| Birth date | January 4, 1988 (age 38) |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Waltham, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft |
| Height in | 1 |
| Weight lb | 205 |
| Position | Defense |
| Shoots | Left |
| Prospect league | AHL |
| Played for | Pittsburgh Penguins New York Islanders Winnipeg Jets |
| Draft (2006) | 65th overall |
| Draft team | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Career start | 2009 |
| Career end | 2019 |
Brian James Strait (born January 4, 1988) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who is an unrestricted free agent. He last played for the Binghamton Devils of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played with the Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Islanders and the Winnipeg Jets in the NHL.
Playing career
Amateur
As a youth, Strait played in the 2002 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Middlesex Islanders minor ice hockey team.[1]
Strait played two seasons at the Northfield Mount Hermon School, recording 12 points during his freshman season, and 20 the next year. Beginning in 2004 he joined the U.S. National Development Team in the North American Hockey League. He was the captain of the gold-medal U.S. team at the 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships.[2]
After graduating from Ann Arbor Pioneer High School in 2006, Strait attended Boston University, where he began playing for the Boston Terriers men's ice hockey team. In his freshman season, Strait was twice selected as Hockey East rookie of the week. He served as captain of the U.S. team at the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, where the team finished fourth. That season he also was selected runner-up for the Hockey East Best Defensive Defenseman award.[2] During his junior season at Boston, Strait served as an alternate captain. That season, the Terriers won the Beanpot, Hockey East and the NCAA Division I national championship.[3]
Professional
After his junior season at Boston University, Strait signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins, who selected Strait in 2006.[4][5] He began his professional career a few months later with the Penguins' American Hockey League affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.[6]
Strait made his NHL debut with Pittsburgh on February 21, 2011, against the Washington Capitals. On the eve of the lockout shortened 2012–13 season, he was picked off of waivers from the Penguins by the New York Islanders January 18, 2013.[7] After establishing his role within the Islanders defense after 6 games he signed a three-year one-way extension deal worth $775,000 per year on January 31, 2013.[8] He scored his first NHL goal on December 20, 2013, against Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers.[citation needed]
On July 1, 2016, Strait signed a one-year contract as a free agent with the Winnipeg Jets.[9] Strait appeared in 5 games for 2 assists, over the course of the 2016–17 season, in his lone year with the Jets.[citation needed]
Having left the Jets at the conclusion of his contract, Strait returned to the Metropolitan division, in signing a one-year, two-way contract with the New Jersey Devils on July 1, 2017.[10] In the 2017–18 season, he was reassigned to serve as an Alternate captain with the Devils AHL affiliate, the Binghamton Devils. Adding a veteran presence for the B-Devils inaugural campaign, Strait appeared in 61 games for 8 points. On May 8, 2018, Strait opted to forgo free agency agreeing to a two-year, two-way extension to remain with the New Jersey Devils.[11]
Career statistics
Regular Season and Playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2002–03 | Northfield Mount Hermon School | HS Prep | 30 | 1 | 8 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2003–04 | Northfield Mount Hermon School | HS Prep | 30 | 5 | 15 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2004–05 | US NTDP U17 | USDP | 18 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | US NTDP U18 | USDP | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | US NTDP Juniors | NAHL | 42 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 42 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | US NTDP U18 | USDP | 40 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | US NTDP U18 | NAHL | 15 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Boston University | HE | 36 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Boston University | HE | 37 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Boston University | HE | 38 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 78 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 73 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 75 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 49 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 2010–11 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 41 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | New York Islanders | NHL | 19 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 2013–14 | New York Islanders | NHL | 47 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | New York Islanders | NHL | 52 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | New York Islanders | NHL | 52 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 58 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Binghamton Devils | AHL | 61 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Binghamton Devils | AHL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 349 | 13 | 49 | 62 | 278 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | ||||
| NHL totals | 187 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 91 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | United States | U17 | 5th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2006 | United States | WJC18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2008 | United States | WJC | 4th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Junior totals | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
References
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA". Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
- ^ "Player Bio: Brian Strait". Boston University. Archived from the original on April 15, 2009. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
- ^ "Pot of gold: Waltham's Strait helps lead BU to 29th title". The Daily News Tribune. February 10, 2009. Retrieved January 22, 2010.[dead link]
- ^ "BU captain Brian Strait exits, signs with Pittsburgh Penguins". Boston Herald. June 17, 2009. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
- ^ "Penguins Sign Defenseman Brian Strait". Pittsburgh Penguins. July 1, 2009. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
- ^ Anderson, Shelly (July 23, 2009). "Penguins' Strait ready for next level". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
- ^ "Islanders claim Strait off waivers". New York Islanders. 2013-01-18. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
- ^ "Islanders, Strait agree on three-year deal". The Sports Network. 2013-01-31. Retrieved 2013-01-31.
- ^ "Jets agree to terms with Brian Strait". Winnipeg Jets. 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
- ^ "Devils sign Brian Strait to one-year, two-way contract". New Jersey Devils. 2017-07-01. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
- ^ "Strait re-signs with Devils". New Jersey Devils. 2018-05-08. Retrieved 2018-05-08.