Brett Festerling

Infobox Ice Hockey Player


image_size= 200px
prospect_team =Portland Pirates
prospect_league = AHL
team = Anaheim Ducks
league = NHL
position = Defence
shoots = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 1
weight_lb = 210
nationality = CAN
birth_date = birth date and age|1986|03|03
birth_place = Quesnel, BC, CAN
draft = Undrafted
career_start = 2007

Brett Festerling (born March 3, 1986, in Quesnel, British Columbia) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League. He is a prospect for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League.

Playing career

Known primarily as a defensive defenceman,citeweb|title=Prospect Brett Festerling's Profile|url=http://www.hockeysfuture.com/prospects/brett_festerling|accessdate=2008-10-01|publisher=HockeysFuture.com] Festerling began his major junior career with the Tri-City Americans of the Western Hockey League, initially appearing in three games in 2001–02. Midway through the 2004–05 season, the Vancouver Giants swung a deal with the Americans to acquire Festerling, along with forward Ryan Constanzo in exchange for forward Shaun Vey and defenceman Mike McDonald. [citeweb|title=WHL Roundup: T-Birds' Bridges breaks record|url=http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/hockey/207143_bird08.html|accessdate=2008-10-01|date=2005-01-05|publisher=Seattle Post-Intelligencer]

After winning the President's Cup as WHL champions with the Giants in 2006 and subsequently appearing in the Memorial Cup, Festerling was named team captain for the 2006–07 season.citeweb|title=Giant victory for Vancouver|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070527.wspt-memcupfinal27/GSStory/GlobeSports|accessdate=2008-10-01|date=2007-05-27|publisher=Globe and Mail] Festerling put up a major junior career-high 21 points in 70 games as captain. However, the Giants were defeated in the WHL finals by the Medicine Hat Tigers in seven games. As 2007 Memorial Cup hosts, the Giants met the Tigers in the final game once more and captured the franchise's first CHL title with a 3-1 victory.

Undrafted by an NHL team, Festerling was invited to the Anaheim Mighty Ducks' training camp in 2005 and was signed to a three-year entry level contract. Coming off his Memorial Cup victory with the Giants, he was assigned to the Ducks' minor league affiliate, the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League for the 2007–08 season. He posted 14 points in his first professional season.

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