Barry Brust
Barry Brust (born August 8, 1983) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who was last under contract with UK Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) side Sheffield Steelers. Brust has played in National Hockey League (NHL) for the Los Angeles Kings.
| Brust with the Manchester Monarchs in 2006 | |||
| Born | August 8, 1983 Swan River, Manitoba, Canada | ||
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 225 lb (102 kg; 16 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| team Former teams | Retired Los Angeles Kings Straubing Tigers KHL Medveščak Zagreb HC Ugra HC Fribourg-Gottéron Kunlun Red Star Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod HC Slovan Bratislava Sheffield Steelers | ||
| NHL Draft | 73rd overall, 2002 Minnesota Wild | ||
| Playing career | 2004–2022 | ||
Playing career edit
Brust was drafted in the third round, 73rd overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft by the Minnesota Wild from the Spokane Chiefs of the Western Hockey League. After his final year in the WHL with the Calgary Hitmen, Brust signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Kings to a three-year contract on June 9, 2004.
After initially beginning his professional career with the Kings ECHL affiliate of the Reading Royals, Brust moved up to the AHL with the Manchester Monarchs before making his NHL debut with the Kings in the 2006–07 season and played in 11 games, winning two.
After not being offered a qualifying offer by the Kings before the 2007–08 season, he signed with the Houston Aeros of the American Hockey League, the primary affiliate of his original draft team in the Minnesota Wild. Brust was awarded at season's end, along with Aero's teammate Nolan Schaefer, the Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award for the fewest goals against in the AHL. On July 1, 2008, Brust was signed to a new two-year deal with the Wild and was assigned back to the Aeros.[1]
After beginning the 2009–10 season with a persistent foot injury from the previous injury affected season, Brust was reassigned from the Aeros to the Florida Everblades of the ECHL on a rehab assignment on November 10, 2009.[2]
On July 21, 2010, Brust left the Aeros organization after three years and signed as a free agent to a one-year contract with the Binghamton Senators of the AHL.[3] After one season with the Senators, during which the team won the Calder Cup, Brust signed a one-year contract with Straubing in July 2011.[4]
After a solid season abroad in the German DEL, Brust returned to North America to sign a one-year AHL contract with the Abbotsford Heat on August 8, 2012.[5]
On November 24, 2012, Brust set a new AHL record for longest shutout streak at 268 minutes and 17 seconds, breaking Hockey Hall of Famer Johnny Bower's previous record set with the Cleveland Barons in 1957.[6]
On July 8, 2013, Brust signed as a free agent to a one-year contract with KHL Medveščak Zagreb of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).[7]
On July 21, 2017, Brust was signed to a one-year deal by HC Fribourg-Gottéron of the National League (NL) as an emergency plan to replace Reto Berra who went back to the NHL without playing a single minute for Fribourg.[8] In the 2017–18 season, Brust claimed the starting duties with Fribourg, making 38 appearances in posting a 2.29 goals against average with a .926 save percentage.
At the conclusion of his contract in Switzerland, Brust returned to the KHL, agreeing to terms with Chinese participant, Kunlun Red Star on October 12, 2018.[9] After making just 9 appearances to start the 2018–19 season, Brust transferred from Kunlun to Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod on December 26, 2018.[10]
Brust spent the 2019–20 season playing with HC Slovan Bratislava of the Slovak Extraliga (Slovak), before sitting out the 2020–21 campaign. In August 2021, Brust was announced as having signed with UK Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) side Sheffield Steelers.[11]
In August 2022, it was announced Brust would not be returning to Sheffield for the 2022–23 season.[12]
Career statistics edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T/OT | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 2000–01 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 16 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 777 | 42 | 0 | 3.24 | .891 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | ||
| 2001–02 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 60 | 28 | 21 | 10 | 3540 | 152 | 1 | 2.58 | .912 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 677 | 23 | 0 | 2.04 | .920 | ||
| 2002–03 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 59 | 22 | 31 | 4 | 3385 | 194 | 0 | 3.38 | .882 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 722 | 37 | 0 | 3.07 | .915 | ||
| 2003–04 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 27 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 1505 | 75 | 0 | 2.99 | .903 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Calgary Hitmen | WHL | 25 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1448 | 54 | 2 | 2.24 | .917 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 457 | 15 | 2 | 1.97 | .928 | ||
| 2004–05 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 42 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2413 | 79 | 4 | 1.96 | .928 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 481 | 14 | 2 | 1.74 | .943 | ||
