Paul Brousseau
{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 1973)}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image =
| image_size =
| position = Right wing
| shoots = Right
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 215
| played_for = Colorado Avalanche
Tampa Bay Lightning
Florida Panthers
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|9|18|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Pierrefonds, Quebec, Canada
| career_start = 1993
| career_end = 2005
| draft = 28th overall
| draft_year = 1992
| draft_team = Quebec Nordiques
}}
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.
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.{{Cite web |url=http://a.espncdn.com/nhl/s/trainingcamp/panthers.html|title=Can Kidd keep job from Luongo? | publisher=ESPN | date = 2000-09-20 | accessdate = 2010-04-25}} 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
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |
| 1988–89
| Lac St-Louis Lions | QMAAA | 37 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
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| 1989–90 | QMJHL | 57 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990–91
| QMJHL | 67 | 30 | 66 | 96 | 48 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
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| 1991–92 | QMJHL | 57 | 35 | 61 | 96 | 54 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 |
| 1992–93
| Hull Olympiques | QMJHL | 59 | 27 | 48 | 75 | 49 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 6 |
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| 1993–94 | AHL | 69 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994–95
| Cornwall Aces | AHL | 57 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
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| 1995–96 | Cornwall Aces | AHL | 63 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 60 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 1995–96
| NHL | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1996–97 | AHL | 66 | 35 | 31 | 66 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996–97
| NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1997–98 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 67 | 45 | 20 | 65 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997–98
| Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1998–99 | IHL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99
| AHL | 39 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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| AHL | 36 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| 2000–01
| Louisville Panthers | AHL | 73 | 29 | 39 | 68 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2000–01 | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02
| AIK | SEL | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2001–02 | SaiPa | SM-l | 39 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03
| DEL | 26 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2002–03 | NLA | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04
| DEL | 49 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2004–05 | LNAH | 27 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
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! colspan="3" | AHL totals ! 470 ! 197 ! 200 ! 397 ! 213 ! 32 ! 10 ! 6 ! 16 ! 24 |
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! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 26 ! 1 ! 3 ! 4 ! 29 ! — ! — ! — ! — ! — |
Awards and achievements
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! Award ! Year ! |
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| colspan="3" | QMJHL |
| Mike Bossy Trophy
| 1992 | |
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| colspan="3" | AHL |
| Willie Marshall Award
| 1998 | |
| Second all-star team
| 1998 | |
References
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External links
- {{icehockeystats|legends=10172}}
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Category:Adirondack Red Wings players
Category:Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) players
Category:Colorado Avalanche players
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Category:Cornwall Aces players
Category:Florida Panthers players
Category:Hershey Bears players
Category:Hull Olympiques players
Category:Ice hockey people from Montreal
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