Brent Seabrook

**Brent Seabrook** (born on April 20, 1985 in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and alternate captain for the Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL.

He was selected in the first round (14th overall) in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Blackhawks, where he has won three Stanley Cups with the team in 2010, 2013 & 2015.

## Playing Career

### Junior

Brent played minor hockey with the South Delta Minor Hockey Association He also played spring hockey with the Pacific Vipers (along with three future Chicago Blackhawks teammates: Colin Fraser, Troy Brouwer and Andrew Ladd).

He went on to play major junior in the Western Hockey League (WHL) with the Lethbridge Hurricanes, who drafted by him in the first round of the 2000 WHL Bantam Draft.

Brent played with future Chicago Blackhawks teammate Kris Versteeg for three seasons in Lethbridge. After a 42-point season in the 2002–03 season with the Hurricanes, he was drafted 14th overall by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.

### Professional

Brent made his professional debut after completing his fourth and final WHL season, being assigned to the Norfolk Admirals, the Blackhawks' AHL affiliate, for the final three games of the regular season and six post-season games. He cracked the Blackhawks' line-up his first year out of junior in the 2005–06 season and recorded five goals and 32 points as a rookie.

During his third NHL season (in 2007–08), he matched his rookie total with 32 points while tallying a personal-best nine goals. He began the season on the top-defensive pairing with Duncan Keith.

The following season, Brent became an integral part of a young and rejuvenated Blackhawks team that made the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in seven years the following season in 2009. He scored 11 points in 17 post-season games as the Blackhawks made it to the Western Conference Finals, where they were defeated by the Detroit Red Wings.

On March 17, 2010, Brent was knocked out by a high hit from former teammate James Wisniewski. He missed the next two games, while Wisniewski was ultimately suspended for eight games.

On June 9, 2010, the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup after defeating the Philadelphia Flyers 4–3 in overtime. On February 27, 2011, the Blackhawks signed Brent to a five-year, $29 million contract extension.

On May 29, 2013, Brent scored the Game 7 overtime winner against the Detroit Red Wings in the Western Conference Semi-finals, advancing Chicago to the Western Conference Final.

During the Finals, on June 19, he scored the overtime winner against the Boston Bruins in Game 4 of the series. Brent won his second Stanley Cup as the Blackhawks beat the Bruins in six games.

During the first round of the 2014 playoffs, Brent delivered a high-hit to David Backes of the St. Louis Blues. Backes was forced to leave the game and Brent was assessed a match penalty. The Department of Player Safety reviewed the hit and suspended him for three games.

On September 17, 2015, the Blackhawks named Brent as an alternate captain. On September 26, 2015, Blackhawks extended his contract for eight years.

On March 29, 2018, Brent played in his 1,000th NHL game in a game against the Winnipeg Jets. On December 11, 2018, he and teammate Duncan Keith became the first pair of defencemen, and the seventh duo in NHL history to play 1,000 games together.

On December 27, 2019, Seabrook underwent season-ending surgery on his right shoulder and later on both hips.

## International Play

During his junior career, Brent represented Team Canada in two World Junior Championships. In 2004 in Finland, he recorded three points to help Canada to the gold medal game against the United States, where they were defeated 4–3.

Returning the following year in 2005 in the United States, he matched his three-point total from the previous tournament and helped defeat Russia 6–1 in the final to capture Canada's first gold medal that began a five-year run.

After his rookie season with the Blackhawks, Seabrook made his senior international debut with Team Canada at the 2006 World Championships in Latvia, where Canada failed to medal.

On December 30, 2009, Brent was called and asked to play for Team Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver (along with Blackhawks teammates Duncan Keith and Jonathan Toews). He was expected to continue his NHL pairing with Keith during the tournament, but became designated as Canada's seventh defenceman instead.

He notched one assist over seven games as Canada won the gold medal over the United States 3–2 in overtime on February 28, 2010.

## Personal Life

Brent is the son of Suzanne and Gary Seabrook. He grew up in Tsawwassen, British Columbia, Canada. He has a younger brother, Keith, who was drafted 52nd overall by the Washington Capitals in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft; Keith primarly played in the AHL & the ECHL before retiring in 2015.

He and his wife, Dayna have three children: a son Carter and two daughters: Kenzie & Dylan.