Brad Isbister

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Brad Isbister
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Isbister with the Hartford Wolf Pack in 2006
Born (1977-05-07) May 7, 1977 (age 47)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 231 lb (105 kg; 16 st 7 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Right
Played for Phoenix Coyotes
New York Islanders
Edmonton Oilers
HC TWK Innsbruck
Boston Bruins
New York Rangers
Vancouver Canucks
EV Zug
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
NHL draft 67th overall, 1995
Winnipeg Jets
Playing career 19972009

Brad Isbister (born May 7, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played 541 regular season games in the National Hockey League (NHL).

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Playing career

Isbister grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and played junior hockey with the Calgary Canucks of the Alberta Junior Hockey League, recording 49 points in 35 games in 1992–93. The following season, he began his career in the Western Hockey League with the Portland Winter Hawks. After a 16-goal, 36-point season in 1994–95, he was drafted in the third round, 67th overall, by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. Upon being drafted, he returned to the Winter Hawks and recorded 89 points, as well as a team-high 45 goals. In his final year with the Winter Hawks, Isbister recorded 33 points in 24 games and was named to the WHL West Second All-Star Team. [1] That season, he also competed for the Team Canada at the 1997 World Junior Championships and made his professional debut with the Springfield Falcons of the AHL, appearing in 7 games.

Isbister played his first NHL game on October 1, 1997, for the Phoenix Coyotes (formerly the Winnipeg Jets) against the Chicago Blackhawks. His first NHL point was an assist, in a 3–2 Phoenix win over the Colorado Avalanche on October 11. He scored his first NHL goal ten days later on October 21, in a 4–3 loss to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. Isbister finished his rookie season with 17 points in 66 games. After his second season with the Coyotes, Isbister was traded to the New York Islanders on March 20, 1999, with a third round draft pick (Brian Collins) in 1999 for Robert Reichel, a third round draft pick (Jason Jaspers) in 1999 and a fourth round draft pick (via Ottawa; Phoenix selected Preston Mizzi) in 1999. [1]

In his first season with the Islanders, 1999–2000, Isbister recorded a career-high 22 goals, 20 assists, and 42 points in 64 games. He continued at that pace in New York until March 11, 2003, as he was traded to the Edmonton Oilers with Raffi Torres for Janne Niinimaa and a second round draft pick (via Washington; New York selected Evgeni Tunik) in 2003. [1]

In Isbister's first season with the Oilers, in 2003–04, his points total dipped to 18. After spending the locked out 2004–05 season playing for HC TWK Innsbruck of the Austrian Hockey League, Isbister was traded from Edmonton to the Boston Bruins on August 1, 2005, in exchange for a fourth round draft pick (later traded back to Boston; later traded to San Jose; San Jose selected James DeLory) in 2006. [1]

Isbister recorded 23 points as NHL play resumed in 2005–06, his only season with Boston. The following summer, he was picked up by the Carolina Hurricanes as a free agent on August 30, 2006, but was traded to the New York Rangers a month into the season in exchange for Jakub Petruzalek and a conditional fifth-round draft choice in 2008. [2] With New York, Isbister spent the majority of the 2006–07 season with the Hartford Wolf Pack, the Rangers' AHL affiliate.

Following his only season with the Rangers organization, Isbister signed a one-year, $525,000 contract with the Vancouver Canucks. [3] Isbister only played 55 games with Vancouver due to injuries and staff decisions.

In 2008, he was not re-signed and was picked up by the Ottawa Senators, signing a two-way, one-year contract on September 4, 2008. [4] At the end of training camp, Isbister was assigned to Ottawa's AHL affiliate, the Binghamton Senators. However, he instead went overseas to play for EV Zug of the Swiss Nationalliga A and on September 27, 2009, retired as an active player and went into coaching.

International play

Medal record
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Switzerland

Isbister first played internationally with Team Canada at the 1997 World Junior Championships. He scored 7 points in 7 games, tied for seventh in tournament scoring, as Canada captured their fifth straight gold medal. Isbister scored the final goal of the 2–0 victory over the United States in the gold medal game. [5]

Three years later, Isbister made his senior international debut, competing in the 2000 World Championships. He scored 7 points in 9 games for Team Canada, but they were defeated in the semi-finals by the Czech Republic, then lost the bronze medal game to Finland.

Isbister competed for Canada for the second consecutive year in the 2001 World Championships and scored 5 goals in 7 games. Canada was once again held from a medal as they were eliminated in the quarter-finals by the United States.

Coaching career

On September 27, 2009, the University of Calgary's head hockey coach, Mark Howell, announced that Isbister would be an assistant coach along with former NHL player Cory Cross. He coached for one season with the Dinos. [6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1992–93 Calgary Canucks AJHL 3524254974
1993–94 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 647101745100220
1994–95 Portland Winter HawksWHL67162036123
1995–96 Portland Winter HawksWHL71454489184724620
1996–97 Portland Winter HawksWHL2415183345621316
1996–97 Springfield Falcons AHL 731414912310
1997–98 Springfield FalconsAHL9821036
1997–98 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 66981710250002
1998–99 Phoenix CoyotesNHL3244846
1998–99 Springfield FalconsAHL411212
1998–99 Las Vegas Thunder IHL 20009
1999–00 New York Islanders NHL64222042100
2000–01 New York IslandersNHL5118143259
2001–02 New York IslandersNHL79172138113311217
2002–03 New York IslandersNHL5310132334
2002–03 Edmonton Oilers NHL133259601112
2003–04 Edmonton OilersNHL511081854
2004–05 HC TWK Innsbruck EBEL 1174114153146
2005–06 Boston Bruins NHL586172346
2006–07 Albany River Rats AHL935854
2006–07 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL341282022
2006–07 New York Rangers NHL191451440002
2007–08 Vancouver Canucks NHL55651138
2008–09 EV Zug NLA 241071755311212
NHL totals5411061162226151812333

International

YearTeamEventResult GPGAPtsPIM
1997 Canada WJC Gold medal icon.svg74378
2000 Canada WC 4th943718
2001 CanadaWC5th750516
Junior totals74378
Senior totals16931234

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