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Canada Brian Willsie This Player is Verified by Elite Prospects
#42 Örebro HK / SHL - 14/15
1-time CHL Third All-Star Team 1
1-time OHL Champion 1
1-time OHL First All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Mar 16, 1978
Position
RW
Age
46
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Belmont, ON, CAN
Weight
196 lbs / 89 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Belmont MHA
Status
Retired
Drafted
1996 round 6 #146 overall by Colorado Avalanche

Sons: Braden Willsie, Nash Willsie

Team Staff profile of Brian Willsie also available

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Brian Willsie Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1993-94 Belmont Bombers OHA-D 13* 9* 5* 14* 14* -* |
1994-95 St. Thomas Stars WOHL 45* 35* 47* 82* 47* -* |
1995-96 Guelph Storm OHL 65* 13* 21* 34* 18* -* | Playoffs 16 4 2 6 6 -
1996-97 Guelph Storm OHL 64* 37* 31* 68* 37* -* | Playoffs 18 15 4 19 10 -
1997-98 Guelph Storm OHL 57* 45* 31* 76* 41* 28* | Playoffs 13 10 6 16 18 8
Canada U20 WJC-20 7* 0* 2* 2* 4* -* |
1998-99 Hershey Bears AHL 72* 19* 10* 29* 28* -8* | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 0 0
1999-00 Colorado Avalanche NHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Hershey Bears AHL 78* 20* 39* 59* 44* 1* | Playoffs 12 2 6 8 8 4
2000-01 Hershey Bears AHL 48* 18* 23* 41* 20* 5* | Playoffs 12 7 2 9 14 3
2001-02 Colorado Avalanche NHL 56* 7* 7* 14* 14* 4* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 2 0
2002-03 Colorado Avalanche NHL 12* 0* 1* 1* 15* 0* | Playoffs 6 1 0 1 2 1
Hershey Bears “A” AHL 59* 29* 28* 57* 49* 2* |
2003-04 Washington Capitals NHL 49* 10* 5* 15* 18* -7* |
2004-05 Olimpija Ljubljana IEL 12* 7* 6* 13* 34* -* |
Olimpija Ljubljana Slovenia 2* 0* 3* 3* 4* -* |
Portland Pirates “A” AHL 53* 24* 17* 41* 47* -8* |
2005-06 Washington Capitals NHL 82* 19* 22* 41* 77* -19* |
2006-07 Los Angeles Kings NHL 81* 11* 10* 21* 49* -20* |
2007-08 Los Angeles Kings NHL 53* 4* 8* 12* 30* -8* |
2008-09 Colorado Avalanche NHL 42* 1* 3* 4* 14* -6* |
Lake Erie Monsters “C” AHL 12* 8* 6* 14* 8* 7* |
2009-10 Colorado Avalanche NHL 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
Lake Erie Monsters “C” AHL 75* 26* 31* 57* 44* -24* |
2010-11 Washington Capitals NHL 1* 0* 1* 1* 0* 0* |
Hershey Bears AHL 76* 30* 38* 68* 68* 27* | Playoffs 6 2 3 5 6 0
2011-12 Hamilton Bulldogs “A” AHL 68* 18* 26* 44* 88* -8* |
2012-13 TPS “C” SM-liiga 48* 24* 11* 35* 105* 1* |
Kloten Flyers NLA 6* 1* 5* 6* 0* 4* | Relegation 5 2 2 4 2 -1
2013-14 Medvescak Zagreb KHL 13* 2* 3* 5* 10* -6* |
TPS Liiga 33* 11* 14* 25* 88* -1* |
Örebro HK SHL 6* 1* 0* 1* 6* 0* | Kvalserien SHL 9 3 0 3 8 -1
2014-15 Örebro HK “A” SHL 55* 9* 12* 21* 16* -4* | Playoffs 6 1 0 1 4 -6

Brian Willsie Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1995-96 Guelph Storm Memorial Cup 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |
1997-98 Guelph Storm Memorial Cup 5* 2* 1* 3* 4* 2* |
2012-13 TPS ET 4* 1* 2* 2* 6* -* |

Brian Willsie Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 9 541* 192* 218* 410* 0.76* 396* -6* | 4 33 12 * 11 * 23 * 0.70 * 28 * 7 *
ET 1 4* 1* 2* 2* 0.50* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
IEL 1 12* 7* 6* 13* 1.08* 34* -* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 1 13* 2* 3* 5* 0.38* 10* -6* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga (SM-liiga) 2 81* 35* 25* 60* 0.74* 193* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
Memorial Cup 2 8* 2* 1* 3* 0.38* 6* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 10 381* 52* 57* 109* 0.29* 217* -57* | 2 10 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.20 * 4 * 1 *
NLA (NL) 1 6* 1* 5* 6* 1.00* 0* 4* | 1 5 2 * 2 * 4 * 0.80 * 2 * -1 *
OHA-D 1 13* 9* 5* 14* 1.08* 14* -* | 0 * * * * * *
OHL 3 186* 95* 83* 178* 0.96* 96* 28* | 3 47 29 * 12 * 41 * 0.87 * 34 * 8 *
SHL 2 61* 10* 12* 22* 0.36* 22* -4* | 2 15 4 * 0 * 4 * 0.27 * 12 * -7 *
Slovenia 1 2* 0* 3* 3* 1.50* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 7* 0* 2* 2* 0.29* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WOHL 1 45* 35* 47* 82* 1.82* 47* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Brian Willsie Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
02/17/2014
02/17/2014 Confirmed TPS Örebro HK
07/09/2013
07/09/2013 Loan TPS Medvescak Zagreb
02/14/2013
02/14/2013 Extension TPS TPS
09/22/2012
09/22/2012 Extension TPS TPS
08/21/2012
08/21/2012 Confirmed Hamilton Bulldogs TPS
07/07/2011
07/07/2011 Confirmed Washington Capitals Montréal Canadiens
07/14/2010
07/14/2010 Confirmed Colorado Avalanche Washington Capitals
07/06/2009
07/06/2009 Extension Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1995, 1 #17 overall by Guelph Storm in the OHL Priority Selection

Cult/Star player for Guelph Storm

Career transactions
- 2013-02-14 • Signed to a one-year contract by TPS
- 2013-02-14 • Signed for the remainder of the season by Kloten
- 2013-02-14 • Released by TPS
- 2012-09-22 • Signed to a one-year contract by TPS (tryout successful)
- 2012-08-21 • Signed to a one-month try-out contract by TPS
- 2011-07-07 • Signed to a one-year contract by the Montréal Canadiens
- 2010-07-14 • Signed to a one-year contract by the Washington Capitals
- 2009-07-06 • Signed to a one-year contract by the Colorado Avalanche
- 2008-07-15 • Signed to a one-year contract by the Colorado Avalanche
- 2006-07-04 • Signed to a two-year contract by the Los Angeles Kings
- 2005-08-15 • Signed to a one-year contract by the Washington Capitals
- 2004-12-15 • Signed to a lockout contract by the Portland Pirates
- 2004-10-08 • Signed to a lockout contract by Olimpija Ljubljana
- 2004-06-30 • Signed to a one-year contract by the Washington Capitals
- 2003-10-03 • Claimed from the Colorado Avalanche by the Washignton Capitals in the NHL Waiver Draft
- 2003-07-02 • Signed to a one-year contract by the Colorado Avalanche

Player trivia
- 2012-09-19 • Made his SM-liiga debut as team captain despite still being on try-out. Willsie's opening goal 03:18 into the 1st period was the start of a goal-streak that lasted for 3 weeks - from his debut to his 7th game.