Fred Brathwaite

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

This article is about the ice hockey player. For the American artist, see Fab Five Freddy.

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	1993–2014

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.

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		GP	W	L	T	OTL	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%		GP	W	L	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
1988–89	Smiths Falls Bears	CJHL		38	16	18	1	—	2130	187	0	5.27	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Orillia Terriers	COJHL		15	—	—	—	—	782	47	0	3.61	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Oshawa Generals	OHL		20	11	2	1	—	886	43	1	2.91	.897		10	4	2	451	22	0	2.93	—
1989–90	Oshawa Generals	MC		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		1	1	0	52	1	0	1.15	—
1990–91	Oshawa Generals	OHL		39	25	6	3	—	1986	112	1	3.38	.897		13	9	2	677	43	0	3.81	—
1991–92	Oshawa Generals	OHL		24	12	7	2	—	1248	81	0	3.89	.885		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	London Knights	OHL		23	15	6	2	—	1325	61	4	2.76	.908		10	5	5	615	36	0	3.51	—
1992–93	Detroit Jr. Red Wings	OHL		37	23	10	4	—	2192	134	0	3.67	—		15	9	6	858	48	1	3.36	—
1993–94	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		19	3	10	3	—	982	58	0	3.54	.889		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Cape Breton Oilers	AHL		2	1	1	0	—	119	6	0	3.04	.880		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		14	2	5	1	—	601	40	0	4.00	.863		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		7	0	2	0	—	293	12	0	2.45	.914		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Cape Breton Oilers	AHL		31	12	16	0	—	1699	110	1	3.88	.872		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Manitoba Moose	IHL		58	22	22	5	—	2945	167	1	3.40	.901		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Manitoba Moose	IHL		51	23	18	4	—	2736	138	1	3.03	.908		2	0	1	72	4	0	3.33	.905
1998–99	Canada	Intl		24	6	8	3	—	989	47	—	2.85	.915		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Calgary Flames	NHL		28	11	9	7	—	1663	68	1	2.45	.918		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Calgary Flames	NHL		61	25	25	7	—	3448	158	5	2.75	.905		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Saint John Flames	AHL		2	2	0	0	—	120	4	0	2.00	.943		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Calgary Flames	NHL		49	15	17	10	—	2742	106	5	2.32	.910		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	St. Louis Blues	NHL		25	9	11	4	—	1446	54	2	2.24	.901		1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1.000
2002–03	St. Louis Blues	NHL		30	12	9	4	—	1615	74	2	2.75	.883		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		21	4	11	1	—	1050	59	0	3.37	.897		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		3	0	2	1	—	188	7	1	2.23	.924		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Ak Bars Kazan	RSL		34	—	—	—	—	1958	61	9	1.87	.911		2	—	—	128	2	1	0.94	.960
2005–06	Ak Bars Kazan	RSL		32	—	—	—	—	1866	66	6	2.12	.900		11	—	—	623	16	1	1.54	.923
2006–07	Chicago Wolves	AHL		40	22	13	—	5	2410	110	2	2.74	.902		5	1	3	260	7	1	1.62	.944
2007–08	Chicago Wolves	AHL		13	10	2	—	0	769	32	0	2.50	.918		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Avangard Omsk	RSL		18	—	—	—	—	1015	45	1	2.66	.902		4	—	—	256	12	0	2.81	.904
2008–09	Adler Mannheim	DEL		49	27	22	—	—	2880	114	6	2.37	.925		9	5	4	539	24	1	2.67	.923
2009–10	Adler Mannheim	DEL		47	21	25	—	—	2756	133	4	2.90	.914		2	0	2	119	7	0	3.54	.897
2010–11	Adler Mannheim	DEL		49	25	24	—	—	2974	124	3	2.50	.918		6	3	3	358	15	0	2.52	.893
2011–12	Adler Mannheim	DEL		40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.61	.924		14	—	—	—	—	—	1.86	.942
RSL totals				84	—	—	—	—	4839	172	16	2.13	—		17	—	—	1007	30	2	1.79	—
NHL totals				254	81	99	37	—	13,840	629	15	2.73	.901		1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1.000

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

• List of black NHL players

References

1. "Individual Records". Manitoba Moose. Archived from the original on 2009-11-06. Retrieved 2009-11-22.
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.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Fred Brathwaite on Elite Prospects