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Derick Brassard
Brassard with the New York Islanders in 2020
Born (1987-09-22) September 22, 1987 (age 37)
Hull, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Philadelphia Flyers
Columbus Blue Jackets
New York Rangers
Ottawa Senators
Pittsburgh Penguins
Florida Panthers
Colorado Avalanche
New York Islanders
Arizona Coyotes
National team  Canada
NHL draft 6th overall, 2006
Columbus Blue Jackets
Playing career 2006–present

Derick Brassard (born September 22, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Brassard has previously played in the NHL for the Columbus Blue Jackets, New York Rangers, Ottawa Senators, Pittsburgh Penguins, Florida Panthers, Colorado Avalanche, New York Islanders, and Arizona Coyotes. He was selected in the first round, sixth overall, in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Blue Jackets.

Early life

Brassard was born on September 22, 1987, in Hull, Quebec.[1] His father Pierre is a former star junior ice hockey player for the Pembroke Lumber Kings of the Central Junior Hockey League, and although he was selected by the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 1976 NHL Entry Draft, he was cut from the team after training camp.[2] Brassard began ice skating around the age of five, and he started playing hockey shortly after that.[3]

Playing career

Minor and junior

As a youth, Brassard played in the 2001 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Gatineau L'Intrépide minor ice hockey team .[4] He later served as captain of the same midget team.[5] He was selected in the second round, 18th overall, of the 2003 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) Draft by the Drummondville Voltigeurs.[6]

Brassard spent most of the 2003–04 season playing midget hockey with the L'Intrépide before making his debut with the Voltigeurs where, in ten regular season games and seven playoff games, Brassard registered one assist.[7] He spent the entire season with the Voltigeurs during the 2004–05 season, registering 76 points in 69 games. Brassard's results were enough that he was named to the CHL All-Rookie Team and the QMJHL All-Rookie Team. He was also named the QMJHL Rookie of the Year and awarded the Michel Bergeron Trophy as the Offensive Rookie of the Year.[citation needed]

Brassard improved on his results during the 2005–06 season, finishing the regular season with 44 goals and 72 assists for 116 points in 58 games. He participated in the CHL Top Prospects Game and, at the conclusion of the season, was named to the QMJHL First All-Star Team, the CHL First All-Star term and was awarded the Michael Bossy Trophy for QMJHL Best Professional Prospect.[citation needed]

Brassard was selected in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Columbus Blue Jackets with the sixth overall pick. Considered one of the better skaters in the Draft by both NHL Central Scouting and the International Scouting Service, Brassard is said to be a "great playmaker that can score as well."[by whom?]

Brassard was returned to the Voltigeurs for the 2006–07 season but suffered a serious shoulder injury during a pre-season game and spent the rest of the season sidelined, appearing in only 14 games.[citation needed]

On November 20, 2016, Brassard's number 61 was retired by the Voltigeurs as part of their 35th season celebrations.[8] He scored 75 goals, 143 assists and 218 points in 151 games with the Voltigeurs.[9] His linemate Guillaume Latendresse had his number 22 retired later the same season.[10]

Professional

Columbus Blue Jackets

Brassard signed a three-year entry level contract with the Blue Jackets on September 21, 2006.[11]

Brassard made his professional hockey debut with the Syracuse Crunch, the Blue Jackets' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, at the start of the 2007–08 season. That November, he collided with Derek Dorsett during practice and missed six weeks with a fractured jaw.[12][13] Despite this setback, he had five goals and 20 assists in 21 games for the Crunch by the start of January, and had received a selection to the AHL All-Star Game when he was called up to Columbus on January 10, 2008.[14] He made his debut the next day, centering the fourth offensive line with Jody Shelley and Jared Boll for a game against the St. Louis Blues.[15] His first NHL point came on January 20, with an assist on Fredrik Modin's late-game goal against the Colorado Avalanche.[16] On February 2, Brassard scored his first NHL goal in a 4-1 loss to the Minnesota Wild.[17] Those were his only points for Columbus in 17 games before being sent back down to Syracuse on February 26.[18] He played a total of 42 games for the Crunch, recording 15 goals and 36 assists for a team that fell to the Toronto Marlies in the second round of Calder Cup playoffs.[19]

