Fred Brathwaite
Born (1972-11-24) November 24, 1972
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Edmonton Oilers
Calgary Flames
St. Louis Blues
Columbus Blue Jackets
Ak Bars Kazan
Avangard Omsk
Adler Mannheim
National team  Canada
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 19932014

Fredrick Brathwaite (born November 24, 1972) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former player.

Brathwaite played as a goaltender, and spent his career with the Edmonton Oilers, Calgary Flames, St. Louis Blues and Columbus Blue Jackets in the NHL before finishing his career overseas with Ak Bars Kazan, Avangard Omsk and Adler Mannheim. Brathwaite was named Deutsche Eishockey Liga MVP in 2009.

Playing career

Following junior hockey with the Orillia Travelways/Orillia Laidlaw, Brathwaite played major junior for the Oshawa Generals, London Knights and Detroit Jr. Red Wings in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Undrafted, he was signed by the Edmonton Oilers in 1993. He played in the Oilers' system for three seasons between the NHL and Edmonton's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Cape Breton Oilers.

In 1996–97, Brathwaite began a two-season stint with the Manitoba Moose of the International Hockey League (IHL). In his first season with the Moose, he scored a rare goal as a goaltender November 9, 1996.[1]

Brathwaite began the 1998–99 season on the Canadian National Team before being signed by the Calgary Flames. He appeared in 28 games, recording a 2.45 goals against average and .915 save percentage in what qualified as his NHL rookie season. He remained with the Flames for two more seasons until he was traded to the St. Louis Blues by general manager Craig Button as part of a deal for goaltender Roman Turek in the 2001 off-season.[2] He played with the Blues for two seasons as a backup before being signed by the Columbus Blue Jackets for the 2003–04. In his sole season with the Blue Jackets, he backed up Marc Denis while also spending time in the AHL with the Syracuse Crunch.[2]

Due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Brathwaite played overseas in the Russian Superleague for Ak-Bars Kazan. He remained there for two seasons until returning to North America to play in the AHL for the Chicago Wolves. After two seasons in Chicago, Brathwaite went back to Europe to join Adler Mannheim of the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga.[3] In his first season in Germany, Brathwaite reeled off a 2.37 GAA, .925 save percentage performance to be named the German league's 2009 MVP.[4]

Coaching career

After his playing career, he worked as goaltending coach of German team Adler Mannheim[5] and served as Hockey Canada's goaltending consultant.[6]

On July 10, 2017, the New York Islanders announced that Brathwaite was hired as goaltending coach.[7] He was replaced on July 25, 2018, by Piero Greco.

On January 17, 2021, Brathwaite was hired as goaltending coach for the Henderson Silver Knights prior to their inaugural season.[8] On April 24, 2021, with starting goaltender Logan Thompson unavailable, Brathwaite dressed as backup goaltender for the Silver Knights at 48 years of age.[9]

Personal life

Brathwaite was born in Ottawa, Ontario to parents who had emigrated to Canada from Barbados in 1964. He appeared in the Jermaine Dupri rap video "Welcome to Atlanta" with the rappers the St. Lunatics. The scene was shot at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPWLTOTLMINGASOGAASV% GPWLMINGASOGAASV%
1988–89 Smiths Falls Bears CJHL 3816181213018705.27
1989–90 Orillia Terriers COJHL 157824703.61
1989–90 Oshawa Generals OHL 2011218864312.91.897 10424512202.93
1989–90 Oshawa Generals MC 11052101.15
1990–91 Oshawa Generals OHL 392563198611213.38.897 13926774303.81
1991–92 Oshawa Generals OHL 24127212488103.89.885
1991–92 London Knights OHL 23156213256142.76.908 10556153603.51
1992–93 Detroit Jr. Red Wings OHL 3723104219213403.67 15968584813.36
1993–94 Edmonton Oilers NHL 1931039825803.54.889
1993–94 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 2110119603.04.880
1994–95 Edmonton Oilers NHL 142516014004.00.863
1995–96 Edmonton Oilers NHL 70202931202.45.914
1995–96 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 3112160169911013.88.872
1996–97 Manitoba Moose IHL 5822225294516713.40.901
1997–98 Manitoba Moose IHL 5123184273613813.03.908 20172403.33.905
1998–99 Canada Intl 24683989472.85.915
1998–99 Calgary Flames NHL 28119716636812.45.915
1999–00 Calgary Flames NHL 6125257344815852.75.905
1999–00 Saint John Flames AHL 2200120402.00.943
2000–01 Calgary Flames NHL 49151710274210652.32.910
2001–02 St. Louis Blues NHL 25911414465422.24.901 1000000.001.000
2002–03 St. Louis Blues NHL 30129416157422.75.883
2003–04 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 21411110505903.37.897
2003–04 Syracuse Crunch AHL 3021188712.23.924
2004–05 Ak Bars Kazan RSL 3419586191.87.911 2128210.94.960
2005–06 Ak Bars Kazan RSL 3218666662.12.900 116231611.54.923
2006–07 Chicago Wolves AHL 4022135241011022.74.902 513260711.62.944
2007–08 Chicago Wolves AHL 1310207693202.50.918
2007–08 Avangard Omsk RSL 18 10154512.66.902 42561202.81.904
2008–09 Adler Mannheim DEL 49 2722288011462.37.925 9545392412.67.923
2009–10 Adler Mannheim DEL 472125275613342.90.914 202119703.54.897
2010–11 Adler Mannheim DEL 492524297412432.50.918 6333581502.52.893
2011–12 Adler Mannheim DEL 402.61.924 141.86.942
RSL totals 844839172162.13 1710073021.79
NHL totals 25481993713,840629152.73.901 1000000.001.000

International

Year Team Event GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1999 Canada WC DNP
2000 Canada WC 1 0 1 0 59 4 0 4.07 .846
2001 Canada WC 6 335 13 1 2.33 .901
Senior totals 7 394 17 1 2.59 .891

See also

References

  1. "Individual Records". Manitoba Moose. Archived from the original on 2009-11-06. Retrieved 2009-11-22.
  2. 1 2 "Fred Brathwaite player profile". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
  3. "NHL dream burns bright in Brathwaite". Calgary Herald. 2008-11-09. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
  4. Klein, Jeff Z. (2009-02-27). "Special Day in Germany for McLlwain and Brathwaite". New York Times. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
  5. Douglas, William (2015-06-09). "Ready for Freddy? Fred Brathwaite works toward becoming an NHL goalie coach". TheColorOfHockey. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  6. "CHL Canada Russia Series". canadarussia.chl.ca. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  7. "Islanders Name Fred Brathwaite Goaltending Coach". NHL.com. July 10, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  8. "Henderson Silver Knights round out coaching staff ahead of training camp". NBC News 3 Las Vegas. January 18, 2021. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  9. "48-year-old Fred Brathwaite called into emergency action for AHL's Henderson Silver Knights". Yahoo News. April 24, 2021. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
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