Eric Brewer (ice hockey)
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| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) |
| NHL Team F. Teams |
St. Louis Blues New York Islanders Edmonton Oilers |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | April 17, 1979, Vernon, BC, CAN |
| NHL Draft | 5th overall, 1997 New York Islanders |
| Pro Career | 1998 – present |
Eric Charles Brewer (born April 17, 1979 in Vernon, British Columbia) is a Canadian professional hockey defenceman in the NHL currently playing for the St. Louis Blues. Drafted in the 1st round, 5th overall by the New York Islanders in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft, Brewer has played for the Prince George Cougars (WHL), Lowell Lock Monsters (AHL), New York Islanders (NHL), Edmonton Oilers (NHL), and St. Louis Blues (NHL).
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[edit] NHL career
[edit] New York Islanders
Brewer was drafted in the 1st round, 5th overall by the New York Islanders in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft on June 21st, 1997.[1] On August 19th, 1998, just over a year after being drafted, Brewer signed his first professional contract with the Islanders. The contract was an entry level three-year, $2.775-million deal which included a $1-million signing bonus.[2] With this contract in place, Brewer made his NHL debut on October 10th, 1998 against the Pittsburgh Penguins and on November 5th against the Carolina Hurricanes' Trevor Kidd, Brewer scored his first career goal.[3] Brewer finished his rookie season with 11 points in 63 games, a respectable mark for any rookie defenseman; however, Brewer's 1999-00 NHL season was not as productive. With only 2 assists in 26 games, Brewer spent a large portion of the season with the Islanders' AHL affiliate, the Lowell Lock Monsters. This dismall softmore season proved to be Brewer's last as an Islander.
[edit] Edmonton Oilers
On June 24th at the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, the Islanders traded Brewer, Josh Green and their 2nd round selection (Brad Winchester) in the draft to the Edmonton Oilers for Roman Hamrlik.[4] Brewer, in the last year of his three-year entry level contract, finished the 2000-01 season with a career high 21 points in 77 games and also produced 6 points in 6 playoff games. As a result, the Oilers re-signed Brewer to a one-year, $907,500 contract[5] on August 15th, 2001.[6] Despite a decrease in pay, Brewer once again had a career year with 25 points in 81 games, so when a new contract was to be signed, a raise was expected. After a long holdout that lasted until the beginning of Oilers training camp, Brewer finially signed a two-year, $4-million contract on September 12th, 2002.[5] Under this contract, Brewer played some of his best hockey. In the first year of the deal, Brewer set career highs in goals (8), assists (21), and points (29). It was also in this season that Brewer played in his first NHL All-Star Game, dressing for the Western Conference in the 53rd edition of the game.[7] In the second year of the deal, Brewer continued his stong play and finished with 25 points in 77 games. With the Oilers unwilling to pay what he was expecting, Brewer decided to go to salary arbitration to get a new contract. However, on August 4th, 2004, Brewer signed a one-year, $2.65-million contract with the Oilers, avoiding his arbitration hearing set for only a few days later.[8] Despite the new contract, Brewer was unable to play it out as a result of the 2004-05 NHL Lockout.