Brassard with the Columbus Blue Jackets during the 2010–11 season

Brassard opened the 2008–09 NHL season with Columbus, part of a revamped, younger core of players that also contained rookies Nikita Filatov and Jakub Voráček.[20] He seemed poised for a breakout season, winning NHL Rookie of the Month for October 2008 and leading all NHL rookies with 25 points in 31 games, before an injury derailed the remainder of his season.[21] Brassard suffered a separated shoulder on December 19, 2008, during a fight with Dallas Stars forward James Neal, and two days later, the team announced that the injury would require a season-ending surgery.[22]

On September 4, 2009, shortly before the start of the 2009–10 NHL season, the Blue Jackets signed Brassard to a four-year contract extension that would keep him under team control through the 2013-14 season.[23] While Brassard, fully recovered by the start of the season, spent the first two games on the top line with Rick Nash and Kristian Huselius, coach Ken Hitchcock soon dropped him to the second line, where he rejoined Filatov and Voráček.[24] The start to the season proved frustrating for Brassard, who "was just not playing like a great player" after coming back from his shoulder injury; he snapped a 14-game drought on December 10 with a late goal in a 3-0 win over the Florida Panthers.[25] On February 14, Brassard burned his left hand from thumb to index finger while attempting to repair his stick with hot glue. He had to miss several games in march after the burn became infected, but upon his return, he was offered ample playing time from new coach Claude Noel, who was attempting to stymie gaps left by other injuries.[26][27]

As a lockout indefinitely suspended the start of the 2012–13 NHL season, Brassard was one of many North American hockey players to play with a European club, signing a deal with EC Red Bull Salzburg of the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga.[28] After playing in six games with Salzburg, scoring four goals and one assist, Brassard abruptly left the team, telling reporters that he planned to return home to wait out the lockout.[29] Many of the NHL players who joined EC Salzburg abruptly quit shortly into their contract term, including Brassard's Columbus teammate Derek Dorsett, but Brassard had informed the club one week before his departure that he intended to stay. Salzburg responded by notifying the IIHF of Brassard's breach of contract while seeking additional legal advice. His agent Allan Walsh, meanwhile, accused Salzburg of "unprofessional management", saying that one of the NHL expatriates had called the team "a joke".[30] Pierre Page, the Salzburg coach who had previously coached in the NHL, had a notorious temperament and was known as "one of the most demanding coaches in all of hockey".[31] When the NHL season resumed, Brassard returned to Columbus, recording seven goals and 11 assists in 34 games.[32]

New York Rangers

During the lock-out-shortened 2012–13 season, on April 3, 2013, Brassard was dealt in a trade deadline day deal by the Blue Jackets, along with Derek Dorsett, John Moore and a sixth-round draft pick, to the New York Rangers in exchange for forward Marian Gaborik and two minor league defencemen.[33]

On July 27, 2014, Brassard signed a five-year, $25 million contract extension with the Rangers.[34]

In the 2014–15 season, Brassard enjoyed career highs, recording 19 goals and 41 assists, for a total of 60 points. He also led the Rangers in playoff goals and points.

