2013-14 MEDIA GUIDE

DEVELopmENT STaff
SERGEI BRYLIN — ASSISTANT COACH/ALBANY DEVILS
Entering first season as a member of Albany’s coaching staff;
named to current post September 2013…Along with M. Brodeur,
K. Daneyko, S. Niedermayer and S. Stevens, was a member of all
three of New Jersey’s Stanley Cup Championship teams…Retired
as an active player following the 2011-12 season; spent three
years with St. Petersburg (KHL) and one season with
Novokuznetsk (KHL)…A forward, spent entire 13-season NHL
career, from 1994-95 through 2007-08, with New Jersey; 765
career regular-season games ranks ninth in team
history…Appeared in every game from 2003-04 through 2007-08;
328 consecutive games played from Oct. 8, 2003 to Apr. 6, 2008
marks the third-longest stretch in franchise history…Totaled 129
goals and 179 assists for 308 points; notched career highs across
the board with 23 goals and 29 assists for 52 points in 2000-
01…Added 15 goals and 19 assists for 34 points in 109 career
Stanley Cup Playoff contests…Also saw action with Albany (AHL),
most recently in 1997-98…Represented Russia at two World
Championships and two World Junior Championships…Spent the
2004-05 campaign with Voskresensk (Rus.)…Made his NHL debut Feb. 17, 1995 vs. NY Islanders;
first came to North America in 1993-94 as a member of the IHL’s Russian Penguins…New
Jersey’s second choice and 42nd overall selection in the 1992 Entry Draft…Born Jan. 13, 1974 in
Moscow, Rus., Sergei and his wife, Elena, have two children: 14-year old daughter, Anna, and
nine-year old son, Fydor.
PLAYING RECORD
REGULAR SEASON
PLAYOFFS
YEAR TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM
1990‐91 CSKA Moscow USSR Jr. - - - - - - - - - -
1991‐92 CSKA Moscow CIS 44 1 6 7 4 - - - - -
Russia EJC-A 6 1 1 2 4 - - - - -
1992‐93 CSKA Moscow CIS 42 5 4 9 36 - - - - -
Russia WJC-A 7 3 3 6 6 - - - - -
1993‐94 CSKA Moscow CIS 39 4 6 10 36 3 1 0 1 2
Russia WJC-A 7 1 5 6 0 - - - - -
Russia IHL 13 4 5 9 18 - - - - -
1994-95 Albany AHL 63 19 35 54 78 - - - - -
DEVILS NHL 26 6 8 14 8 12 1 2 3 4
1995-96 DEVILS NHL 50 4 5 9 26 - - - - -
Russia WC-A 8 3 2 5 12 - - - - -
1996-97 DEVILS NHL 29 2 2 4 20 - - - - -
Albany AHL 43 17 24 41 38 16 4 8 12 12
1997-98 Albany AHL 44 21 22 43 60 - - - - -
DEVILS NHL 18 2 3 5 0 - - - - -
1998-99 DEVILS NHL 47 5 10 15 28 5 3 1 4 4
1999-00 DEVILS NHL 64 9 11 20 20 17 3 5 8 0
2000-01 DEVILS NHL 75 23 29 52 24 20 3 4 7 6
2001-02 DEVILS NHL 76 16 28 44 10 6 0 2 2 2
2002-03 DEVILS NHL 52 11 8 19 16 19 1 3 4 8
2003-04 DEVILS NHL 82 14 19 33 20 5 0 0 0 0
2004-05 Voskresensk Rus. 35 8 19 27 40 - - - - -
2005-06 DEVILS NHL 82 15 22 37 46 9 2 0 2 2
2006-07 DEVILS NHL 82 16 24 40 35 11 1 2 3 6
Russia WC-A 2 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
2007-08 DEVILS NHL 82 6 10 16 20 5 1 0 1 0
2008-09 St. Petersburg KHL 50 9 15 24 16 3 0 2 2 2
2009-10 St. Petersburg KHL 56 8 12 20 32 4 0 0 0 0
2010-11 St. Petersburg KHL 49 7 5 12 8 11 1 5 6 4
2011-12 Novokuznetsk KHL 41 5 4 9 28 - - - - -
DEVILS TOTALS 765 129 179 308 273 109 15 19 34 32
NHL TOTALS 765 129 179 308 273 109 15 19 34 32
DAVE CARUSO — GOALTENDING COACH/ALBANY DEVILS
