Eric Brewer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Eric Brewer

professional ice hockey player

Date of Birth: 17-Apr-1979

Place of Birth: Vernon, British Columbia, Canada

Profession: ice hockey player

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Eric Brewer

  • Eric Peter Brewer (born April 17, 1979) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played sixteen seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL), last suiting up for the Toronto Maple Leafs.
  • He is an NHL All-Star and Olympic gold medalist. He began his career as a distinguished junior ice hockey player, named to the Western Hockey League (WHL) West Second All-Star Team and the Western Conference roster for the 1998 WHL All-Star Game (although he missed the game due to injury).
  • Drafted in the first round, fifth overall by the New York Islanders in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft, Brewer has spent parts of his sixteen-year NHL career with the Islanders, the Edmonton Oilers, the St.
  • Louis Blues, Tampa Bay Lightning, Anaheim Ducks and Maple Leafs, and captained the Blues for two years.
  • He has also suited up for the Prince George Cougars of the WHL and the Lowell Lock Monsters of the American Hockey League (AHL).
  • In 1999, Brewer was selected for the Prince George Cougars' all-time team in a Canadian Hockey League promotion. Brewer has represented Canada at eight International Ice Hockey Federation-sanctioned events, winning three Ice Hockey World Championships gold medals and one World Cup of Hockey gold medal.
  • He won his Olympic gold medal during the 2002 Winter Olympics.
  • For this accomplishment, he was inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame with his British Columbian teammates in 2003.

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