Brent Seabrook was born on April 20,1985 and is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman under contract for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League.
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19 Facts About Brent Seabrook
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Brent Seabrook played fifteen seasons for the Chicago Blackhawks, who selected him in the first round, 14th overall, in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft out of the Western Hockey League.
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Brent Seabrook played spring hockey with the Pacific Vipers, along with three future Chicago Blackhawks teammates, Colin Fraser, Troy Brouwer and Andrew Ladd.
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Brent Seabrook went on to play major junior in the Western Hockey League with the Lethbridge Hurricanes, who drafted by him in the first round of the 2000 WHL Bantam Draft.
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Brent Seabrook played with future Chicago Blackhawks teammate Kris Versteeg for three seasons in Lethbridge.
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Brent Seabrook made his professional debut after completing his fourth and final WHL season, being assigned to the Norfolk Admirals, the Blackhawks' American Hockey League affiliate, for the final three games of the regular season and six post-season games.
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Brent Seabrook began the season on the top-defensive pairing with Duncan Keith.
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Brent Seabrook scored 11 points in 17 post-season games as the Blackhawks made it to the Western Conference Finals, where they were defeated by the Detroit Red Wings.
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On March 17,2010, Brent Seabrook was knocked out by a high hit from James Wisniewski, a former teammate.
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Brent Seabrook missed the next two games, while Wisniewski was ultimately suspended for eight games.
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On May 29,2013, Brent Seabrook scored the Game 7 overtime winner against the Detroit Red Wings in the Western Conference Semi-finals, advancing Chicago to the Western Conference Final.
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Brent Seabrook won his second Stanley Cup as the Blackhawks beat the Bruins in six games.
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Brent Seabrook played in his 1,000th NHL game on March 29,2018, in a game against the Winnipeg Jets.
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Brent Seabrook returned to practice with the team in July to prepare for the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs, which had been postponed to August due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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On March 5,2021, Brent Seabrook announced he could no longer continue his playing career in the NHL due to injury.
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Brent Seabrook played in 1,114 regular season games over 15 seasons in the NHL, where he recorded 103 goals and 361 assists.
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Brent Seabrook concludes his career as not only one of the best defensemen in franchise history, but one the greatest Chicago Blackhawks of all time.
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On December 30,2009, Brent Seabrook was called and asked to play for Team Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, along with Blackhawks teammates Duncan Keith and Jonathan Toews.
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Brent Seabrook was expected to continue his NHL pairing with Keith during the tournament, but he instead became designated as Canada's seventh defenceman.
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