Brett Festerling

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Brett Festerling
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Born (1986-03-03) March 3, 1986 (age 38)
Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
team
Former teams		Free Agent
Anaheim Ducks
Winnipeg Jets
Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers
Hamburg Freezers
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2007–present

Brett Festerling (born March 3, 1986) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played under contract with the then Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers in the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). His twin brother Garrett also plays hockey in the DEL and is under contract with Grizzlys Wolfsburg.

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Playing career

Known primarily as a defensive defenceman, [1] Festerling began his major junior career with the Tri-City Americans of the Western Hockey League (WHL), initially appearing in three games in 2001–02. He was the Americans' fifth overall pick in the 2001 WHL Bantam Draft. [2] After breaking his wrist in his NHL draft-eligible year, [2] Festerling was traded midway through the 2004–05 season to the Vancouver Giants (along with forward Ryan Costanzo) in exchange for forward Shaun Vey and defenceman Mike McDonald. [3]

After winning the President's Cup as WHL champions with the Giants in 2006 and subsequently appearing in the Memorial Cup, Festerling was named team captain for the 2006–07 season. [4] Festerling put up a major junior career-high 21 points in 70 games as captain. However, the Giants were defeated in the WHL finals by the Medicine Hat Tigers in seven games. As 2007 Memorial Cup hosts, the Giants met the Tigers in the final game once more and captured the franchise's first CHL title with a 3–1 victory. [4]

Undrafted by a National Hockey League (NHL) team, Festerling was invited to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim's training camp ahead of the 2005–06 and was subsequently signed to a three-year, entry-level contract. [1] Coming off his Memorial Cup victory with the Giants, he was assigned to the Ducks' minor league affiliate, the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League (AHL), for the 2007–08 season. He posted 14 points in his first professional season.

Festerling started the 2008–09 season with the Iowa Chops. When Ducks defenceman François Beauchemin was placed on the long-term injured reserve with a knee injury, Festerling was called up by Anaheim. He made his NHL debut in a 2–0 win against the Los Angeles Kings on November 16, 2008, logging 17 minutes of ice-time paired with Scott Niedermayer. [5] He played 40 games total in his NHL rookie season, recording five assists. In the off-season, on August 20, 2009, he signed a two-year contract extension with Anaheim. [6]

On October 14, 2010, Festerling was demoted to the Ducks' new AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch. After starting the 2010–11 season with the Crunch, on December 31, 2010, he was traded (along with the Ducks' fifth-round pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft) to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Maxim Lapierre. Festerling was then immediately assigned to the Canadiens' AHL affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs. [7]

On February 28, 2011, Festerling was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers in exchange for goaltender Drew MacIntyre. [8]

On July 23, 2012, Festerling signed with the Nürnberg Ice Tigers [9] of the German top-flight Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). In two seasons with the Ice Tigers, he provided a physical defensive presence and totalled 20 points in 72 games.

On April 24, 2014, Festerling signed with DEL rivals Hamburg Freezers on a four-year contract. The move re-united him with twin brother Garrett, who had played with Hamburg since 2010. [10] After the Freezers folded in May 2016, Festerling became a free agent. [11] On June 24, 2016, he returned for a second stint in Nürnberg with the Ice Tigers, [12] where he played for four more seasons.

Festerling provides in-game analysis on the Vancouver Canucks' radio affiliate, Sportsnet 650 AM in Vancouver.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2001–02 Tri-City Americans WHL 30000—————
2002–03 Tri-City AmericansWHL55381126—————
2003–04 Tri-City AmericansWHL54191034111122
2004–05 Tri-City AmericansWHL333111420—————
2004–05 Vancouver Giants WHL322461050006
2005–06 Vancouver GiantsWHL67167351801110
2006–07 Vancouver GiantsWHL7051621802216724
2007–08 Portland Pirates AHL 743111464151346
2008–09 Iowa Chops AHL3407731—————
2008–09 Anaheim Ducks NHL 400551810000
2009–10 San Antonio Rampage AHL1701119—————
2009–10 Toronto Marlies AHL110448—————
2009–10 Anaheim DucksNHL4203315—————
2010–11 Syracuse Crunch AHL32391241—————
2010–11 Anaheim DucksNHL10000—————
2010–11 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL1604415—————
2010–11 Chicago Wolves AHL50000—————
2011–12 St. John's IceCaps AHL5231518501402210
2011–12 Winnipeg Jets NHL50002—————
2012–13 Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers DEL 4118950300010
2013–14 Thomas Sabo Ice TigersDEL3129118360004
2014–15 Hamburg Freezers DEL440668020000
2015–16 Hamburg FreezersDEL1801122—————
2016–17 Thomas Sabo Ice TigersDEL502111346130114
2017–18 Thomas Sabo Ice TigersDEL4314544120004
2018–19 Thomas Sabo Ice TigersDEL3904432—————
2019–20 Thomas Sabo Ice TigersDEL412121418—————
NHL totals880883510000

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  2. 1 2 "It's been a long road for Giants' captain". Regina Leader Post. 2007-05-25. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
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