Paul Brousseau

Paul Brousseau (born September 18, 1973, in Pierrefonds, Quebec) is a retired professional ice hockey forward. He played for the Colorado Avalanche, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Florida Panthers in the NHL.
==Playing career==
Brousseau was selected in the second round of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, 28th overall, by the Quebec Nordiques. Paul was selected from the QMJHL where he played for the Chicoutimi Saguenéens, Trois Rivieres Draveurs and the Hull Olympiques. 
Brousseau made his professional debut in the 1993–94 season playing with the Nordiques affiliate, the Cornwall Aces of the AHL. Upon the Nordiques relocation Brousseau made his NHL debut with the Colorado Avalanche in their inaugral season in 1995–96, playing in 8 games and scoring his only NHL goal.
On September 10, 1996, Brousseau signed as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Lightning, however spent the majority of the next two seasons with the Lightning's affiliate, the Adirondack Red Wings. Prior to the 1998–99 season, Brousseau was claimed in the expansion draft by the Nashville Predators on June 26, 1998.
Unable to get a game with the Predators, Brousseau left as a free agent and signed with the Florida Panthers on September 20, 1999. By now, a career minor-leaguer, Paul played only one game with the Panthers in the 2000–01 season before leaving for Europe.
Brousseau played in Sweden, Finland, Switzerland and Germany before returning to North America for one last season for the Verdun Dragons of the LNAH in 2004-05. 
==Awards and achievements==
*1991–92 QMJHL Mike Bossy Trophy
*1997–98 AHL Second All-Star 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
1989–90 	Chicoutimi Saguenéens 	QMJHL 		57 	17 	24 	41 	32 		7 	0 	3 	3 	0
1990–91 	Trois Rivieres Draveurs	QMJHL 		67 	30 	66 	96 	48 		6 	3 	2 	5 	2
1991–92 	Hull Olympiques 	QMJHL 		57 	35 	61 	96 	54 		6 	3 	5 	8 	10
1992–93 	Hull Olympiques 	QMJHL 		59 	27 	48 	75 	49 		10 	7 	8 	15 	6
1993–94 	Cornwall Aces 	AHL 		69 	18 	26 	44 	35 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0
1994–95 	Cornwall Aces 	AHL 		57 	19 	17 	36 	29 		7 	2 	1 	3 	10
1995–96 	Cornwall Aces 	AHL 		63 	21 	22 	43 	60 		8 	4 	0 	4 	2
1995–96 	Colorado Avalanche 	NHL 		8 	1 	1 	2 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Adirondack Red Wings 	AHL 		66 	35 	31 	66 	25 		4 	1 	2 	3 	0
1996–97 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 		6 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Adirondack Red Wings 	AHL 		67 	45 	20 	65 	18 		3 	1 	1 	2 	0
1997–98 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 		11 	0 	2 	2 	27 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Milwaukee Admirals 	IHL 		5 	1 	1 	2 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		39 	11 	21 	32 	15 		5 	1 	1 	2 	0
1999–00 	Louisville Panthers 	AHL 		36 	19 	24 	43 	10 		4 	1 	1 	2 	12
2000–01 	Louisville Panthers 	AHL 		73 	29 	39 	68 	21 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Florida Panthers 	NHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	SaiPa 	SM-l 		39 	15 	11 	26 	24 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	AIK 	SEL 		13 	1 	3 	4 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	HC Fribourg-Gotteron 	NLA 		7 	2 	5 	7 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Schwenninger Wild Wings	DEL 		26 	7 	9 	16 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Kassel Huskies 	DEL 		49 	12 	12 	24 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Verdun Dragons 	LNAH 		27 	21 	21 	42 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		26 	1 	3 	4 	29 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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Category:Born in 1973
Category:Adirondack Red Wings players
Category:Chicoutimi Sagueneens alumni
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Category:Cornwall Aces players
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Category:Hull Olympiques alumni
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Category:Milwaukee Admirals players
Category:Quebec Nordiques players
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Category:Canadian ice hockey players
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Category:Retired in 2005