Brett Brochu

Brett Brochu (born September 9, 2002) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who plays for the Fort Wayne Komets.[1]

Brett Brochu
Born (2002-09-09) September 9, 2002
Belle River, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
OHL team London Knights
NHL Draft Undrafted

Early life

Brett Brochu was born in Belle River, Ontario on September 9, 2002,[2] and spent his youth playing hockey.[3]

Professional career

Brochu's Ontario Hockey League career record is 48-11-1, where he plays for the London Knights.[4] In 2020 he was awarded the F. W. "Dinty" Moore Trophy.[5] During the 2020–21 season, when the OHL season was postponed due to COVID-19, Brochu played for the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League.[6] He missed several games to netmind for Team Canada for the 2022 World Junior Hockey Championships, which were cancelled part way through.[7]

International play
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Canada

Brochu was recruited as a goaltender for roster of Team Canada during the World Junior Hockey Championships in 2021.[8] After winning the starting job for the national team over two other netminders, he made twenty saves against twenty-two shots in his debut game, as Canada won 11–2 over Team Austria.[9] The tournament was later rescheduled due to the spread of the Omicron variant, but Brochu rejoined the roster when it was resumed in August of 2022, winning gold alongside Team Canada.[10]

References
  1. "Tilbury native named OHL Goalie of the Month". November 17, 2021 – via Toronto Star.
  2. "Brett Brochu Stats and News". NHL.com.
  3. "Brett Brochu looking to prove scouts wrong with Canada at world juniors". montrealgazette.
  4. Ellis, Steven. "Brett Brochu's Unlikely Road to Canada's World Junior Team". The Hockey News.
  5. "Brochu Wins OHL's Dinty Moore Trophy". March 19, 2020.
  6. "Knights goaltender Brett Brochu back in the net intent on being even better - London | Globalnews.ca". 980 CFPL.
  7. "Brett Brochu reflects on longshot rise to Canada's world junior team". lfpress.
  8. "Passed over in NHL draft twice, Brochu finally gets his moment in the spotlight" – via www.tsn.ca.
  9. "Solid start for Brochu at World Juniors". December 29, 2021.
  10. Sandor, Steven (August 20, 2022). "Canada defeats Finland in OT thriller for gold at world juniors in Edmonton". CBC Sports. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
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