Patrice Brisebois

Joseph Jean-Guy Patrice Brisebois (born January 27, 1971) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the Montreal Canadiens and Colorado Avalanche, playing nearly 900 games with the former and 1,009 games overall. Brisebois was recently the Canadiens' Director of Player Development.

Patrice Brisebois
Brisebois in 2011
Born (1971-01-27) January 27, 1971
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Montreal Canadiens
Colorado Avalanche
EHC Kloten
NHL Draft 2nd round, 30th overall, 1989
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 19912009

NHL playing career

Brisebois was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the second round, 30th overall, of the 1989 NHL Entry Draft. He played junior hockey for the Laval Titan and Drummondville Voltigeurs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), and for the Fredericton Canadiens of the American Hockey League (AHL) during his first year of professional ice hockey. Brisebois's junior career was an unqualified success. In 1990–91, he captured the Emile Bouchard Trophy awarded to the best defencemen in the QMJHL, was named to the QMJHL All-Star team, and took home the award for the Canadian Hockey League (CHL)'s Best Defencemen.

He has played for the Canadiens for 14 seasons, winning one Stanley Cup with the franchise during the 1992–93 season. By 1999, Brisebois had become a staple of the Habs defence, specifically as their power play anchor. Brisebois was rewarded for his strong play with a hefty $12 million/3 years contract.

Brisebois soon thereafter began to have a falling out with the general Montreal public. With his hefty contract came a plethora of expectations and the general consensus was that Brisebois was not living up to his pay. Furthermore, Brisebois's risky style as an offensive defenceman became a heated topic of interest.

As a free agent following the NHL lockout in 2004–05, Brisebois left the Canadiens to sign with the Colorado Avalanche in a two-year deal on August 3, 2005.[1] Away from the previous pressures, Brisebois then enjoyed a career year statistically scoring a career-high 38 points with the Avalanche in the 2005–06 season.[2]

On August 3, 2007, Brisebois, again a free agent, returned to the Montreal Canadiens accepting a one-year incentive laden deal for the 2007–08 season.[3][4] At the end of the 2008 season the Habs extended Brisebois to further one-year deal.[5]

Brisebois played his 1000th Career NHL game for the Montreal Canadiens on March 14, 2009 at the Bell Centre against the New Jersey Devils.[6] This feat was not really acknowledged during the night because Martin Brodeur reached Patrick Roy's 551 victories. However, he was awarded a prize from the vice-president of the NHL as well as a silver stick given to him by Henri Richard.

On September 24, 2009, Brisebois announced his retirement after an 18-year career in the National Hockey League.[7] On the same day, he also received the Jean-Béliveau Trophy awarded annually to a Canadiens player for his contribution in the community.[8] Brisebois ranks third all-time in games played for the Canadiens as a defenceman, lacing up 896 times.

Racing career

Patrice Brisebois
NASCAR Pinty's Series career
14 races run over 7 years
Best finish36th (2009, 2015)
First race2009 GP3R 100 (Trois-Rivières)
Last race2015 JuliaWine.com Le 50 Tours (Trois-Rivières)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0

Brisebois was not signed for the 2009–2010 NHL season. He decided to buy a NASCAR Canada car and race in two NASCAR Canada races in August 2009.[9]

Brisebois entered the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series' 2009 GP3R 100 at Circuit Trois-Rivières, and pulled out before the end due to heat exhaustion.[10]

Brisebois qualified in 15th for the NAPA Autopro 100 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, a support race for the NASCAR Nationwide Series' NAPA Auto Parts 200. He finished in 12th place.[11][12]

