Fred Brathwaite
| Fred Brathwaite | |||
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| Born |
November 24, 1972 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
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| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
NHL Edmonton Oilers Calgary Flames St. Louis Blues Columbus Blue Jackets RSL Ak Bars Kazan Avangard Omsk DEL Adler Mannheim |
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| National team |
 Canada
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| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1993–2014 | ||
Fredrick Brathwaite (born November 24, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender, now a goalie coach.
He played for Adler Mannheim of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga from 2008 until the 2011-12 season. He previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Edmonton Oilers, Calgary Flames, St. Louis Blues, and Columbus Blue Jackets. Brathwaite was named Deutsche Eishockey Liga MVP in 2009.
Following junior hockey with the Orillia Travelways/Orillia Laidlaw, Brathwaite played major junior for the Oshawa Generals, London Knights and Detroit Jr. Red Wings in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Undrafted, he was signed by the Edmonton Oilers in 1993. He played in the Oilers' system for three seasons between the NHL and Edmonton's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Cape Breton Oilers.
In 1996–97, Brathwaite began a two-season stint with the Manitoba Moose of the International Hockey League (IHL). In his first season with the Moose, he scored a rare goal as a goaltender November 19, 1996.
Brathwaite began the 1998–99 season on the Canadian National Team before being signed by the Calgary Flames. He appeared in 28 games, recording a 2.45 goals against average and .915 save percentage in what qualified as his NHL rookie season. He remained with the Flames for two more seasons until he was traded to the St. Louis Blues by general manager Craig Button as part of a deal for goaltender Roman Turek in the 2001 off-season. He played with the Blues for two seasons as a backup before being signed by the Columbus Blue Jackets for the 2003–04. In his sole season with the Blue Jackets, he backed up Marc Denis while also spending time in the AHL with the Syracuse Crunch.
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