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Eric Brewer (ice hockey)
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| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 lb (105 kg) |
| NHL Team F. Teams |
St. Louis Blues New York Islanders Edmonton Oilers |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | April 17, 1979 , Vernon, BC, CAN |
| NHL Draft | 5th overall, 1997 New York Islanders |
| Pro Career | 1998 – present |
Eric Charles Brewer[1] (born April 17, 1979) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League. Drafted in the 1st round, 5th overall by the New York Islanders in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft, Brewer has spent portions of his 8-year NHL career with the Islanders, the Edmonton Oilers, and the Blues. He has also suited up for the Prince George Cougars of the Western Hockey League and the Lowell Lock Monsters of the American Hockey League.
In February 1999, Brewer was named to the Prince George Cougars' all-time team in a Canadian Hockey League promotion.[2] Brewer is a member of the BC Sports Hall of Fame, having been inducted along with his fellow British Columbians from the 2002 Canadian Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team in 2003.[3]
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Brewer was born on April 17, 1979 in Vernon, British Columbia to parents Anna and Frank Brewer.[4] Despite being born in Vernon, Brewer was raised in Ashcroft, British Columbia where he began playing ice hockey in the Ashcroft Minor Hockey program.[5][6] When Brewer was 14, his family moved to Kamloops, British Columbia where he attended junior and senior high school.[4] It was here where Brewer excelled with the Kamloops Bantam AAA Jardine Blazers of the BCAHA.[7] In 1995, Brewer was exposed to the BCAHA Best Ever program, a program designed with the intention of finding and developing both players and coaches for international competition.[8] As a young hockey player, Brewer looked up to NHL stars Scott Niedermayer and Jeremy Roenick as role models.[5] In the Summer of 2004, Brewer married his wife, Rebecca Flann, whom he met while playing junior hockey with the Prince George Cougars.[9][10] Together they live in Vancouver, British Columbia.[11] Brewer also has a sister, Kristy, who played for the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds women's ice hockey team.[7]
Brewer is also involved in multiple charitable organizations. For instance, during the 2004-05 NHL lockout, Brewer participated in multiple charity hockey games, playing in the 4-game Ryan Smyth and Friends All-Star Charity Tour as well as the 3-game Brad May and Friends Hockey Challenge.[12][13][14] Brewer also played in the Our Game to Give charity hockey game held at Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton, Ontario during the lockout.[15] During off-seasons, Brewer has participated in numerous charity golf tournaments, including the Burn Fund Golf Tournament in Prince George and the Recchi-Doan Charity Classic in Kamloops.[16][17]
Brewer was drafted in the 6th round, 81st overall by the Prince George Cougars, in the 1994 WHL Bantam Draft.[18] One year later, Brewer began his WHL career with the Cougars, playing 63 games in the 1995-96 season as a 16-year old. In his sophomore season, Brewer finished with 29 points in 71 games for the Cougars, doubling his point total from the previous season and was named to play in the 1997 CHL Top Prospects Game.[19] This performance led to Brewer ranking as the top defenceman at sixth overall among North American skaters heading into the 1997 NHL Entry Draft.[20] In the end, Brewer was drafted in the 1st round, 5th overall by the New York Islanders in the draft on June 21, 1997.[21] Despite being drafted, Brewer stayed with Prince George for one last season. This final season turned out to be Brewer's best in the WHL. After representing Canada at the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, Brewer was named to the Western Conference team for the WHL All-Star Game, although he missed the game and much of the season due to injury.[22][19] Despite this injury, Brewer finished the year with 33 points in only 34 games, a near point-per-game average, which lead to Brewer being named to the WHL West Second All-Star Team.[23]
On August 19, 1998, just over a year after being drafted, Brewer signed his first professional contract with his draft team, the New York Islanders. The contract was an entry level three-year, $2.775-million deal which included a $1-million signing bonus.[24] With this contract in place, Brewer made his NHL debut on October 10, 1998 against the Pittsburgh Penguins and, on November 5, against the Carolina Hurricanes' Trevor Kidd, Brewer scored his first career goal.[19] Brewer finished his rookie season with 11 points in 63 games, a respectable mark for any rookie defencemen; however, Brewer's 1999-00 NHL season was not as productive. With only 2 assists in 26 games, Brewer spent a large portion of the season with the Islanders' AHL affiliate, the Lowell Lock Monsters.[25] This dismal sophomore season proved to be Brewer's last as an Islander.
