Barry Brust

Brust with the Manchester Monarchs in 2006
Born	(1983-08-08) August 8, 1983 (age 40) Swan River, Manitoba, Canada
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	225 lb (102 kg; 16 st 1 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Caught	Left
team Former teams	Retired Los Angeles Kings Straubing Tigers KHL Medveščak Zagreb HC Ugra HC Fribourg-Gottéron Kunlun Red Star Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod HC Slovan Bratislava Sheffield Steelers
NHL Draft	73rd overall, 2002 Minnesota Wild
Playing career	2004–2022

Barry Brust (born August 8, 1983) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who was last under contract with UK Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) side Sheffield Steelers. Brust has played in National Hockey League (NHL) for the Los Angeles Kings.

Playing career

Brust was drafted in the third round, 73rd overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft by the Minnesota Wild from the Spokane Chiefs of the Western Hockey League. After his final year in the WHL with the Calgary Hitmen, Brust signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Kings to a three-year contract on June 9, 2004.

After initially beginning his professional career with the Kings ECHL affiliate of the Reading Royals, Brust moved up to the AHL with the Manchester Monarchs before making his NHL debut with the Kings in the 2006–07 season and played in 11 games, winning two.

After not being offered a qualifying offer by the Kings before the 2007–08 season, he signed with the Houston Aeros of the American Hockey League, the primary affiliate of his original draft team in the Minnesota Wild. Brust was awarded at season's end, along with Aero's teammate Nolan Schaefer, the Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award for the fewest goals against in the AHL. On July 1, 2008, Brust was signed to a new two-year deal with the Wild and was assigned back to the Aeros. ^[1]

After beginning the 2009–10 season with a persistent foot injury from the previous injury affected season, Brust was reassigned from the Aeros to the Florida Everblades of the ECHL on a rehab assignment on November 10, 2009. ^[2]

On July 21, 2010, Brust left the Aeros organization after three years and signed as a free agent to a one-year contract with the Binghamton Senators of the AHL. ^[3] After one season with the Senators, during which the team won the Calder Cup, Brust signed a one-year contract with Straubing in July 2011. ^[4]

After a solid season abroad in the German DEL, Brust returned to North America to sign a one-year AHL contract with the Abbotsford Heat on August 8, 2012. ^[5]

Brust with the Abbotsford Heat in 2013

On November 24, 2012, Brust set a new AHL record for longest shutout streak at 268 minutes and 17 seconds, breaking Hockey Hall of Famer Johnny Bower's previous record set with the Cleveland Barons in 1957. ^[6]

On July 8, 2013, Brust signed as a free agent to a one-year contract with KHL Medveščak Zagreb of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). ^[7]

On July 21, 2017, Brust was signed to a one-year deal by HC Fribourg-Gottéron of the National League (NL) as an emergency plan to replace Reto Berra who went back to the NHL without playing a single minute for Fribourg. ^[8] In the 2017–18 season, Brust claimed the starting duties with Fribourg, making 38 appearances in posting a 2.29 goals against average with a .926 save percentage.

At the conclusion of his contract in Switzerland, Brust returned to the KHL, agreeing to terms with Chinese participant, Kunlun Red Star on October 12, 2018. ^[9] After making just 9 appearances to start the 2018–19 season, Brust transferred from Kunlun to Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod on December 26, 2018. ^[10]

Brust spent the 2019–20 season playing with HC Slovan Bratislava of the Slovak Extraliga (Slovak), before sitting out the 2020–21 campaign. In August 2021, Brust was announced as having signed with UK Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) side Sheffield Steelers. ^[11]

In August 2022, it was announced Brust would not be returning to Sheffield for the 2022–23 season. ^[12]