Entering second season as a member of the Devils’ coaching staff and
sixth season with the organization; named to current post September
2012…Six-season professional career included 52 American Hockey
League appearances with Albany, Lowell, Charlotte and Chicago; as
well as 186 ECHL games with Trenton and Gwinnett…Retired as an
active player following the 2011-12 season after seeing action with
both Trenton (45 games) and Charlotte (1)…Tied for fifth on AHL
Devils’ all-time list with 50 games played (J. Parise) and sixth with
2,592 minutes played…Not drafted; joined organization after signing
as a free agent with Lowell August 2, 2007…Made pro debut with
Gwinnett after signing with Thrashers’ organization as a free agent
July 6, 2006…Played collegiately for four seasons, 2002-06, at Ohio
State (CCHA), compiling impressive 52-32-9 mark, with 11 shutouts
and a 2.07 goals-against average…Helped guide Buckeyes to three
NCAA Tournament berths and the 2004 CCHA Mason Cup
(conference tournament champion)…Named to conference’s All-
Tournament Team as a sophomore, while receiving two All-Conference
Team Honorable Mentions (2005, 2006)…Voted school’s Most Valuable
Player in both his junior and senior seasons…Spent the past 13 years instructing goalies and players
through camps, clinics, private lessons and video sessions…Has taught at the Rick Heinz Goalie
School, Cooler Hockey Academy (Atlanta, GA), Ohio State University Hockey School and the Columbus
Blue Jackets Hockey School…Founded Caruso Hockey, which specializes in elite goaltender training,
coaching players throughout the United States that range in age from five to 60…Co-founder of an
Atlanta-based elite-level goalie school…Born June 18, 1982 in Queens, NY.
PLAYING RECORD
REGULAR SEASON
PLAYOFFS
YEAR TEAM LEAGUE GP W L T MIN GA SO AVG GP W L MIN GA SO AVG
1999-00 Boston Jr. AJHL - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2000-01 Boston Jr. AJHL - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2002-03 Ohio State CCHA 8 5 2 0 460 12 2 1.56 - - - - - - -
2003-04 Ohio State CCHA 14 9 3 0 762 25 2 1.97 - - - - - - -
2004-05 Ohio State CCHA 38 25 9 4 2272 81 2 2.14 - - - - - - -
2005-06 Ohio State CCHA 36 13 18 5 2146 77 5 2.15 - - - - - - -
2006-07 Gwinnett ECHL 38 23 11 4 2297 120 1 3.13 3 1 2 200 9 0 2.71
Chicago AHL 1 1 0 0 36 4 0 6.75 - - - - - - -
2007-08 Trenton ECHL 34 13 16 4 1972 85 2 2.59 - - - - - - -
Lowell AHL 16 7 8 0 930 51 0 3.29 - - - - - - -
2008-09 Lowell AHL 16 1 11 0 721 42 0 3.49 - - - - - - -
Trenton ECHL 1 0 0 1 65 4 0 3.69 - - - - - - -
2009-10 Trenton ECHL 46 21 20 2 2650 135 1 3.06 - - - - - - -
2010-11 Trenton ECHL 22 5 12 4 1283 71 0 3.32 - - - - - - -
Albany AHL 18 7 8 0 941 56 1 3.57 - - - - - - -
2011-12 Trenton ECHL 45 12 26 6 2559 152 0 3.56 - - - - - - -
Charlotte AHL 1 0 1 0 60 5 0 5.00 - - - - - - -
ALB/LOW TOTALS 50 15 27 0 2592 149 1 3.45 - - - - - - -
AHL TOTALS 52 16 28 0 2688 158 1 3.53 - - - - - - -
CCHA All-Conference Team Honorable Mention (2005, 2006) • CCHA All-Tournament Team (2004)
Signed as a free agent by Atlanta, July 6, 2006. Signed as a free agent by Lowell, August 2, 2007.
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