Eric Brewer
Eric Brewer ( born April 17, 1979 in Vernon, British Columbia) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who plays for the Tampa Bay Lightning in the National Hockey League since February 2011.
- 3.1 Personal Awards
Career
The 1.93 m tall defender started his career with the Prince George Cougars in the Canadian junior Western Hockey League before being selected in the NHL Entry Draft in 1997 as a fifth in the first round by the New York Islanders ( drafted ) was.
In the 1998/99 season the links Sagittarius completed his first 63 NHL games for the Islanders, but already in the following season, he was only partially in the NHL used the remaining time spent Brewer at the Lowell Lock Monsters, a farm team of the Islanders in the American Hockey League. For the season 2000/ 01, the Canadian was transferred along with Josh Green and a draft pick against Roman Hamrlik to the Edmonton Oilers, for whom he played 315 games until 2004.
From the season 2005/ 06 Eric Brewer played in St. Louis, his first goal for the Blues scored the defensive player against the Detroit Red Wings in his debut on 5 October 2005.
After the current team captain Dallas Drake had left the Blues in the summer of 2007, the post remained vacant for the time being. On 8 February 2008 Brewer was finally appointed as the new team captain of the Blues. In February 2011, the Blues gave him off in a transfer business in exchange for a third-round vote in the NHL Entry Draft in 2011 and the rights to Brock Beukeboom to the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Internationally
With the Canadian National Hockey Team Brewer won the gold medal at the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City and the World Cup of Hockey 2004. During the Ice Hockey World Championship 2001, he was third with Team Canada. 2003, 2004 and 2007 he won the World Championship title with the national team.
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 )
Sporting successes
- World Champion: 2003, 2004 and 2007
- Olympic champion: 2002
- Gold medal at the World Cup of Hockey: 2004
Personal Awards
- WHL West Second All-Star Team: 1998
- Participate in the NHL All-Star Game: 2003