caption former_teams height_ft shoots weight_lb birth_place draft_year team image_size position draft_team league height_in birth_date image article_title draft career_start
sterling with the blues in 2011 . atlanta hk thrashers pittsburgh penguins st. louis blues hv71 Örebro 5 left 175 los angeles , ca , usa 2003 ec red bull salzburg 230px left wing atlanta thrashers ebel 7 24 april 1984 brett sterling 2011-11-23 . jpg brett sterling
 145th overall 2006
brett sterling

brett stewart sterling -lrb- born april 24 , 1984 -rrb- is an american professional ice hockey left winger .
he is currently contracted by ec red bull salzburg in the austrian hockey league -lrb- ebel -rrb- .
sterling was selected by the atlanta thrashers in the 5th round -lrb- 145th overall -rrb- of the 2003 nhl entry draft .
in his first professional season he won the willie marshall award as the ahl 's leading goal scorer , the dudley `` red '' garrett memorial award as rookie of the year .
in addition , he was named to the all-rookie team and ahl first all-star team .
