Brad Isbister Brad Isbister ( born May 7 , 1977 ) is a retired professional ice hockey left winger who played 541 regular season games in the National Hockey League . He is currently an assistant coach for the Calgary Dinos men ' s ice hockey team . Playing career . Growing up in Alberta , Isbister played minor hockey with the Calgary Canucks of the AJHL , recording 49 points in 35 games in 1992 - 93 . The following season , he began his junior career with the Portland Winter Hawks of the WHL . After a 16 - goal , 36 - point season in 1994 – 95 , he was drafted in the third round , 67th overall , by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft . Upon being drafted , he returned to the Winter Hawks and recorded 89 points , as well as a team - high 45 goals . In his final year with the Winter Hawks , Isbister recorded 33 points in 24 games and was named to the WHL West Second All - Star Team . That season , he also competed for the Team Canada at the 1997 World Junior Championships and made his professional debut with the Springfield Falcons of the AHL , appearing in 7 games . Isbister played his first NHL game on October 1 , 1997 for the Phoenix Coyotes ( formerly the Winnipeg Jets ) against the Chicago Blackhawks . His first NHL point was an assist , in a 3 – 2 Phoenix win over the Colorado Avalanche on October 11 . He scored his first NHL goal ten days later on October 21 , in a 4 – 3 loss to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim . Isbister finished his rookie season with 17 points in 66 games . After his second season with the Coyotes , Isbister was traded to the New York Islanders on March 20 , 1999 , with a third round draft choice ( Brian Collins ) in 1999 for Robert Reichel , a third round draft choice ( Jason Jaspers ) in 1999 and a fourth round draft choice ( previously acquired from Ottawa ; Phoenix selected Preston Mizzi ) in 1999 . In his first season with the Islanders , 1999 – 2000 , Isbister recorded a career - high 22 goals , 20 assists , and 42 points in 64 games . He continued at that pace in New York until March 11 , 2003 , as he was traded to the Edmonton Oilers with Raffi Torres for Janne Niinimaa and a second round draft choice ( previously acquired from Washington ; New York selected Evgeni Tunik ) in 2003 . In Isbister ' s first season with the Oilers , in 2003 – 04 , his points total dipped to 18 . After spending the locked out 2004 – 05 season playing for HC TWK Innsbruck of the Austrian Hockey League , Isbister was traded from Edmonton to the Boston Bruins on August 1 , 2005 , in exchange for a fourth round draft choice ( later traded back to Boston - later traded to San Jose - San Jose selected James DeLory ) in 2006 . Isbister recorded 23 points as NHL play resumed in 2005 – 06 , his only season with Boston . The following summer , he was picked up by the Carolina Hurricanes as a free agent on August 30 , 2006 , but was traded to the New York Rangers a month into the season in exchange for Jakub Petruzalek and a conditional fifth - round draft choice in 2008 . With New York , Isbister spent the majority of the 2006 – 07 season with the Hartford Wolf Pack , the Rangers ' AHL affiliate . Following his only season with the Rangers organization , Isbister signed a one - year , $ 525 , 000 contract with the Vancouver Canucks . Isbister only played 55 games with Vancouver due to injuries and staff decisions . In 2008 , he was not re - signed and was picked up by the Ottawa Senators , signing a two - way , one - year contract on September 4 , 2008 . At the end of training camp , Isbister was assigned to Ottawa ' s AHL affiliate , the Binghamton Senators . However , he instead went overseas to play for EV Zug of the Swiss Nationalliga A and on 27 September 2009 retired as an active player and went into coaching . International play . Isbister first played internationally with Team Canada at the 1997 World Junior Championships . He scored 7 points in 7 games , tied for seventh in tournament scoring , as Canada captured their fifth straight gold medal . Isbister scored the final goal of the 2 - 0 victory over the United States in the gold medal game . Three years later , Isbister made his senior international debut , competing in the 2000 World Championships . He scored 7 points in 9 games for Team Canada , but they were defeated in the semi - finals by the Czech Republic , then lost the bronze medal game to Finland . Isbister competed for Canada for the second consecutive year in the 2001 World Championships and scored 5 goals in 7 games . However , Canada was once again held from a medal as they were eliminated in the quarter - finals by the United States . Coaching career . On September 27 , 2009 , the University of Calgary ' s head hockey coach , Mark Howell , announced that Isbister would be an assistant coach along with former NHLer Cory Cross .