# Brantt Myhres

Brantt Robert Myhres (born March 18, 1974) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the fifth round, 97th overall in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft.

## Playing career

Myhres played for the Tampa Bay Lightning, Philadelphia Flyers, San Jose Sharks, Nashville Predators, Washington Capitals, and Boston Bruins. During his career, Myhres struggled with substance abuse. While a member of the Flyers in 1997, he became the second player in league history to enter the NHL's voluntary Substance Abuse and Behavioral Health program, which he reentered in September 1998. He was suspended four times by the NHL for failing drug tests and was eventually banned from the league for life. After becoming clean and sober and studying substance abuse behavioral health at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Myhres was hired by the Los Angeles Kings in September 2015 as the team's player assistance director.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1990–91 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 59 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 125 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991–92 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991–92 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | 53 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 359 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 1992–93 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | 64 | 13 | 35 | 48 | 277 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 1993–94 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | 34 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 27 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 139 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| 1993–94 | Atlanta Knights | IHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | Atlanta Knights | IHL | 40 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 213 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Atlanta Knights | IHL | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 47 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 136 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | San Antonio Dragons | IHL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 18 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | Kentucky Thoroughblades | AHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 116 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–00 | Kentucky Thoroughblades | AHL | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
| 1999–00 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 63 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 185 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002–03 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 29 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 77 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2005–06 | Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights | AHL | 34 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | Newcastle Vipers | EIHL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 154 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 687 | — | — | — | — | — |