved 2012-07-25. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
^ "Freezers the twin club" (in German). Hamburg Freezers. 2014-04-24. Retrieved 2014-04-24. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

External links

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[prospect-1] "Prospect Brett Festerling's Profile". HockeysFuture.com. Retrieved 2008-10-01.

[longroad-2] "It's been a long road for Giants' captain". Regina Leader Post. 2007-05-25. Retrieved 2009-02-09. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[3] "WHL Roundup: T-Birds' Bridges breaks record". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. 2005-01-05. Retrieved 2008-10-01.

[memcup-4] "Giant victory for Vancouver". Globe and Mail. 2007-05-27. Archived from the original on May 31, 2007. Retrieved 2008-10-01. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[5] "Brett Festerling, Bobby Ryan go to work for Ducks". LA Times. 2008-11-17. Retrieved 2008-11-22. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help) ^{[dead link]}

[6] "Ducks sign D Festerling to two-year deal". The Sports Network. 2009-08-20. Retrieved 2009-08-20.

[7] "Canadiens trade Lapierre to Ducks for Festerling, draft pick". TSN. 2010-12-31. Retrieved 2010-12-31. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[8] "Habs acquire Drew MacIntyre". Canadiens.com. 2011-02-28. Retrieved 2011-02-28. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[9] "Ice Tigers holen Brett Festerling nach Nürnberg". http://icetigers.de. Retrieved 2012-07-25. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)

[10] "Freezers the twin club" (in German). Hamburg Freezers. 2014-04-24. Retrieved 2014-04-24. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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-After winning the [[Ed Chynoweth Cup|President's Cup]] as WHL champions with the Giants in [[2005–06 WHL season|2006]] and subsequently appearing in the [[2006 Memorial Cup|Memorial Cup]], Festerling was named [[captain (ice hockey)|team captain]] for the [[2006–07 WHL season|2006–07 season]].<ref name=memcup>{{cite web|title=Giant victory for Vancouver|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070527.wspt-memcupfinal27/GSStory/GlobeSports|accessdate=2008-10-01|date=2007-05-27|publisher=[[Globe and Mail]]}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>  Festerling put up a major junior career-high 21 points in 70 games as captain.  However, the Giants were defeated in the WHL finals by the [[Medicine Hat Tigers]] in seven games.  As [[2007 Memorial Cup]] hosts, the Giants met the Tigers in the final game once more and captured the franchise's first [[Memorial Cup|CHL title]] with a 3-1 victory.<ref name=memcup/>
+After winning the [[Ed Chynoweth Cup|President's Cup]] as WHL champions with the Giants in [[2005–06 WHL season|2006]] and subsequently appearing in the [[2006 Memorial Cup|Memorial Cup]], Festerling was named [[captain (ice hockey)|team captain]] for the [[2006–07 WHL season|2006–07 season]].<ref name=memcup>{{cite web|title=Giant victory for Vancouver |url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070527.wspt-memcupfinal27/GSStory/GlobeSports |accessdate=2008-10-01 |date=2007-05-27 |publisher=[[Globe and Mail]] |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20070531215325/http://www.theglobeandmail.com:80/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070527.wspt-memcupfinal27/GSStory/GlobeSports |archivedate=May 31, 2007 }}</ref>  Festerling put up a major junior career-high 21 points in 70 games as captain.  However, the Giants were defeated in the WHL finals by the [[Medicine Hat Tigers]] in seven games.  As [[2007 Memorial Cup]] hosts, the Giants met the Tigers in the final game once more and captured the franchise's first [[Memorial Cup|CHL title]] with a 3-1 victory.<ref name=memcup/>
 Undrafted by an [[National Hockey League|NHL]] team, Festerling was invited to the [[Anaheim Ducks|Anaheim Mighty Ducks]]' training camp in [[2005–06 NHL season|2005]] and was signed to a three-year entry level contract.<ref name=prospect/>  Coming off his Memorial Cup victory with the Giants, he was assigned to the Ducks' minor league affiliate, the [[Portland Pirates]] of the [[American Hockey League]] for the [[2007–08 AHL season|2007–08 season]].  He posted 14 points in his first professional season.