Front office career

On June 13, 2012 the Montreal Canadiens announced that Brisebois had joined the organization as Director of Player Development. On July 17, 2014, Brisebois stepped down from his position as Director of Player Development, citing family reasons.[13]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1986–87 Montreal-Bourassa QMAAA 3916203666
1987–88 Laval Titan QMJHL 4810344495 60222
1988–89 Laval Titan QMJHL 5020456595 178142245
1988–89 Laval Titan MC 42246
1989–90 Laval Titan QMJHL 56187088108 13791826
1989–90 Laval Titan MC 40446
1990–91 Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL 5417446172 146182449
1990–91 Drummondville Voltigeurs MC 521310
1990–91 Montreal Canadiens NHL 100224
1991–92 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 5312273951
1991–92 Montreal Canadiens NHL 26281020 112466
1992–93 Montreal Canadiens NHL 7010213179 2004418
1993–94 Montreal Canadiens NHL 532212363 70446
1994–95 Montreal Canadiens NHL 35481226
1995–96 Montreal Canadiens NHL 699273665 61236
1996–97 Montreal Canadiens NHL 492131524 311224
1997–98 Montreal Canadiens NHL 7910273767 101010
1998–99 Montreal Canadiens NHL 54391228
1999–2000 Montreal Canadiens NHL 5410253518
2000–01 Montreal Canadiens NHL 7715213628
2001–02 Montreal Canadiens NHL 714293325 101122
2002–03 Montreal Canadiens NHL 734252932
2003–04 Montreal Canadiens NHL 714273122 112134
2004–05 Kloten Flyers NLA 103142
2005–06 Colorado Avalanche NHL 8010283855 90114
2006–07 Colorado Avalanche NHL 331101122
2007–08 Montreal Canadiens NHL 43381126 101566
2008–09 Montreal Canadiens NHL 625131819 10000
NHL totals 100998322420623 989233276

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
1990 Canada WJC 7 2 2 4 6
1991 Canada WJC 7 1 6 7 2
Junior totals 14 3 8 11 8

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Canadian Tire Series

NASCAR Canadian Tire Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Rank Points
2009 Patrice Brisebois 71 Dodge ASE DEL MOS ASE MPS EDM SAS MOS CTR
17
MTL
12
BAR RIS KWA 36th 239
2010 Chevy DEL MOS ASE TOR EDM MPS SAS CTR
28
MOS 45th 185
Dodge MTL
19
BAR RIS KWA
2011 Chevy MOS ICAR
17
DEL MOS TOR MPS SAS 38th 288
Dodge CTR
22
MTL
28
BAR RIS KWA
2012 MOS ICAR MOS DEL MPS EDM SAS CTR
22
MTL
17
BAR RIS KWA 43rd 49
2013 MOS DEL MOS2 ICAR MPS SAS ASE CTR
12
RIS MOS3 BAR KWA 48th 32
2014 MOS ACD ICAR
21
EIR SAS ASE CTR
22
RIS MOS2 BAR KWA 40th 45
2015 MOS ACD SSS ICAR
19
EIR SAS ASE CTR
20
RIS MOS2 KWA 36th 49

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See also

  • List of NHL players with 1000 games played

References

  1. "Avalanche adds Patrice Brisebois to blueline". avalanche.nhl.com. 2005-08-03. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
  2. "Patrice Brisebois' hockey statistics profile". hockeydb.com. 2009-09-24. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
  3. "No place like home". canadiens.nhl.com. 2007-08-03. Archived from the original on 2007-08-26. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
  4. "Patrice Brisebois has short memory". one-timer.blogspot.com. 2007-08-03. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
  5. "Brisebois back for another year". canadiens.nhl.com. 2008-09-12. Archived from the original on 2008-10-19. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
  6. "Brisebois gears up for 1,000th game". montrealgazette.com. 2009-03-14. Archived from the original on 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
  7. "Brisebois tearfully announces end of 18-year NHL career". TSN. 2009-09-24. Archived from the original on 2010-01-10. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
  8. "Brisebois honoured at Bell Centre". The Montreal Gazette. 2009-09-24. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
  9. CanWest News Service, "Brisebois trades in skates for autos to pursue NASCAR career" Archived 2009-07-29 at the Wayback Machine, 25 July 2009
  10. TSN GP3R 100 race coverage
  11. Canadian Press, "Fitzpatrick edges series leader Ranger to win NASCAR Canadian Tire race", 30 August 2009
  12. Fradette, Luc (29 August 2009). "NASCAR Canadian Tire: Alex Tagliani takes pole in Montreal". Auto123.com.
  13. Canadian Press (July 17, 2014). "Patrice Brisebois leaving Canadiens' front office". CBC News. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
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