Travis Brigley

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Travis Brigley
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Born (1977-06-16) June 16, 1977 (age 46)
Coronation, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Calgary Flames
Colorado Avalanche
Vålerenga
Augsburger Panther
Hamburg Freezers
HDD Olimpija Ljubljana
Cardiff Devils
NHL Draft 39th overall, 1996
Calgary Flames
Playing career 19972013

Travis Brigley (born June 16, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He has formerly played professionally for the Calgary Flames and Colorado Avalanche in the National Hockey League (NHL).

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Playing career

Brigley was drafted 39th overall, by the Calgary Flames in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft after playing four years with Lethbridge Hurricanes of the WHL. Brigley made his professional debut in the 1997–98 season with the Saint John Flames of the AHL. He also made his NHL debut with Calgary in the same year playing in 2 games.

In the 1999–2000 season, Brigley was traded by the Flames to the Philadelphia Flyers for Marc Bureau on March 6, 2000. In the 2000–01 season, Brigley briefly played in Wales, UK with the Cardiff Devils before signing as a free agent with the Florida Panthers on December 16, 2000.

Brigley played for the Panthers affiliate, the Louisville Panthers of the AHL before signing as a free agent with the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks for the 2001–02 season. Following impressive play for Cincinnati, Travis was signed by parent club the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim on January 22, 2002.

On August 12, 2003, Brigley was traded by the Ducks to the Colorado Avalanche. He made his long-awaited return to the NHL, playing in a career-high 36 games for the Avalanche in 2003–04. During the NHL lockout, Brigley signed in Norway, he won the Norgesmester for Vålerenga.

Brigley returned to North America for the 2005–06 season when he signed with the New York Islanders on September 2, 2005. [1] Brigley never played with the Islanders, spending the season in the AHL with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers and the Springfield Falcons. Brigley returned to Europe the following season signing with German team Augsburger Panther of the DEL. After two seasons of missing the playoffs with the Panthers, Brigley signed with the Hamburg Freezers for the 2008–09 season. [2]

On October 12, 2009, Brigley signed with Slovenian team HDD Olimpija Ljubljana of the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga. [3] After playing in only 22 games Brigley left the team on December 23, 2009. [4] In finishing the season, Travis returned to Canada and played in a brief stint with the Bentley Generals in the senior AAA Alberta based, Chinook Hockey League.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1993–94 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 10000
1994–95 Lethbridge HurricanesWHL6414183224
1995–96 Lethbridge HurricanesWHL693443779442358
1996–97 Lethbridge HurricanesWHL714347905619991831
1997–98 Saint John Flames AHL 791715322880000
1997–98 Calgary Flames NHL 20002
1998–99 Saint John FlamesAHL741535504873142
1999–00 Detroit Vipers IHL 296101624
1999–00 Saint John FlamesAHL93144
1999–00 Calgary FlamesNHL170224
1999–00 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL152241551014
2000–01 Cardiff Devils BISL 1259146
2000–01 Knoxville Speed UHL 42464
2000–01 Louisville Panthers AHL4914213534
2001–02 Macon Whoopee ECHL 84372
2001–02 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL702221434032020
2002–03 Cincinnati Mighty DucksAHL6418274558
2002–03 Hershey Bears AHL13358451232
2003–04 Hershey BearsAHL1866128
2003–04 Colorado Avalanche NHL3634710
2004–05 Vålerenga GET 2181119431034718
2005–06 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL397101728
2005–06 Springfield Falcons AHL183366
2006–07 Augsburger Panther DEL 48132942121
2007–08 Augsburger PantherDEL5522254774
2008–09 Hamburg Freezers DEL501615315490226
2009–10 HDD Olimpija Ljubljana EBEL 221411258
2009–10 Bentley Generals ChHL 5145061342
2010–11Bentley GeneralsChHL1816213720
2011–12Bentley GeneralsChHL2123514
2012–13Bentley GeneralsChHL119211431012
NHL totals5536916

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References

  1. "Islanders sign Travis Brigley". New York Islanders. 2005-09-06. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
  2. "Brigley commits to Freezers" (in German). Hamburg Freezers. 2008-03-31. Archived from the original on 2012-12-28. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
  3. "Travis Brigley and Matt Higgins coming to Ljubljana" (in Slovenian). HDD Olimpija Ljubljana. 2009-10-12. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
  4. "Forward Travis Brigley leaves the Dragons" (in Swedish). HDD Olimpija Ljubljana. 2009-12-23. Retrieved 2010-04-25.