Ottawa Senators

Brassard with the Senators during the 2017 playoffs

After three seasons with the Rangers, Brassard was the team's first offseason move in 2016, traded to the Ottawa Senators on July 18 in exchange for Mika Zibanejad, who was "younger and faster" at age 23.[35] Although the deal had been discussed earlier, Ottawa general manager Pierre Dorion waited to make the trade official until after July 15, when the Rangers were required to pay Brassard his $2 million signing bonus.[36] He joined the second line, serving as a left-handed skater to counter first- and third-line centers Kyle Turris Jean-Gabriel Pageau.[37] Although Brassard told reporters that it took some time to adjust to playing with his new teammates and under new couch Guy Boucher, he scored 14 goals and recorded 39 points in 80 regular-season games with the Senators, helping take them to the 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs. In the first round, his eight points against the Boston Bruins helped Ottawa to advance once more.[38] In the following round, Brassard pushed Ottawa past the Rangers with a goal in their 3-1 series-clinching game.[39] Altogether, he posted 11 points in 19 postseason games before the Pittsburgh Penguins won the Eastern Conference finals in seven games.[40][41]

Medical tests following the 2017 playoffs revealed that Brassard had suffered a torn glenoid labrum in his right shoulder, and that surgical reparation of the joint would take four to five months to recover.[42] His recovery progressed well, and Brassard was able to join the Senators' lineup for the first game of the 2017–18 NHL season.[43] Despite Brassard recording nine goals and 23 points in the first 35 games of the season, the Senators entered a slump of 16 losses in a span of 19 games, and Brassard became a likely trade target by December.[44] In 58 games with Ottawa before his trade, Brassard scored 18 goals and registered an additional 20 assists.[45]

Pittsburgh Penguins

Brassard with the Pittsburgh Penguins shortly after his trade in 2018.

On February 23, 2018, Brassard was part of what Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford called "the most complex trade" of his career. Ottawa traded Brassard, prospect Vincent Dunn, and a third-round selection in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft to Pittsburgh, who sent Ottawa Ian Cole, prospect Filip Gustavsson, a first-round pick in the 2018 draft, and a third-round pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. The Vegas Golden Knights, meanwhile, received Ryan Reaves and a fourth-round 2018 draft pick from the Penguins, while trading prospect Tobias Lindberg to Pittsburgh and offering to retain 40 percent of Brassard's remaining salary. The latter configuration was necessary for the Penguins to remain under the NHL salary cap.[46] The Penguins were interested in acquiring Brassard in order to take the Metropolitan Division from the Washington Capitals, while Vegas agreed to retain a portion of Brassard's salary to ensure that he was traded to an Eastern Conference team that would see little playing time against the Golden Knights.[47] Despite putting up eight points in 14 regular-season games with the Penguins, Brassard was unable to channel his offensive production into the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs, recording only one goal and three assists in 12 postseason games.[48] Part of this drop in scoring can be attributed to a groin injury that Brassard suffered at the end of the regular season, which limited him to a fourth-line center role with minimal ice time during the playoffs.[49]

After putting up one goal and four assists in the first eight games of the 2018-19 season, Brassard suffered another groin injury on October 27 that kept him out of the lineup for nine games.[50] Out of this injury followed a slump which saw Brassard register only three points in a span of 17 games, and Rutherford warned at the end of December that he would lose his position as the third-line center if he could not begin scoring. Part of Brassard's trouble was a lack of stable, compatible linemates. Although he had seen some success as a second-line left wing for Sidney Crosby, that position had already been filled by Jake Guentzel.[51] In 40 games for the Penguins that season, Brassard posted only nine goals and 15 points.[52] Brassard later told reporters that he had difficulties finding a permanent and rewarding role within the Penguins organization. In addition to feeling like an "outsider" among Pittsburgh's strong core of skaters, he had expected to generate 50 to 60 points over the course of the season, which was made difficult by his limited playing time on the third line.[53]

Florida Panthers and Colorado Avalanche

On February 1, 2019, the Penguins traded Brassard, Riley Sheahan, and three selections in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft to the Florida Panthers in exchange for Nick Bjugstad and Jared McCann.[52] Instead of centering a third line as he had previously done, Panthers coach Bob Boughner flipped Brassard to a second-line wing position alongside Vince Trocheck and Mike Hoffman. The trade bolstered Brassard's confidence, but the Panthers were 11 points away from playoff contention, and there was speculation that he and Sheahan might be flipped to another team before the NHL trading deadline.[54] He played 10 games for the Panthers, scoring one goal and three assists in the process.[55]

