Kyle Bruce Kyle Bruce ( born March 30 , 1983 in Garden Bay , British Columbia ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player , currently playing for the Braehead Clan of the Elite Ice Hockey League . Playing Career . Bruce began his career in the Western Hockey League icing for the Kamloops Blazers . Bruce would ice in just one game before his move to the Prince Albert Raiders , also of the WHL . In 8 regular season games in the 1999 - 00 season , Bruce would score three points but would begin to establish his physical style with 13 penalty minutes . His efforts helped the Raiders into the post - season , where Bruce himself played twice although failed to score . His performances during the season persuaded the Raiders to make Bruce a regular player for the 2000 - 01 season , and he would feature in 68 games , scoring 16 points but totalling almost 200 penalty minutes , further establishing his reputation as an enforcer . It was this reputation that persuaded the NHL Florida Panthers to draft Bruce in the eighth round of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft , pick number 231 overall and one round before future Manchester Phoenix team - mate Grant Jacobsen . Despite the draft , Bruce failed to sign a full time contract with the Panthers and returned to the Raiders . During his career , Bruce has also been invited to attend a training camp with the Vancouver Canucks , although unfortunately failed to win a contract . Although Bruce had been disappointed by the Panthers , he would work hard in Prince Albert and continued to clock up the penalty minutes , as well as helping out with a handful of points . In the following two seasons , he would total well over 300 penalty minutes as well as scoring 30 points . For the start of the 2003 - 04 season , Bruce would again move to another WHL organisation , this time the Vancouver Giants . His best season in terms of production would follow - 34 regular season points followed by 2 in 11 play off games , his first in the post - season . For 2004 - 05 Bruce would again move , although this time to the senior ECHL , generally regarded as the third - tier of North American hockey . Bruce would play on 23 occasions for the Columbia Inferno , scoring 10 points and totalling 53 penalty minutes . A move into college hockey would pre - empt the start of the 2004 - 05 term , with Bruce returning to his home province to play for the University of British Columbia at Canadian Interuniversity Sport level . The step down in standard meant that Bruce ' s point production dramatically increased to almost a point per game - in two seasons and 40 games he managed 37 points and 80 penalty minutes . Bruce combined his time at the rink with studying for a BA in Classical Studies . Mid way through the 2006 - 07 season , Bruce decided to abandon his studies and sign for the Idaho Steelheads of the ECHL . His presence towards the end of the season and into the playoffs helped boost Idaho towards their second Kelly Cup win . For 2007 - 08 Bruce moved to the Central Hockey League and signed for the Wichita Thunder . Here , his physical style would once again come to the fore , and in 61 games Bruce totalled 247 penalty minutes , helping him to win the local ' Glass Rattler of The Year ' award . It was this physical style and presence that persuaded Manchester Phoenix head coach Tony Hand to successfully chase Bruce ' s signature in the summer of 2008 and bring him to the EIHL , the highest standard of ice hockey in the United Kingdom . This was Bruce ' s first taste of hockey outside of his native North America . For the 2009 / 10 season , Bruce returned to the Wichita Thunder , playing 17 games and recording 3 points and 41 penalty minutes . Bruce joined the newly formed , Glasgow based Braehead Clan in the British Elite Ice Hockey League for the 2010 / 11 season . He was named as an Alternate Captain and scored 38 points in 43 games , as well as 104 penalty minutes , throughout the season . Bruce re - signed for the Clan for the 2011 / 12 season .