Steve Brulé

Steve Brulé
Position	Right Wing
Shoots	Right
Height Weight	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg)
NLB Team F. Teams	EHC Visp New Jersey Devils Colorado Avalanche
Nationality	Canadian
Born	(1975-01-15)January 15, 1975, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
NHL Draft	143rd overall, 1993 New Jersey Devils
Pro Career	1995 – present

Steve Brule (born January 15, 1975 in Montreal, Quebec) is a professional ice hockey player currently with EHC Visp of the Swiss NLB. 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 drafed 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 1999–00 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 Scott Gomez. 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. 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 regualar season debut, but was subsequently sent to affiliate the Hershey Bears.

Brule re-signed with the Avalanche on Agust 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.

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)
• 1999–00 NHL Stanley Cup (New Jersey Devils)

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 EC	EBEL		38	20	27	47	59		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	EHC Chur	NLB		31	26	24	50	96		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	EHC Visp	NLB		31	26	24	50	96		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				2	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0

External links

• Steve Brulé's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Picture of Steve Brule's Name on the 2000 Stanley Cup Plaque