| 2005–06 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 361 | 18 | 0 | 3.00 | .906 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 35 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 1971 | 89 | 2 | 2.71 | .916 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 279 | 17 | 1 | 3.66 | .899 | ||
| 2006–07 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 18 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 951 | 38 | 2 | 2.40 | .923 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 199 | 6 | 0 | 1.81 | .936 | ||
| 2006–07 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 486 | 30 | 0 | 3.70 | .878 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 43 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 2380 | 90 | 4 | 2.27 | .919 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 202 | 6 | 1 | 1.78 | .932 | ||
| 2008–09 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 28 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1548 | 65 | 0 | 2.52 | .912 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 882 | 33 | 0 | 2.24 | .926 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 15 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 756 | 31 | 1 | 2.46 | .908 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 52 | 29 | 19 | 2 | 2986 | 126 | 7 | 2.53 | .925 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 330 | 19 | 0 | 3.45 | .889 | ||
| 2011–12 | Straubing Tigers | DEL | 33 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 1965 | 81 | 1 | 2.47 | .916 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 477 | 18 | 1 | 2.26 | .935 | ||
| 2012–13 | Abbotsford Heat | AHL | 35 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 1894 | 79 | 5 | 2.50 | .911 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | KHL Medveščak Zagreb | KHL | 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1656 | 57 | 4 | 2.06 | .930 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 118 | 9 | 0 | 4.57 | .880 | ||
| 2014–15 | KHL Medveščak Zagreb | KHL | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1116 | 40 | 2 | 2.15 | .933 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | HC Ugra | KHL | 22 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 1200 | 54 | 2 | 2.70 | .916 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | HC Slovan Bratislava | KHL | 37 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 2131 | 74 | 5 | 2.08 | .920 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 240 | 9 | 0 | 2.25 | .928 | ||
| 2016–17 | HC Slovan Bratislava | KHL | 42 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 2435 | 98 | 3 | 2.41 | .918 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | NL | 38 | — | — | — | 2307 | 88 | 0 | 2.29 | .926 | 5 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 3.86 | .851 | ||
| 2018–19 | Kunlun Red Star | KHL | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 521 | 27 | 0 | 3.11 | .895 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | KHL | 15 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 882 | 43 | 1 | 2.93 | .920 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 452 | 21 | 0 | 2.79 | .921 | ||
| 2019–20 | HC Slovan Bratislava | Slovak | 28 | — | — | — | 1648 | 49 | 0 | 1.78 | .934 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Sheffield Steelers | EIHL | 21 | 13 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 2.82 | .897 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 1.00 | .957 | ||
| NHL totals | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 486 | 30 | 0 | 3.70 | .878 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| KHL totals | 172 | 72 | 67 | 25 | 9943 | 393 | 17 | 2.37 | .921 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 810 | 39 | 0 | 2.88 | .915 | ||||
Awards and honours edit
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| WHL | |
| West First All-Star Team | 2002 |
| AHL | |
| Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award | 2008 |
| All-Star Game | 2009, 2013 |
| Calder Cup (Binghamton Senators) | 2011 |
References edit
- ^ . The Sports Network. 2008-07-01. Archived from the original on 2008-12-17. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
- ^ "Barry Brust en route to ECHL (Florida)". thethirdintermission.com. 2009-11-10. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
- ^ "Senators sign former Aeros goalie Brust". chron.com. 2010-07-21. Retrieved 2010-09-01.
- ^ "Brust departs Binghamton Senators for German squad". pressconnects.com. July 17, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Heat sign Brust". American Hockey League. 2012-08-08. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
- ^ . Vancouver Sun. 2012-11-25. Archived from the original on 2012-11-28. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
- ^ "Brust signed for the Bears" (in Croatian). KHL Medvescak. 2013-07-08. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
- ^ "Fribourg signs Barry Brust and Jim Slater". HC Fribourg-Gottéron. 2017-07-21. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
- ^ "Kunlun Red Star signs Barry Brust". Kontinental Hockey League. 2018-10-12. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
- ^ (in Russian). Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. 2018-12-26. Archived from the original on 2018-12-28. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
- ^ @steelershockey (18 August 2021). "🍊📝Fox swoops for double in signing in Netminder Barry Brust and returning Dman Kevin SchulzeRead all about our…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "No Sheffield Steelers return for goaltender Barry Brust". August 2022.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database