On June 24 at the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, the Islanders traded Brewer, Josh Green and their 2nd round selection (Brad Winchester) in the draft to the Edmonton Oilers for Roman Hamrlik.[26] Brewer, in the last year of his three-year entry level contract, finished the 2000-01 season with a career high 21 points in 77 games and also produced 6 points in 6 playoff games. As a result, the Oilers re-signed Brewer to a one-year, $907,500 contract on August 15, 2001.[27][28] Despite a decrease in pay, Brewer once again had a career year with 25 points in 81 games, so when a new contract was to be signed, a raise was expected. After a long holdout that lasted until the beginning of Oilers training camp, Brewer finally signed a two-year, $4-million contract on September 12, 2002.[27] Under this contract, Brewer played some of his best hockey. In the first year of the deal, Brewer set career highs in goals (8), assists (21), and points (29). It was also in this season that Brewer played in his first NHL All-Star Game, dressing for the Western Conference in the 53rd edition of the game.[29] In the second year of the deal, Brewer continued his strong play and finished with 25 points in 77 games. With the Oilers unwilling to pay what he was expecting, Brewer decided to go to salary arbitration to get a new contract. On August 4, 2004, however, Brewer signed a one-year, $2.65-million contract with the Oilers, avoiding his arbitration hearing set for only a few days later.[30] Despite the new contract, Brewer was unable to play it out as a result of the 2004-05 NHL Lockout.[31]
On August 2, 2005, in the summer following the lockout, the Oilers traded Brewer, Jeff Woywitka and Doug Lynch to the St. Louis Blues for Chris Pronger.[32] At the time of the trade, Brewer was a restricted free-agent, so on August 15, 2005, Brewer accepted the Blues' qualifying offer, signing a one-year, $2-million contract.[33] Brewer's first season with the Blues was a particularly bad one, playing only 32 games as a result of a dislocated left shoulder.[34] Despite this, the Blues re-signed Brewer to a one-year, $2.014-million contract. The 2006-07 season was a bit of a turnaround for Brewer, as he started to play much better under new coach Andy Murray. Amid speculation that he was going to be traded (as he would have been an unrestricted free agent following the season), he signed a four-year, $17-million contract extension with the Blues on February 24, 2007.[35]
| Medal record | |||
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| Competitor for Canada |
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| Men's Ice Hockey | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | 2002 Salt Lake City | Ice Hockey | |
| World Championships | |||
| Gold | 2003 Helsinki | Ice Hockey | |
| Gold | 2004 Prague | Ice Hockey | |
| Gold | 2007 Moscow | Ice Hockey | |
| World Cup | |||
| Gold | 2004 Toronto | Ice Hockey | |
Throughout his career, Brewer has represented Canada at various tournaments. He first represented Canada as a member of the national junior team at the 1998 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships where he was named an assistant captain.[36] Although eligible for the 1999 edition of the same tournament, Brewer was unable to play due to NHL commitments with the New York Islanders.[37] On April 3, 2007, Brewer was among the first five players named to play for Canada at the 2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships in Moscow and Mytishchi, Russia from April 27 to May 13, 2007.[38] For the tournament, Brewer was named as the team's only permanent alternate captain.[39]
Overall, Brewer has represented Canada in the following tournaments:
- 1998 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
- 2001 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
- 2002 Winter Olympics
- 2002 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
- 2003 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
- 2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
- 2004 World Cup of Hockey
- 2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
- 1998 – WHL West Second All-Star Team
- 2003 – Played in NHL All-Star Game
- June 21, 1997 – Drafted in the 1st round, 5th overall by the New York Islanders in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft
- June 24, 2000 – Traded by the New York Islanders with Josh Green and the Islanders' 2nd round selection (Brad Winchester) in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft to the Edmonton Oilers for Roman Hamrlik
- August 2, 2005 – Traded by the Edmonton Oilers with Jeff Woywitka and Doug Lynch to the St. Louis Blues for Chris Pronger
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1995-96 | Prince George Cougars | WHL | 63 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 25 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1996-97 | Prince George Cougars | WHL | 71 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 81 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | ||
| 1997-98 | Prince George Cougars | WHL | 34 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 45 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 19 | ||
| 1998-99 | New York Islanders | NHL | 63 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 32 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1999-00 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 25 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1999-00 | New York Islanders | NHL | 26 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2000-01 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 77 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 53 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2001-02 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 81 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 45 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002-03 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 80 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 45 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2003-04 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 77 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 67 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005-06 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 32 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 45 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2006-07 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 82 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 69 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NHL Totals | 518 | 46 | 105 | 151 | 376 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Canada | WJC | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2001 | Canada | WC | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2002 | Canada | Oly | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2002 | Canada | WC | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2003 | Canada | WC | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2004 | Canada | WC | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2004 | Canada | WCH | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2007 | Canada | WC | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |
| Totals | 60 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 44 |
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- ^ a b Macisaac, Angela. "City parents stayed calm as son played for Canada", Kamloops Daily News, 2 March 2002. Retrieved on 2007-10-12.
