Brett Bulmer

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Brett Bulmer
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Bulmer with the Iowa Wild in 2015
Born (1992-04-26) April 26, 1992 (age 32)
Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
Oberliga team
Former teams
Tilburg Trappers
Minnesota Wild
Ilves
ERC Ingolstadt
Florida Everblades
Fife Flyers
Nottingham Panthers
EHC Freiburg
Hannover Indians
NHL draft 39th overall, 2010
Minnesota Wild
Playing career 2011present

Brett Bulmer (born April 26, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing for Indy Fuel in the ECHL. Bulmer previously iced with the Nottingham Panthers and the Fife Flyers in the EIHL. He was selected by the Minnesota Wild in the second round (39th overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.

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Playing career

On April 21, 2011, Bulmer was signed by the Minnesota Wild to a three-year entry-level contract. [1] Bulmer made his NHL debut on opening night of the 2011–12 season on October 8, 2011. [2] After playing in nine NHL games, in which he registered three assists, six penalty minutes, and a plus-one rating, the 19-year-old was returned to his junior team the Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League to continue his development on October 31, 2011. [3] Bulmer missed a portion of the 2012–13 AHL season due to injuries. [4]

On December 12, 2013, Bulmer was recalled to the Minnesota Wild, [5] he played in 5 games going scoreless, before he was reassigned to Iowa on December 20, 2013. [6]

As an un-signed free agent from the Wild over the summer, Bulmer opted to continue his career abroad, signing mid-season deal with Finnish club, Ilves Tampere of the top tier Liiga on October 30, 2016. [7] On February 6, 2017, he transferred to ERC Ingolstadt of the German DEL, [8] signing a contract for the remainder of the 2016–17 campaign. Bulmer appeared in the final 7 regular season games with Ingolstadt, contributing with 3 points before suffering a preliminary playoff loss to the Fischtown Pinguins to conclude his tenure with ERC. [9]

On September 28, 2017, Bulmer opted to continue his career back in North America, signing a one-year ECHL contract with the Florida Everblades. [10]

Ahead of the 2018–19 season, Bulmer penned a one-year deal with British EIHL side Fife Flyers. [11] In August 2019, Bulmer moved to Fife's Elite League counterparts Nottingham Panthers. [12]

In February 2020, an issue with Bulmer's visa forced Nottingham to release him from his contract - although the club did not rule out the player returning for next season. Bulmer then joined DEL2 side EHC Freiburg, a side led by former Glasgow Clan coach Pete Russell. [13] [14]

After a 76-point season with Oberliga side Hannover Indians in 2020–21, Bulmer opted to remain in the German third tier and signed for Tilburg Trappers for the 2021–22 season. [15] [16]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2007–08Cariboo CougarsBCMML402019394062794
2008–09Cariboo CougarsBCMML362835635654268
2008–09 Kelowna Rockets WHL 30002
2009–10 Kelowna RocketsWHL6513274095123256
2010–11 Kelowna RocketsWHL57183149109104264
2010–11 Houston Aeros AHL 80006
2011–12 Minnesota Wild NHL 90336
2011–12 Kelowna RocketsWHL5334286293314517
2011–12 Houston AerosAHL6112241122
2012–13 Houston AerosAHL434374140002
2013–14 Iowa Wild AHL431181979
2013–14 Minnesota WildNHL50002
2014–15 Iowa WildAHL534121650
2015–16 Iowa WildAHL58381173
2015–16 Minnesota WildNHL30007
2016–17 Ilves Liiga 2323557
2016–17 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 71236200014
2017–18 Florida Everblades ECHL 7023194214420671338
2018–19 Fife Flyers EIHL 57263157106
2019–20 Nottingham Panthers EIHL328132112
2019–20 EHC Freiburg DEL2 42462
2020–21 Hannover Indians Germany3 3937397640
NHL totals1703315

References

  1. "Wild Locks Up Bulmer For Three Years". Minnesota Wild. 2011-04-21. Retrieved 2011-04-21.
  2. "Bulmer to make NHL debut tonight for Wild". Minnesota Star Tribune. 2011-10-08. Retrieved 2011-10-08.
  3. "Wild do an about turn on Bulmer". Twincities.com. 2012-10-31. Retrieved 2012-10-31.
  4. "Wild putting a lot of trust in system depth". hockeysfuture.com. 2013-05-01. Retrieved 2013-05-02.
  5. "Wild Recalls Bulmer". Minnesota Wild. 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
  6. "Bulmer Reassigned to Iowa". Minnesota Wild. 2013-12-20. Retrieved 2013-12-20.
  7. "Brett Bulmer ready for Ilves" (in Finnish). Ilves Tampere. 2016-10-30. Archived from the original on 2016-11-05. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
  8. "ERC Ingolstadt holt Brett Bulmer". erc-ingolstadt.de (in German). Retrieved 2017-02-07.
  9. "More personal decisions in Ingolstadt" (in German). ERC Ingolstadt. 2017-03-11. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  10. "Bulmer returns to North America with Everblades". ECHL. 2017-09-28. Archived from the original on 2017-09-29. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  11. "Fife Flyers Official Website".
  12. "190808 | Bulmer - Nottingham Panthers".
  13. "200214 | Bulmer - Nottingham Panthers".
  14. "Stürmer Brett Bulmer verstärkt die Wölfe".
  15. "Power aus British Columbia | EC Hannover Indians". hannover-indians.de. Archived from the original on 2020-10-20.
  16. "Slagvaardig Trappers legt Brett Bulmer vast". 15 June 2021.