Laurent Brossoit

Laurent Brossoit
Born (1993-03-23) March 23, 1993
Port Alberni, British Columbia
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team		 Edmonton Oilers
Bakersfield Condors (AHL)
NHL Draft 164th overall, 2011
Calgary Flames
Playing career 2013–present

Laurent Brossoit (born March 23, 1993)[1] is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently playing as a prospect for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Brossoit was selected by the Calgary Flames in the sixth round (164th overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. Brossoit was born in Port Alberni, British Columbia, but grew up in Cloverdale, British Columbia.

Playing career

Amateur

In 2008, Laurent Brossoit was chosen in the second round, 26th overall, of the 2008 WHL Bantam Draft by the Edmonton Oil Kings. In the 2008–09 season, Brossoit played in 20 games for the Valley West Hawks of the BCMML. Bossoit saw his first WHL action with the Oil Kings, playing in 1 game for that team.

During 2009–10, Brossoit spent most of the season with the Cowichan Valley Capitals of the BCHL. In 21 games, Brossoit registered a 3.66 goals-against average, a .901 save percentage, and a 10-8-0 record. In 5 playoff games, Brossoit registered a 3.93 goals-against average and a .911 save percentage. Brossoit played in 2 games for the Oil Kings, posting a 2.80 goals-against average and a .944 save percentage. Brossoit played for Team Pacific at the 2010 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, posting a 2.00 goals-against average and a .902 save percentage in 2 games.[2]

In his WHL rookie season, in 2010–11, Brossoit played in 34 games for the Oil Kings. He registered a 3.32 goals-against average and a .887 save percentage. In 2 playoff games, Brossoit posted a 3.58 goals-against average, a .875 save percentage, and a 13-12-2 record.[3]

Brossoit was a workhorse for WHL champion Edmonton in his second season with the Oil Kings. He had a record of 42-13-5 with 3 shutouts in 61 games and posted a 2.47 goals against and .914 save percentage for the 2011–12 season.[4] The Oil Kings finished with the WHL's best record in winning the Central Division and rolled through the playoffs. Brossoit was 16-4 with 2 shutouts and had a 2.04 goals against and .933 save percentage. He started all four games at the Memorial Cup and was 1-3 with a 4.04 goals against and .871 save percentage.[5]

On April 2, 2013, Brossoit was named as the CHL Goaltender of the Week after posting a 4-1-0-0 record with two shutouts along with a goals-against-average of 0.76 and save percentage of .968 in the opening round of the WHL Eastern Conference playoff series that saw the Oil Kings beat the Kootenay Ice four games to one. Last season, Brossoit guided the Oil Kings to a WHL Championship and a berth into the Memorial Cup.[6]

Professional

On April 4, 2013, the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League signed Brossoit to an entry level contract.[7][8] Despite rumors of continuing his successful Memorial Cup season with the Flames, Brossoit was not called up to end the season.[9]

He was traded to the Edmonton Oilers on November 8, 2013,[10] and on March 24, 2014, after playing 30 games in the ECHL with the Bakersfield Condors and eight games in the AHL with the Oklahoma City Barons, Brossoit received his first NHL recall to backup Oilers' starter Ben Scrivens.[11]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T/OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2008–09 Edmonton Oil Kings WHL 1 0 0 0 37 5 0 8.20 .773 — — — — — — — —
2009–10 Cowichan Valley Capitals BCHL 21 10 8 0 999 61 2 3.66 .901 5 1 3 259 17 0 3.94 .912
2009–10 Edmonton Oil Kings WHL 2 0 1 0 86 4 0 2.80 .944 — — — — — — — —
2010–11 Edmonton Oil Kings WHL 34 13 12 2 1664 92 2 3.32 .887 2 0 2 117 7 0 3.58 .875
2011–12 Edmonton Oil Kings WHL 61 42 13 5 3574 147 3 2.47 .914 20 16 4 1204 41 2 2.04 .933
2012–13 Edmonton Oil Kings WHL 49 33 8 6 2854 107 5 2.25 .917 22 14 8 1322 40 5 1.82 .935
2013–14 Abbotsford Heat AHL 2 0 1 0 94 9 0 5.72 .824 — — — — — — — —
2013–14 Alaska Aces ECHL 3 2 0 0 126 0 2 0.00 1.000 — — — — — — — —
2013–14 Oklahoma City Barons AHL 8 2 5 0 416 25 0 3.60 .888 — — — — — — — —
2013–14 Bakersfield Condors ECHL 35 24 9 2 2079 74 6 2.14 .923 16 10 6 976 37 3 2.27 .921
2014–15 Oklahoma City Barons AHL 53 25 22 4 3049 130 4 2.56 .918 2 1 0 87 5 0 3.46 .909
2014–15 Edmonton Oilers NHL 1 0 1 0 60 2 0 2.00 .961 — — — — — — — —
2015–16 Bakersfield Condors AHL 31 18 9 3 1807 80 3 2.66 .920 — — — — — — — —
2015–16 Edmonton Oilers NHL 5 0 4 1 300 18 0 3.60 .873 — — — — — — — —
NHL totals 6 0 5 1 360 20 0 3.33 .896 — — — — — — — —

Awards and honours

Award Year
ECHL All-Rookie Team 2013–14 [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Team: Laurent Brossoit". Calgary Flames. NHL.
  2. ↑ "Laurent Brossoit leads WHL to shootout win over Russians in Super Series". CBC Sports. The Canadian Press. November 15, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Edmonton Oil Kings: Laurent Brossoit". Western Hockey League. 2013-04-15. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
  4. ↑ Osadchenko, Andrey (June 2, 2012). "Q&A with Laurent Brossoit". Flames Nation.
  5. ↑ "Laurent Brossoit (G)". Memorial Cup. 2012-05-02. Retrieved 2012-05-02.
  6. ↑ Ireland, Joanne (April 30, 2012). "Fan Favourite 'LB' evolves into WHL playoffs showstopper". Edmonton Journal. Archived from the original on 2012-07-01.
  7. ↑ "Flames sign Laurent Brossoit". Calgary Flames. 2013-04-04. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
  8. ↑ "Flames sign WHL goalie prospect Laurent Brossoit". CBC Sports. The Canadian Press. April 4, 2013.
  9. ↑ Cameron, Dave (April 17, 2013). "Oil Kings goalie Laurent Brossoit throws water on callup rumours". Edmonton Sun.
  10. ↑ "Laurent Brossoit # - G, Edmonton". The Sports Network.
  11. ↑ "Laurent Brossoit get his first sniff on a NHL team". Edmonton Journal. 2014-03-25. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
  12. ↑ "Defenseman Michal Cajkovsky to ECHL All-Rookie Team". Reading Royals. 2014-04-01. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
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