Rick Brebant

Infobox Ice Hockey Player


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played_for = Carolina Thunderbirds Durham Wasps Cardiff Devils Nottingham Panthers Newcastle Cobras Manchester Storm London Knights Sheffield Steelers Manchester Phoenix
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weight_lb = 180
nickname = Tricky, Tricky Ricky
nationality = CAN
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birth_place = Elliot Lake, ON, Canada
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Richard Joseph "Rick" Brebant (born birth date|1964|2|21 in Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada) is a retired ice hockey player who played mainly in Great Britain. He is a member of the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame.

Career

Club

Brebant started his professional career by playing the start of the 1987–88 season with the Carolina Thunderbirds in the All-American Hockey League (a predecessor of the East Coast Hockey League). However, he left the club part way through the season to join the Durham Wasps who were playing in the Premier Division of the British Hockey League (BHL). Brebant stayed with the Wasps for six seasons. During his time with the Wasps he helped them to win the Norwich Union Cup in 1988–89 and 1990–91, the Premier Division in 1988–89, 1990–91 and 1991–92, and the playoffs in 1988, 1991 and 1992.cite web| author = | title = European Hockey.net entry | url = http://www.eurohockey.net/players/show_player.cgi?serial=4692 | year = | accessdate = 2007-10-23 | publisher = ] Brebant, himself, was named to the All-star team three times during this periodcite web| author = | title = All Star Team Season 1988-1989 | url = http://www.ihjuk.co.uk/All_Stars/88_89.htm | year = | accessdate = 2007-10-23 | publisher = ] cite web| author = | title = All Star Team Season 1990-1991 | url = http://www.ihjuk.co.uk/All_Stars/90_91.htm | year = | accessdate = 2007-10-23 | publisher = ] cite web| author = | title = All Star Team Season 1991-1992 | url = http://www.ihjuk.co.uk/All_Stars/91_92.htm | year = | accessdate = 2007-10-23 | publisher = ] as well as being named the British Ice Hockey Writers Association Player of the Year in 1990–91.cite web| author = | title = Player of the Year Trophy | url = http://www.ihjuk.co.uk/player_of_the_year_trophy.htm | year = | accessdate = 2007-10-23 | publisher = ]

In 1993, Brebant moved to the Cardiff Devils where he helped the team win the Premier Division and the playoffs in 1993–94. Brebant, again, was named to the All-star team this season.cite web| author = | title = All Star Team Season 1993-1994 | url = http://www.ihjuk.co.uk/All_Stars/93_94.htm | year = | accessdate = 2007-10-23 | publisher = ] The following season, 1994–95, Brebant moved to the Nottingham Panthers where he helped the team win the Benson and Hedges Cup and himself to his fifth time on the All-star team.cite web| author = | title = All Star Team Season 1994-1995 | url = http://www.ihjuk.co.uk/All_Stars/94_95.htm | year = | accessdate = 2007-10-23 | publisher = ]

Brebant returned to the Durham Wasps for the 1995–96 season before the team relocated to Newcastle for the 1996–97 season as the Newcastle Cobras in the newly formed Ice Hockey Superleague (ISL) and he became the team's player-coach. After only a few games at the beginning of the 1997–98 season, Brebant moved to the Manchester Storm. The following season, still with Manchester, Brebant helped the team to win the Benson and Hedges Cup and the league. Brebant stayed with Manchester for the beginning of the 1999–00 season before finishing the season with the London Knights.

For the 2000–01 season, Brebant moved to the Sheffield Steelers to play as an assistant coach under head coach, Mike Blaisdell, a friend from his time with the Durham Wasps. During the 2000–01 season, Brebant helped the team to a grand-slam by winning the Benson and Hedges Cup, the Challenge Cup, the league and the playoffs. The following season he helped the team to win the playoffs and, in the 2002–03 season, to win the Challenge Cup and the league.

In 2003, Brebant moved back to Manchester for his final season in ice hockey, this time with the Manchester Phoenix in the Elite Ice Hockey League and again as a player-coach.

International

Brebant was first selected to play for the Great Britain national ice hockey team in 1994 in Pool A of the Ice Hockey World Championships. Brebant's only point during the tournament was a shorthanded goal against his home country, Canada, which Brebant has described as his favourite goal.cite web| author = | title = British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame Entry | url = http://www.ihjuk.co.uk/hall_of_fame/brebant.htm | year = | accessdate = 2007-10-23 | publisher = ]

Brebant was a regular member of the GB team throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s making a total of 32 appearances and scoring ten goals and 26 points.

Awards

*Named to the Premier Division All-star Team in 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994 and 1995.
*British Ice Hockey Writers Association Player of the Year in 1990–91.
*Inducted to British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 2004.

Records

*Highest BHL Premier Division points scorer in 1988–89, 1990–91 and 1991–92.
*All time goal, assist and point scorer for Durham Wasps.cite web| author = | title = Durham Wasps Club Records | url = http://www.interprocomputers.co.uk/portfolio/durhamwasps/clubrecords.html | year = | accessdate = 2007-10-23 | publisher = ]
*Most assists in a single season for Durham Wasps.
*Most points in a single season for Durham Wasps.

Career statistics

Club

International

Footnotes

References

* [http://www.ihjuk.co.uk/hall_of_fame/brebant.htm British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame entry]
*Eurohockey|4692

External links

* [http://www.eurohockey.net/ European Hockey.net]
* [http://www.ihjuk.co.uk/ Ice Hockey Journalists UK]

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NAME= Brebant, Rick
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SHORT DESCRIPTION= Ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH= 1964-02-21
PLACE OF BIRTH= Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada
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