Patrice Brisebois

Patrice Brisebois
Brisebois in 2011
Born	January 27, 1971 Montreal, QC, CAN
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Right
Played for	Montreal Canadiens Colorado Avalanche
NHL Draft	2nd round, 30th overall, 1989 Montreal Canadiens
Playing career	1991–2009

Joseph Jean-Guy Patrice Brisebois (born January 27, 1971) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the Montreal Canadiens and Colorado Avalanche, playing nearly 900 games with the former and 1,009 games overall. Brisebois was recently the Canadiens' Director of Player Development.

NHL playing career

Brisebois was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the second round, 30th overall, of the 1989 NHL Entry Draft. He played junior hockey for the Laval Titan and Drummondville Voltigeurs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), and for the Fredericton Canadiens of the American Hockey League (AHL) during his first year of professional ice hockey. Brisebois's junior career was an unqualified success. In 1990–91, he captured the Emile Bouchard Trophy awarded to the best defencemen in the QMJHL, was named to the QMJHL All-Star team, and took home the award for the Canadian Hockey League (CHL)'s Best Defencemen.

He has played for the Canadiens for 14 seasons, winning one Stanley Cup with the franchise during the 1992–93 season. By 1999, Brisebois had become a staple of the Habs defence, specifically as their power play anchor. Brisebois was rewarded for his strong play with a hefty $12 millions/3 years contract.

Brisebois soon thereafter began to have a falling out with the general Montreal public. With his hefty contract came a plethora of expectations and the general consensus was that Brisebois was not living up to his pay. Furthermore, Brisebois's risky style as an offensive defenceman became a heated topic of interest.

As a free agent following the NHL lockout in 2004–05, Brisebois left the Canadiens to sign with the Colorado Avalanche in a two-year deal on August 3, 2005.^[1] Away from the previous pressures, Brisebois then enjoyed a career year statistically scoring a career-high 38 points with the Avalanche in the 2005–06 season.^[2]

On August 3, 2007, Brisebois, again a free agent, returned to the Montreal Canadiens accepting a one-year incentive laden deal for the 2007–08 season.^[3][4] At the end of the 2008 season the Habs extended Brisebois to further one-year deal.^[5]

Brisebois played his 1000th Career NHL game for the Montreal Canadiens on March 14, 2009 at the Bell Centre against the New Jersey Devils.^[6] This feat was not really acknowledged during the night because Martin Brodeur reached Patrick Roy's 551 victories. However, he was awarded a prize from the vice-president of the NHL as well as a silver stick given to him by Henri Richard.

On September 24, 2009, Brisebois announced his retirement after an 18-year career in the National Hockey League.^[7] On the same day, he also received the Jean-Béliveau Trophy awarded annually to a Canadiens player for his contribution in the community.^[8] Brisebois ranks third all-time in games played for the Canadiens as a defenceman, lacing up 896 times.

Racing career

Patrice Brisebois
NASCAR Pinty's Series career
14 races run over 7 years
Best finish	36th (2009, 2015)
First race	2009 GP3R 100 (Trois-Rivières)
Last race	2015 JuliaWine.com Le 50 Tours (Trois-Rivières)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0

Brisebois was not signed for the 2009–2010 NHL season. He decided to buy a NASCAR Canada car and race in two NASCAR Canada races in August 2009.^[9]

Brisebois entered the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series' 2009 GP3R 100 at Circuit Trois-Rivières, and pulled out before the end due to heat exhaustion.^[10]

Brisebois qualified in 15th for the NAPA Autopro 100 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, a support race for the NASCAR Nationwide Series' NAPA Auto Parts 200. He finished in 12th place.^[11][12]

