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Born	September 29, 1977 (age 32),; Lanigan, SK, CAN
Height; Weight	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m); 225 lb (102 kg; 16 st 1 lb)
Position	Defence/wing
Shoots	Left
NHL team; F. teams	Pittsburgh Penguins; Carolina Hurricanes; Boston Bruins; Vancouver Canucks
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Pro career	1997 – present

Wade Brookbank (born September 29, 1977) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who plays both defence and wing. He currently plays for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League.

[edit] Playing Career

Undrafted, Brookbank has previously played for the Anchorage Aces and the West Coast Hockey League (WCHL), the Oklahoma City Blazers of the Central Hockey League (CHL), the Orlando Solar Bears of the International Hockey League (IHL), the Grand Rapids Griffins, Providence Bruins, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, Binghamton Senators, Milwaukee Admirals, and Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League (AHL), and the Nashville Predators and Vancouver Canucks of the NHL. His unofficial role is that of an enforcer, evident from his 37 career NHL fights, including 17 in his rookie season. He was traded, along with Josef Melichar and a fourth round draft pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Jussi Jokinen on February 7, 2009.^[1]Then when the off-season after the 08-09 season came he got picked up by the Pittsburgh Penguins for a one year deal along with Wyatt Smith.(July 31, 2009) despite limited NHL regular season play Wade Brookbank is known for his role as an enforcer

[edit] Personal life

Wade's younger brother Sheldon is also a professional ice hockey player, currently playing with the Anaheim Ducks of the NHL. He also has an older brother, Leigh. He is the cousin of Geoff Sanderson, a former NHL player.

[edit] Career statistics

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1996–97	Melville Millionaires	SJHL	60	1	10	11	412	—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Melville Millionaires	SJHL	58	8	21	29	330	—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Anchorage Aces	WCHL	7	0	0	0	46	4	0	0	0	20
1998–99	Anchorage Aces	WCHL	56	0	4	4	337	5	0	0	0	7
1999–00	Oklahoma City Blazers	CHL	68	3	9	12	354	7	1	1	2	29
2000–01	Oklahoma City Blazers	CHL	46	1	13	14	267	5	0	0	0	24
2000–01	Orlando Solar Bears	IHL	29	0	1	1	122	4	0	0	0	6
2001–02	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL	73	1	6	7	337	3	0	1	1	14
2002–03	Binghamton Senators	AHL	8	0	0	0	28	—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Nashville Predators	NHL	9	0	0	0	38	—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Milwaukee Admirals	AHL	6	0	0	0	6	—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	20	2	0	2	95	—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Binghamton Senators	AHL	4	0	0	0	31	—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Manitoba Moose	AHL	4	0	0	0	12	—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Manitoba Moose	AHL	68	0	10	10	285	9	0	0	0	10
2005–06	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	32	1	2	3	81	—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Boston Bruins	NHL	7	1	0	1	15	—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Providence Bruins	AHL	4	0	0	0	15	—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL	39	1	0	1	116	5	0	0	0	6
2007–08	Albany River Rats	AHL	25	0	2	2	28	—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	32	1	1	2	76	—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	27	0	1	1	40	—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Norfolk Admirals	AHL	24	0	1	1	46	—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals			127	6	3	9	345	—	—	—	—	—

[edit] Career transactions


Date	Event
31-Jul-2009	Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Pittsburgh Penguins.
07-Feb-2009	Carolina Hurricanes trade Wade Brookbank, along with Josef Melichar and a fourth round draft pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Jussi Jokinen.
03-Jul-2007	Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Carolina Hurricanes.
19-Dec-2006	Boston Bruins traded Wade Brookbank to the Pittsburgh Penguins for future considerations.
21-Jul-2006	Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Boston Bruins.
03-Jan-2004	Claimed by the Vancouver Canucks off waivers from the Florida Panthers.
29-Dec-2003	Ottawa Senators traded Wade Brookbank to the Florida Panthers for future considerations.
19-Dec-2003	Claimed by the Ottawa Senators off waivers from the Vancouver Canucks.
17-Dec-2003	Nashville Predators traded Wade Brookbank to the Vancouver Canucks for future considerations.
03-Oct-2003	Claimed by the Nashville Predators from the Ottawa Senators in the NHL Waiver Draft.
27-Jul-2001	Signed as a free agent by the Ottawa Senators.
01-Sep-2000	Signed as a free agent by Orlando Solar Bears IHL.

[edit] References

^ NHL.com (2009). "Hurricanes acquire Jussi Jokinen from Tampa Bay". NHL.com. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=408243. Retrieved 2009-02-07.

[edit] External links

[2009_Trade-0] NHL.com (2009). "Hurricanes acquire Jussi Jokinen from Tampa Bay". NHL.com. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=408243. Retrieved 2009-02-07.

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