Brent Seabrook

Brent Seabrook

Seabrook with the Chicago Blackhawks in December 2014
Born (1985-04-20) April 20, 1985
Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 227 lb (103 kg; 16 st 3 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Right
NHL team Chicago Blackhawks
National team  Canada
NHL Draft 14th overall, 2003
Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career 2005–present

Brent Seabrook (born April 20, 1985) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman and an alternate captain for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the first round, 14th overall, by the Blackhawks in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft out of the Western Hockey League (WHL). He played four seasons of junior with the Lethbridge Hurricanes before joining the Blackhawks in 2005–06, since then he has been a key component in their success including three Stanley Cup Championships. Internationally, he competes for Team Canada and has won gold medals at the 2003 IIHF World U18 Championships, 2005 World Junior Championships and 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Playing career

Junior

Seabrook with the Chicago Blackhawks in February 2012

Growing up in Tsawwassen, British Columbia, Seabrook played minor hockey with the South Delta Minor Hockey Association.[1] He also played spring hockey during the springwith the Pacific Vipers, along with three future Chicago Blackhawks teammates, Colin Fraser, Troy Brouwer and Andrew Ladd.[2] He went on to play major junior in the Western Hockey League (WHL) with the Lethbridge Hurricanes, who drafted by him in the first round of the 2000 WHL Bantam Draft.[3][4] Seabrook played with future Chicago Blackhawks teammate Kris Versteeg for three seasons in Lethbridge. After a 42-point season in 2002–03 with the Hurricanes, Seabrook was drafted 14th overall by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.

Professional

Seabrook made his professional debut after completing his fourth and final WHL season, being assigned to the Norfolk Admirals, the Blackhawks' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, for the final three games of the regular season and six post-season games. Seabrook cracked the Blackhawks' lineup his first year out of junior in 2005–06 and recorded five goals and 32 points as a rookie. In his third NHL season, in 2007–08, Seabrook matched his rookie total with 32 points while tallying a personal-best nine goals. He began the season on the top-defensive pairing with Duncan Keith.[5]

The following season, Seabrook became an integral part of a young and rejuvenated Blackhawks team that made the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in seven years the following season in 2009. He scored 11 points in 17 post-season games as the Blackhawks made it to the Western Conference Finals, where they were defeated by the Detroit Red Wings. On March 17, 2010, Seabrook was knocked out by a high hit from James Wisniewski, a former teammate. Seabrook missed the next two games, while Wisniewski was ultimately suspended for eight games.[6] On June 9, 2010, the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup after defeating the Philadelphia Flyers 4–3 in overtime.

On February 27, 2011, Chicago signed Seabrook to a five-year, $30 million contract extension.

On May 29, 2013, Seabrook scored the Game 7 overtime winner against the Detroit Red Wings in the Western Conference Semi-finals, advancing Chicago to the Western Conference Final. During the Finals, on June 19, Seabrook scored the overtime winner against the Boston Bruins in Game 4 of the series. Seabrook won his second Stanley Cup as the Blackhawks beat the Bruins in six games.

During the first round of the 2014 playoffs, Seabrook delivered a high-hit to David Backes of the St. Louis Blues. Backes was forced to leave the game and Seabrook was assessed a match penalty. The Department of Player Safety reviewed the hit and suspended Seabrook for three games.[7]

On September 17, 2015, the Blackhawks named Seabrook as an alternate captain.[8] On September 26, 2015, Blackhawks extended Seabrook's contract for 8 years.[9]

International play


Seabrook during the 2010 Winter Olympics)
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Ice hockey
Winter Olympics
2010 Vancouver
World Junior Championships
2005 United States
2004 Finland
World U18 Championships
2003 Russia

During his junior career, Seabrook represented Team Canada in two World Junior Championships. In 2004 in Finland, he recorded three points to help Canada to the gold medal game against the United States, where they were defeated 4–3. Returning the following year in 2005 in the United States, he matched his three-point total from the previous tournament and helped defeat Russia 6–1 in the final to capture Canada's first gold medal that began a five-year run.

