#29 Brooks Laich /forward

AGE: 19    HT: 6'0"    WT: 184    SHOT: left    BORN: June 23, 1983   HOMETOWN: Wawota, SK

2002-03 team: Seattle Thunderbirds, WHL

Pro Status: NHL Draft Ottawa Senators 2001 (6, 193)

 

International background: Attended Canada’s National Junior Team’s Development Camp in Halifax, NS in August, 2002

 

Hockey background: In his third season in the WHL, his second with the Seattle Thunderbirds … An assistant captain with Seattle in 2002-2003 … Set a club record with five points (1g, 4a) in a game vs. Kamloops on December 6, 2002 ... Member of WHL West All-Star Team at Hershey Cup vs. OHL East All-Star Team (7- 5 W) in Vancouver, BC ... Won the Thunderbirds Faceoff Award and Most Dedicated Award for 2001-2002 … Was traded to Seattle by Moose Jaw in November, 2001 with Tomas Mojzis for former National Under 18 Team member Craig Olynick, Stanislav Avksentiev and a third round bantam draft pick … Captured the 2001 Moose Jaw Warriors Scholastic Achievement Award in his rookie WHL season … Spent the 1999-2000 season with Saskatchewan Midget ‘AAA’ Hockey League’s Tisdale Trojans, and was the team’s Top Scorer and Most Valuable Player

Profile: One of the better power forwards in the WHL and a tireless worker, he will likely be counted upon to provide grit and muscle in the trenches. The Seattle Thunderbird centreman has good size and speed but his best attributes are hustle and desire. Drafted 193rd overall in 2001 by the Ottawa Senators

Personal: Full name is Evan Brooks Laich … Last name pronounced "LIKE" … Son of Harold and Jane … Has one sister, Jodi (21) and one brother, Jordan (17) … Favorite NHL Player: Joe Sakic … Favorite sport other than hockey: Baseball … Plays the guitar and the piano