Gilbert Brulé
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| Born |
January 1, 1987 Edmonton, AB, CAN |
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| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 186 lb (84 kg; 13 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
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KHL team Former teams |
HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Columbus Blue Jackets Edmonton Oilers Phoenix Coyotes ZSC Lions Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg KHL Medvescak Zagreb |
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| National team |
 Canada
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| NHL Draft | 6th overall, 2005 Columbus Blue Jackets |
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| Playing career | 2005–present | ||
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| Representing Canada
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| Ice hockey | ||
| U18 Junior World Cup | ||
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2004 Czech Republic | |
| World U17 Hockey Challenge | ||
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2004 Canada | |
Gilbert Jean Marco Brulé (born January 1st, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who currently plays for HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Drafted out of the Western Hockey League (WHL), Brulé played major junior with the Vancouver Giants for three seasons. After being named the WHL rookie of the year in 2004, Brulé was selected as the WHL playoff MVP and led the Memorial Cup in scoring, as part of the Giants' WHL championship-winning season two years later. Selected sixth overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, he began his NHL career with the Columbus Blue Jackets before being traded to the Edmonton Oilers prior to the 2008–09 season. After three seasons with the Oilers, he was placed on waivers, then acquired by the Coyotes for the 2011-12 season and playoffs. He then joined the ZSC Lions for the 2012-13 season. Brulé was released by the Zurich-based team in October 2012. Internationally, Brulé has represented Team Canada at the 2004 World U-17 Hockey Challenge and 2004 U-18 Junior World Cup, winning silver and gold medals, respectively.
Brulé was selected first overall in the 2002 WHL Bantam Draft by the Vancouver Giants. The selection was originally possessed by the Prince Albert Raiders, but was dealt to the Giants in exchange for their third overall and third round selections. He debuted in one game with the Giants during the subsequent WHL season, while playing Junior A in the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) with the Quesnel Millionaires. Recording 57 points (32 goals and 25 assists) over 48 games in his lone BCHL season, he was named the Interior Conference's recipient of the Bruce Allison Memorial Trophy as rookie of the year.
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