Garett Bembridge

Garett Bembridge (born July 6, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for the Kenaston Blizzards of the Sask Valley Hockey League (SVHL).

Garett Bembridge
Bembridge with the Portland Pirates in 2007
Born	(1981-07-06) July 6, 1981 (age 44) Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
SVHL team Former teams	Kenaston Blizzards Hartford Wolf Pack Saint John Flames Lowell Lock Monsters Syracuse Crunch Portland Pirates Iowa Chops ETC Crimmitschau Schwenninger Wild Wings SC Riessersee HC Valpellice Nikko Icebucks
NHL draft	137th overall, 1999 New York Rangers 207th overall, 2001 Calgary Flames
Playing career	2001–2016

Playing career

Bembridge was selected by the New York Rangers in the 5th round (137th overall) of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft, and was also selected by the Calgary Flames in the 7th round (207th overall) of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.^[1] He spent his Major Junior career with the Saskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League.^[1]

In addition to playing professionally in the Central Hockey League, Bembridge has also played in the American Hockey League, ECHL, the German DEL2, the Italian Serie A, and the Asian ALH.^[1][2]

For the 2013–14 season, Bembridge played for the Denver Cutthroats of the Central Hockey League.^[2] During the 2013–14 season, Bembridge scored 42 goals and 104 points in 66 regular season games, setting the Cutthroats' single-season regular season points record.^[3][4] After the regular season, Bembridge was named to the 2013–14 season All-CHL Team, was awarded the Joe Burton Scoring Championship and announced as the Central Hockey League's 2013–14 Most Valuable Player.^[3]

On July 9, 2014, Bembridge re-signed with the Cutthroats for the 2014–15 season.^[5] On August 20, 2014, the Cutthroats suspended operations, immediately making Bembridge a free agent. Later that same day, he signed with the Missouri Mavericks of the then Central Hockey League.^[2] On October 7, 2014, it was announced that the Central Hockey League had folded and had joined the ECHL, nullifying Bembridge's Central Hockey League contract with the team.^[6][7] On October 9, 2014, Bembridge re-signed with the Mavericks under an ECHL contract.^[8] After 7 games with the Mavericks, scoring 6 points, Bembridge was traded to inaugural club, the Indy Fuel, on November 12, 2014.^[9]

On July 25, 2016, Bembridge left the professional circuit in agreeing to play in a men's senior league in Alberta, with the Rosetown Redwings of the Chinook Hockey League.^[10]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1996–97	Saskatoon Bandits AAA	SMHL		9	4	5	9	2		1	0	0	0	0
1997–98	Saskatoon Bandits AAA	SMHL		44	29	44	73	34		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Saskatoon Blades	WHL		6	1	1	2	0		1	0	0	0	0
1998–99	Saskatoon Blades	WHL		68	23	27	50	30		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Saskatoon Blades	WHL		72	27	31	58	41		11	5	5	10	2
2000–01	Saskatoon Blades	WHL		72	38	40	78	40		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		7	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Saint John Flames	AHL		66	9	12	21	22		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Saint John Flames	AHL		64	9	10	19	33		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Lowell Lock Monsters	AHL		57	5	9	14	44		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Las Vegas Wranglers	ECHL		13	4	3	7	12		2	0	0	0	0
2004–05	Eispiraten Crimmitschau	GER.2		50	23	33	56	102		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Idaho Steelheads	ECHL		52	36	39	75	60		7	5	4	9	10
2005–06	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Portland Pirates	AHL		19	6	3	9	18		17	3	2	5	10
2006–07	Augusta Lynx	ECHL		38	19	22	41	38		2	0	0	0	4
2006–07	Portland Pirates	AHL		24	5	5	10	14		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Schwenninger Wild Wings	GER.2		24	8	6	14	56		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Utah Grizzlies	ECHL		38	11	17	28	38		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Idaho Steelheads	ECHL		66	20	22	42	62		3	0	0	0	4
2008–09	Iowa Chops	AHL		5	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	SC Riessersee	GER.2		51	27	26	53	77		2	0	0	0	2
2010–11	Eispiraten Crimmitschau	GER.2		48	25	17	42	44		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	HC Valpellice	ITA		46	18	18	36	50		5	1	1	2	8
2011–12	Wichita Thunder	CHL		3	0	0	0	2		13	1	1	2	2
2012–13	Nikko Icebucks	ALH		42	18	33	51	52		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Denver Cutthroats	CHL		66	42	62	104	48		16	6	11	17	12
2014–15	Missouri Mavericks	ECHL		7	2	4	6	2		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Indy Fuel	ECHL		62	25	27	52	42		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Indy Fuel	ECHL		40	11	13	24	24		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Rapid City Rush	ECHL		8	1	1	2	6		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Greenville Swamp Rabbits	ECHL		22	3	10	13	14		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Rosetown Red Wings	ChHL		16	7	9	16	14		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Rosetown Red Wings	ACH		18	5	4	9	18		1	0	1	1	2
2017–18	Rosetown Red Wings	AC		—	—	—	—	—		2	1	0	1	0
2018–19	Rosetown Red Wings	ACH		2	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Kenaston Blizzard	SVHL		9	8	12	20	12		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Kenaston Blizzard	SVHL		19	15	42	57	16		7	7	12	19	6
2021–22	Kenaston Blizzard	SVHL		16	9	30	39	12		7	3	14	17	4
AHL totals				244	35	39	74	131		17	3	2	5	10
ECHL totals				346	132	158	290	298		14	5	4	9	18
GER.2 totals				173	83	82	165	279		11	6	6	12	57

Awards and honours

Award	Year
ECHL Second Team All-Star	2005–06[1]
All-CHL Team	2013–14[3]
CHL Joe Burton Scoring Championship	2013–14[3]
CHL Most Valuable Player	2013–14[3]