Guillaume Brisebois Explained

Guillaume Brisebois
Birth Date:21 July 1997
Birth Place:Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lb:190
Position:Defence
Shoots:Left
League:NHL
Team:Vancouver Canucks
Prospect League:AHL
Draft:66th overall
Draft Year:2015
Draft Team:Vancouver Canucks
Career Start:2017

Guillaume Brisebois (born July 21, 1997) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Junior

Brisebois was selected by the Acadie–Bathurst Titan in the first round (5th overall) in the 2013 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) draft.[1] Though the team placed last in 2015, he earned praise for his defensive play.[2] After playing for three years, he requested a trade and was subsequently dealt during the 2016 QMJHL draft to the Charlottetown Islanders, along with defenceman Jake Barter, in exchange for Luc Deschenes, a second-round pick in 2017 and a first-round pick in 2018.[3] [4]

Two months after arriving in Charlottetown, his teammates voted him captain.[5] Brisebois recorded his first goal as an Islander in his first game on October 2, 2016.[6]

Professional

The Vancouver Canucks drafted Brisebois 66th overall in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft after acquiring the pick from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for goaltender Eddie Läck.[7] In December 2015, he signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Canucks.[8] Beginning in 2017, Brisebois regularly played for the Canucks American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Utica Comets, and later for the Abbotsford Canucks.[9]

On February 14, 2019, Brisebois made his NHL debut with the Canucks in a 4–3 shootout win against the Los Angeles Kings.[10]

On October 30, 2020, Brisebois re-signed with Vancouver to a one-year, $700,000 contract.[11] In March 2023, after appearing in nine games with the team, Brisebois signed a two-year extension with the Canucks.[12]

Personal life

He is the younger brother of Mathieu Brisebois, who plays defence for the Jonquière Marquis in the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey.[13]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
2013–14Acadie–Bathurst TitanQMJHL60 3 16 19 264 1 2 3 2
2014–15Acadie–Bathurst TitanQMJHL63 4 24 28 340 0 0 0 0
2015–16Acadie–Bathurst TitanQMJHL52 10 16 26 285 0 2 2 2
2016–17Charlottetown IslandersQMJHL61 10 37 47 3413 0 4 4 10
2017–18Utica CometsAHL68 3 15 18 165 0 0 0 2
2018–19Utica CometsAHL49 3 8 11 22
2018–19Vancouver CanucksNHL8 0 0 0 0
2019–20Utica CometsAHL48 4 11 15 37
2020–21Laval RocketAHL9 1 1 2 2
2020–21Vancouver CanucksNHL1 0 0 0 0
2020–21Utica CometsAHL5 0 1 1 0
2021–22Abbotsford CanucksAHL26 2 5 7 182 0 1 1 0
2021–22Vancouver CanucksNHL1 0 0 0 0
2022–23Abbotsford CanucksAHL36 1 5 6 11
2022–23Vancouver CanucksNHL17 1 2 3 6
2023–24Abbotsford CanucksAHL8 0 0 0 0
NHL totals27 1 2 3 6

International

YearTeamEventResultGP G A Pts PIM
2014Canada QuebecU174th6 0 0 0 0
2014CanadaIH185 0 3 3 4
2015CanadaU187 1 0 1 2
Junior totals18 1 3 4 6

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rolfsen. Torben. Playoffs or not, Canucks' future lies with young prospects. 24hrs Vancouver. 18 February 2017. March 5, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170305192317/http://vancouver.24hrs.ca/2017/01/23/playoffs-or-not-canucks-future-lies-with-young-prospects. dead.
  2. Book: Bonander. Ross. The Next Ones. June 8, 2015 . Lulu Press, Inc.. Jun 8, 2015. 978-1329200340.
  3. Web site: McNeil. Patrick. Where it all begins — again. Cape Breton Post. 29 November 2016.
  4. Web site: Malloy. Jason. Brisebois 'pumped' to join Islanders after trade from Titan. The Guardian. 29 November 2016.
  5. Web site: Malloy. Jason. Brisebois named captain of the Charlottetown Islanders. The Guardian. 29 November 2016.
  6. Web site: Malloy . Jason . UPDATE: Islanders blowout Mooseheads 9-2 . saltwire.com . November 23, 2023 . September 30, 2017.
  7. Web site: Tucker. Cam. Canucks prospects report: Guillaume Brisebois doesn't feel pressure from Eddie Lack trade. Metro Vancouver. 29 November 2016. April 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180401002630/http://www.metronews.ca/sports/2015/07/06/canucks-prospects-report-guillaume-brisebois-doesnt-feel-pressure-from-eddie-lack-trade.html. dead.
  8. Web site: Canucks sign Guillaume Brisebois to three-year, entry-level contract. Sportsnet. 29 November 2016.
  9. Web site: Rinkside . EP . Guillaume Brisebois sent to AHL to play for Abbotsford Canucks . eprinkside . March 8, 2023.
  10. Web site: Canucks lose Tanev to ankle injury, Brisebois to make NHL debut. Montreal Gazette. February 14, 2019. February 15, 2019.
  11. Web site: Canucks sign defenceman Guillaume Brisebois. Vancouver Canucks. November 2, 2020. November 3, 2020.
  12. Web site: Canucks sign defenceman Guillaume Brisebois to two-year extension . Sportsnet . March 7, 2023 . March 7, 2023.
  13. Web site: Mathieu Brisebois . Elite Prospects . September 12, 2023.