Brett Brochu

Brett Brochu
Born (2002-09-09) September 9, 2002 (age 22)
Belle River, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
AHL team
Former teams		 Bakersfield Condors
WBS Penguins
Manitoba Moose
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2021–present

Brett Brochu (born September 9, 2002) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for the Bakersfield Condors of the American Hockey League (AHL).

Early life

Brett Brochu was born in Belle River, Ontario on September 9, 2002,[1] and spent his youth playing hockey.[2]

Playing career

Brochu played for the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League.[3] In 2020 he was awarded the F. W. "Dinty" Moore Trophy.[4][5]

During the 2020–21 season, when the OHL season was postponed due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Brochu played for the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League.[6]

Entering the 2023–24 season, Brochu signed with the Fort Wayne Komets of the ECHL.[7] He made 20 appearances with the Komets, collecting 7 wins and posting a .920 save percentage, he was loaned to the AHL on two separate occasions to the Cleveland Monsters and Manitoba Moose, featuring with the Moose in relief during 1 game.

As a free agent, Brochu secured a one-year AHL contract with the Bakersfield Condors, affiliate to the Edmonton Oilers, on August 1, 2024.[8]

International play

Medal record
Representing  Canada
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Canada

Brochu played for Team Canada at the 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[9] After winning the starting job for the national team over two other netminders, he made twenty saves against twenty-two shots in his debut game, as Canada won 11–2 over Team Austria.[10] The tournament was cancelled during the group stage on December 29, 2021 due to the Coronavirus pandemic, but Brochu returned to the Canadian team when a replacement tournament was held in August 2022.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Brett Brochu Stats and News". NHL.com.
  2. ^ "Brett Brochu looking to prove scouts wrong with Canada at world juniors". montrealgazette.
  3. ^ Ellis, Steven. "Brett Brochu's Unlikely Road to Canada's World Junior Team". The Hockey News.
  4. ^ "Brochu Wins OHL's Dinty Moore Trophy". March 19, 2020.
  5. ^ "Tilbury native named OHL Goalie of the Month". November 17, 2021 – via Toronto Star.
  6. ^ "Knights goaltender Brett Brochu back in the net intent on being even better - London | Globalnews.ca". 980 CFPL.
  7. ^ Cohn, Justin A. (December 20, 2023). "Patience, hard work pays off for rookie Komets goalie Brett Brochu, who's 4-2-1 with a .936 save percentage". The Journal Gazette. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  8. ^ "Condors sign four to AHL deals". Bakersfield Condors. August 1, 2024. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  9. ^ "Passed over in NHL draft twice, Brochu finally gets his moment in the spotlight" – via www.tsn.ca.
  10. ^ "Solid start for Brochu at World Juniors". December 29, 2021.
  11. ^ Sandor, Steven (August 20, 2022). "Canada defeats Finland in OT thriller for gold at world juniors in Edmonton". CBC Sports. Retrieved August 22, 2022.