As predicted, the Panthers traded Brassard to the Colorado Avalanche on February 25, shortly before the 1 pm trading deadline. The Panthers were already in Colorado to play the Avalanche at the Pepsi Center, and Brassard was pulled away during a morning skate session to dress for the other team.[56] Florida received a third-round selection in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for Brassard, with a conditional sixth-round draft pick should he re-sign with the Avalanche.[57] He scored a goal against his former team that night, but Colorado ultimately fell 4–3 in overtime.[58] With four goals in 20 games for Colorado, Brassard finished the regular season with 23 points across three teams.[59] Colorado fell to the San Jose Sharks in the second round of the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, and Brassard, who missed three games of the first-round series against the Calgary Flames with an illness,[60] was one of many depth forwards who did not score a goal during the Sharks-Avalanche series.[61] A free agent at the end of the season, Brassard's career trajectory changed after the 2018–19 season. Rather than a "big-money, coveted-by-the-market" player, he started signing shorter contracts later in the free agency period.[62]

New York Islanders

After playing for three separate NHL teams the previous year, Brassard signed a one-year, $1.2 million deal with the New York Islanders on August 21, 2019. The contract included a no movement clause, which prevented the Islanders from trading Brassard, placing him on waivers, or sending him to the AHL unless he chose to waive the clause.[63] Coach Barry Trotz chose to shift Brassard from his usual center position to right wing, with Brock Nelson centering and Anthony Beauvillier on the other wing. Under this new arrangement, Brassard was able to settle into a scoring rhythm, with a five-game point streak beginning late October, while also serving as a mentor to the Francophone rookie Beauvillier.[64] As the season went on, Trotz continued to vary the lines, with Brassard and Josh Bailey each taking turns at center before the Islanders acquired Brassard's Ottawa teammate Jean-Gabriel Pageau at the NHL trading deadline. Pageau and Brassard played only seven games together and had not yet found a permanent third linemate when the NHL announced the indefinite suspension of the 2019–20 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[65] Brassard finished the curtailed regular season with 10 goals and 22 assists in 66 games.[66] When the NHL returned to play for the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs that August, Brassard joined the Islanders in Toronto, playing on a line with Pageau and Tom Kuhnhackl.[67] Although the Islanders were eliminated from the postseason by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Eastern Conference Finals,[68] Brassard recorded two goals and six assists in 18 playoff games.[66]

Arizona Coyotes

As the pandemic-delayed 2020–21 NHL season approached, the Arizona Coyotes signed Brassard to a one-year contract on December 30, 2020.[69] He had become interested in the team while watching Arizona during the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs, while Coyotes general manager Bill Armstrong wanted to add a veteran center to a lineup that skewed younger.[70] Brassard missed most of the Coyotes' training camp due to COVID-19 quarantine protocols, but joined the team for a scrimmage on January 6, scoring a goal for Team A in the process.[71] Head coach Rick Tocchet appointed Brassard as an alternate captain on a temporary basis at the start of the season, with the intention of re-evaluating after the first five games. Instead, Brassard carried the role through the season; on the ice, he took a variety of roles, playing both left wing and center on the second, third, and fourth lines.[72] On March 20, Brassard helped snap a five-game losing streak with a hat trick in a 5–1 defeat of the Anaheim Ducks. It was his first regular-season hat trick in 883 NHL games; among active players, only Valtteri Filppula of the Detroit Red Wings, who had played in 1,038 games without a hat trick, had a longer drought.[73] While the Coyotes failed to qualify for the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs, having been mathematically eliminated from postseason contention on May 6 after a 4–2 loss to the Los Angeles Kings,[74] Brassard finished the season with eight goals and 20 points in 53 regular-season games.[75]

