Wade Brookbank

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Position Defence/Wing
Shoots Left
Height
Weight
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
227 lb (103 kg/16 st 3 lb)
NHL Team
F. teams
Carolina Hurricanes
Nashville Predators
Vancouver Canucks
Boston Bruins
Nationality Flag of Canada Canada
Born September 29, 1977 (1977-09-29) (age 30),
Lanigan, SK, CAN
Pro career 1997 – present

Wade Brookbank (born September 29, 1977) is a Canadian professional hockey who plays defense but has also been used as a winger. He currently plays for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League. He has played for WCHL Anchorage Aces, Central Hockey League Oklahoma City Blazers, IHL Orlando Solar Bears, AHL Grand Rapids Griffins, AHL Providence Bruins, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, Binghamton Senators, Milwaukee Admirals, Manitoba Moose, NHL Nashville Predators and Vancouver Canucks. He fits the unofficial role of enforcer.

Wade's younger brother Sheldon is currently playing with the New Jersey Devils' of the National Hockey League,and oldest brother Leigh is out of hockey now, and he is also the cousin of fellow NHLer Geoff Sanderson. Wade has been in 37 career NHL fights. In his rookie season he had 17 fighting majors.

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[edit] Career Statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1996–97 Melville Millionaires SJHL 60 1 10 11 412 - - - - -
1997–98 Melville Millionaires SJHL 58 8 21 29 330 - - - - -
1997–98 Anchorage Aces WCHL 7 0 0 0 46 4 0 0 0 20
1998–99 Anchorage Aces WCHL 54 0 4 4 337 5 0 0 0 7
1999–00 Oklahoma City Blazers CHL 68 3 9 12 354 7 1 1 2 29
2000–01 Oklahoma City Blazers CHL 9 0 0 0 38 - - - - -
2000–01 Orlando Solar Bears IHL 29 0 1 1 122 4 0 0 0 6
2001–02 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 73 1 6 7 337 3 0 1 1 14
2002–03 Binghamton Senators AHL 8 0 0 0 28 - - - - -
2003–04 Nashville Predators NHL 9 0 0 0 38 - - - - -
2003–04 Vancouver Canucks NHL 20 2 0 2 95 - - - - -
2003–04 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 9 0 0 0 38 - - - - -
2003–04 Binghamton Senators AHL 4 0 0 0 31 - - - - -
2003–04 Manitoba Moose AHL 4 0 0 0 12 - - - - -
2004–05 Manitoba Moose AHL 68 0 10 10 285 9 0 0 0 10
2005–06 Vancouver Canucks NHL 32 1 2 3 81 - - - - -
2006–07 Boston Bruins NHL 7 1 0 1 15 - - - - -
2007–08 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 32 1 1 2 76 - - - - -
NHL Totals 100 5 3 8 305 - - - - -

[edit] Career Transactions

   
Date Event
03-Jul-07 Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Carolina Hurricanes.
19-Dec-06 Boston Bruins traded Wade Brookbank to the Pittsburgh Penguins for future considerations.
21-Jul-06 Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Boston Bruins.
03-Jan-04 Claimed by the Vancouver Canucks off waivers from the Florida Panthers.
29-Dec-03 Ottawa Senators traded Wade Brookbank to the Florida Panthers for future considerations.
19-Dec-03 Claimed by the Ottawa Senators off waivers from the Vancouver Canucks.
17-Dec-03 Nashville Predators traded Wade Brookbank to the Vancouver Canucks for future considerations.
03-Oct-03 Claimed by the Nashville Predators from the Ottawa Senators in the NHL Waiver Draft.
27-Jul-01 Signed as a free agent by the Ottawa Senators.
01-Sep-00 Signed as a free agent by Orlando Solar Bears IHL.

He now plays with the Carolina Hurricanes

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