Brent Seabrook Brent Seabrook ( born April 20 , 1985 ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman playing for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . He was selected 14th overall by the Blackhawks in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft out of the Western Hockey League ( WHL ) . He played four seasons of junior with the Lethbridge Hurricanes before joining the Blackhawks in 2005 – 06 . Internationally , he competes for Team Canada and has won gold medals at the 2003 IIHF World U18 Championships , 2005 World Junior Championships and 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver . Playing career . Growing up in Tsawwassen , Delta , British Columbia , Seabrook played minor hockey with the Pacific Vipers , along with three future Chicago Blackhawks teammates , Colin Fraser , Troy Brouwer and Andrew Ladd . He went on to play major junior in the Western Hockey League ( WHL ) with the Lethbridge Hurricanes , having been drafted by them in the first round of the WHL Bantam Draft in 2000 . Seabrook played with former Chicago Blackhawks teammate Kris Versteeg for three seasons in Lethbridge . After a 42 - point season in 2002 – 03 with the Hurricanes , Seabrook was drafted 14th overall by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft . Seabrook made his professional debut after completing his fourth and final WHL season , being assigned to the Norfolk Admirals , the Blackhawks ' American Hockey League ( AHL ) affiliate , for the final three games of the regular season and six post - season games . Seabrook cracked the Blackhawks ' lineup his first year out of junior in 2005 – 06 and recorded 5 goals and 32 points as a rookie . In his third NHL season , in 2007 – 08 , Seabrook matched his rookie total with 32 points while tallying a personal best nine goals . He began the season on the top - defensive pairing with Duncan Keith . The following season , he became an integral part of a young and rejuvenated Blackhawks team that made the playoffs for the first time in seven years the following season in 2009 . Seabrook scored 11 points in 17 post - season games as the Blackhawks made it to the Western Conference Finals , where they were defeated by the Detroit Red Wings . His younger brother Keith plays for the Florida Panthers organization and is currently playing for their minor league affiliate in San Antonio . On June 9 , 2010 , the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup after defeating the Philadelphia Flyers 4 - 3 in overtime . Seabrook won his first Stanley Cup as a member of the team . He was on the ice when the victory occurred . On December 30 , 2010 the Chicago Blackhawks named Seabrook alternate captain for time that captain Jonathan Toews missed due to an upper body injury . On February 27 , 2011 the Chicago Blackhawks signed Seabrook to a 5 - year 30 million dollar contract . International play . During his junior career , Seabrook represented Team Canada in two World Junior Championships . In 2004 in Finland , he recorded 3 points to help Canada to the gold medal game against the United States , where they were defeated 4 – 3 . Returning the following year in 2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in the United States , he matched his 3 - point total from the previous tournament and helped defeat Russia 6 – 1 in the final to capture Canada ' s first gold medal of a five - year run . After his rookie season with the Chicago Blackhawks , Seabrook made his senior international debut with Team Canada at the 2006 World Championships in Latvia , where Canada failed to medal . On December 30 , 2009 , Seabrook was called and asked to play for Team Canada for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver along with Blackhawks teammates Duncan Keith and Jonathan Toews . He was expected to continue his NHL pairing with Keith during the tournament , but he instead became designated as Canada ' s seventh defenceman . He notched one assist over seven games as Canada won the gold medal over the United States 3 – 2 in overtime on February 28 , 2010 .