Laurent Brossoit
| Laurent Brossoit | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 23, 1993 Port Alberni, BC, CAN |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
| Weight | 202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb) |
| Position | Goaltender |
| Catches | Left |
| NHL team (P) Cur. team |
Edmonton Oilers Oklahoma City Barons (AHL) |
| NHL Draft | 164th overall, 2011 Calgary Flames |
| Playing career | 2013–present |
Laurent Brossoit (born March 23, 1993)[1] is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently playing with the Oklahoma City Barons of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Brossoit was selected by the Calgary Flames in the 6th round (164th overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. Brossoit was born in Port Alberni, British Columbia, but grew up in Cloverdale, British Columbia.
Playing career
Amateur
In 2008, Laurent Brossoit was chosen in the second round, 26th overall, of the 2008 WHL Bantam Draft by the Edmonton Oil Kings.
2008-09: Brossoit played in 20 games for the Valley West Hawks of the BCMML. Bossoit saw his first WHL action with the Oil Kings, playing in 1 game for that team.
During 2009-2010, Brossoit spent most of the season with the Cowichan Valley Capitals of the BCHL. In 21 games, Brossoit registered a 3.66 goals-against average, a .901 save percentage, and a 10-8-0 record. In 5 playoff games, Brossoit registered a 3.93 goals-against average and a .911 save percentage. Brossoit played in 2 games for the Oil Kings, posting a 2.80 goals-against average and a .944 save percentage. Brossoit played for Team Pacific at the 2010 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, posting a 2.00 goals-against average and a .902 save percentage in 2 games.
2010-11: In his WHL rookie season, Brossoit played in 34 games for the Oil Kings. He registered a 3.32 goals-against average and a .887 save percentage. In 2 playoff games, Brossoit posted a 3.58 goals-against average, a .875 save percentage, and a 13-12-2 record.
2011-12: Brossoit was a workhorse for WHL champion Edmonton in his second season with the Oil Kings. He had a record of 42-13-5 with 3 shutouts in 61 games and posted a 2.47 goals against and .914 save percentage. The Oilers finished with the WHL's best record in winning the Central Division and rolled through the playoffs. Brossoit was 16-4 with 2 shutouts and had a 2.04 goals against and .933 save percentage. He started all four games at the Memorial Cup and was 1-3 with a 4.04 goals against and .871 save percentage.
On April 2, 2013, Brossoit was named as the CHL Goaltender of the Week after posting a 4-1-0-0 record with two shutouts along with a goals-against-average of 0.76 and save percentage of .968 in the opening round of the WHL Eastern Conference playoff series that saw the Oil Kings beat the Kootenay Ice four games to one. Last season, Brossoit guided the Oil Kings to a WHL Championship and a berth into the Memorial Cup.
Professional
On April 4, 2013, the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League signed Brossoit to an entry level contract.[2][3] He was traded to the Edmonton Oilers on November 8, 2013,[4] and on March 24, 2014, after playing 30 games in the ECHL with the Bakersfield Condors and eight games in the AHL with the Oklahoma City Barons, Brossoit received his first NHL recall to backup Oilers' starter Ben Scrivens.[5]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T/OT | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 2008–09 | Edmonton Oil Kings | WHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 8.20 | .773 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Cowichan Valley Capitals | BCHL | 21 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 999 | 61 | 2 | 3.66 | .901 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 259 | 17 | 0 | 3.94 | .912 | ||
| 2009–10 | Edmonton Oil Kings | WHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 4 | 0 | 2.80 | .944 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Edmonton Oil Kings | WHL | 34 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 1664 | 92 | 2 | 3.32 | .887 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 117 | 7 | 0 | 3.58 | .875 | ||
| 2011–12 | Edmonton Oil Kings | WHL | 61 | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3574 | 147 | 3 | 2.47 | .914 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 1204 | 41 | 2 | 2.04 | .933 | ||
| 2012–13 | Edmonton Oil Kings | WHL | 49 | 33 | 8 | 6 | 2854 | 107 | 5 | 2.25 | .917 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1322 | 40 | 5 | 1.82 | .935 | ||
| 2013–14 | Abbotsford Heat | AHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 94 | 9 | 0 | 5.72 | .824 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Alaska Aces | ECHL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Oklahoma City Barons | AHL | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 416 | 25 | 0 | 3.60 | .888 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Bakersfield Condors | ECHL | 35 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 2079 | 74 | 6 | 2.14 | .923 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 976 | 37 | 3 | 2.27 | .921 | ||
| AHL totals | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 510 | 34 | 0 | 4.00 | .876 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| ECHL All-Rookie Team | 2013–14 | [6] |
References
- ↑ "Team: Laurent Brossoit". Calgary Flames. NHL.
- ↑ Flames sign Laurent Brossoit - Calgary Flames - News
- ↑ "Flames sign WHL goalie prospect Laurent Brossoit". CBC Sports. The Canadian Press. April 4, 2013.
- ↑ "Laurent Brossoit # - G, Edmonton". The Sports Network.
- ↑ http://blogs.edmontonjournal.com/2014/03/25/laurent-brossoit-gets-his-first-sniff-on-an-nhl-team/
- ↑ http://royalshockey.com/defenseman-michal-cajkovsky-named-to-echl-all-rookie-team/
External links
- "Laurent Brossoit". Yahoo! Sports.
- "Laurent Brossoit". Hockey's Future.
- "Rosters \ Edmonton Oil Kings: Laurent Brossoit". Western Hockey League.
- "Laurent Brossoit (G)". MasterCard Memorial Cup Stats Centre.
- http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php?ci_id=11737&la_id=1&ss_id=25044&gltender_id=12635[]
- Osadchenko, Andrey (June 2, 2012). "Q&A with Laurent Brossoit". Flames Nation.
- "Laurent Brossoit leads WHL to shootout win over Russians in Super Series". CBC Sports. The Canadian Press. November 15, 2012.
- Ireland, Joanne (April 30, 2012). "Fan Favourite 'LB' evolves into WHL playoffs showstopper". Edmonton Journal. Archived from the original on 2012-07-01.
- Cameron, Dave (April 17, 2013). "Oil Kings goalie Laurent Brossoit throws water on callup rumours". Edmonton Sun.
- Laurent Brossoit on Twitter
- Laurent Brossoit's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Laurent Brossoit's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Edmonton Oil Kings