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.
== 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
1988–89 	Kingston Raiders 	OHL 	 	63 	7 	39 	46 	85 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1989–90 	Kingston Frontenacs 	OHL 	 	9 	3 	11 	14 	28 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1990–91 	Kingston Frontenacs 	OHL 	 	13 	5 	13 	18 	38 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1990–91 	North Bay Centennials 	OHL 	 	26 	7 	23 	30 	51 	 	10 	2 	7 	9 	21
1990–91 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	8 	0 	1 	1 	25 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1991–92 	North Bay Centennials 	OHL 	 	62 	19 	63 	82 	147 	 	21 	7 	24 	31 	22
1991–92 	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	 	6 	0 	5 	5 	21
1991–92 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1992–93 	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL 	 	28 	10 	17 	27 	38 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1992–93 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	41 	4 	15 	19 	61 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1993–94 	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL 	 	18 	3 	12 	15 	40 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1993–94 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	49 	2 	8 	10 	63 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1994–95 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	25 	0 	2 	2 	15 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1994–95 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	13 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
1995–96 	Cleveland Lumberjacks 	IHL 	 	74 	6 	28 	34 	141 	 	3 	0 	3 	3 	6
1995–96 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1996–97 	Carolina Monarchs 	AHL 	 	49 	2 	15 	17 	55 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1996–97 	San Antonio Dragons 	IHL 	 	16 	3 	4 	7 	36 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1997–98 	Hamilton Bulldogs 	AHL 	 	8 	2 	0 	2 	21 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1997–98 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 	 	67 	1 	6 	7 	169 	 	12 	1 	2 	3 	14
1998–99 	Nashville Predators 	NHL 	 	74 	2 	15 	17 	140 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1999–00 	Nashville Predators 	NHL 	 	79 	12 	20 	32 	87 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
2000–01 	Nashville Predators 	NHL 	 	66 	6 	18 	24 	100 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
2000–01 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 	 	14 	1 	1 	2 	21 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	12
2001–02 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 	 	25 	1 	2 	3 	18 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
2001–02 	Phoenix Coyotes 	NHL 	 	32 	1 	4 	5 	42 	 	5 	0 	1 	1 	4
2002–03 	Springfield Falcons 	AHL 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
2002–03 	Phoenix Coyotes 	NHL 	 	7 	1 	2 	3 	27 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
2003–04 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 	 	47 	5 	16 	21 	50 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
2003–04 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	9 	1 	2 	3 	17 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
2005–06 	San Antonio Rampage 	AHL 	 	18 	0 	1 	1 	23 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
OHL totals	OHL totals 	OHL totals	 	173 	41 	149 	190 	349 	 	31 	9 	31 	40 	43
IHL totals	IHL totals 	IHL totals	 	90 	9 	32 	41 	177 	 	3 	0 	3 	3 	6
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals	 	123 	17 	45 	62 	177 	 	6 	0 	5 	5 	21
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	549 	37 	112 	149 	848 	 	22 	1 	3 	4 	30
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Awards==
*1991-92 Max Kaminsky Trophy
==External links==
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Category:Canadian ice hockey coaches
Category:Barrie Colts coaches
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Category:Born in 1972
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Category:Retired in 2006