Oilers acquire Gilbert Brule from Columbus
Tuesday, 01.07.2008 / 11:45 AM
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By Edmonton Oilers Press Release
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| Gilbert Brule (17) delivers a hit to Vancouver Canucks' Sami Salo, of Finland, during the first period of NHL hockey action in Vancouver, B.C., on Friday, Feb. 29, 2008. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Richard Lam) |
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The Blue Jackets' first choice, sixth overall, in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft scored a goal and eight assists with 24 penalty minutes in 61 games for Columbus in 2007-08. Brule has spent the last two seasons with Columbus, scoring a career-high 9-10-19 in 78 games in 2006-07. He made his NHL debut with the Blue Jackets in 2005-06 and scored 2-2-4 in seven games.
The 5’10”, 189 pound Edmonton native has scored 12-20-32 with 52 penalty minutes in 146 career games over three seasons in Columbus.
Prior to turning pro with Columbus, the 21-year-old centre played four seasons with the Western Hockey League’s Vancouver Giants. He scored 87-98-185 with 309 penalty minutes in 165 games with the Giants from 2002-03 to 2005-06. Brule capped his junior career by leading the Giants to a WHL championship and a Memorial Cup appearance in 2005-06. He was named WHL playoff MVP after scoring 16-14-30 in 18 playoff games and then earned the Ed Chynoweth Trophy as the Memorial Cup’s leading scorer. A two-time WHL All-Star, Brule was named the CHL’s Scholastic Player of the Year in 2005.
Gilbert Brule
5'10, 189 lbs
Born: Jan. 1, 1987 in Edmonton, AB
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||
| Season | Team | Lge | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2002-03 | Quesnel | BCHL | 48 | 32 | 25 | 57 | 71 | |||||
| 2002-03 | Vancouver | WHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003-04 | Vancouver | WHL | 67 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 100 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 |
| 2004-05 | Vancouver | WHL | 70 | 39 | 48 | 87 | 169 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 2005-06 | Vancouver | WHL | 27 | 23 | 15 | 38 | 40 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 44 |
| 2005-06 | Columbus | NHL | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 2006-07 | Columbus | NHL | 78 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 28 | |||||
| 2007-08 | Columbus | NHL | 61 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 24 | |||||
| 2007-08 | Syracuse | AHL | 16 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 44 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
| NHL Totals | 146 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 52 | |||||||
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