Bryan Little

Bryan Little
Position	Right wing
Shoots	Right
Height Weight	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
NHL Team F. Teams	Winnipeg Jets Atlanta Thrashers
Born	(1987-11-12)November 12, 1987, Edmonton, AB, CAN
NHL Draft	12th overall, 2006 Atlanta Thrashers
Pro Career	2007 – present

Bryan Matthew Little (born November 12, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Early life

Although Little was born in Edmonton, Alberta, he was raised in Cambridge, Ontario. He grew up with his younger brother Shawn and his parents, Brenda and John.

Little played much of his minor hockey for the Cambridge Hawks of the Alliance Pavilion League until 2001-02 season.

He then played for the [[[Cambridge Winterhawks]] Jr.B hockey team at the age of 14, while he attended Southwood Secondary School until age 15, when he moved on to the OHL Barrie Colts. Little was selected in the 3rd round (50th overall) in the 2003 OHL Draft after a standout season with the Winterhawks.

Playing career

Little was selected first round, 12th overall, in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Thrashers. He won a gold medal with Team Canada at the 2007 World Junior Hockey Championship. He played Junior B for the Cambridge Winterhawks. After four seasons playing for the Barrie Colts of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), he joined the Thrashers' farm team, the Chicago Wolves, for two games in the 2007 playoffs, recording no points or penalties. According to one local columnist, "He didn’t play much, and he was playing out of position, but the biggest thing was that he fit right in ... he played like he'd been there all season."

He signed a three-year NHL entry level contract with the Atlanta Thrashers and was committed to them up to the end of the 2009–10 NHL season. He made the Thrashers out of training camp in 2007 and joined the team full time. He made his NHL debut on October 5, 2007, scoring in his first game, the first Thrasher ever to do so. Midway through the season, he was demoted to the Wolves, where he would go on to win the 2008 Calder Cup Championship. He would spend the entire 2008–09 NHL season with the Thrashers, scoring 31 goals.

Little re-signed with the Atlanta Thrashers as a restricted free agent in August 2010. He signed a three year contract worth $7.15 million. He is now committed to them up until the end of the 2012–13 NHL season.Due to team relocation he now plays for the Winnipeg Jets.

Playing career

• Played for the Team Ontario in 2003–04 in the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Newfoundland, winning a gold medal.
• Played with Canadian National Under-18 Summer Team at the 2004 World Junior Cup in Břeclav, Czech Republic.
• Invited to the December 2005 Canadian World Junior hockey team selection camp.
• Played in 2006 CHL-NHL Top Prospects Game.
• Member of the gold-medal winning 2007 Canadian World Junior hockey team.
• Played 2 games in the 2007 Calder Cup playoffs with the Chicago Wolves.
• Won the Calder Cup with the 2007–08 Chicago Wolves.

Awards

• 2003–04 OHL Rookie of the Year
• 2003–04 OHL Eastern Conference Coach's Poll
  • "Smartest Player" (3rd star).
• 2004–05 Barrie Colts team Alternate Captain.
• 2004–05 OHL Eastern Conference Coach's Poll
  • "Smartest Player" (2nd star), "Hardest Worker" (2nd star), "Most Dangerous in the Goal Area" (2nd star).
• 2004–05 Eastern Conference OHL All-Star.
• 2005–06 Barrie Colts team Captain.
• 2005–06 OHL Eastern Conference Coach's Poll
  • "Hardest Worker", "Best Playmaker", "Most Dangerous in the Goal Area", "Best on Face-Offs", "Best Shot" (2nd star).
• 2005–06 Eastern Conference OHL All-Star.
• 2006–07 Barrie Colts team Captain.
• 2006–07 OHL Eastern Conference Coach's Poll
  • "Hardest Worker", "Best Playmaker" (2nd star), "Most Dangerous in the Goal Area" (3rd star), "Best Shot", "Hardest Shot" (3rd star), "Best on Face-Offs".
• 2006–07 OHL All-Star.
• 2006–07 Set the Barrie Colts current club record for most goals scored with the team.
• 2006–07 Set the Barrie Colts current club record for most points earned with the team.
• 2010–11 Dan Snyder Memorial Award

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2002–03	Cambridge Winterhawks	MWJBHL		40	20	15	35	14		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Barrie Colts	OHL		64	34	24	58	18		12	5	5	10	7
2004–05	Barrie Colts	OHL		62	36	32	68	34		4	5	1	6	2
2005–06	Barrie Colts	OHL		64	42	67	109	99		14	8	15	23	19
2006–07	Barrie Colts	OHL		57	41	66	107	77		8	4	5	9	8
2006–07	Chicago Wolves	AHL		—	—	—	—	—		2	0	0	0	0
2007–08	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL		48	6	10	16	18		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Chicago Wolves	AHL		34	9	16	25	10		24	8	4	12	10
2008–09	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL		79	31	20	51	24		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL		79	13	21	34	20		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL		76	18	30	48	33		—	—	—	—	—
OHL totals				246	153	189	342	228		38	22	26	48	36
AHL totals				34	9	16	25	10		26	8	4	12	10
NHL totals				282	68	81	149	95		—	—	—	—	—

External links

• Bryan Little's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Bryan Little at TSN.ca
• Article about Little on www.hockeysfuture.com
• Article on mckeenshockey.rivals.com scouting site

Preceded by Alex Bourret

Atlanta Thrashers first round draft pick 2006

Succeeded by Zach Bogosian