| Eric Brewer | |||
|---|---|---|---|
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Eric_Brewer_2011-04-23.JPG) Brewer with the Tampa Bay Lightning in April 2011 | |||
| Born |
April 17, 1979 Vernon, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||
| Weight | 222 lb (101 kg; 15 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
New York Islanders Edmonton Oilers St. Louis Blues Tampa Bay Lightning Anaheim Ducks Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| NHL draft |
5th overall, 1997 New York Islanders | ||
| Playing career | 1998–2015 | ||
Eric Peter Brewer (born April 17, 1979) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played sixteen seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 2000 to 2015. He is an NHL All-Star and Olympic gold medalist.
He began his career as a distinguished junior ice hockey player, named to the Western Hockey League (WHL) West Second All-Star Team and the Western Conference roster for the 1998 WHL All-Star Game (although he missed the game due to injury). Drafted in the first round, fifth overall by the New York Islanders in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft, Brewer has spent parts of his sixteen-year NHL career with the Islanders, the Edmonton Oilers, the St. Louis Blues, Tampa Bay Lightning, Anaheim Ducks and Maple Leafs, and captained the Blues for two years. He has also suited up for the Prince George Cougars of the WHL and the Lowell Lock Monsters of the American Hockey League (AHL). In 1999, Brewer was selected for the Prince George Cougars' all-time team in a Canadian Hockey League promotion.
Brewer has represented Canada at eight International Ice Hockey Federation-sanctioned events, winning three Ice Hockey World Championships gold medals and one World Cup of Hockey gold medal. He won his Olympic gold medal during the 2002 Winter Olympics. For this accomplishment, he was inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame with his British Columbian teammates in 2003.
Brewer has been a part owner of the Prince George Cougars, the team with which he played his junior hockey, since 2014. In 2022, Brewer was inducted into the BC Hockey Hall of Fame.