David Brine

For the Australian rules footballer, see David Brine (footballer).

David Brine (born January 6, 1985) is a Canadian-born Croatian professional ice hockey Centre who last played for Újpesti TE in the Erste Liga. Brine previously played for KHL Medveščak Zagreb of the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga.^[1]

David Brine
Born	(1985-01-06) January 6, 1985 (age 40) Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
Played for	Florida Panthers KHL Medveščak Zagreb High1 Aalborg Pirates SC Riessersee HC Valpellice Löwen Frankfurt Cardiff Devils Újpesti TE
National team	Croatia
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2006–present

Playing career

Brine spent three years with the Halifax Mooseheads of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, where he scored 100 points as a 20-year-old in 2005–06. He ended the season playing nine playoff games with the Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League.

In 2006, Brine was a contestant on the Global reality series Making the Cut: Last Man Standing. Though he did not win the series, Brine impressed Mike Keenan enough to earn a tryout with the Florida Panthers. Signed as an undrafted free agent by the Panthers, Brine spent two years with the Panthers minor league affiliates before making his NHL debut with the Panthers on February 2, 2008.^[2]

After playing two years for KHL Medvescak Zagreb of the Austrian Erste Bank Eishockey Liga and their affiliate KHL Medvescak II of the Croatian Ice Hockey League, Brine signed with High1 of the Asian League for the 2013–14 season.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2002–03	Truro Bearcats	MJAHL		52	21	32	53	29		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Halifax Mooseheads	QMJHL		70	22	25	47	20		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Halifax Mooseheads	QMJHL		67	14	37	51	36		13	6	7	13	8
2005–06	Halifax Mooseheads	QMJHL		70	34	66	100	80		11	1	5	6	23
2005–06	Manitoba Moose	AHL		—	—	—	—	—		9	0	1	1	2
2006–07	Florida Everblades	ECHL		52	9	21	30	22		15	6	4	10	22
2006–07	Rochester Americans	AHL		22	4	4	8	4		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Rochester Americans	AHL		66	9	11	20	26		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Florida Panthers	NHL		9	0	1	1	4		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Rochester Americans	AHL		79	8	23	31	35		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Rochester Americans	AHL		69	14	18	32	14		7	0	1	1	2
2010–11	San Antonio Rampage	AHL		67	2	12	14	27		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	KHL Medvescak Zagreb	EBEL		49	4	19	23	22		9	0	5	5	4
2011–12	KHL Medvescak II	CIHL		—	—	—	—	—		4	2	2	4	6
2012–13	KHL Medvescak Zagreb	EBEL		54	11	23	34	57		6	2	2	4	4
2012–13	KHL Medvescak II	CIHL		—	—	—	—	—		2	0	2	2	0
2013–14	High1	AL		41	16	35	51	30		3	2	0	2	2
2014–15	Aalborg Pirates	DEN		8	4	3	7	2		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	SC Riessersee	DEL2		15	4	9	13	6		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	HC Valpellice	ITL		4	2	1	3	2		5	2	1	3	0
2015–16	Löwen Frankfurt	DEL2		37	4	17	21	12		4	0	2	2	0
2016–17	Cardiff Devils	EIHL		50	2	10	12	2		4	0	0	0	0
2017–18	Medvescak Zagreb	EBEL		52	1	7	8	12		6	0	1	1	4
2018–19	Medvescak Zagreb	EBEL		25	1	4	5	2		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Újpesti TE	Erste Liga		21	5	7	12	0		10	0	3	3	0
NHL totals				9	0	1	1	4		—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2016	Croatia	WC-D1	17th		5	1	4	5	2
2017	Croatia	WC-D1	27th		4	1	3	4	2
Senior totals					9	2	7	9	4