Stéphane Brochu

Stéphane Brochu (born August 15, 1967) is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman.

Biography Brochu was born in Sherbrooke, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1979 and 1980 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Sherbrooke.

Brochu was drafted 175th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1985 NHL entry draft from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's Quebec Remparts. He played three further seasons in the league for the Saint-Jean Castors before turning pro in the International Hockey League for the Colorado Rangers who later became the Denver Rangers.

During the 1988–89 season, Brochu was called up for one game for the New York Rangers. This turned out to be Brochu's only NHL game. After five games with the Flint Spirits, Brochu spent two seasons with the Fort Wayne Komets before returning to Flint in 1991 to suit up for the Flint Bulldogs of the Colonial Hockey League. He also played 3 games for the IHL's Kansas City Blades. Brochu remained in Flint and signed with the Flint Generals where he spent six seasons. During the six seasons, he had spells in the IHL for the Detroit Vipers, Chicago Wolves and the Fort Wayne Koments as well as the American Hockey League's Adirondack Red Wings. After spending the 1999–00 season with the Adirondack IceHawks, Brochu returned to the Generals for one more season before retiring.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1982–83 Cantons de l'Est Cantonniers QMAAA 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1983–84 Canton de l'Est Cantonniers QMAAA 38 7 24 31 36 15 5 10 15 28 1984–85 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 59 2 15 17 54 4 0 2 2 2 1985–86 Saint-Jean Castors QMJHL 63 14 27 41 121 3 1 0 1 2 1986–87 Saint-Jean Castors QMJHL 10 0 1 1 7 8 0 2 2 11 1987–88 Saint-Jean Castors QMJHL 29 4 35 39 88 — — — — — 1987–88 Colorado Rangers IHL 52 4 10 14 70 12 3 3 6 13 1988–89 New York Rangers NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1988–89 Denver Rangers IHL 67 5 14 19 109 3 0 0 0 0 1989–90 Flint Spirits IHL 5 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1989–90 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 63 9 19 28 98 5 0 2 2 6 1990–91 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 73 14 29 43 49 14 1 3 4 31 1991–92 Flint Bulldogs CoHL 52 13 27 40 80 — — — — — 1991–92 Kansas City Blades IHL 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1992–93 Flint Bulldogs CoHL 44 6 28 34 77 6 4 8 12 22 1993–94 Flint Generals CoHL 54 8 32 40 116 10 1 4 5 2 1994–95 Flint Generals CoHL 60 12 37 49 39 6 0 9 9 8 1995–96 Flint Generals CoHL 68 4 41 45 68 15 5 12 17 18 1996–97 Flint Generals CoHL 42 8 45 53 32 14 5 20 25 14 1996–97 Detroit Vipers IHL 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1996–97 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 18 0 8 8 12 — — — — — 1997–98 Flint Generals UHL 54 10 62 72 52 17 2 18 20 12 1997–98 Chicago Wolves IHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1997–98 Detroit Vipers IHL 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1997–98 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 2 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 1998–99 Flint Generals UHL 58 12 55 67 39 8 1 3 4 8 1999–00 Adirondack IceHawks UHL 55 8 34 42 41 2 0 0 0 4 2000–01 Flint Generals UHL 17 0 8 8 14 — — — — — NHL totals 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — CoHL totals 320 51 210 261 412 51 15 53 68 64