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BROOKS LAICH<br />
2008-09<br />
Established new career highs in goals (23), assists (30), points (53) and PPGs (9) …<br />
Ranked fourth on the team in goals and PPGs and fifth in points and assists … Had<br />
23 points (8g-15a) in the third period … Had 20 points in his last 21 games (9g-11a) …<br />
Averaged more than three minutes more ice time per game (17:16) than the previous<br />
season (14:02) … Led Caps forwards with 21.7 shifts per game … Ranked fifth on<br />
the team with 24 power-play points (9g-15a) … The <strong>Capitals</strong> went 14-5-2 when Laich<br />
scored a goal and 29-7-4 when he recorded a point … Scored the team’s first goal<br />
10 times … Had 11 multiple-point games and two two-goal games … Recorded 14<br />
points (7g-7a) in the last 10 minutes and overtime of the game, including one GWG<br />
and an empty netter … Had goals in consecutive games three times … Posted a<br />
season-high four-game point streak (1g-3a) from 10/11—10/18 … Posted his 100th<br />
career point on 1/14 at PIT … Recorded a SHG on 3/17 at FLA … Appeared in his<br />
300th career game 3/8 vs. PIT … Posted a career-high three assists on 3/27 vs. TB …<br />
Ended the regular season with four goals in his last four games … Finished sixth on<br />
the team in playoff scoring with seven points (3g-4a) in 14 games … Two goals came<br />
on the PP … Had five points (2g-3a) in five games when the team faced elimination<br />
… Scored goals in Games 6 and 7 of the ECSF vs. PIT (5/11—5/13) … Assisted on the<br />
OT goal in Game 6 at PIT on 5/11.<br />
Career<br />
2007-08: Had 21 goals and 16 assists … One of only four <strong>Capitals</strong> to play in every<br />
game … Finished third on the team in goals and seventh in points … Tied for second<br />
on the team with four GWGs (10/8 at NYI; 1/1 vs. OTT; 3/14 vs. ATL and 4/1 vs. CAR)<br />
… Led the team (among players who <strong>com</strong>peted in at least 20 games) with a 17.2<br />
shooting percentage … Paced the team with two SHGs … Led the team and ranked<br />
17th among <strong>NHL</strong> forwards with 56 blocked shots … Scored the Caps’ first goal nine<br />
times and the game’s first goal six times … More than half of his goals (11 of 21)<br />
came in the first period … Ended the year with 12 goals and 20 points in the last 22<br />
games … Played his 200th career game 1/23 at TOR … Posted the first three two-goal<br />
games of his career (2/26, 3/3 and 3/14) and seven PPGs in the last 22 games of the<br />
year … Recorded the first four-point game of his career on 2/26 vs. MIN (2g-2a) …<br />
Had a SHG and an assist on the OT winner 3/27 at TB … Tied for fourth on the team<br />
with six points (1g-5a) in seven playoff games … Shared the team lead in playoff<br />
assists … Tied for second on the team at +2 in the playoffs … Averaged 18:36 of ice<br />
time in the playoffs, up 4:34 from the regular season … Had points in each of the last<br />
five games of the ECQF vs. PHI (1g-5a, 4/15—4/25), tied for the longest point streak in<br />
the <strong>NHL</strong> in the first round … That point streak was two games longer than his career-<br />
best streak in the regular season … Scored his first career playoff goal in Game 3 of<br />
the ECQF at PHI (4/15) … Had two assists, a +2 rating and six shots on goal in Game<br />
6 at PHI. 2006-07: Tied for fifth on the team with eight goals in 73 games … Tied for<br />
second on the team and 10th in the <strong>NHL</strong> with three SHGs … Four of his eight goals<br />
came during the third period … Finished fourth on the team with 119 shots … Team<br />
was 8-6-4 when he recorded a point … Scored his first two career SHGs in back-to-<br />
back games (12/9 at PHI, 12/11 vs. PIT) … Scored a goal and was a season-high +3<br />
in a 7-3 win vs. CAR (1/27) … Had goals in back-to-back games 2/25 vs. NJ and 2/27<br />
vs. FLA, including a season-high five shots vs. FLA … Posted four assists and a +4<br />