[edit] St. Louis Blues
On August 2nd, 2005, in the summer following the lockout, the Oilers traded Brewer, Jeff Woywitka and Doug Lynch to the St. Louis Blues for Chris Pronger.[9] At the time of the trade, Brewer was a restrited free-agent, so on August 15th, 2005, Brewer accepted the Blues' qualifying offer, signing a one-year, $2-million contract.[10] Brewer's first season with the Blues was a particularly bad one, playing only 32 games as a result of a dislocated left shoulder.[11] Despite this dismall season, the Blues re-signed Brewer to a one-year, $2.014-million contract. The 2006-07 season was a bit of a turnaround for Brewer, as he started to play much better under new coach Andy Murray. Amid speculation that he was going to be traded (as he would have been an unrestricted free agent following the season), he signed a four-year, $17-million contract extension with the Blues on February 24, 2007.[12]
[edit] International play
| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Competitor for Canada |
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| Men's Ice Hockey | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | 2002 Salt Lake City | Ice Hockey | |
| World Championships | |||
| Gold | 2003 Helsinki | Ice Hockey | |
| Gold | 2004 Prague | Ice hockey | |
| World Cup | |||
| Gold | 2004 Toronto | Ice Hockey | |
Throughout his career, Brewer has played for the Canadian national men's hockey team at various tournaments. On April 3rd, 2007, Brewer was among the first five players named to play for Canada at the 2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships in Moscow, Russia from April 27th to May 13th, 2007.[13]
Overall, Brewer has played for Canada in the following tournaments:
- 1998 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
- 2001 Ice Hockey World Championships
- 2002 Winter Olympic Games
- 2003 Ice Hockey World Championships
- 2004 Ice Hockey World Championships
- 2004 World Cup of Hockey
[edit] Awards
- 1998 - WHL West Second All-Star Team
- 2003 - Played in NHL All-Star Game
[edit] Transactions
- June 21, 1997 - Drafted in the 1st round, 5th overall by the New York Islanders in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft
- June 24, 2000 - Traded by the New York Islanders with Josh Green and the Islanders' 2nd round selection (Brad Winchester) in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft to the Edmonton Oilers for Roman Hamrlik
- August 2, 2005 - Traded by the Edmonton Oilers with Jeff Woywitka and Doug Lynch to the St. Louis Blues for Chris Pronger
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | ||
| 1995-96 | Prince George Cougars | WHL | 63 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 25 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1996-97 | Prince George Cougars | WHL | 71 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 81 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | ||
| 1997-98 | Prince George Cougars | WHL | 34 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 45 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 19 | ||
| 1998-99 | New York Islanders | NHL | 63 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 32 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1999-00 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 25 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1999-00 | New York Islanders | NHL | 26 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2000-01 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 77 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 53 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2001-02 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 81 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 45 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002-03 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 80 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 45 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2003-04 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 77 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 67 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005-06 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 32 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 45 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2006-07 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 82 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 69 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 3 Seasons | Totals | WHL | 168 | 14 | 63 | 77 | 151 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 35 | ||
| 1 Season | Totals | AHL | 25 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 Seasons | Totals | NHL | 518 | 46 | 105 | 151 | 376 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | ||
[edit] International statistics
| Regular Season | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | ||
| 1998 | Team Canada | WJC | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2001 | Team Canada | WC | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2002 | Team Canada | Oly | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2003 | Team Canada | WC | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2004 | Team Canada | WC | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2004 | Team Canada | WCH | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| Totals | 44 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 34 | ||||
[edit] References
- ^ 1997 NHL Entry Draft First Roud Selections. National Hockey League. Retrieved on April 8, 2007.
- ^ "Cougs' Brewer NHL's newest millionaire", The Vancouver Sun, 19 August 1998. Retrieved on April 8, 2007.
- ^ Eric Brewer. Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved on April 8, 2007.
- ^ Brownlee, Robin. "Hamrlik headed to New York: Lowe deals D-man to Islanders for Green, Brewer", Edmonton Journal, 25 June 2000. Retrieved on April 8, 2007.
- ^ a b Ireland, Joanne. "Brew back with Oiler crew: Blue-liner signs two-year, $4M deal at last second", Edmonton Journal, 13 September 2002. Retrieved on April 8, 2007.
- ^ "Hockey: Brewer, Suter get new deals", National Post, 16 August 2001. Retrieved on April 8, 2007.
- ^ Stevens, Neil. "NHL's biggest and newest names get first all-star nod", Sudbury Star, 18 January 2003. Retrieved on April 8, 2007.
- ^ "Brewer, Oilers avoid arbitration", CBC, 5 August 2004. Retrieved on April 8, 2007.
- ^ Matheson, Jim. "Defensive posturing: Lowe nabs Pronger in deal for Brewer, Lynch and Woywitka", Edmonton Journal, 3 August 2005. Retrieved on April 8, 2007.
- ^ Rutherford, Jeremy. "Brewer signs for one year; Mayers OKs two-year deal", St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 16 August 2005. Retrieved on April 8, 2007.
- ^ "Blues' Brewer could miss season following surgery", Associated Press, 23 January 2006. Retrieved on April 8, 2007.
- ^ "Blues re-sign Brewer and Legace", TSN, 24 February 2007. Retrieved on April 8, 2007.
- ^ Hockey Canada (3 April 2007). Five Players Named to Team Canada for 2007 IIHF World Men's Hockey Championship. Press release. Retrieved on 2007-04-08.
[edit] External links
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