Gilbert Brulé

Who is Gilbert Brulé?

Gilbert Jean Marco Brulé is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who is currently on the Phoenix Coyotes. Drafted out of the Western Hockey League, Brulé played major junior with the Vancouver Giants for three seasons. After being named the WHL rookie of the year in 2004, Brulé was selected as the WHL playoff MVP and led the Memorial Cup in scoring, as part of the Giants' WHL championship-winning season two years later. Selected sixth overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, he began his NHL career with the Columbus Blue Jackets before being traded to the Edmonton Oilers prior to the 2008–09 season. After three seasons with the Oilers, he was placed on waivers, then acquired by the Coyotes for the 2011-12 season and playoffs. He then joined the ZSC Lions for the 2012-13 season. Brulé was released by the Zurich based team in October 2012. Internationally, Brulé has represented Team Canada at the 2004 World U-17 Hockey Challenge and 2004 U-18 Junior World Cup, winning silver and gold medals, respectively.