Front office career

On June 13, 2012 the Montreal Canadiens announced that Brisebois had joined the organization as Director of Player Development. On July 17, 2014, Brisebois stepped down from his position as Director of Player Development, citing family reasons.^[13]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1987–88	Laval Titan	QMJHL		48	10	34	44	95		6	0	2	2	2
1988–89	Laval Titan	QMJHL		50	20	45	65	95		17	8	14	22	45
1989–90	Laval Titan	QMJHL		56	18	70	88	108		13	7	9	18	26
1990–91	Drummondville Voltigeurs	QMJHL		54	17	44	61	72		14	6	18	24	49
1990–91	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		10	0	2	2	4		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Fredericton Canadiens	AHL		53	12	27	39	51		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		26	2	8	10	20		11	2	4	6	6
1992–93	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		70	10	21	31	79		20	0	4	4	18
1993–94	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		53	2	21	23	63		7	0	4	4	6
1994–95	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		35	4	8	12	26		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		69	9	27	36	65		6	1	2	3	6
1996–97	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		49	2	13	15	24		3	1	1	2	24
1997–98	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		79	10	27	37	67		10	1	0	1	0
1998–99	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		54	3	9	12	28		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		54	10	25	35	18		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		77	15	21	36	28		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		71	4	29	33	25		10	1	1	2	2
2002–03	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		73	4	25	29	32		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		71	4	27	31	22		11	2	1	3	4
2004–05	Kloten Flyers	NLA		10	3	1	4	2		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		80	10	28	38	55		9	0	1	1	4
2006–07	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		33	1	10	11	22		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		43	3	8	11	26		10	1	5	6	6
2008–09	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		62	5	13	18	19		1	0	0	0	0
NHL totals				1009	98	322	420	623		98	9	23	32	76

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Canadian Tire Series

NASCAR Canadian Tire Series results
Year	Team	No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Rank	Points
2009	Patrice Brisebois	71	ASE	DEL	MOS	ASE	MPS	EDM	SAS	MOS	CTR 17	MTL 12	BAR	RIS	KWA	36th	239
2010	Patrice Brisebois	71	DEL	MOS	ASE	TOR	EDM	MPS	SAS	CTR 28	MOS	MTL 19	BAR	RIS	KWA	45th	185
2011	Patrice Brisebois	71	MOS	ICAR 17	DEL	MOS	TOR	MPS	SAS	CTR 22	MTL 28	BAR	RIS	KWA		38th	288
2012	Patrice Brisebois	71	MOS	ICAR	MOS	DEL	MPS	EDM	SAS	CTR 22	MTL 17	BAR	RIS	KWA		43rd	49
2013	Patrice Brisebois	71	MOS	DEL	MOS2	ICAR	MPS	SAS	ASE	CTR 12	RIS	MOS3	BAR	KWA		48th	32
2014	Patrice Brisebois	71	MOS	ACD	ICAR 21	EIR	SAS	ASE	CTR 22	RIS	MOS2	BAR	KWA			40th	45
2015	Patrice Brisebois	71	MOS	ACD	SSS	ICAR 19	EIR	SAS	ASE	CTR 20	RIS	MOS2	KWA			-*	-*

^* Season still in progress
¹ Ineligible for series points

Ferrari Challenge – North America

Trofeo Pirelli AM

Ferrari Challenge North America – Trofeo Pirelli AM results
Year	Team	No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Rank	Points
2015	Ferrari of Quebec	71	DAY	DAY	HOM	HOM	SON	SON	MTL 6	MTL 3	MOS 8	MOS 7	CMT	CMT	LGS	LGS	NA	NA

See also

• List of NHL players with 1000 games played

References

1. "Avalanche adds Patrice Brisebois to blueline". avalanche.nhl.com. 2005-08-03. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
2. "Patrice Brisebois' hockey statistics profile". hockeydb.com. 2009-09-24. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
3. "No place like home". canadiens.nhl.com. 2007-08-03. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
4. "Patrice Brisebois has short memory". one-timer.blogspot.com. 2007-08-03. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
5. "Brisebois back for another year". canadiens.nhl.com. 2008-09-12. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
6. "Brisebois gears up for 1,000th game". montrealgazette.com. 2009-03-14. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
7. "Brisebois tearfully announces end of 18-year NHL career". TSN. 2009-09-24. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
8. "Brisebois honoured at Bell Centre". The Montreal Gazette. 2009-09-24. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
9. CanWest News Service, "Brisebois trades in skates for autos to pursue NASCAR career", 25 July 2009
10. TSN GP3R 100 race coverage
11. Canadian Press, "Fitzpatrick edges series leader Ranger to win NASCAR Canadian Tire race", 30 August 2009
12. Fradette, Luc (29 August 2009). "NASCAR Canadian Tire: Alex Tagliani takes pole in Montreal". Auto123.com.
13. Canadian Press (July 17, 2014). "Patrice Brisebois leaving Canadiens' front office". CBC News. Retrieved July 22, 2014.

External links

• Patrice Brisebois's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Patrice Brisebois driver statistics at Racing-Reference