Louie DeBrusk

Louis Dennis DeBrusk (born March 19, 1971) is a Canadian sports analyst and former professional ice hockey player. He is currently a colour commentator for Edmonton Oilers broadcasts on Sportsnet and the late game of Hockey Night in Canada.

Playing career DeBrusk was raised in Port Elgin, Ontario, and played junior hockey with the Port Elgin Bears and Stratford Cullitons before joining the London Knights.

Drafted by the New York Rangers in the third round of the 1989 NHL entry draft, DeBrusk never appeared in a game for the club as he was traded to the Edmonton Oilers on October 4, 1991, in a package with Bernie Nicholls and Steven Rice for Mark Messier. DeBrusk joined the Tampa Bay Lightning as a free agent on August 27, 1997, to replace 'tough' players Rudy Poeschek and Brantt Myhres when he signed a two-year, two-way deal worth about $750,000, with the second year at the Lightning's option, before being traded to the Phoenix Coyotes on June 11, 1998, along with a fifth round pick in the 1998 for Craig Janney. Debrusk, an impending restricted free agent, was resigned by the Coyotes on August 10, 1998. On August 30, 2002, by this time again an unrestricted free agent, Debrusk signed a contract with the Chicago Blackhawks. He last appeared in a professional hockey game during the 2003–04 AHL season. Altogether, Debrusk played 401 National Hockey League games.

He was inducted to his hometown Cambridge's Sports Hall of Fame in 2018. before rejoining the team as a colour commentator for the 2018–19 season and full-time two years later, alongside announcer Jack Michaels.

Personal life DeBrusk's son Jake also plays in the NHL currently for the Vancouver Canucks. He was ranked the 24th-best player available in the 2015 NHL entry draft by NHL Central Scouting, and subsequently selected 14th overall that year by the Boston Bruins.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1987–88 Stratford Cullitons MWJHL 45 13 14 27 205 — — — — — 1988–89 London Knights OHL 59 11 11 22 149 19 1 1 2 43 1989–90 London Knights OHL 61 21 19 40 198 6 2 2 4 24 1990–91 London Knights OHL 61 31 33 64 223 7 2 2 4 14 1990–91 Binghamton Rangers AHL 2 0 0 0 7 2 0 0 0 9 1991–92 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 28 2 2 4 73 — — — — — 1991–92 Edmonton Oilers NHL 25 2 1 3 124 — — — — — 1992–93 Edmonton Oilers NHL 51 8 2 10 205 — — — — — 1993–94 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 5 3 1 4 73 — — — — — 1993–94 Edmonton Oilers NHL 48 4 6 10 185 — — — — — 1994–95 Edmonton Oilers NHL 34 2 0 2 93 — — — — — 1995–96 Edmonton Oilers NHL 38 1 3 4 96 — — — — — 1996–97 Edmonton Oilers NHL 32 2 0 2 94 6 0 0 0 4 1997–98 San Antonio Dragons IHL 17 7 4 11 130 — — — — — 1997–98 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 54 1 2 3 166 — — — — — 1998–99 Las Vegas Thunder IHL 26 3 6 9 160 — — — — — 1998–99 Long Beach Ice Dogs IHL 24 5 5 10 134 — — — — — 1998–99 Springfield Falcons AHL 3 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 1998–99 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 15 0 0 0 34 6 2 0 2 6 1999–00 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 61 4 3 7 78 3 0 0 0 0 2000–01 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 39 0 0 0 79 — — — — — 2001–02 Quebec Citadelles AHL 9 0 0 0 44 — — — — — 2001–02 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 20 3 5 8 42 13 1 0 1 30 2002–03 Norfolk Admirals AHL 20 1 0 1 10 — — — — — 2002–03 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 4 0 0 0 7 — — — — — 2003–04 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 12 0 0 0 12 — — — — — AHL totals 99 10 8 18 246 15 1 0 1 39 NHL totals 401 24 17 41 1161 15 2 0 2 10