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- ^ Swanson, Jim. "Brewer’s intent to keep Cats in P.G.", Prince George Citizen, 27 September 2006. Retrieved on 2007-10-15.
- ^ Eric Brewer #4. St. Louis Blues Hockey Club. Retrieved on 2007-04-10.
- ^ "Locked-out NHLers to play games for local charities", Western Hockey League, 11 March 2005. Retrieved on 2007-11-21.
- ^ Brownlee, Robin. "Where are they now? What the locked-out Oilers are up to", Edmonton Sun, 16 January 2005. Retrieved on 2007-11-21.
- ^ Bell Canada Enterprises (1 December 2004). Iginla, Modano, Sydor and others lace up for Brad May and Friends Hockey Challenge. Press release. Retrieved on 2007-11-21.
- ^ "Rain doesn't halt outdoor charity game", CBC, 2 April 2005. Retrieved on 2007-11-21.
- ^ Burn Fund Golf Tournament. Prince George Firefighters. Retrieved on 2007-11-22.
- ^ Recchi-Doan Charity Classic. Dunes Golf Course. Retrieved on 2007-11-22.
- ^ 1994 Bantam Draft. Western Hockey League. Retrieved on 2007-04-10.
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- ^ 1997 NHL Entry Draft First Round Selections. National Hockey League. Retrieved on 2007-04-08.
- ^ "Portland, Spokane dominate all-star team", The Vancouver Sun, 6 January 1998. Retrieved on 2007-04-10.
- ^ "Varlamov WHL's best; ALL-STARS", Edmonton Journal, 12 May 1998. Retrieved on 2007-04-10.
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- ^ a b Ireland, Joanne. "Brew back with Oiler crew: Blue-liner signs two-year, $4M deal at last second", Edmonton Journal, 13 September 2002. Retrieved on 2007-04-08.
- ^ "Hockey: Brewer, Suter get new deals", National Post, 16 August 2001. Retrieved on 2007-04-08.
- ^ Stevens, Neil. "NHL's biggest and newest names get first all-star nod", Sudbury Star, 18 January 2003. Retrieved on 2007-04-08.
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- ^ "Lockout over salary cap shuts down NHL", ESPN, 16 February 2005. Retrieved on 2007-10-15.
- ^ Matheson, Jim. "Defensive posturing: Lowe nabs Pronger in deal for Brewer, Lynch and Woywitka", Edmonton Journal, 3 August 2005. Retrieved on 2007-04-08.
- ^ Rutherford, Jeremy. "Brewer signs for one year; Mayers OKs two-year deal", St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 16 August 2005. Retrieved on 2007-04-08.
- ^ "Blues' Brewer could miss season following surgery", Associated Press, 23 January 2006. Retrieved on 2007-04-08.
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- ^ "Gold medal hard to come by: Canada begins quest today against Germany", Winnipeg Sun, 28 April 2007. Retrieved on 2007-10-11.
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| NAME | Brewer, Eric |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Professional ice hockey player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 17, 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vernon, British Columbia, Canada |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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