Brett Motherwell
Encyclopedia
Brett Motherwell is an American
ice hockey
defenceman
currently playing for Bridgeport Sound Tigers
of the AHL
.
for the River City Lancers and the Omaha Lancers
before spending two years with Boston College
. Motherwell left Boston College after 1 game and turned pro in the 2006–07 season, signing with the Syracuse Crunch
of the American Hockey League
, playing 48 games for the team during the regular season and 13 playoff games. He also played two games for the ECHL's Elmira Jackals
.
In the 2008–09 season, Motherwell signed with the Providence Bruins
on October 16, 2008. but after just four games he was later released from his try-out on November 18, 2008. Brett then joined Austria
n team, Graz 99ers
of the Erste Bank Hockey League
.
Motherwell returned to North America and joined the ECHL's Utah Grizzlies
training camp for the upcoming 2009–10 season. After he was later released from Utah as a salary cap casualty on November 3, 2009, Motherwell signed with the Cincinnati Cyclones
of the ECHL. After being named the ECHL plus player of the month for February, he was loaned to the Bridgeport Sound Tigers
on a PTO on March 4, 2010. Motherwell remained with the Tigers for the remainder of the year and in 17 games posted 9 assists. Returned from loan to the Cyclones, for the duration of the playoffs, he led from the blueline with 11 point in 18 post season games to capture the Kelly Cup
.
On September 22, 2010, Motherwell's rights were traded by the Cyclones to return to the Utah Grizzlies for the rights to Dylan Hunter
. However, on September 27, 2010, Brett was then signed to a one-year contract in the AHL to reunite with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers for the 2010–11
season.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
defenceman
Defenceman (ice hockey)
Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...
currently playing for Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
The Bridgeport Sound Tigers are an ice hockey team playing in the American Hockey League. It has been the AHL affiliate of the National Hockey League's New York Islanders, who also own the franchise, since its inception, and use the same team colors as the parent Islanders do. The team is based in...
of the AHL
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
.
Playing career
Motherwell began his career in the United States Hockey LeagueUnited States Hockey League
The United States Hockey League is the top junior ice hockey league in the United States. The USHL has 16 member teams located in the Midwestern United States, consisting of players who are 20 years of age and younger...
for the River City Lancers and the Omaha Lancers
Omaha Lancers
The Omaha Lancers are a Tier 1 junior ice hockey team playing in the West Division of the United States Hockey League .From 2002-2009, the Lancers' home ice was the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa, across the Missouri River from Omaha. Until the 2001-2002 season, the Lancers played at...
before spending two years with Boston College
Boston College
Boston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early...
. Motherwell left Boston College after 1 game and turned pro in the 2006–07 season, signing with the Syracuse Crunch
Syracuse Crunch
The Syracuse Crunch are a minor league professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Syracuse, New York, at the War Memorial at Oncenter...
of the American Hockey League
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
, playing 48 games for the team during the regular season and 13 playoff games. He also played two games for the ECHL's Elmira Jackals
Elmira Jackals
The Elmira Jackals are an ice hockey team that play in the ECHL. Their home games are played in First Arena in Elmira, New York and they refer to themselves as "the beasts of the east"...
.
In the 2008–09 season, Motherwell signed with the Providence Bruins
Providence Bruins
The Providence Bruins are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, and are the primary development team for the NHL's Boston Bruins. They play in Providence, Rhode Island at the Dunkin' Donuts Center.-History:...
on October 16, 2008. but after just four games he was later released from his try-out on November 18, 2008. Brett then joined Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n team, Graz 99ers
Graz 99ers
-Current roster: Roster Updated as of: December 30, 2010 -Former players:...
of the Erste Bank Hockey League
Austrian Hockey League
The Austrian Hockey League , called the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga for sponsorship reasons, is the highest-level ice hockey league in Austria.-History:...
.
