| Position | Centre |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 199 lb (90 kg/14 st 3 lb) |
| NHL Team F. teams |
Washington Capitals Ottawa Senators |
| Nationality | File:Flag of Canada.svg Canada |
| Born | June 23, 1983, Wawota, SK, CAN |
| NHL Draft | 6th Round, 193rd overall, 2001 Ottawa Senators |
| Pro career | 2004 – present |
Brooks Laich (IPA: /ˈlaɪk/ pronounced "LIKE"; born June 23, 1983 in Wawota, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian ice hockey player with the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League.
Playing career[]
Laich was born in Wawota, Saskatchewan in 1983. In 2000-01, he was playing for the Moose Jaw Warriors in the Western Hockey League. Scouting reports noted that he was a steady point scorer who was also prepared to work in a defensive role but he needed to work to develop his body to meet the demands of the NHL.
Laich was drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the sixth round at 193 overall. Laich played one NHL game for the Ottawa team while in their ranks. He played for the Seattle Thunderbirds in the Western Hockey League before graduating to the Binghamton Senators. In February 2004, Laich was traded to the Washington Capitals for Peter Bondra in 2004. Laich played four games for the Capitals during the 2003-04 season, and spent the lost NHL 2004-05 season with the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League. He began the 2005-06 NHL season with the Capitals' new AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears, but was called up to the Capitals soon after. During the 2006-07 NHL season he played 73 games for the Capitals and recorded 21 points. Laich was re-signed by the Capitals on July 25, 2007.[1]
On July 9, 2008 Laich signed a 3 year $6.1 million deal to stay with the Capitals.
Career statistics[]
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2000-01 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 71 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 2001-02 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 28 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2001-02 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 47 | 22 | 36 | 58 | 42 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | ||
| 2002-03 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 60 | 41 | 53 | 94 | 65 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 24 | ||
| 2003-04 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003-04 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003-04 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 44 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003-04 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 22 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2004-05 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 68 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 33 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005-06 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 73 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 26 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005-06 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 10 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 29 | ||
| 2006-07 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 73 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 29 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2007-08 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 82 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | ||
| NHL Totals | 233 | 36 | 41 | 77 | 92 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | ||||
| AHL Totals | 144 | 39 | 37 | 76 | 69 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 29 | ||||
| WHL Totals | 206 | 78 | 124 | 202 | 147 | 30 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 40 | ||||
See also[]
- List of NHL players
- List of NHL seasons
- List of WHL seasons
- List of AHL seasons
References[]
- ↑ "Capitals Re-Sign Center Brooks Laich". Washington Capitals. Retrieved on 2007-07-28.
External links[]
- TSN profile of Laich
- Brooks Laich's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- CBS Sportsline profile of Laich
- Official Washington Capitals Team Player Profile
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