| Steve Brûlé | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | (1975-01-15)January 15, 1975 (age 50) Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | New Jersey Devils Colorado Avalanche | ||
| NHL draft | 143rd overall,1993 New Jersey Devils | ||
| Playing career | 1995–2013 | ||
Steve Brûlé (born January 15, 1975) is a Canadian former professionalice hockey player. He last played competitively withJonquière Marquis of theLigue Nord-Américaine de Hockey. He played in theNational Hockey League with theNew Jersey Devils andColorado Avalanche.
As a youth, Brûlé played in the 1988Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with aminor ice hockey team fromMontreal.[1]
Brûlé was drafted 143rd overall in the1993 NHL Entry Draft by theNew Jersey Devils. He was drafted fromSt. Jean Lynx of theQMJHL where he was a prolific scorer as a junior, winning theMichel Bergeron Trophy in1992–93. Brûlé made his professional debut at the end of the1994–95 season with Devils affiliate, theAlbany River Rats of theAHL, helping the Rats capture theCalder Cup with 14 points in 14 playoff games.
Brûlé spent the next five years with the River Rats, where he was a dependable scoring force. At the end of the1999–2000 season with the River Rats, Brûlé was among a handful of players that made up their taxi squad of the Devils in case of injury or slump. During game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals against thePhiladelphia Flyers, Brûlé made his NHL debut in place of an injuredJohn Madden, playing on a line withJay Pandolfo andClaude Lemieux.[2] When the Devils defeated the defending championDallas Stars in the2000 Stanley Cup Finals, Brûlé, without yet playing a regular season game in his career, had his name engraved on the Stanley Cup.
Brûlé then signed with theDetroit Red Wings on July 20, 2000, and failing to make the team was assigned to the Manitoba Moose of the IHL.[3] Brûlé then spent the2001–02 season with theCincinnati Mighty Ducks of the AHL before he signed with theColorado Avalanche on July 22, 2002. Steve made the Avalanche's opening night roster for the2002–03 season and made his NHL regular season debut, but was subsequently sent to affiliate theHershey Bears.[4]
Brûlé re-signed with the Avalanche on August 26, 2003, but again spent the year with the Bears, placing 2nd on the team in points with 58. During the2004 NHL Lockout Brûlé left for Europe signing withGerman teamKrefeld Pinguine of theDEL on July 22, 2004. After the Lockout Brûlé opted to stay in Europe spending time in theAustrian, andSwiss leagues.
After seven years abroad on June 23, 2011, Brûlé signed a one-year contract returning to play in Canada with the Saguenay Marquis of the LNAH.[5]
| 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 99ers | EBEL | 38 | 20 | 27 | 47 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | EHC Chur | NLB | 31 | 26 | 24 | 50 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | EHC Visp | NLB | 40 | 29 | 37 | 66 | 85 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 8 | ||
| 2009–10 | HC Thurgau | NLB | 42 | 24 | 37 | 61 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Thurgau | NLB | 33 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | EHC Visp | NLB | 12 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 | ||
| 2011–12 | Saguenay Marquis | LNAH | 46 | 29 | 41 | 70 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | Jonquière Marquis | LNAH | 38 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0 | ||
| AHL totals | 600 | 223 | 304 | 527 | 313 | 65 | 32 | 19 | 51 | 49 | ||||
| NHL totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| QMJHL | ||
| All-Rookie Team | 1993 | |
| Michel Bergeron Trophy | 1993 | |
| Second All-Star Team | 1995 | |
| AHL | ||
| Calder Cup (Albany River Rats) | 1995 | |
| NHL | ||
| Stanley Cup (New Jersey Devils) | 2000 | |
| NLB | ||
| Champion (EHC Visp) | 2011 | |
