Evan Brophey

Evan Brophey
Brophey playing with the EC Red Bull Salzburg in 2013
Born (1986-12-03) December 3, 1986 (age 38)
Kitchener, ON, CAN
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Centre
Played for Chicago Blackhawks
Colorado Avalanche
EC Red Bull Salzburg
EHC München
Graz 99ers
HC Košice
HSC Csíkszereda
NHL Draft 68th overall, 2005
Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career 2007–2020

Evan Brophey (born December 3, 1986) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He played a total of four games in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Chicago Blackhawks and Colorado Avalanche.

He spent more of his career in Europe. He would play one season with EC Red Bull Salzburg and three seasons with Graz 99ers of the Austrian Hockey League (AUT), one season with EHC Red Bull München of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), one season with HC Košice of the Slovak Extraliga (SVK), and two seasons with HSC Csíkszereda of the Erste Liga (Erste) and Romanian Hockey League (ROU).

Career

Before playing in the NHL, Brophey played parts of 7 years in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) with the Barrie Colts, Belleville Bulls, and the Plymouth Whalers.

He was drafted 68th overall by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. On May 15, 2007, the Blackhawks signed him to a three-year entry level contract.[1] On October 23, 2010, the Blackhawks recalled Brophey from their AHL-affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs. He made his NHL debut the same day in a 3-2 loss against the Columbus Blue Jackets.[2]

On July 8, 2011, he signed a one-year contract with the Colorado Avalanche as a free agent.[3] The Avalanche sent him to their AHL-affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters. He was recalled by the Avalanche on December 16, 2011.

On July 30, 2013, he signed as a free agent to a one-year deal with EC Red Bull Salzburg of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL).[4] He signed a one-year contract with EHC Red Bull München on June 5, 2014.[5]

In 2020, Brophy would retire from playing professional ice hockey.

References

  1. ↑ "Blackhawks Sign C Evan Brophey". Chicago Blackhawks. Retrieved 2015-03-20.
  2. ↑ "Blue Jackets 3, Blackhawks 2". Chicago Blackhawks. Retrieved 2015-03-20.
  3. ↑ "Avalanche Signs Desjardins, Brophey". Colorado Avalanche. Retrieved 2015-03-20.
  4. ↑ "Red Bulls haben mit Evan Brophey einen weiteren Stürmer geholt". EC Red Bull Salzburg (in German). Archived from the original on 2014-12-19. Retrieved 2015-03-20.
  5. ↑ "Red Bull Munich commit to two more players". EC Red Bull Salzburg (in German). Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2015-03-20.

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