Philadelphia Flyers

The Philadelphia Flyers signed Brassard to a one-year, $825,000 contract on August 25, 2021.[76] The signing meant a reunion with Brassard's longtime friends and former teammates Kevin Hayes, Cam Atkinson, and Keith Yandle, as well as head coach Alain Vigneault, under whom Brassard, Hayes, and Yandle had reached the 2014 Stanley Cup finals.[77]

Personal life

Brassard has one older sister, Janie, who played college ice hockey for the Concordia Stingers.[2] She now works as a teacher in Quebec.[3] As a Quebec native, Brassard is bilingual and speaks fluent French.[78]

Outside of hockey, Brassard also enjoys gridiron football and golf.[1][3] He maintains close friendships with fellow NHL players Cam Atkinson, Mats Zuccarello, Kevin Hayes, and Mark Stone, and he served as a groomsman at Atkinson's wedding.[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2002–03 Gatineau L'Intrépide QMAAA 42 7 33 40 38 — — — — —
2003–04 Gatineau L'Intrépide QMAAA 32 19 45 64 84 — — — — —
2003–04 Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL 10 0 1 1 0 7 0 0 0 0
2004–05 Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL 69 25 51 76 25 6 1 5 6 6
2005–06 Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL 58 44 72 116 92 7 5 4 9 10
2006–07 Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL 14 6 19 25 24 12 9 15 24 12
2007–08 Syracuse Crunch AHL 42 15 36 51 51 13 4 9 13 10
2007–08 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 17 1 1 2 6 — — — — —
2008–09 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 31 10 15 25 17 — — — — —
2009–10 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 79 9 27 36 48 — — — — —
2010–11 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 74 17 30 47 55 — — — — —
2011–12 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 74 14 27 41 42 — — — — —
2012–13 EC Red Bull Salzburg EBEL 6 4 1 5 6 — — — — —
2012–13 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 34 7 11 18 16 — — — — —
2012–13 New York Rangers NHL 13 5 6 11 0 12 2 10 12 2
2013–14 New York Rangers NHL 81 18 27 45 46 23 6 6 12 8
2014–15 New York Rangers NHL 80 19 41 60 34 19 9 7 16 20
2015–16 New York Rangers NHL 80 27 31 58 30 5 1 3 4 0
2016–17 Ottawa Senators NHL 81 14 25 39 24 19 4 7 11 8
2017–18 Ottawa Senators NHL 58 18 20 38 30 — — — — —
2017–18 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 14 3 5 8 4 12 1 3 4 4
2018–19 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 40 9 6 15 29 — — — — —
2018–19 Florida Panthers NHL 10 1 3 4 2 — — — — —
2018–19 Colorado Avalanche NHL 20 4 0 4 8 9 0 1 1 8
2019–20 New York Islanders NHL 66 10 22 32 16 18 2 6 8 6
2020–21 Arizona Coyotes NHL 53 8 12 20 12 — — — — —
NHL totals 905 194 309 503 419 117 25 43 68 56

International

Medal record
Representing Canada Canada

Ice hockey
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Russia
IIHF World U18 Championship
Silver medal – second place 2005 Czech Republic
Representing Canada Canada Quebec
World U-17 Hockey Challenge
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Canada
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2004 Canada Quebec U17 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 1 0 1 4
2005 Canada WJC18 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 0 4 4 6
2016 Canada WC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 10 5 6 11 4
Junior totals 12 1 4 5 10
Senior totals 10 5 6 11 4

Awards and honours

Award Year
QMJHL
All-Rookie Team 2005
Rookie of the Year 2005
Michel Bergeron Trophy 2005
CHL All-Rookie Team 2005
First All-Star Team 2006
Mike Bossy Trophy 2006
CHL Second All-Star Team 2006
CHL Top Prospects Game 2006
AHL
All-Star Game 2008
NHL
Rookie of the Month (October) 2008 [79]

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Preceded by Columbus Blue Jackets first round draft pick
2006 		Succeeded by
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