Brett Motherwell

Brett Motherwell
Born (1986-09-11) September 11, 1986
St. Charles, IL, USA
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Left
Played for Syracuse Crunch
Providence Bruins
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Springfield Falcons
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2007–2012

Brett Motherwell (born September 11, 1986) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played in the American Hockey League (AHL), the ECHL, and the Austrian Hockey League.

Playing career

Motherwell began his career in the United States Hockey League for the River City Lancers and the Omaha Lancers before spending two years with Boston College. Motherwell left Boston College after 1 game and turned pro in the 2006–07 season, signing with the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League, playing 48 games for the team during the regular season and 13 playoff games. He also played two games for the ECHL's Elmira Jackals.

In the 2008–09 season, Motherwell signed with the Providence Bruins on October 16, 2008.[1] but after just four games he was later released from his try-out on November 18, 2008.[2] Brett then joined Austrian team, Graz 99ers of the Erste Bank Hockey League.

Motherwell returned to North America and joined the ECHL's Utah Grizzlies training camp for the upcoming 2009–10 season. After he was later released from Utah as a salary cap casualty on November 3, 2009, Motherwell signed with the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL.[3] After being named the ECHL plus player of the month for February,[4] he was loaned to the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on a PTO on March 4, 2010.[5] Motherwell remained with the Tigers for the remainder of the year and in 17 games posted 9 assists. Returned from loan to the Cyclones, for the duration of the playoffs, he led from the blueline with 11 point in 18 post season games to capture the Kelly Cup.

On September 22, 2010, Motherwell's rights were traded by the Cyclones to return to the Utah Grizzlies for the rights to Dylan Hunter.[6] However, on September 27, 2010, Brett was then signed to a one-year contract in the AHL to reunite with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers for the 2010–11 season.[7]

On December 6, 2011, it was announced that Motherwell has signed with the Chicago Express of the ECHL.[8]

Motherwell also has a sister who currently plays for the Boston College Women's Ice Hockey Team.[9]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2003–04 River City Lancers USHL 38 6 21 27 41 — — — — —
2004–05 Omaha Lancers USHL 60 5 33 38 75 5 0 3 3 4
2005–06 Boston College HE 39 4 19 23 34 — — — — —
2006–07 Boston College HE 42 3 25 28 36 — — — — —
2007–08 Boston College HE 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2007–08 Syracuse Crunch AHL 48 2 14 16 59 13 0 2 2 6
2007–08 Elmira Jackals ECHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2008–09 Providence Bruins AHL 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2008–09 Graz 99ers EBEL 30 3 7 10 26 — — — — —
2009–10 Cincinnati Cyclones ECHL 48 2 26 28 23 18 1 10 11 10
2009–10 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 17 0 9 9 6 — — — — —
2010–11 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 60 4 14 18 16 — — — — —
2011–12 Chicago Express ECHL 25 0 8 8 20 — — — — —
2011–12 Springfield Falcons AHL 3 0 1 1 4 — — — — —
AHL totals 131 8 36 44 85 13 0 2 2 6

Awards and honors

Award Year
All-Hockey East Rookie Team 2005–06
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team 2006 [10]

References

  1. ↑ "P-Bruins add pair of defenseman". Providence Bruins. 2008-10-16. Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2010-03-14.
  2. ↑ "Bombersback and Motherwell released". Providence Bruins. 2008-11-18. Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2010-03-14.
  3. ↑ "Cyclone sign defenseman Brett Motherwell". Cincinnati Cyclones. 2009-11-03. Retrieved 2010-03-14.
  4. ↑ "Motherwell named AMI graphics plus performer for February". ECHL. 2010-03-01. Retrieved 2010-03-13.
  5. ↑ "Cyclones loan Motherwell to Bridgeport". ECHL. 2010-03-04. Retrieved 2010-03-14.
  6. ↑ "Utah acquires Power-Play specialist Motherwell, Future Considerations". Utah Grizzlies. 2010-09-22. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
  7. ↑ "Sound Tigers ink Motherwell". American Hockey League. 2010-09-27. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
  8. ↑ chicagoexpresshockey.com: News
  9. ↑ http://www.bceagles.com/sports/w-hockey/mtt/motherwell_ashley00.html
  10. ↑ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.

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