Brett Brochu
Canadian ice hockey player
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Brett Brochu (born September 9, 2002) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for ERC Ingolstadt of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
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| Brett Brochu | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Brochu in 2025 | |||
| Born |
September 9, 2002 Belle River, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Catches | Left | ||
| DEL team Former teams |
ERC Ingolstadt WBS Penguins Manitoba Moose Bakersfield Condors | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2021–present | ||
Early life
Brett Brochu was born in Belle River, Ontario on September 9, 2002,[1] and spent his youth playing hockey. He also went to Saint-Ambroise for elementary school.[2]
Playing career
Brochu played for the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League.[3] In 2020 he was awarded the F. W. "Dinty" Moore Trophy.[4][5]
During the 2020–21 season, when the OHL season was postponed due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Brochu played for the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League.[6]
Entering the 2023–24 season, Brochu signed with the Fort Wayne Komets of the ECHL.[7] He made 20 appearances with the Komets, collecting 7 wins and posting a .920 save percentage, he was loaned to the AHL on two separate occasions to the Cleveland Monsters and Manitoba Moose, featuring with the Moose in relief during 1 game.
As a free agent, Brochu secured a one-year AHL contract with the Bakersfield Condors, affiliate to the Edmonton Oilers, on August 1, 2024.[8]
International play
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Canada | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
 | 2022 Canada | |
Brochu played for Team Canada at the 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[9] After winning the starting job for the national team over two other netminders, he made twenty saves against twenty-two shots in his debut game, as Canada won 11–2 over Team Austria.[10] The tournament was cancelled during the group stage on December 29, 2021 due to the Coronavirus pandemic, but Brochu returned to the Canadian team when a replacement tournament was held in August 2022.[11]