Gilbert Brulé

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Position Center
Shoots Right
Height
Weight		 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
180 lb (82 kg/12 st 12 lb)
NHL Team Columbus Blue Jackets
Nationality Flag of Canada Canada
Born January 1, 1987 (1987-01-01) (age 21),
Edmonton, AB, CAN
NHL Draft 6th overall, 2005
Columbus Blue Jackets
Pro career 2005 – present

Gilbert Brulé (born January 1, 1987 in Edmonton, Alberta; grew up in North Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who plays for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League.

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[edit] Playing career

Brulé was drafted 1st overall in the 2002 WHL Bantam Draft by the Vancouver Giants. In his first season as a Giant, Brulé tallied 60 points in 67 games, earning him the Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy as WHL rookie of the year. The following season, Brulé finished third in WHL scoring and was generally considered at one point in the season to be among the CHL's top prospects of that draft year, behind only Sidney Crosby.[1]

After two successful seasons in the WHL, Brulé was drafted 6th overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft by the Columbus Blue Jackets.

In 2005-06, Brulé started the season in the NHL with the Blue Jackets, but after two stints on the injured reserve list, he was returned to the WHL for the remainder of the season, in which he led the Vancouver Giants to a President's Cup (now known as the Ed Chynoweth Cup) as WHL champions, also earning the airBC Trophy as WHL playoff MVP. In the subsequent Memorial Cup - although eliminated in the semi-final - Brulé managed 12 points in 5 games, earning him the Ed Chynoweth Trophy as Memorial Cup leading scorer.

In 2006-07, Brulé played his first full season with the Blue Jackets, appearing in 78 games and tallying 19 points.

Although Brulé is, for the most part, a regular forward on the Blue Jackets' lineup, his numbers have not yet reflected his full potential as a 6th overall draft pick. Midway through the 2007-08 season, Brulé was temporarily assigned to the Blue Jackets' minor league affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch. He played 12 games for the Crunch before being called up to finish the season with the Columbus Blue Jackets. At the end of the Blue Jackets season, Brulé was re-assigned to the Syracuse Crunch for their playoffs.

[edit] Awards & achievements

CHL

WHL

[edit] Career statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2002-03 Quesnel Millionaires BCHL 48 32 25 57 71 7 4 7 11  ?
2002-03 Vancouver Giants WHL 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 0
2003-04 Vancouver Giants WHL 67 25 35 60 100 11 4 5 9 10
2004-05 Vancouver Giants WHL 70 39 48 87 169 6 1 3 4 8
2005-06 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 7 2 2 4 0 - - - - -
2005-06 Vancouver Giants WHL 27 23 15 38 40 18 16 14 30 44
2006-07 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 78 9 10 19 28 -- -- -- -- --
WHL totals 165 87 98 185 309 39 22 22 44 62
NHL totals 85 11 12 23 28 -- -- -- -- --

[edit] International play

Brulé represented Team Canada in the 2004 U-18 Junior World Cup as an alternate captain. Brulé helped lead Team Canada to Gold and scored the game winning goal in the championship game. Team Canada U-18 finished 1st by defeating Czech Republic 4-1 in the gold medal game.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Int'l Scouting Services. Brule shines brightest at Top Prospects game. Hockey's Future. Retrieved on 2008-03-06.
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