| Brett Brochu | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 9, 2002, Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) |
| Position | Goaltender |
| Catches | Left |
| OHL team | London Knights |
| NHL Draft | Undrafted |
| Playing career | –present |
Brett Brochu (born September 9, 2002) is a Canadian major junior ice hockey player who plays for the London Knights.[1]
Early life[]
Brett Brochu was born in Windsor, Ontario on September 9, 2002,[2] and spent his youth playing hockey.[3]
Professional career[]
Brochu's Ontario Hockey League career record is 48-11-1, where he plays for the London Knights.[4] In 2020 he was awarded the F. W. "Dinty" Moore Trophy.[5] During the 2020–21 season, when the OHL season was postponed due to COVID-19, Brochu played for the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League.[6] He missed several games to netmind for Team Canada for the 2022 World Junior Hockey Championships, which were cancelled part way through.[7]
International play[]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Competitor for  Canada
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
| Gold | 2022 Canada | |
Brochu was recruited as a goaltender for roster of Team Canada during the World Junior Hockey Championships in 2021.[8] After winning the starting job for the national team over two other netminders, he made twenty saves against twenty-two shots in his debut game, as Canada won 11–2 over Team Austria.[9] The tournament was later rescheduled due to the spread of the Omicron variant, but Brochu rejoined the roster when it was resumed in August of 2022, winning gold alongside Team Canada.[10]
References[]
- ↑ Tilbury native named OHL Goalie of the Month (November 17, 2021).
- ↑ Brett Brochu Stats and News.
- ↑ Brett Brochu looking to prove scouts wrong with Canada at world juniors.
- ↑ Ellis, Steven. Brett Brochu's Unlikely Road to Canada's World Junior Team.
- ↑ Brochu Wins OHL's Dinty Moore Trophy (March 19, 2020).
- ↑ Knights goaltender Brett Brochu back in the net intent on being even better - London | Globalnews.ca.
- ↑ Brett Brochu reflects on longshot rise to Canada's world junior team.
- ↑ Passed over in NHL draft twice, Brochu finally gets his moment in the spotlight.
- ↑ Solid start for Brochu at World Juniors (December 29, 2021).
- ↑ Sandor, Steven (August 20, 2022). Canada defeats Finland in OT thriller for gold at world juniors in Edmonton.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database