After his rookie season with the Blackhawks, Seabrook made his senior international debut with Team Canada at the 2006 World Championships in Latvia, where Canada failed to medal.

On December 30, 2009, Seabrook was called and asked to play for Team Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, along with Blackhawks teammates Duncan Keith and Jonathan Toews. He was expected to continue his NHL pairing with Keith during the tournament, but he instead became designated as Canada's seventh defenceman.[10] He notched one assist over seven games as Canada won the gold medal over the United States 3–2 in overtime on February 28, 2010.[10]

Personal life

Seabrook and his wife Dayna have two children: a son Carter Seven (born on August 16, 2013)[11] and a daughter Kenzie Belle (born on June 19, 2015).[12]

On February 25, 2014, Seabrook, along with Blackhawks teammate Duncan Keith, made a cameo appearance in the episode "Virgin Skin" on the NBC drama Chicago Fire.[13] His younger brother, Keith Seabrook, was drafted by the Washington Capitals[14] and played in the AHL from 2009 to 2012, returning in 2014 after a brief hiatus from the sport.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2000–01 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2001–02 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 67 6 33 39 70 4 1 1 2 2
2002–03 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 69 9 33 42 113 — — — — —
2003–04 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 61 12 29 41 107 — — — — —
2004–05 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 63 12 42 54 107 5 1 2 3 10
2004–05 Norfolk Admirals AHL 3 0 0 0 2 6 0 1 1 6
2005–06 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 69 5 27 32 60 — — — — —
2006–07 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 81 4 20 24 104 — — — — —
2007–08 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 82 9 23 32 90 — — — — —
2008–09 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 82 8 18 26 62 17 1 11 12 14
2009–10 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 78 4 26 30 59 22 4 7 11 14
2010–11 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 82 9 39 48 47 5 0 1 1 6
2011–12 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 78 9 25 34 22 6 1 2 3 0
2012–13 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 47 8 12 20 23 23 3 1 4 4
2013–14 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 82 7 34 41 22 16 3 12 15 21
2014–15 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 82 8 23 31 27 23 7 4 11 10
2015–16 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 81 14 35 49 32 7 1 1 2 12
NHL totals 844 85 282 376 548 119 20 39 59 81

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2004 Canada WJC 2nd, silver medalist(s) 6 1 2 3 2
2005 Canada WJC 1st, gold medalist(s) 5 0 3 3 0
2006 Canada WC 4th 8 0 0 0 2
2010 Canada Oly 1st, gold medalist(s) 7 0 1 1 2
Junior totals 11 1 5 6 2
Senior totals 15 0 1 1 4

Awards and achievements

References

  1. ↑ "Brent Seabrook-Finalist". Delta Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "From Vipers to Hawks, they're still together". Vancouver Sun. 2009-02-07. Archived from the original on 2009-04-22. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
  3. ↑ "Hurricanes WHL Bantam Draft History". lethbridgehurricanes.com. 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2014-04-20.
  4. ↑ "2000 WHL Bantam Draft List". shaw.ca. 2000-11-06. Retrieved 2014-04-20.
  5. ↑ "Rearguard living dream with Hawks". Canadian Online Explorer. 2007-10-05. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
  6. ↑ Rogers, Jesse (2010-06-13). "Seabrook, Wisniewski on good terms". ESPN. Retrieved 2014-04-20.
  7. ↑ Powers, Scott (20 April 2014). "Brent Seabrook suspended 3 games". ESPN. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  8. ↑ Leer, Eric (2015-09-17). "Seabrook named alternate captain". nhl.blackhawks.com. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
  9. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-28. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
  10. 1 2 The Canadian Press (2010-02-01). "Hockey remains Canada's game". CBC Sports. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
  11. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-06-18. Retrieved 2015-07-03.
  12. ↑ http://wgntv.com/2015/06/25/3-chicago-blackhawks-welcomed-babies-during-championship-run/
  13. ↑ Neveau, James (2014-02-24). "Stadium Series Keith, Seabrook to Guest Star On "Chicago Fire" Tuesday". NBC. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
  14. ↑ "Panthers pick up K. Seabrook from Calgary". NHL.com. 2011-07-09. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
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