Sheldon Brookbank

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Position Defence
Shoots Right
Height
Weight		 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
205 lb (93 kg/14 st 9 lb)
NHL Team
F. teams		 New Jersey Devils
Nashville Predators
Nationality Flag of Canada Canada
Born October 3, 1980 (1980-10-03) (age 27),
Flag of Saskatchewan Lanigan, SK, CAN
Pro career 2001 – present

Sheldon Brookbank (born October 3, 1980 in Lanigan, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League.

[edit] Playing career

Brookbank played three seasons with the Humboldt Broncos of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, before turning pro. He played one season with the Mississippi Sea Wolves of the ECHL, and then played two seasons with the Grand Rapids Griffins of the AHL.

Brookbank was then signed by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, and played two seasons with their AHL affiliate, the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks. He was not re-signed, and in August 2005, he signed a contract with the Predators.

In the 2005–06 season with the Predators' affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals, Brookbank had 9 goals, 35 points, and 232 penalty minutes.

The 2006–07 season saw Brookbank see his first time in the NHL. He appeared in 3 games with the Predators, and had 1 assist and 12 penalty minutes. He won the Eddie Shore Award as the American Hockey League's Outstanding Defenceman and was an AHL First Team All-Star. While in the AHL that season, he led all defencemen in points at 53 points.

On July 2, 2007, Brookbank was signed by the Blue Jackets.

Brookbank's older brother Wade, a fellow enforcer, currently plays for the Carolina Hurricanes.

Oldest brother Leigh is out of hockey now.

He joined the Devils on October 2, 2007 after being waived by the Blue Jackets.

[edit] Career statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1998–99 Humboldt Broncos SJHL 61 - - - 205 - - - - -
1999–00 Humboldt Broncos SJHL 59 13 29 42 240 - - - - -
2000–01 Humboldt Broncos SJHL 59 14 35 49 281 - - - - -
2001–02 Mississippi Sea Wolves ECHL 62 8 21 29 137 10 1 4 5 27
2001–02 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 6 0 1 1 24 - - - - -
2002–03 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 69 2 11 13 136 15 1 3 4 28
2003–04 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 74 2 9 11 216 9 0 2 2 20
2004–05 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 60 1 11 12 181 11 0 0 0 40
2005–06 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 73 9 26 35 232 21 1 8 9 49
2006–07 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 78 15 38 53 176 4 0 0 0 6
2006–07 Nashville Predators NHL 3 0 1 1 12 - - - - -
2007–08 New Jersey Devils NHL 44 0 8 8 63 - - - - -
NHL Totals 47 0 9 9 75 - - - - -
AHL Totals 360 29 96 125 965 60 2 13 15 143
ECHL Totals 62 8 21 29 137 10 1 4 5 27
SJHL Totals 179 - - - 726 - - - - -

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