Patrice Brisebois

Patrice Brisebois (born January 27, 1971) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and currently a racing driver.
==NHL playing career==
Brisebois was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the second round, 30th overall, of the 1989 NHL Entry Draft. He played junior hockey for the Laval Titan and Drummondville Voltigeurs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), and for the Fredericton Canadiens of the American Hockey League (AHL) during his first year of professional ice hockey. Brisebois's junior career was an unqualified success. In 1990–91, he captured the Emile Bouchard Trophy awarded to the best defencemen in the QMJHL, was named to the QMJHL All-Star team, and took home the award for the Canadian Hockey League (CHL)'s Best Defencemen.
He has played for the Canadiens for 14 seasons, winning one Stanley Cup with the franchise during the 1992–93 season. By 1999, Brisebois had become a staple of the Habs defence, specifically as their power play anchor. Brisebois was rewarded for his strong play with a hefty $12 millions/3 years contract.
Brisebois soon thereafter began to have a falling out with the general Montreal public. With his hefty contract came a plethora of expectations and the general consensus was that Brisebois was not living up to his pay. Furthermore, Brisebois's risky style of offensive defence became a heated topic of interest.
As a free agent following the NHL lockout in 2004–05, Brisebois left the Canadiens to sign with the Colorado Avalanche in a two-year deal on August 3, 2005. Away from the previous pressures, Brisebois then enjoyed a career year statistically scoring a career-high 38 points with the Avalanche in the 2005–06 season.
On August 3, 2007, Brisebois, again a free agent, returned to the Montreal Canadiens accepting a one-year incentive laden deal for the 2007–08 season. At the end of the 2008 season the Habs extended Brisebois to further one-year deal.
Brisebois played his 1000th Career NHL game for the Montreal Canadiens on March 14, 2009 at the Bell Centre against the New Jersey Devils. This feat was not really acknowledged during the night because Martin Brodeur reached Patrick Roy's 551 victories. However, he was awarded a prize from the vice-president of the NHL as well as a silver stick given to him by Henri Richard.
On September 24, 2009, Brisebois announced his retirement after an 18-year career in the National Hockey League. On the same day, he also received the Jean-Béliveau Trophy awarded annually to a Canadiens player for his contribution in the community. Brisebois ranks third all-time in games played for the Canadiens as a defenceman, lacing up 896 times.
==Trivia==
*Patrice Has ran a couple NASCAR races before.
==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
1987–88 	Laval Titan 	QMJHL 		48 	10 	34 	44 	95 		6 	0 	2 	2 	2
1988–89 	Laval Titan 	QMJHL 		50 	20 	45 	65 	95 		17 	8 	14 	22 	45
1989–90 	Laval Titan 	QMJHL 		56 	18 	70 	88 	108 		13 	7 	9 	18 	26
1990–91 	Drummondville Voltigeurs	QMJHL 		54 	17 	44 	61 	72 		14 	6 	18 	24 	49
1990–91 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		10 	0 	2 	2 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	Fredericton Canadiens 	AHL 		53 	12 	27 	39 	51 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		26 	2 	8 	10 	20 		11 	2 	4 	6 	6
1992–93 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		70 	10 	21 	31 	79 		20 	0 	4 	4 	18
1993–94 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		53 	2 	21 	23 	63 		7 	0 	4 	4 	6
1994–95 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		35 	4 	8 	12 	26 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		69 	9 	27 	36 	65 		6 	1 	2 	3 	6
1996–97 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		49 	2 	13 	15 	24 		3 	1 	1 	2 	24
1997–98 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		79 	10 	27 	37 	67 		10 	1 	0 	1 	0
1998–99 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		54 	3 	9 	12 	28 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		54 	10 	25 	35 	18 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		77 	15 	21 	36 	28 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		71 	4 	29 	33 	25 		10 	1 	1 	2 	2
2002–03 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		73 	4 	25 	29 	32 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		71 	4 	27 	31 	22 		11 	2 	1 	3 	4
2004–05 	Kloten Flyers 	NLA 		10 	3 	1 	4 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Colorado Avalanche 	NHL 		80 	10 	28 	38 	55 		9 	0 	1 	1 	4
2006–07 	Colorado Avalanche 	NHL 		33 	1 	10 	11 	22 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		43 	3 	8 	11 	26 		10 	1 	5 	6 	6
2008–09 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		62 	5 	13 	18 	19 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		1009 	98 	322 	420 	623 		98 	9 	23 	32 	76
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==References==
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Category:Born in 1971
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Colorado Avalanche players
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Category:Laval Titan alumni
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Category:Kloten Flyers players
Category:Retired in 2009