Steve Brûlé

Steve Brûlé
Steve Brûlé
Born	January 15, 1975 (age 49); Montreal, QC, CAN
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	New Jersey Devils; Colorado Avalanche
NHL draft	143rd overall, 1993; New Jersey Devils
Playing career	1995–2013

Steve Brûlé (born January 15, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He last played competitively with Jonquière Marquis of the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey. He played in the National Hockey League with the New Jersey Devils and Colorado Avalanche.

Playing career

Brule was drafted 143rd overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft by the New Jersey Devils. He was drafted from St. Jean Lynx of the QMJHL where he was a prolific scorer as a junior winning the Michel Bergeron Trophy in 1992–93. Brule made his professional debut at the end of the 1994–95 season with Devils affiliate, the Albany River Rats of the AHL, helping the Rats capture the Calder Cup with 14 points in 14 playoff games.

Due to a strong Devils outfit, Brule spent the next five years with the River Rats, where he was a dependable scoring force. At the end of the 1999–2000 season with the River Rats, Brule was among a handful of players that made up their taxi squad of the Devils in case of injury or slump. When the Devils played against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Brule joined the Devils for a single game in place of Sergei Brylin.^[1] However, when the Devils defeated the defending champion Dallas Stars, Brule, without a regular season game in his career, had his name engraved on the Stanley Cup.

Brule then signed with the Detroit Red Wings on July 20, 2000, and failing to make the team was assigned to the Manitoba Moose of the IHL.^[2] Brule then spent the 2001–02 season with the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks of the AHL before he signed with the Colorado Avalanche on July 22, 2002. Steve made the Avlanche's opening night roster for the 2002–03 season and made his NHL regular season debut, but was subsequently sent to affiliate the Hershey Bears.^[3]

Brule re-signed with the Avalanche on August 26, 2003, but again spent the year with the Bears, placing 2nd on the team in points with 58. During the 2004 NHL Lockout Brule left for Europe signing with German team Krefeld Pinguine of the DEL on July 22, 2004. After the Lockout Brule opted to stay in Europe spending time in the Austrian, and Swiss leagues.

After seven years abroad on June 23, 2011, Brule signed a one-year contract returning to play in Canada with the Saguenay Marquis of the LNAH.^[4]

Career statistics

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1992–93	St. Jean Lynx	QMJHL	70	33	47	80	46	4	0	0	0	9
1993–94	St. Jean Lynx	QMJHL	66	41	64	105	46	5	2	1	3	0
1994–95	St. Jean Lynx	QMJHL	69	44	64	108	42	7	3	4	7	8
1994–95	Albany River Rats	AHL	3	1	4	5	0	14	9	5	14	4
1995–96	Albany River Rats	AHL	80	30	21	51	37	4	0	0	0	17
1996–97	Albany River Rats	AHL	79	28	49	77	27	16	7	7	14	12
1997–98	Albany River Rats	AHL	80	34	43	77	34	13	8	3	11	4
1998–99	Albany River Rats	AHL	78	32	52	84	35	5	3	1	4	4
1999–00	Albany River Rats	AHL	75	30	46	76	18	5	1	2	3	0
1999–00	New Jersey Devils	NHL	—	—	—	—	—	1	0	0	0	0
2000–01	Manitoba Moose	IHL	78	21	48	69	22	13	3	10	13	12
2001–02	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks	AHL	77	21	42	63	50	3	0	1	1	0
2002–03	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	2	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Hershey Bears	AHL	49	18	19	37	30	5	4	0	4	8
2003–04	Hershey Bears	AHL	79	29	29	58	82	—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Krefeld Pinguine	DEL	51	18	29	47	51	—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	EV Duisburg	DEL	31	8	15	23	36	—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Kassel Huskies	DEL	18	2	4	6	22	—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Graz 99ers	EBEL	38	20	27	47	59	—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	EHC Chur	NLB	31	26	24	50	96	—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	EHC Visp	NLB	40	29	37	66	85	9	3	12	15	8
2009–10	HC Thurgau	NLB	42	24	37	61	20	—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	HC Thurgau	NLB	33	20	16	36	10	—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	EHC Visp	NLB	12	5	13	18	8	17	6	6	12	8
2011–12	Saguenay Marquis	LNAH	46	29	41	70	4	6	2	5	7	6
2012–13	Jonquière Marquis	LNAH	38	14	26	40	32	11	5	7	12	0
NHL totals			2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0

Awards and achievements

1992–93 QMJHL All-Rookie Team
1992–93 QMJHL Michel Bergeron Trophy
1994–95 QMJHL Second All-Star Team
1994–95 AHL Calder Cup (Albany River Rats)
1999–2000 NHL Stanley Cup (New Jersey Devils)
2010–11 NLB Champion (EHC Visp)

References

^ "Leafs Accuse Devils of Hit and Run". New York Times. April 20, 2000. Retrieved May 3, 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Western Conference movement". ESPN. 2000-09-20. Retrieved 2010-04-25. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Wild gain confidence from rally". ESPN. 2002-10-27. Retrieved 2010-04-25. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Steve Brule arrives in Saguenay!" (in French). Saguenay Marquis. 2011-06-23. Retrieved 2011-06-28. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

External links

[1] "Leafs Accuse Devils of Hit and Run". New York Times. April 20, 2000. Retrieved May 3, 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[2] "Western Conference movement". ESPN. 2000-09-20. Retrieved 2010-04-25. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[3] "Wild gain confidence from rally". ESPN. 2002-10-27. Retrieved 2010-04-25. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[4] "Steve Brule arrives in Saguenay!" (in French). Saguenay Marquis. 2011-06-23. Retrieved 2011-06-28. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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