Andrew Brunette

Andrew D. Brunette (born August 24, 1973) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played over 1,100 career games in the National Hockey League. He was an assistant coach of the Minnesota Wild for the 2014-15 season.
==Playing career==
Brunette grew up in the small community of Valley East, Ontario just outside Sudbury. He played much of his minor hockey career with the Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats of the NOHA.
After a solid Midget season in 1989-90, Brunette was selected in the 7th round of the 1990 OHL Priority Selection by the Owen Sound Platers. He was an OHL teammate of future NHLers Kirk Maltby, Scott Walker, Kevin Weekes and Jamie Storr.
Brunette debuted in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) playing for the Owen Sound Platers for three seasons between 1990 and 1993 and scored 295 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. Over the following few seasons, he played 51 more games for Washington before being selected in the 1998 NHL Expansion Draft by new franchise Nashville Predators. He also scored the first goal for the Nashville Predators.
After playing in the inaugural 1998–99 season for the Predators, he moved to the newly created Atlanta Thrashers and played two seasons there before 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. The 2006–07 was his best individual season, averaging 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. Brunette played three consecutive full 82 game seasons with the Avalanche.
Brunette signed a 3-year, $7-million deal with the Minnesota Wild on July 1, 2008 to begin a second stint with the Wild. 
Brunette was highly regarded for his physical durability and consistency, qualities which allowed him to play in 509 consecutive games without having to sit out due to injury from 2002 to 2009. 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. 
He signed a one-year contract worth $2 million with the Chicago Blackhawks on July 1, 2011. During the 2011–12 season Brunette, in a reduced role, recorded a career low in points with 27 in 78 games.
With the NHL lockout and limited NHL interest as a Free Agent upon the resumption of the shortened 2012–13 season, on February 13, 2013, Brunette announced his retirement in taking up the position of Hockey Operations Advisor to the Minnesota Wild.
==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 	Rayside-Balfour Canadians	NOJHL 	 	4 	1 	1 	2 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1989–90 	Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats	NOHA 	 	32 	38 	65 	103 	20 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
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 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Minnesota Wild 	NHL 	 	82 	18 	28 	46 	16 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 	 	78 	12 	15 	27 	4 	 	6 	1 	0 	1 	0
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	1110 	268 	465 	733 	314 	 	49 	17 	18 	35 	14
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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