Motherwell returned to North America and joined the ECHL's Utah Grizzlies
Utah Grizzlies
The Utah Grizzlies are a professional ice hockey team in the ECHL. They play out of West Valley City, Utah, United States, with their home games at the Maverik Center.- Franchise history :...
training camp for the upcoming 2009–10 season. After he was later released from Utah as a salary cap casualty on November 3, 2009, Motherwell signed with the Cincinnati Cyclones
Cincinnati Cyclones
The Cincinnati Cyclones are a professional hockey team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The team is a member of the ECHL. Founded in 1990, the team first played their games in the Cincinnati Gardens and now play at U.S. Bank Arena....
of the ECHL. After being named the ECHL plus player of the month for February, he was loaned to the Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
The Bridgeport Sound Tigers are an ice hockey team playing in the American Hockey League. It has been the AHL affiliate of the National Hockey League's New York Islanders, who also own the franchise, since its inception, and use the same team colors as the parent Islanders do. The team is based in...
on a PTO on March 4, 2010. Motherwell remained with the Tigers for the remainder of the year and in 17 games posted 9 assists. Returned from loan to the Cyclones, for the duration of the playoffs, he led from the blueline with 11 point in 18 post season games to capture the Kelly Cup
Kelly Cup
The Patrick J. Kelly Cup goes to the play-off champion of the ECHL. The Kelly Cup has been awarded to teams since 1997. Prior to 1997, the playoff winner was awarded the Riley Cup. The current cup is named after Patrick J. Kelly, the league's first commissioner. The cup is loaned to the winning...
.
On September 22, 2010, Motherwell's rights were traded by the Cyclones to return to the Utah Grizzlies for the rights to Dylan Hunter
Dylan Hunter
Dylan Hunter is an ice hockey player, who is a former captain of the London Knights of the OHL and currently playing for the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL....
. However, on September 27, 2010, Brett was then signed to a one-year contract in the AHL to reunite with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers for the 2010–11
2010–11 AHL season
The 2010–11 AHL season is the 75th season of the American Hockey League. An all-time high of thirty teams will play 80 games each during the regular season schedule, which started on October 8, 2010 and ended on April 10, 2011...
season.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003–04 | River City Lancers | USHL | 38 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Omaha Lancers Omaha Lancers The Omaha Lancers are a Tier 1 junior ice hockey team playing in the West Division of the United States Hockey League .From 2002-2009, the Lancers' home ice was the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa, across the Missouri River from Omaha. Until the 2001-2002 season, the Lancers played at... |
USHL | 60 | 5 | 33 | 38 | 75 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | Boston College Boston College Boston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early... |
HE Hockey East Hockey East Association is a NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey conference which operates in New England. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as a hockey-only conference.... |
39 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Boston College | HE | 42 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Boston College | HE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Syracuse Crunch Syracuse Crunch The Syracuse Crunch are a minor league professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Syracuse, New York, at the War Memorial at Oncenter... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
48 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 59 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2007–08 2007-08 ECHL season The 2007–08 ECHL season was the 20th season of the ECHL.Two teams suspended operations at the end of the 2006–07 season, the Long Beach Ice Dogs and the Toledo Storm... |
Elmira Jackals Elmira Jackals The Elmira Jackals are an ice hockey team that play in the ECHL. Their home games are played in First Arena in Elmira, New York and they refer to themselves as "the beasts of the east"... |
ECHL ECHL The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Providence Bruins Providence Bruins The Providence Bruins are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, and are the primary development team for the NHL's Boston Bruins. They play in Providence, Rhode Island at the Dunkin' Donuts Center.-History:... |
AHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Graz 99ers Graz 99ers -Current roster: Roster Updated as of: December 30, 2010 -Former players:... |
EBEL Austrian Hockey League The Austrian Hockey League , called the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga for sponsorship reasons, is the highest-level ice hockey league in Austria.-History:... |
30 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Cincinnati Cyclones Cincinnati Cyclones The Cincinnati Cyclones are a professional hockey team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The team is a member of the ECHL. Founded in 1990, the team first played their games in the Cincinnati Gardens and now play at U.S. Bank Arena.... |
ECHL | 48 | 2 | 26 | 28 | 23 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 10 | ||
| 2009–10 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers Bridgeport Sound Tigers The Bridgeport Sound Tigers are an ice hockey team playing in the American Hockey League. It has been the AHL affiliate of the National Hockey League's New York Islanders, who also own the franchise, since its inception, and use the same team colors as the parent Islanders do. The team is based in... |
AHL | 17 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 60 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 129 | 8 | 35 | 43 | 81 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||