| Position: | Centre |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lb: | 201 |
| Ntl Team: | CRO |
| Birth Date: | January 6, 1985 |
| Birth Place: | Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Career Start: | 2006 |
| Draft: | Undrafted |
| Played For: | Florida Panthers KHL Medveščak Zagreb High1 Aalborg Pirates SC Riessersee HC Valpellice Löwen Frankfurt Cardiff Devils Újpesti TE |
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]
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 . 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.
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 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 | ||||