Travis Brigley

Travis Brigley (born June 16, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He has formerly played professionally for the Calgary Flames and Colorado Avalanche in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Travis Brigley
Born (1977-06-16) June 16, 1977 (age 47)
Coronation, Alberta, Canada
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
PositionLeft wing
ShotLeft
Played forCalgary Flames
Colorado Avalanche
Vålerenga
Augsburger Panther
Hamburg Freezers
HDD Olimpija Ljubljana
Cardiff Devils
NHL draft39th overall, 1996
Calgary Flames
Playing career1997–2013

Playing career

Brigley was drafted 39th overall, by the Calgary Flames in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft after playing four years with Lethbridge Hurricanes of the WHL. Brigley made his professional debut in the 1997–98 season with the Saint John Flames of the AHL. He also made his NHL debut with Calgary in the same year playing in 2 games.

In the 1999–2000 season, Brigley was traded by the Flames to the Philadelphia Flyers for Marc Bureau on March 6, 2000. In the 2000–01 season, Brigley briefly played in Wales, UK with the Cardiff Devils before signing as a free agent with the Florida Panthers on December 16, 2000.

Brigley played for the Panthers affiliate, the Louisville Panthers of the AHL before signing as a free agent with the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks for the 2001–02 season. Following impressive play for Cincinnati, Travis was signed by parent club the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim on January 22, 2002.

On August 12, 2003, Brigley was traded by the Ducks to the Colorado Avalanche. He made his long-awaited return to the NHL, playing in a career-high 36 games for the Avalanche in 2003–04. During the NHL lockout, Brigley signed in Norway, he won the Norgesmester for Vålerenga.

Brigley returned to North America for the 2005–06 season when he signed with the New York Islanders on September 2, 2005.[1] Brigley never played with the Islanders, spending the season in the AHL with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers and the Springfield Falcons. Brigley returned to Europe the following season signing with German team Augsburger Panther of the DEL. After two seasons of missing the playoffs with the Panthers, Brigley signed with the Hamburg Freezers for the 2008–09 season.[2]

On October 12, 2009, Brigley signed with Slovenian team HDD Olimpija Ljubljana of the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga.[3] After playing in only 22 games Brigley left the team on December 23, 2009.[4] In finishing the season, Travis returned to Canada and played in a brief stint with the Bentley Generals in the senior AAA Alberta based, Chinook Hockey League.

Career statistics

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1993–94Lethbridge HurricanesWHL10000
1994–95Lethbridge HurricanesWHL6414183224
1995–96Lethbridge HurricanesWHL693443779442358
1996–97Lethbridge HurricanesWHL714347905619991831
1997–98Saint John FlamesAHL791715322880000
1997–98Calgary FlamesNHL20002
1998–99Saint John FlamesAHL741535504873142
1999–00Detroit VipersIHL296101624
1999–00Saint John FlamesAHL93144
1999–00Calgary FlamesNHL170224
1999–00Philadelphia PhantomsAHL152241551014
2000–01Cardiff DevilsBISL1259146
2000–01Knoxville SpeedUHL42464
2000–01Louisville PanthersAHL4914213534
2001–02Macon WhoopeeECHL84372
2001–02Cincinnati Mighty DucksAHL702221434032020
2002–03Cincinnati Mighty DucksAHL6418274558
2002–03Hershey BearsAHL13358451232
2003–04Hershey BearsAHL1866128
2003–04Colorado AvalancheNHL3634710
2004–05VålerengaGET2181119431034718
2005–06Bridgeport Sound TigersAHL397101728
2005–06Springfield FalconsAHL183366
2006–07Augsburger PantherDEL48132942121
2007–08Augsburger PantherDEL5522254774
2008–09Hamburg FreezersDEL501615315490226
2009–10HDD Olimpija LjubljanaEBEL221411258
2009–10Bentley GeneralsChHL5145061342
2010–11Bentley GeneralsChHL1816213720
2011–12Bentley GeneralsChHL2123514
2012–13Bentley GeneralsChHL119211431012
NHL totals5536916

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