Pat Brisson

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Pat Brisson
Born (1965-01-22) January 22, 1965 (age 59)
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada
Alma mater University of Ottawa
Occupation Sports Agent

Pat Brisson (born January 22, 1965) is a Canadian National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA) agent and co-head of the Hockey Division of Creative Artists Agency with partner J.P. Barry. [1] He is also the father of the Vegas Golden Knights player Brendan Brisson.

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Hockey career

Brisson moved to Los Angeles in 1987. In the early 1990s, Brisson founded "Skate with the Pros" and "California Dreamin"—youth hockey schools that feature NHL stars and coaches as instructors. He was an important figure in the growth of hockey in Southern California with his involvement with Iceoplex, a chain of ice rinks. [2]

Brisson enjoyed a successful junior hockey career in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), averaging over a point per game with the Verdun Juniors, Drummondville Voltigeurs and Hull Olympiques, where he played for future NHL coach Pat Burns and with NHL great Luc Robitaille. [3]

Agent career

Brisson has a high-profile client roster, including former Hart Memorial Trophy and Art Ross Trophy winner Sidney Crosby, Patrick Kane, Anže Kopitar and Jonathan Toews. During the 2014 off-season, he negotiated matching eight-year, $84 million contracts—the highest average annual value of any contract since the introduction of the NHL's salary cap in 2005—for Chicago Blackhawks teammates Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews. During the 2017–18 NHL season, Brisson engineered the high-profile 3-team trade between the Colorado Avalanche, Nashville Predators, and Ottawa Senators that ended with client Matt Duchene being moved from the Avalanche to the Senators.

In August 2021, Brisson began representing Jack Eichel. [4] [5] Shortly thereafter in November 2021, Brisson helped resolve a longstanding medical dispute between Eichel and the Buffalo Sabres by orchestrating his trade to the Vegas Golden Knights. [6] [7] [8]

Over the course of his career, he has represented Hockey Hall of Fame inductees Luc Robitaille and Chris Chelios. Since 2005, Brisson has represented eight first overall selections in the NHL Entry Draft, including three consecutive (Sidney Crosby in 2005, Erik Johnson in 2006, Patrick Kane in 2007). Brisson is the agent for John Tavares, who went first in the 2009 Draft and for Nathan MacKinnon, who went first in 2013. He also represents Jack Hughes, the first overall selection in the 2019 Draft, Owen Power, the first pick in 2021, and Macklin Celebrini, who went first in 2024. [9] [10] [11] Additional clients Brisson represents include Jonathan Bernier, Claude Giroux, Carl Hagelin, Seth Jones, Kyle Okposo, Andrew Shaw, and Mathew Barzal among others.

Awards and recognition

In 2017, Brisson was named the 9th most powerful agent in all of sports by Forbes , in 2016, he was ranked #7, in 2015, he was ranked #10. [12] Additionally, he is consistently ranked as one of the 100 most powerful people in the National Hockey League (NHL) by The Hockey News . [9] He has negotiated more than a billion dollars in contracts during his career for the players he represents. [11] The Hollywood Reporter did a piece on Brisson titled "A Day in the Life of CAA's Very own Jerry MacGuire". [13]

Hockey career statistics

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1982–83 Verdun Juniors QMJHL 61624303570005
1983–84 Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL61244468701053817
1984–85 Drummondville VoltigeursQMJHL6445418676916714
1985–86 Hull Olympiques QMJHL59374683731514183237

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  2. ↑ "Iceoplex". Iceoplex. Retrieved 2010-10-06.
  3. ↑ "Pat Brisson: Still in the game". Hockeyplayer.com. Retrieved 2010-10-06.
  4. ↑ Press, The Canadian (2021-08-27). "Report: Eichel switching agents amid dispute with Sabres - TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
  5. ↑ "Reports: Eichel swaps reps amid Sabres dispute". ESPN.com. 2021-08-27. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
  6. ↑ Gentille, Sean; Custance, Craig. "Bill Daly Q&A: Seattle's launch, Pat Brisson's impact on Jack Eichel, ESPN vs. TNT and talks with Robin Lehner". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2025-01-13.
  7. ↑ Staff, Sportsnet (2021-11-04). "Golden Knights acquire Jack Eichel in blockbuster trade with Sabres". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
  8. ↑ "Jack Eichel leads the way in NHL for disk replacement surgeries". NBC Sports. 2022-11-01. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
  9. 1 2 News, The Hockey (2023-02-09). "The Hockey News' People of Power and Influence 2023: Pat Brisson". The Hockey News. Retrieved 2025-01-13.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  10. ↑ Gordon, Sean. "How agents experience the journey to the NHL draft from early recruiting to the first contract". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2025-01-13.
  11. 1 2 "Pat Brisson NHL Contracts by Agent | Puckpedia". puckpedia.com. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
  12. ↑ Belzer, Jason. "The World's Most Valuable Sports Agencies 2017". Forbes. Archived from the original on September 26, 2017. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  13. ↑ "A Day in the Life of CAA's Very Own Jerry Maguire | Hollywood Reporter". www.hollywoodreporter.com. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
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