Julien Brouillette

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Julien Brouillette
Brouillette (right) with the Hershey Bears in 2013
Born (1986-12-05) December 5, 1986 (age 37)
Saint-Esprit, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Washington Capitals
Winnipeg Jets
Karlskrona HK
EC Red Bull Salzburg
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2007–2018

Julien Brouillette (born December 5, 1986) is a

defenseman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Washington Capitals and Winnipeg Jets
.

Playing career

As a youth, Brouillette played in the 2000 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Lanaudière.[1]

In 2007, he turned professional signing as an undrafted player with the

Hartford Wolf Pack of the AHL.[citation needed
]

In the

Lake Erie Monsters of the AHL and signed a Professional Tryout with the team.[2] On January 23, 2011, he was signed to a Standard Players Contract with the Monsters ending his contract with the Road Warriors. He remained with the Monsters for the duration of the season, posting career highs of 2 goals and 19 points in 49 games. Following the Monsters first round elimination, Brouillette was returned to the Road Warriors on loan to play in their final post season game.[3]

On July 11, 2011, Brouillette was signed to a one-year contract with the Hershey Bears of the AHL for the

NHL lockout.[5] After 1 game with the Royals, Brouillette was recalled to Hershey and reclaimed his position to contribute with 7 points in 61 contests.[citation needed
]

On April 5, 2013, Brouillette signed his first NHL contract, a one-year deal with NHL affiliate, the Washington Capitals, for the following 2013–14 season.[6] Midway through the season whilst with the Bears, Brouillette received his first ever NHL recall by the Capitals on February 6, 2014.[7] He made his long-awaited NHL debut the following night, providing a primary assist in a 4–2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets in Washington.[8] In his second game, Brouillette scored his first NHL goal, which stood as the game-winner in a 3–0 victory over the New Jersey Devils on February 8, 2014.[9]

On August 8, 2014, Brouillette signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the

2014–15 season. Brouillette would play the majority of the season with the IceCaps, however earned a recall to feature in one game with the Jets.[citation needed
]

On June 1, 2015, approaching free-agency, Brouillette opted to leave the NHL and sign his first European contract on a one-year deal with newly promoted Swedish club,

2015–16 season, Brouillette captained Karlskrona and appeared in 52 games, contributing with 5 goals and 17 points from the blueline.[citation needed
]

Brouillette opted to return to his native Canada as a free agent in the following summer. Unable to attract interest to sign in the NHL, Brouillette initially agreed to a one-month contract in the LNAH with Saint-Georges Cool FM 103.5 on September 16, 2016.[12] He featured in 8 games with Saint-Georges before he signed a professional try-out deal to return to the St. John's IceCaps of the AHL, now an affiliate to the Montreal Canadiens on November 4, 2016.[13]

On July 16, 2017, he signed with

HC Bolzano.[citation needed
]

Brouillette opted to end his 11-year professional career following the conclusion of his contract with Salzburg on April 24, 2018.[15]

Career statistics

Regular season
 Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2003–04 Chicoutimi Saguenéens
QMJHL
 24 0 0 0 7 18 0 4 4 0
2004–05 Chicoutimi Saguenéens QMJHL 65 7 11 18 61 17 4 4 8 23
2005–06 Chicoutimi Saguenéens QMJHL 70 10 42 52 86 9 1 3 4 8
2006–07 Chicoutimi Saguenéens QMJHL 68 10 43 53 52 4 1 2 3 8
2007–08 Columbia Inferno ECHL 67 6 11 17 55 13 0 4 4 6
2008–09
Charlotte Checkers
 ECHL 70 11 18 29 67 6 0 1 1 2
2009–10 Charlotte Checkers ECHL 47 13 20 33 23 7 0 5 5 2
2009–10 Providence Bruins AHL 3 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2009–10 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 21 1 3 4 4 — — — — —
2010–11
Greenville Road Warriors
 ECHL 25 11 12 23 8 1 0 0 0 0
2010–11
Charlotte Checkers
 AHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2010–11
Lake Erie Monsters
 AHL 49 2 15 17 20 7 1 1 2 2
2011–12 Hershey Bears AHL 74 7 14 21 24 3 0 1 1 4
2012–13 Reading Royals ECHL 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2012–13 Hershey Bears AHL 61 2 5 7 35 5 0 3 3 0
2013–14 Hershey Bears AHL 51 10 10 20 22 — — — — —
2013–14 Washington Capitals NHL 10 1 1 2 0 — — — — —
2014–15 St. John's IceCaps AHL 49 7 11 18 16 — — — — —
2014–15 Winnipeg Jets NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2015–16 Karlskrona HK SHL 52 5 12 17 32 — — — — —
2016–17 Saint-Georges Cool FM 103.5 LNAH 8 3 4 7 4 — — — — —
2016–17 St. John's IceCaps AHL 57 3 10 13 14 4 0 0 0 0
2017–18 EC Red Bull Salzburg
EBEL
 52 12 22 34 16 19 3 2 5 4
NHL totals 11 1 1 2 0 — — — — —

References

  1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "Lake Erie to lose captain Liffiton at least six weeks to injury". The Plain Dealer. December 16, 2010. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
  3. ^ "Breakthrough season for Brouillette". American Hockey League. April 18, 2011. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
  4. ^ "Bears ink Wellar, Brouillette". LDNews.com. July 11, 2011. Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
  5. ^ "Defenseman Julien Brouillette assigned to Reading Royals". Reading Royals. October 17, 2012. Archived from the original on June 30, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2012.
  6. ^ "Caps sign Julian Brouillette for 2013-14". Hershey Bears. April 5, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  7. ^ "Capitals recall defensemen Julien Brouillette and Patrick Wey from Hershey". Washington Capitals. February 6, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
  8. ^ "Ovechkin's 40th goal part of Capitals 4-2 win over Jets". National Hockey League. February 7, 2014. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
  9. ^ "Capitals blank Devils as Brouillette scores first goal". National Hockey League. February 9, 2014. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  10. ^ "Jets sign Brouillette to one-year, two-way contract". The Sports Network. August 8, 2014. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
  11. ^ "Defender complete for KHK" (in Swedish). Karlskrona HK. June 1, 2015. Archived from the original on June 1, 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  12. ^ "Cool FM sign former NHL defenseman Julien Brouillette". enbeauce.com (in French). September 16, 2016. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  13. ^ "IceCaps sign defenseman Julien Brouillette to PTO". St. John's IceCaps. November 4, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  14. ^ "EC Red Bull Salzburg". ecrbs.redbulls.com (in German). Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  15. ^ "Julien Brouillette ends playing career". circlingthewagon.com. April 28, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2018.

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