Brent Severyn

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| played_for = Quebec Nordiques
Florida Panthers
New York Islanders
Colorado Avalanche
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Dallas Stars

| position = Defence

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 210

| shoots = Left

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|2|22|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Vegreville, Alberta, Canada

| draft = 99th overall

| draft_year = 1984

| draft_team = Winnipeg Jets

| career_start = 1988

| career_end = 2001

}}

Brent Severyn (born February 22, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenseman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with six teams between 1989 and 1999.

Playing career

Severyn was drafted 99th overall by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft and played for the Quebec Nordiques, Florida Panthers, New York Islanders, Colorado Avalanche, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and the Dallas Stars. Severyn's primary role with each of his teams was to be an enforcer.{{cite web | url = http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/hockey/nhl/09/19/brent.severyn.enforcer.life/index.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110925010714/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/hockey/nhl/09/19/brent.severyn.enforcer.life/index.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = September 25, 2011 | title = An enforcer's life is a daily battle | publisher= SI.com | date = 2011-09-21 | accessdate = 2011-09-21}} He finished his career with 10 goals, 30 assists, and 815 Penalty Minutes (PIM) in 328 regular season games. Severyn participated in the only NHL fight to have occurred in Japan.{{cn|date=November 2019}} He was a member of the Stanley Cup-winning Dallas Stars in 1999. He had a two-year spell in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in Germany with the Munich Barons and the Krefeld Pinguine before retiring in 2001.

Personal life

Severyn works as a studio analyst for the Dallas Stars on Victory+.{{cite web | url = http://www.severynsports.com | title = Severyn Sports | publisher = SeverynSports.com | date = 2008-01-02 | accessdate = 2009-05-18}} He is also a former radio color analyst for the Anaheim Ducks.{{cite web|url=http://anaheimducks.com/team/broadcaster_bio.php?id=35 |title=Brent Severyn - Anaheim Ducks radio color analyst |publisher=Anaheim Ducks |date=2009-03-20 |accessdate=2010-01-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070119164335/http://www.anaheimducks.com/team/broadcaster_bio.php?id=35 |archivedate=January 19, 2007 }}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! colspan="5"\|Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! colspan="5"\|Playoffs
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
1982–83 \| Vegreville Rangers \| AJHL \| 21	20	22	42	10 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1983–84 \| Seattle Breakers \| WHL \| 72	14	22	36	49 \| 5	1	2	3	2
1984–85 \| Seattle Breakers \| WHL \| 26	7	16	23	57 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1984–85 \| Brandon Wheat Kings \| WHL \| 41	8	32	40	54 \| —	—	—	—	—
1985–86 \| Saskatoon Blades \| WHL \| 9	1	4	5	38 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1985–86 \| Seattle Thunderbirds \| WHL \| 33	11	20	31	164 \| 5	0	4	4	4
1986–87 \| University of Alberta \| CIS \| 41	7	18	25	165 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1987–88 \| University of Alberta \| CIS \| 46	21	29	50	178 \| —	—	—	—	—
1988–89 \| Halifax Citadels \| AHL \| 47	2	12	14	141 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1989–90 \| Quebec Nordiques \| NHL \| 35	0	2	2	42 \| —	—	—	—	—
1989–90 \| Halifax Citadels \| AHL \| 43	6	9	15	105 \| 6	1	2	3	49
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1990–91 \| Halifax Citadels \| AHL \| 50	7	26	33	202 \| —	—	—	—	—
1991–92 \| Utica Devils \| AHL \| 80	11	33	44	211 \| 4	0	1	1	4
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1992–93 \| Utica Devils \| AHL \| 77	20	32	52	240 \| 5	0	0	0	35
1993–94 \| Florida Panthers \| NHL \| 67	4	7	11	156 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1994–95 \| Florida Panthers \| NHL \| 9	1	1	2	37 \| —	—	—	—	—
1994–95 \| New York Islanders \| NHL \| 19	1	3	4	34 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1995–96 \| New York Islanders \| NHL \| 65	1	8	9	180 \| —	—	—	—	—
1996–97 \| Colorado Avalanche \| NHL \| 66	1	4	5	193 \| 8	0	0	0	12
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1997–98 \| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim \| NHL \| 37	1	3	4	133 \| —	—	—	—	—
1998–99 \| Dallas Stars \| NHL \| 30	1	2	3	50 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1998–99 \| Michigan K-Wings \| IHL \| 3	0	0	0	0 \| —	—	—	—	—
1999–00 \| Munich Barons \| DEL \| 18	2	6	8	42 \| 12	0	3	3	14
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2000–01 \| Krefeld Pinguine \| DEL \| 56	6	12	18	113 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" \| NHL totals ! 328 !! 10 !! 30 !! 40 !! 825 ! 8 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 12

Transactions

June 3, 1991 – Traded from Quebec to New Jersey for Dave Marcinyshyn
September 30, 1993 – Traded from New Jersey to Winnipeg for conditional draft pick
October 3, 1993 – Traded from Winnipeg to Florida for Milan Tichy
September 4, 1996 – Traded from New York Islanders to Colorado for 3rd round draft pick in 1997 draft (Francis Lessard)

References

External links

{{icehockeystats}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20110925010714/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/hockey/nhl/09/19/brent.severyn.enforcer.life/index.html An enforcer's life is a daily battle] by Brent Severyn

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