Paul Brousseau

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Paul Brousseau
Born (1973-09-18) September 18, 1973 (age 51)
Pierrefonds, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for Colorado Avalanche
Tampa Bay Lightning
Florida Panthers
NHL draft 28th overall, 1992
Quebec Nordiques
Playing career 19932005

Paul M. Brousseau (born September 18, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. He played for the Colorado Avalanche, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Florida Panthers in the NHL.

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Playing career

Brousseau was selected in the second round of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, 28th overall, by the Quebec Nordiques. Paul was selected from the QMJHL where he played for the Chicoutimi Saguenéens, Trois-Rivières Draveurs and the Hull Olympiques.

Brousseau made his professional debut in the 1993–94 season playing with the Nordiques affiliate, the Cornwall Aces of the AHL. Upon the Nordiques relocation Brousseau made his NHL debut with the Colorado Avalanche in their inaugural season in 1995–96, playing in 8 games and scoring his only NHL goal.

On September 10, 1996, Brousseau signed as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Lightning, however spent the majority of the next two seasons with the Lightning's affiliate, the Adirondack Red Wings. Prior to the 1998–99 season, Brousseau was claimed in the expansion draft by the Nashville Predators on June 26, 1998.

Unable to get a game with the Predators, Brousseau left as a free agent and signed with the Florida Panthers on September 20, 1999. [1] By now, a career minor-leaguer, Paul played only one game with the Panthers in the 2000–01 season before leaving for Europe.

Brousseau played in Sweden, Finland, Switzerland, and Germany before returning to North America for one last season for the Verdun Dragons of the LNAH in 2004–05.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1988–89Lac St-Louis LionsQMAAA37617232833142
1989–90 Chicoutimi Saguenéens QMJHL 571724413270330
1990–91 Trois-Rivières Draveurs QMJHL673066964863252
1991–92 Hull Olympiques QMJHL5735619654635810
1992–93 Hull OlympiquesQMJHL59274875491078156
1993–94 Cornwall Aces AHL 691826443510000
1994–95 Cornwall AcesAHL5719173629721310
1995–96 Cornwall AcesAHL632122436084042
1995–96 Colorado Avalanche NHL 81122
1996–97 Adirondack Red Wings AHL663531662541230
1996–97 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL60000
1997–98 Adirondack Red WingsAHL674520651831120
1997–98 Tampa Bay LightningNHL1102227
1998–99 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 51122
1998–99 Hershey Bears AHL391121321551120
1999–2000 Louisville Panthers AHL3619244310411212
2000–01 Louisville PanthersAHL7329396821
2000–01 Florida Panthers NHL10000
2001–02 AIK SEL 131346
2001–02 SaiPa SM-l 3915112624
2002–03 SERC Wild Wings DEL 2679168
2002–03 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NLA 72570
2003–04 Kassel Huskies DEL4912122412
2004–05 Verdun Dragons LNAH 272121426
AHL totals470197200397213321061624
NHL totals2613429

Awards and achievements

AwardYear
QMJHL
Mike Bossy Trophy 1992
AHL
Willie Marshall Award 1998
Second all-star team1998

References

  1. "Can Kidd keep job from Luongo?". ESPN. 2000-09-20. Retrieved 2010-04-25.