rating, without a minus game, in the last 13 games of the season. 2005-06: Played<br />
104 total regular-season and playoff games for <strong>Washington</strong> and Hershey (AHL),<br />
tied with Boyd Gordon for the most in the organization … Played in each of the 73<br />
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<strong>Capitals</strong> games after his initial recall from Hershey on 10/25 … Ranked 11th on the<br />
team with 21 points (7g-14a) … Ranked second among <strong>Capitals</strong> rookies in scoring …<br />
Had 13 points in 10 regular season games with Hershey (7g-6a) … Led Hershey and<br />
was tied for eighth in the AHL with 10 points (6g-4a) at the time of his initial recall<br />
… Scored his first two career <strong>NHL</strong> goals in back-to-back games (11/19—11/22) …<br />
Tallied 15 points (4g-11a) after 1/1 … Was +7 in a stretch of 25 games (12/1—1/27) …<br />
Went 10 games without a minus (3/18—4/5), finishing +3 in that time … Finished the<br />
season with three points in the last two games (4/17—4/18, 1g-2a) … Was sixth on<br />
Hershey in postseason scoring with 15 points (8g-7a) in 21 games as the Bears won<br />
the Calder Cup. 2004-05: Spent the season with Portland (AHL), where he finished<br />
fifth on the team in goals (16) and tied for eighth in points (26) in 68 games ... His<br />
eight PPGs and five GWGs were both tied for the team lead ... Scored two goals<br />
against Norfolk (11/28), including the game-winner in a sudden-death shootout ...<br />
Scored both goals in a 2-0 win against Hartford (3/13). 2003-04: His first year as<br />
a professional, split the season between OTT, <strong>Washington</strong>, Binghamton (AHL) and<br />
Portland … Started the season with Binghamton and totaled 33 points (15g-18a) in<br />
44 games … Recalled by OTT and made his <strong>NHL</strong> debut at NJ (2/3) … Was dealt to the<br />
<strong>Capitals</strong> (2/18) and was assigned to Portland … Recalled by the <strong>Capitals</strong> on 3/12 and<br />
made his debut that night vs. CHI, recording his first <strong>NHL</strong> point, an assist … After<br />
three games with the <strong>Capitals</strong>, was reassigned to Portland (3/18) … Recalled by the<br />
<strong>Capitals</strong> for one game, at BOS (4/1) … Appeared in six playoff games for Portland.<br />
Junior Career<br />
2002-03: His final season of major junior hockey, played in 60 games for Seattle<br />
(WHL), recording 41 goals and 53 assists for 94 points … Led the team in goals,<br />
assists and points … Finished the season ranked sixth in the WHL in points, tied for<br />
seventh in goals, tied for eighth in assists, tied for seventh in plus/minus and tied for<br />
third in PPGs … Played in all 15 playoff games for Seattle, recording five goals and<br />
14 assists … Led the team in playoff points (19) and assists … Represented Canada<br />
in the World Junior Championship, winning a silver medal. 2001-02: Totaled 28<br />
goals and 50 assists in 75 games with Seattle and Moose Jaw (WHL) … In 11 playoff<br />
games for Seattle, tallied five goals and three assists.<br />
International<br />
Won a silver medal with Canada at the 2003 World Junior Championship … Posted<br />
six points (2g-4a) in six games.<br />
Transactions<br />
Selected by Ottawa in the sixth round, 193rd overall, in the 2001 Entry Draft …<br />
Traded to the <strong>Capitals</strong> by Ottawa with Ottawa’s second-round choice in the 2005<br />
Entry Draft (later traded to Colorado-Chris Durand) and future considerations for<br />
Peter Bondra, Feb. 18, 2004.<br />
Personal<br />
Involved in the fight against MS … Supports Athletes Against Autism … Enjoys<br />
playing the guitar or drums, fishing and golfing … Favorite sport other than hockey<br />
is baseball and is an avid Toronto Blue Jays fan … Favorite athlete is Tiger Woods<br />
… Lists “A Time to Kill” as his favorite book.
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