Brent Gilchrist
| Brent Gilchrist | |||
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| Born |
April 3, 1967 Moose Jaw, SK, CAN |
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| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Montreal Canadiens Edmonton Oilers Minnesota North Stars Dallas Stars Detroit Red Wings Nashville Predators |
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| NHL Draft | 79th overall, 1985 Montreal Canadiens |
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| Playing career | 1987–2003 | ||
Brent Lindsay Gilchrist (born April 3, 1967 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan) is a former professional hockey player who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League from 1988-2003. In his career, Gilchrist played 792 games, totaling 135 goals and 305 points. He was a member of the Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings in 1998.
Brent quickly took up hockey after the Gilchrist family moved west to Vernon, British Columbia. In Peewee, Brent and fellow future pro hockey player Jeff Finley won the BC provincial championships. After his 15-year-old season in Midget hockey, Brent was asked to play in the playoffs for the Vernon Rockets of the BCJHL. The Rockets fell to the Penticton Knights and their star, Brett Hull, in 7 games.
The next season Brent made his mark as a rookie in the WHL with the Kelowna Wings. In 1985, after a third losing season in a row, the team relocated the Spokane, Washington and changed its name to the Chiefs. Gilchrist quickly became a star in the Western Hockey League and tallied 141 goals and 290 points in just 218 games played. Brent was selected 79th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1985 NHL entry draft.
In 1987 Brent turned pro with the Sherbrooke Canadiens. He led the team in scoring with 28 goals, 48 assists and 76 points. Brent was called up from the American Hockey League (AHL) to the NHL. In his rookie season with Montreal, Gilchrist, wearing jersey number 41, put up 24 points in 49 games and helped a powerful Canadiens team to the Stanley Cup Final against the Calgary Flames, only to lose in 6 games.
After 4 years and 236 games with Montreal, Brent, Shayne Corson, and Vladimir Vujtek were traded to the Edmonton Oilers for Vincent Damphousse and a 4th round pick in 1993.
Before completing a full season in Edmonton, Brent was traded to the Minnesota North Stars for forward Todd Elik on March 5, 1993. That summer, after missing the playoffs, the North Stars relocated to Dallas, Texas and became the Dallas Stars.
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