Brendan Brooks

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Brendan Brooks
Brendan Brooks.jpg
Born (1978-11-26) November 26, 1978 (age 44)
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Centre/Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Lowell Lock Monsters
Manchester Monarchs
Worcester IceCats
Peoria Rivermen (ECHL)
Peoria Rivermen (AHL)
Grand Rapids Griffins
Manitoba Moose
Stavanger Oilers
SCL Tigers
Hamburg Freezers
Iserlohn Roosters
Bakersfield Condors
Fife Flyers
Braehead Clan
Sheffield Steelers
Manchester Storm
National teamFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Playing career 19982019

Brendan Brooks (born November 26, 1978) is a retired Canadian-British professional ice hockey player who last played with Manchester Storm.

He previously played in the UK for the Sheffield Steelers, Fife Flyers and Braehead Clan. [1]

He was also formerly a player/assistant coach to head coach John Tripp at Braehead Clan.

Brooks had rejoined Braehead in June 2017 from the Fife Flyers after playing one season, having dressed for Braehead during 2015–16. [2]

Brooks previously played for Stavanger Oilers in the Norwegian GET-ligaen, but the club was no longer able to finance Brooks' contract and the SCL Tigers in the Swiss National League A. He has formerly played several seasons in AHL and has been contracted to Detroit Red Wings and St. Louis Blues. He is known for his speed and goal scoring capability. [3]

Brooks has also played internationally for Great Britain.

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References

  1. "Steelers Sign Brendan Brooks".
  2. "SIGNED: Brooks back with Clan as player assistant coach | Braehead Clan | Official Website". Archived from the original on 2017-08-31. Retrieved 2017-06-07.
  3. "Brendan Brooke bio". sportzdomain.com. 2011-03-04. Retrieved 2011-03-04.[ permanent dead link ]