Bryan Little

Bryan Little 	Bryan Little
 	
Born 	November 12, 1987 (1987-11-12) (age 22),
Edmonton, AB, CAN
Height
Weight 	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position 	Right wing
Shoots 	Right
NHL team 	Atlanta Thrashers
NHL Draft 	12th overall, 2006
Atlanta Thrashers
Playing career	2007–present
Bryan Matthew Little (born November 12, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Atlanta Thrashers of the National Hockey League (NHL).
== Personal==
Although Little was born in Edmonton, Alberta, he was raised in Cambridge, Ontario. Where he grew up with his younger brother Shawn and his parents, Brenda and John, while playing minor hockey. He then played for the Cambridge Winter Hawks Jr.B hockey team at the age of 14, while he attended Southwood Secondary School. After that at age 15 he moved on to the OHL Barrie Colts.
== Playing career==
Little was selected first round, 12th overall, in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Thrashers. He won a gold medal with Team Canada at the 2007 World Junior Hockey Championship. He played Junior B for the Cambridge Winterhawks, and attended Southwood Secondary School. After four seasons playing for the Barrie Colts of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), he joined the Thrashers' farm team, the Chicago Wolves, for two games in the 2007 playoffs, recording no points or penalties. According to one local columnist, "He didn’t play much, and he was playing out of position, but the biggest thing was that he fit right in ... he played like he'd been there all season."[1]
He signed a three-year NHL entry level contract with the Atlanta Thrashers and was committed to them up to the end of the 2009–10 NHL season. He made the Thrashers out of training camp in 2007 and joined the team full time. He made his NHL debut on October 5, 2007, scoring in his first game, the first Thrasher ever to do so. Midway through the season, he was demoted to the Wolves, where he would go on to win the 2008 Calder Cup Championship. He would spend the entire 2008–09 NHL season with the Thrashers, scoring 31 goals. Little re-signed with the Atlanta Thrashers as a restricted free agent in August 2010. He signed a three year contract worth $7.15 million. He is now committed to them up until the end of the 2012-2013 NHL season.
== Playing career==
*Played for the Team Ontario in 2003–04 in the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Newfoundland, winning a gold medal.
*Played with Canadian National Under-18 Summer Team at the 2004 World Junior Cup in Břeclav, Czech Republic.
*Invited to the December 2005 Canadian World Junior hockey team selection camp.
*Played in 2006 CHL-NHL Top Prospects Game.
*Member of the gold-medal winning 2007 Canadian World Junior hockey team.
*Played 2 games in the 2007 Calder Cup playoffs with the Chicago Wolves.
*Won the Calder Cup with the 2007–08 Chicago Wolves.
== Awards==
*2003–04 OHL Rookie of the Year
*2003–04 OHL Eastern Conference Coach's Poll
**"Smartest Player" (3rd star).
*2004–05 Barrie Colts team Alternate Captain.
*2004–05 OHL Eastern Conference Coach's Poll
**"Smartest Player" (2nd star), "Hardest Worker" (2nd star), "Most Dangerous in the Goal Area" (2nd star).
*2004–05 Eastern Conference OHL All-Star.
*2005–06 Barrie Colts team Captain.
*2005–06 OHL Eastern Conference Coach's Poll
**"Hardest Worker", "Best Playmaker", "Most Dangerous in the Goal Area", "Best on Face-Offs", "Best Shot" (2nd star).
*2005–06 Eastern Conference OHL All-Star.
*2006–07 Barrie Colts team Captain.
*2006–07 OHL Eastern Conference Coach's Poll
**"Hardest Worker", "Best Playmaker" (2nd star), "Most Dangerous in the Goal Area" (3rd star), "Best Shot", "Hardest Shot" (3rd star), "Best on Face-Offs".
*2006–07 OHL All-Star.
*2006–07 Set the Barrie Colts current club record for most goals scored with the team.
*2006–07 Set the Barrie Colts current club record for most points earned with the team.
== Career statistics==
 	 	 		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
2002–03 	Cambridge Winterhawks	MWJBHL 		40 	20 	15 	35 	14 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Barrie Colts 	OHL 		64 	34 	24 	58 	18 		12 	5 	5 	10 	7
2004–05 	Barrie Colts 	OHL 		62 	36 	32 	68 	34 		4 	5 	1 	6 	2
2005–06 	Barrie Colts 	OHL 		64 	42 	67 	109 	99 		14 	8 	15 	23 	19
2006–07 	Barrie Colts 	OHL 		57 	41 	66 	107 	77 		8 	4 	5 	9 	8
2006–07 	Chicago Wolves 	AHL 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0
2007–08 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 		48 	6 	10 	16 	18 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Chicago Wolves 	AHL 		34 	9 	16 	25 	10 		24 	8 	4 	12 	10
2008–09 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 		79 	31 	20 	51 	24 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 		79 	13 	21 	34 	20 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
OHL totals	OHL totals 	OHL totals		246 	153 	189 	342 	228 		38 	22 	26 	48 	36
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals		34 	9 	16 	25 	10 		26 	8 	4 	12 	10
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		206 	50 	51 	101 	62 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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