Derick Brassard

Derick Brassard ( born September 22, 1987 in Hull, Quebec ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Since April 2013, he plays for the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League on the position of the center.

Career

Brassard began his hockey career as a 16 -year-old, when he in the course of the 2003/ 04 joined the Drummondville Voltigeurs of the Quebec Major Junior League Canadian Junior Hockey League. In the remainder of the season he played ten games in the regular season and seven more in the subsequent playoffs. He was able to record his first point scorer in the league with an assist. Before starting the game year 2004/ 05, the trained Center completed the first pre-season with the Voltigeurs and was greatly improved in his rookie season. With 76 points in 69 games, he was just behind Guillaume Latendresse, get the two points above, the second best scorer of his team during the season. In addition, he was recognized for his achievements with the Trophée Michel Bergeron for the best offensive rookie of the year, awarded the Coupe RDS for the best rookie in the league and the election to the All- Rookie team. Inspired by the various awards went Brassard in the following season, in which he points scorer with 116 showed improved again in 59 matches and was honored with the appointment to the QMJHL First All -Star Team. In the subsequent year to the game NHL Entry Draft in 2006, the Canadian was then selected a total of sixth overall position of the Columbus Blue Jackets. Since he was also the first selected players from the QMJHL, he received the Trophée Michael Bossy again an award. Despite the early election in the Draft Brassard remained another year in the Canadian Junior Football League, but failed due to a persistent shoulder injury do only 14 games in the regular season and twelve playoff games.

After the end of his third full season at junior level Brassard signed in the summer of 2007, his first professional contract in the organization of the Columbus Blue Jackets. First, it put the franchise from the U.S. state of Ohio in the American Hockey League with the Syracuse Crunch, where he rightly found himself right away and was appointed in the first month of the season the best league newcomer. After him a broken jaw had set for two months out of action, beorderten the Blue Jackets their first-round draft pick on 10 January 2008 for the first time in the NHL squad, which includes over 17 games, he was away until February 27. Here, he scored one goal and one assist each. Back in shape and back in the AHL impressed Brassard in the last month and a half of the season 2007 / 08 with 26 points scorer. Overall, he scored 51 in 42 games of the regular season and 13 more in as many playoff encounters. However, in order to permanently get a place in the main squad of NHL teams, remained the Canadians during the summer break in Columbus, where he stayed fit with the coaching staff and early on began with the preparation for the 2008/ 09 season. This eventually paid off when he was left after the season preparatory training camp in the NHL squad. With ten points scorer in the nine games of the first month season, he was named NHL Rookie of the Month October 2008. However, his first NHL season ended on December 18 prematurely because he dislocated his shoulder during a game. He therefore had to undergo an operation that was synonymous with his end of the season. At this time the striker totaled 25 points in 31 games along with Kris Versteeg at the top rookie scorer standings.

For the Trade Deadline on April 3, 2013, was transferred to the New York Rangers.

Awards and achievements

2005 QMJHL All- Rookie Team
2005 CHL All- Rookie Team
2005 Trophée Michel Bergeron
2005 Coupe RDS

2006 QMJHL First All -Star Team
2006 CHL Second All-Star Team
2006 Trophée Michael Bossy
2008 NHL Rookie of the Month October

Internationally

2005 Silver medal at the U18 World Youth Championship

Career Stats

( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )

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