Brent Bilodeau

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Brent Bilodeau

Born	(1973-03-27) March 27, 1973 Clyde, AB, CAN
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	230 lb (100 kg; 16 st 6 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Right
Played for	AHL Fredericton Canadiens Hershey Bears Saint John Flames ECHL Johnstown Chiefs IHL Kansas City Blades Las Vegas Thunder San Antonio Dragons San Francisco Spiders WCHL Tacoma Sabercats
NHL Draft	17th overall, 1991 Montreal Canadiens
Playing career	1993–2005

Brent Bilodeau (born March 23, 1973) is a retired Canadian ice hockey defenseman. He was drafted in the first round (17th overall) of the 1991 NHL Entry Draft by the Montreal Canadiens while a member of the Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League.^[1]

Professional career

Player

A primarily defensive defenseman, his game was thought to suit Montreal's style of play of the time, but he never played a single game for the Canadiens or any other NHL team. He is the only first round draftee of the 1991 draft not to have played any games in the NHL.^[1] He played in minor-pro hockey leagues until he retired as a member of the Johnstown Chiefs of the ECHL after the 2004–05 season.

Coaching

Shortly after his retirement, Bilodeau entered coaching. He started his coaching his career as an assistant with the ECHL's Las Vegas Wranglers for three years before becoming the head coach of the Wichita Thunder of the Central Hockey League in 2008.^[2] He is currently an assistant coach for the Tri-City Americans.

Personal

He is married to retired American WNBA player Cass Bauer-Bilodeau.^[3]

Career statistics

Player

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1993–94	Fredericton Canadiens	AHL	72	2	5	7	89	—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Fredericton Canadiens	AHL	50	4	8	12	146	12	3	3	6	28
1995–96	San Francisco Spiders	IHL	65	3	4	7	123	4	1	0	1	2
1996–97	Saint John Flames	AHL	24	2	1	3	39	—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	San Antonio Dragons	IHL	48	4	7	11	178	—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Las Vegas Thunder	IHL	3	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Tacoma Sabercats	WCHL	2	0	1	1	2	—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Las Vegas Thunder	IHL	15	0	1	1	39	—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Kansas City Blades	IHL	48	3	12	15	148	5	0	0	0	4
1998–99	Kansas City Blades	IHL	35	0	4	4	66	—	—	—	—	—
1999-00	Johnstown Chiefs	ECHL	70	8	26	34	94	7	0	4	4	8
2000–01	Johnstown Chiefs	ECHL	64	7	22	29	123	4	1	1	2	7
2000–01	Hershey Bears	AHL	3	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Johnstown Chiefs	ECHL	72	3	30	33	95	8	0	2	2	19
2002–03	Johnstown Chiefs	ECHL	71	10	17	27	62	—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Johnstown Chiefs	ECHL	70	7	23	30	81	1	0	0	0	2
2004–05	Johnstown Chiefs	ECHL	67	2	13	15	62	87	—	—	—	—
Totals	4 seasons	AHL	139	8	14	22	274	12	3	3	6	28
	6 seasons	ECHL	414	37	131	168	542	20	1	7	8	36
	6 seasons	IHL	214	10	36	46	520	9	1	0	1	6

Coaching statistics

Team	Year	Regular Season						Post Season
Team	Year	G	W	L	T	Pts	Finish	W	L	Win %	Result
Wichita Thunder	2008–09	64	20	41	3	43	4^th in Northwest	–	–	–	Missed Playoffs
Wichita Thunder	2009–10	9	2	7	0	(23)	Replaced Midseason
Total		73	22	48	3	.321		0	0	.000

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "1991 NHL Entry Draft". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
↑ Jordan, Matt (2008-06-19). "Bilodeau heads Thunder". Johnstown Tribune-Democrat.
↑ "Bilodeaus Enjoying Life In Johnstown". ECHL. 2005-01-08. Retrieved 2010-02-20.

External links

Brent Bilodeau's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Turner Stevenson	Montreal Canadiens first round draft pick 1991	Succeeded by David Wilkie

v t e Wichita Thunder head coaches

Fay Shedden Jackson Wells Latos O'Reilly Laxdal French Weingartner Bilodeau Duda McClelland

Persondata
Name	Bilodeau, Brent
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian ice hockey player
Date of birth	March 27, 1973
Place of birth	Clyde, AB, CAN
Date of death
Place of death

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