Career statistics

				Regular season										Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	T/OT	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%		GP	W	L	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
2000–01	Spokane Chiefs	WHL		16	4	6	1	777	42	0	3.24	.891		1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1.00
2001–02	Spokane Chiefs	WHL		60	28	21	10	3540	152	1	2.58	.912		11	6	5	677	23	0	2.04	.920
2002–03	Spokane Chiefs	WHL		59	22	31	4	3385	194	0	3.38	.882		11	4	7	722	37	0	3.07	.915
2003–04	Spokane Chiefs	WHL		27	10	13	2	1505	75	0	2.99	.903		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Calgary Hitmen	WHL		25	12	8	3	1448	54	2	2.24	.917		7	3	4	457	15	2	1.97	.928
2004–05	Reading Royals	ECHL		42	27	9	4	2413	79	4	1.96	.928		8	4	4	481	14	2	1.74	.943
2005–06	Reading Royals	ECHL		6	3	3	0	361	18	0	3.00	.906		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Manchester Monarchs	AHL		35	19	14	1	1971	89	2	2.71	.916		5	2	2	279	17	1	3.66	.899
2006–07	Manchester Monarchs	AHL		18	9	7	0	951	38	2	2.40	.923		5	2	1	199	6	0	1.81	.936
2006–07	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		11	2	4	1	486	30	0	3.70	.878		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Houston Aeros	AHL		43	24	16	3	2380	90	4	2.27	.919		3	1	2	202	6	1	1.78	.932
2008–09	Houston Aeros	AHL		28	9	9	3	1548	65	0	2.52	.912		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Florida Everblades	ECHL		16	9	3	2	882	33	0	2.24	.926		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Houston Aeros	AHL		15	6	6	0	756	31	1	2.46	.908		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Binghamton Senators	AHL		52	29	19	2	2986	126	7	2.53	.925		6	2	3	330	19	0	3.45	.889
2011–12	Straubing Tigers	DEL		33	19	12	0	1965	81	1	2.47	.916		8	5	3	477	18	1	2.26	.935
2012–13	Abbotsford Heat	AHL		35	13	19	2	1894	79	5	2.50	.911		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	KHL Medveščak Zagreb	KHL		28	14	9	5	1656	57	4	2.06	.930		2	0	2	118	9	0	4.57	.880
2014–15	KHL Medveščak Zagreb	KHL		19	9	8	2	1116	40	2	2.15	.933		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	HC Ugra	KHL		22	5	12	4	1200	54	2	2.70	.916		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	HC Slovan Bratislava	KHL		37	16	11	7	2131	74	5	2.08	.920		4	0	4	240	9	0	2.25	.928
2016–17	HC Slovan Bratislava	KHL		42	19	15	5	2435	98	3	2.41	.918		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	HC Fribourg-Gottéron	NL		38	—	—	—	2307	88	0	2.29	.926		5	1	4	—	—	—	3.86	.851
2018–19	Kunlun Red Star	KHL		9	4	3	1	521	27	0	3.11	.895		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	KHL		15	5	9	1	882	43	1	2.93	.920		7	3	4	452	21	0	2.79	.921
2019–20	HC Slovan Bratislava	Slovak		28	—	—	—	1648	49	0	1.78	.934		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	Sheffield Steelers	EIHL		21	13	6	0	—	—	1	2.82	.897		1	0	1	—	—	0	1.00	.957
NHL totals				11	2	4	1	486	30	0	3.70	.878		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
KHL totals				172	72	67	25	9943	393	17	2.37	.921		13	3	10	810	39	0	2.88	.915

Awards and honours

Award	Year
WHL
West First All-Star Team	2002
AHL
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award	2008
All-Star Game	2009, 2013
Calder Cup (Binghamton Senators)	2011

References

1. "TSN 2008 UFA Signings Tracker". The Sports Network. 2008-07-01. Archived from the original on 2008-12-17. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
2. "Barry Brust en route to ECHL (Florida)". thethirdintermission.com. 2009-11-10. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
3. "Senators sign former Aeros goalie Brust". chron.com. 2010-07-21. Retrieved 2010-09-01.
4. "Brust departs Binghamton Senators for German squad". pressconnects.com. July 17, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2011.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
5. "Heat sign Brust". American Hockey League. 2012-08-08. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
6. "Abbotsford Heat goalie Barry Brust breaks 55-year-old Bower record". Vancouver Sun . 2012-11-25. Archived from the original on 2012-11-28. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
7. "Brust signed for the Bears" (in Croatian). KHL Medvescak. 2013-07-08. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
8. "Fribourg signs Barry Brust and Jim Slater". HC Fribourg-Gottéron. 2017-07-21. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
9. "Kunlun Red Star signs Barry Brust". Kontinental Hockey League. 2018-10-12. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
10. "Barry Brust signs with Torpedo" (in Russian). Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. 2018-12-26. Archived from the original on 2018-12-28. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
11. @steelershockey (18 August 2021). "🍊📝Fox swoops for double in signing in Netminder Barry Brust and returning Dman Kevin SchulzeRead all about our…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
12. "No Sheffield Steelers return for goaltender Barry Brust". August 2022.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  Eurohockey.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database