Drake Berehowsky Drake Berehowsky ( born January 3 , 1972 ) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs , Pittsburgh Penguins , Edmonton Oilers , Nashville Predators , Vancouver Canucks and Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . He is currently the head coach of the Orlando Solar Bears of the ECHL . Playing career . Berehowsky began his junior hockey career with the Kingston Raiders in 1988 , and had a very strong rookie season , earning 46 points in 63 games . The Raiders were renamed to the Kingston Frontenacs in 1989 – 90 , however , Berehowsky would only appear in nine games , as he suffered a serious knee injury . He earned 14 points in those nine games , and the Toronto Maple Leafs would draft Berehowsky with their first round draft pick in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft . Berehowsky split the 1990 – 91 season between the Frontenacs and the North Bay Centennials before earning a late season call - up to the Leafs . He returned to North Bay for the 1991 – 92 season , recording 82 points in 62 games , before helping the Centennials to the OHL finals , as Berehowsky had 31 points in 21 post - season games . Berehowsky would earn another late season call - up to Toronto , appearing in a single game , before being sent to the St . John ' s Maple Leafs for the 1992 AHL playoffs , where he recorded five assists in six games . Berehowsky split the 1992 – 93 and 1993 – 94 seasons between St . John ' s and Toronto before earning a full time roster spot in Toronto in the 1994 – 95 season . Berehowsky appeared in 25 games with the Maple Leafs in 1994 – 95 , however , the team traded him to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Grant Jennings on April 7 , 1995 . Berehowsky would finish the season as the odd man out on the Penguins defense , as he appeared in only four games with the team , and in only one playoff game . In 1995 – 96 , Pittsburgh sent Berehowsky to the Cleveland Lumberjacks , their American Hockey League affiliate for most of the season , as he would only appear in one game with the Penguins . After the season , Berehowsky became a free agent . He split the 1996 – 97 season between the Carolina Monarchs of the AHL , and the San Antonio Dragons of the International Hockey League , and on September 30 , 1997 , he would sign an NHL contract with the Edmonton Oilers . Berehowsky spent most of the season with the Oilers , as he appeared in 67 regular season and 12 post - season games with the club , however , he did see some time with the Hamilton Bulldogs of the AHL , playing in 8 games . On October 1 , 1998 , the Oilers traded Berehowsky , Éric Fichaud and Greg de Vries to the Nashville Predators for Mikhail Shtalenkov and Jim Dowd . Berehowsky would play with the Predators until 2001 , having a career season in 1999 – 2000 , when he scored 12 goals and 32 points , leading the Nashville defense in goals . On March 9 , 2001 , the Predators dealt Berehowsky to the Vancouver Canucks . Berehowsky ' s time with the Canucks was short , as he would once again be traded on December 28 , 2001 , as Vancouver traded Berehowsky and Denis Pederson to the Phoenix Coyotes for Todd Warriner , Trevor Letowski and Tyler Bouck . Berehowsky saw regular time on the Coyotes blueline , helping them to the post - season . An injury suffered in training camp sidelined Berehowsky for most of the 2002 – 03 season , as he only appeared in seven games with Phoenix , and two with the Springfield Falcons of the AHL before becoming a free agent after the season . He signed with the Pittsburgh Penguins , where he played from 1994 – 1996 , on August 29 , 2003 , and after 47 games with the team , Berehowsky would once again be on the move , as on February 11 , 2004 , the Penguins traded Berehowsky to his original NHL team , the Toronto Maple Leafs for Ric Jackman , where he finished out the season . With the NHL in a lockout for the 2004 – 05 season , Berehowsky signed with Skelleftea AIK in Sweden for the season , before signing a contract with Eisbaren Berlin in Germany for the 2005 – 06 season . After the season with Berlin , Berehowsky returned to North America , where he signed with the San Antonio Rampage of the AHL , before retiring from hockey in the summer of 2006 . He was an assistant coach of the Barrie Colts in 2007 - 08 and then became an assistant with the ] Peoria Rivermen in 2009 .