Andrew Brunette

Andrew Brunette	Andrew Brunette
 	
Born 	August 24, 1973 (1973-08-24) (age 37),
Sudbury, ON, CAN
Height
Weight 	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb)
Position 	Left wing
Shoots 	Left
Andrew Brunette (born August 24, 1973) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger and an alternate captain of the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL).
== Playing career==
Brunette debuted in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) playing for the Owen Sound Platers for three seasons between 1990 and 1993 and scored 233 points in 195 games, winning the Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy, the scoring title, in 1993. He was drafted by the Washington Capitals in the seventh round, 174th overall, in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.
After being drafted, he played for the Hampton Roads Admirals in the ECHL, before moving to the American Hockey League (AHL), where he played for two more teams that season: Providence Bruins and Portland Pirates. Brunette stayed with the Pirates until 1998, but was called up by the Capitals for the first time in the 1995–96 NHL season and played 11 games. He played 23 and 28 games in the following NHL seasons and left the AHL definitively when he was selected in the 1998 NHL Expansion Draft by new franchise Nashville Predators.
Brunette scored the Predators first goal in a 3–2 win vs. the Carolina Hurricanes. After playing the 1998–99 season for the Predators, he moved to the newly created Atlanta Thrashers and played two seasons there, moving to the Minnesota Wild in the 2001–02 NHL season. He scored the final goal on Hall of Fame goaltender Patrick Roy of the Colorado Avalanche in overtime of game 7 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals on April 22, 2003. Brunette stayed with the Wild until 2004 and signed as a free agent for the Colorado Avalanche after the 2004–05 lockout. He scored the series-clinching goal for the Colorado Avalanche on April 30, 2006, against the Dallas Stars in game 5 of the 2006 Western Conference Quarterfinals. 2006–07 was his best individual season: he averaged over a point per game for his first time in the NHL, playing on a line with superstar centre Joe Sakic. Andrew Brunette scored his 500th NHL career point on October 26, 2007 against the Calgary Flames.[1]
Brunette signed a 3-year, $7-million deal with the Minnesota Wild on July 1, 2008. This marks his second stint with the Wild (2001–02 to 2003–04).[2]
Brunette is highly regarded for his physical durability and consistency, qualities which lead him to play in 509 consecutive games without having to sit out due to injury. On December 31, 2001 he missed a game due to a shoulder contusion, however after that he proceeded to play in every single game until February 21, 2009, when a lower body injury forced him to sit out of a game between his Minnesota Wild and the Detroit Red Wings.[3] Brunette was diagnosed with a torn ACL in his right knee but insisted on playing out the 2008-09 season, before having surgery in the offseason.[4][5]
== 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
1990–91 	Owen Sound Platers 	OHL 		63 	15 	20 	35 	15 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	Owen Sound Platers 	OHL 		66 	51 	47 	98 	42 		5 	5 	0 	5 	8
1992–93 	Owen Sound Platers 	OHL 		66 	62 	100 	162 	91 		8 	8 	6 	14 	16
1993–94 	Hampton Roads Admirals	ECHL 		20 	12 	18 	30 	32 		7 	7 	6 	13 	18
1993–94 	Providence Bruins 	AHL 		3 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Portland Pirates 	AHL 		23 	9 	11 	20 	10 		2 	0 	1 	1 	0
1994–95 	Portland Pirates 	AHL 		79 	30 	50 	80 	53 		7 	3 	3 	6 	10
1995–96 	Portland Pirates 	AHL 		69 	28 	66 	94 	125 		20 	11 	18 	29 	15
1995–96 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 		11 	3 	3 	6 	0 		6 	1 	3 	4 	0
1996–97 	Portland Pirates 	AHL 		50 	22 	51 	73 	48 		5 	1 	2 	3 	0
1996–97 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 		23 	4 	7 	11 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Portland Pirates 	AHL 		43 	21 	46 	67 	64 		10 	1 	11 	12 	12
1997–98 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 		28 	11 	12 	23 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Nashville Predators 	NHL 		77 	11 	20 	31 	26 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 		81 	23 	27 	50 	30 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 		77 	15 	44 	59 	26 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Minnesota Wild 	NHL 		81 	21 	48 	69 	18 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Minnesota Wild 	NHL 		82 	18 	28 	46 	20 		18 	7 	6 	13 	4
2003–04 	Minnesota Wild 	NHL 		82 	15 	34 	49 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Colorado Avalanche 	NHL 		82 	24 	39 	63 	48 		9 	3 	6 	9 	8
2006–07 	Colorado Avalanche 	NHL 		82 	27 	56 	83 	36 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Colorado Avalanche 	NHL 		82 	19 	40 	59 	14 		10 	5 	3 	8 	2
2008–09 	Minnesota Wild 	NHL 		80 	22 	28 	50 	18 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Minnesota Wild 	NHL 		82 	25 	36 	61 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		950 	238 	422 	660 	294 		43 	16 	18 	34 	14
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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