Patrice Brisebois

Joseph Patrice Brisebois (born January 27, 1971) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman for the Montreal Canadiens and Colorado Avalanche, playing nearly 900 games with the former and 1,009 games overall. Brisebois was recently the Canadiens' Director of Player Development.

Patrice Brisebois
Brisebois in 2011
Born	(1971-01-27) January 27, 1971 (age 54) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Right
Played for	Montreal Canadiens Colorado Avalanche EHC Kloten
NHL draft	30th overall, 1989 Montreal Canadiens
Playing career	1991–2009

NHL playing career

Brisebois was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the second round, 30th overall, of the 1989 NHL Entry Draft. He played junior hockey for the Laval Titan and Drummondville Voltigeurs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), and for the Fredericton Canadiens of the American Hockey League (AHL) during his first year of professional ice hockey. Brisebois's junior career was an unqualified success. In 1990–91, he captured the Emile Bouchard Trophy awarded to the best defencemen in the QMJHL, was named to the QMJHL All-Star team, and took home the award for the Canadian Hockey League (CHL)'s Best Defencemen. He has played for the Canadiens for 14 seasons, winning one Stanley Cup with the franchise during the 1992–93 season.

As a free agent following the NHL lockout in 2004–05, Brisebois left the Canadiens to sign with the Colorado Avalanche in a two-year deal on August 3, 2005.^[1] Brisebois then enjoyed a career year statistically, scoring a career-high 38 points with the Avalanche in the 2005–06 season.^[2]

On August 3, 2007, Brisebois, again a free agent, returned to the Montreal Canadiens, accepting a one-year incentive-laden deal for the 2007–08 season.^[3][4] At the end of the 2008 season the Habs extended Brisebois to further one-year deal.^[5]

Brisebois played his 1000th Career NHL game for the Montreal Canadiens on March 14, 2009 at the Bell Centre against the New Jersey Devils.^[6] This feat was eclipsed that night because Martin Brodeur reached Patrick Roy's 551 victories. He was, however, awarded a prize from the vice-president of the NHL as well as a silver stick given to him by Henri Richard.

On September 24, 2009, Brisebois announced his retirement after an 18-year career in the National Hockey League.^[7] On the same day, he also received the Jean-Béliveau Trophy awarded annually to a Canadiens player for his contribution in the community.^[8] Brisebois ranks third all-time in games played for the Canadiens as a defenceman, lacing up 896 times.

Racing career

Patrice Brisebois
NASCAR Canada Series career
14 races run over 7 years
Best finish	36th (2009, 2015)
First race	2009 GP3R 100 (Trois-Rivières)
Last race	2015 JuliaWine.com Le 50 Tours (Trois-Rivières)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0

Brisebois was not signed for the 2009–2010 NHL season. He decided to buy a NASCAR Canada car and race in two NASCAR Canada races in August 2009.^[9] Brisebois entered the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series' 2009 GP3R 100 at Circuit Trois-Rivières, and pulled out before the end due to heat exhaustion.^[10] Brisebois qualified in 15th for the NAPA Autopro 100 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, a support race for the NASCAR Nationwide Series' NAPA Auto Parts 200. He finished in 12th place.^[11][12]

Front office career

On June 13, 2012 the Montreal Canadiens announced that Brisebois had joined the organization as Director of Player Development. On July 17, 2014, Brisebois stepped down from his position as Director of Player Development, citing family reasons.^[13]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1986–87	Montreal-Bourassa	QMAAA		39	16	20	36	66		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Laval Titan	QMJHL		48	10	34	44	95		6	0	2	2	2
1988–89	Laval Titan	QMJHL		50	20	45	65	95		17	8	14	22	45
1988–89	Laval Titan	MC		—	—	—	—	—		4	2	2	4	6
1989–90	Laval Titan	QMJHL		56	18	70	88	108		13	7	9	18	26
1989–90	Laval Titan	MC		—	—	—	—	—		4	0	4	4	6
1990–91	Drummondville Voltigeurs	QMJHL		54	17	44	61	72		14	6	18	24	49
1990–91	Drummondville Voltigeurs	MC		—	—	—	—	—		5	2	1	3	10
1990–91	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		10	0	2	2	4		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Fredericton Canadiens	AHL		53	12	27	39	51		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		26	2	8	10	20		11	2	4	6	6
1992–93	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		70	10	21	31	79		20	0	4	4	18
1993–94	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		53	2	21	23	63		7	0	4	4	6
1994–95	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		35	4	8	12	26		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		69	9	27	36	65		6	1	2	3	6
1996–97	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		49	2	13	15	24		3	1	1	2	24
1997–98	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		79	10	27	37	67		10	1	0	1	0
1998–99	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		54	3	9	12	28		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		54	10	25	35	18		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		77	15	21	36	28		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		71	4	29	33	25		10	1	1	2	2
2002–03	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		73	4	25	29	32		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		71	4	27	31	22		11	2	1	3	4
2004–05	Kloten Flyers	NLA		10	3	1	4	2		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		80	10	28	38	55		9	0	1	1	4
2006–07	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		33	1	10	11	22		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		43	3	8	11	26		10	1	5	6	6
2008–09	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		62	5	13	18	19		1	0	0	0	0
NHL totals				1,009	98	322	420	623		98	9	23	32	76

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1990	Canada	WJC			7	2	2	4	6
1991	Canada	WJC			7	1	6	7	2
Junior totals					14	3	8	11	8

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Canadian Tire Series

NASCAR Canadian Tire Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Rank	Points
2009	Patrice Brisebois	71	Dodge	ASE	DEL	MOS	ASE	MPS	EDM	SAS	MOS	CTR 17	MTL 12	BAR	RIS	KWA	36th	239
2010			Chevy	DEL	MOS	ASE	TOR	EDM	MPS	SAS	CTR 28	MOS					45th	185
			Dodge										MTL 19	BAR	RIS	KWA
2011			Chevy	MOS	ICAR 17	DEL	MOS	TOR	MPS	SAS							38th	288
			Dodge								CTR 22	MTL 28	BAR	RIS	KWA
2012				MOS	ICAR	MOS	DEL	MPS	EDM	SAS	CTR 22	MTL 17	BAR	RIS	KWA		43rd	49
2013				MOS	DEL	MOS2	ICAR	MPS	SAS	ASE	CTR 12	RIS	MOS3	BAR	KWA		48th	32
2014				MOS	ACD	ICAR 21	EIR	SAS	ASE	CTR 22	RIS	MOS2	BAR	KWA			40th	45
2015				MOS	ACD	SSS	ICAR 19	EIR	SAS	ASE	CTR 20	RIS	MOS2	KWA			36th	49

Ferrari Challenge – North America

Trofeo Pirelli AM

Ferrari Challenge North America – Trofeo Pirelli AM results
Year	Team	No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Rank	Points
2015	Ferrari of Quebec	71	DAY	DAY	HOM	HOM	SON	SON	MTL 6	MTL 3	MOS 8	MOS 7	CMT	CMT	LGS	LGS	NA	NA

See also

• List of NHL players with 1000 games played