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Brendan Witt

Position: D
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-2    Weight: 223 lbs.
Born: February 20, 1975 in Humboldt, Saskatchewan

Drafted by the Washington Capitals in the 1st round (11th overall) of the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1995-96 20 WSH NHL 48 2 3 5 2 -4 85 2 0 0 1 44 4.5
1996-97 21 WSH NHL 44 3 2 5 2 -20 88 3 0 0 0 41 7.3
1997-98 22 WSH NHL 64 1 7 8 2 -11 112 1 0 0 0 68 1.5
1998-99 23 WSH NHL 54 2 5 7 2 -6 87 2 0 0 0 51 3.9 855 15:50
1999-00 24 WSH NHL 77 1 7 8 2 5 114 1 0 0 0 64 1.6 1612 20:56
2000-01 25 WSH NHL 72 3 3 6 2 2 101 3 0 0 0 87 3.4 1489 20:41
2001-02 26 WSH NHL 68 3 7 10 3 -1 78 3 0 0 0 81 3.7 1363 20:03
2002-03 27 WSH NHL 69 2 9 11 3 12 106 2 0 0 0 80 2.5 1444 20:55
2003-04 28 WSH NHL 72 2 10 12 4 -22 123 2 0 0 0 91 2.2 1641 22:48
2005-06 30 TOT NHL 75 1 13 14 4 0 209 1 0 0 0 75 1.3 1555 20:44
2005-06 30 WSH NHL 58 1 10 11 3 -5 141 1 0 0 0 62 1.6 1258 21:41
2005-06 30 NSH NHL 17 0 3 3 1 5 68 0 0 0 0 13 0.0 297 17:29
2006-07 31 NYI NHL 81 1 13 14 4 14 131 1 0 0 0 75 1.3 1753 21:39
2007-08 32 NYI NHL 59 2 5 7 2 -8 51 2 0 0 0 58 3.4 1285 21:46
2008-09 33 NYI NHL 65 0 9 9 2 -34 94 0 0 0 0 52 0.0 1320 20:18
2009-10 34 NYI NHL 42 2 3 5 2 -18 45 2 0 0 1 25 8.0 640 15:15
Career NHL 890 25 96 121 39 -91 1424 25 0 0 2 892 2.8 14957 20:23

NHL Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1995-96 20 WSH NHL 48 0.04 0.06 0.10 0.04 1.77 0.92 2 3 5 2 20 0 27 3 -4 -0.3 2.7 2.4
1996-97 21 WSH NHL 44 0.07 0.05 0.11 0.05 2.00 0.93 3 2 5 2 17 0 39 2 -20 -0.1 1.2 1.1
1997-98 22 WSH NHL 64 0.02 0.11 0.13 0.04 1.75 1.06 1 8 9 3 37 1 57 10 -11 -0.4 2.7 2.3
1998-99 23 WSH NHL 54 0.04 0.09 0.13 0.05 1.61 0.94 2 6 8 3 20 0 32 6 -6 0.1 1.5 1.6
1999-00 24 WSH NHL 77 0.01 0.09 0.10 0.03 1.48 0.83 1 8 9 3 55 1 72 23 5 -0.8 3.7 2.9
2000-01 25 WSH NHL 72 0.04 0.04 0.08 0.03 1.40 1.21 3 3 6 2 46 1 75 32 2 -0.7 3.4 2.8
2001-02 26 WSH NHL 68 0.04 0.10 0.15 0.05 1.15 1.19 3 8 11 4 45 0 71 25 -1 0.0 2.4 2.3
2002-03 27 WSH NHL 69 0.03 0.13 0.16 0.05 1.54 1.16 2 10 12 4 50 0 71 33 12 -0.1 3.4 3.3
2003-04 28 WSH NHL 72 0.03 0.14 0.17 0.05 1.71 1.26 2 11 13 4 34 0 91 35 -22 -0.3 2.0 1.7
2005-06 30 TOT NHL 75 0.01 0.17 0.19 0.06 2.79 1.00 1 13 14 4 60 2 113 55 0 -0.3 2.7 2.4
2005-06 30 WSH NHL 58 0.02 0.17 0.19 0.06 2.43 1.07 1 10 11 3 49 2 100 48 -5 -0.3 1.7 1.4
2005-06 30 NSH NHL 17 0.00 0.18 0.18 0.05 4.00 0.76 0 3 3 1 11 0 13 7 5 -0.1 1.0 1.0
2006-07 31 NYI NHL 81 0.01 0.16 0.17 0.05 1.62 0.93 1 13 14 4 69 0 103 48 14 -0.5 4.2 3.7
2007-08 32 NYI NHL 59 0.03 0.08 0.12 0.04 0.86 0.98 2 5 7 2 36 1 70 27 -8 -0.5 2.3 1.9
2008-09 33 NYI NHL 65 0.00 0.14 0.14 0.04 1.45 0.80 0 9 9 2 31 2 95 32 -34 -0.6 0.4 -0.2
2009-10 34 NYI NHL 42 0.05 0.07 0.12 0.04 1.07 0.60 2 3 5 2 13 0 52 21 -18 0.0 -0.3 -0.3
Career NHL 890 0.03 0.11 0.14 0.04 1.60 1.00 25 102 127 41 533 8 968 352 -91 -4.6 32.6 27.9

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1997-98 22 WSH NHL 16 1 0 1 -1 14 1 0 0 0 9 11.1
1999-00 24 WSH NHL 3 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 63 20:52
2000-01 25 WSH NHL 6 2 0 2 -5 12 1 1 0 0 13 15.4 125 20:50
2002-03 27 WSH NHL 6 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 0 0 9 11.1 141 23:33
2005-06 30 NSH NHL 5 0 0 0 -3 12 0 0 0 0 5 0.0 86 17:07
2006-07 31 NYI NHL 5 0 1 1 -3 6 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 101 20:06
Career NHL 41 4 1 5 -16 44 3 1 0 0 42 9.5 515 20:36

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1990-91 15 Saskatoon Blazers SMHL 31 5 13 18 42
1991-92 16 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 67 3 9 12 212
1992-93 17 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 70 2 26 28 239
1993-94 18 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 56 8 31 39 235
1993-94 18 Canada WJC-A 7 0 0 0 6
1996-97 21 Portland Pirates AHL 30 2 4 6 1 56 2 0 0 0
2004-05 29 Bracknell Bees Britain-2 3 1 4 5 0
2009-10 34 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 27 2 4 6 -7 49 2 0 0 1
Career 2 Seasons AHL 57 4 8 12 -6 105 4 0 0 1
Career 1 Season Britain-2 3 1 4 5 0
Career 1 Season SMHL 31 5 13 18 42
Career 3 Seasons WHL 193 13 66 79 686
Career 1 Season WJC-A 7 0 0 0 6

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1990-91 15 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 1 0 0 0 0
1991-92 16 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 15 1 1 2 84
1991-92 16 Seattle Thunderbirds M-Cup 4 0 1 1 11
1992-93 17 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 5 1 2 3 30
1993-94 18 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 9 3 8 11 23
1996-97 21 Portland Pirates AHL 5 1 0 1 2 30 1 0 0 0
Career 1 Season AHL 5 1 0 1 2 30 1 0 0 0
Career 1 Season M-Cup 4 0 1 1 11
Career 4 Seasons WHL 30 5 11 16 137

Similarity Scores

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Thru 14 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Brendan Witt 3.7 3.3 2.9 2.8 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.1 -0.2 -0.3
Jean Hamel 89.6 4.6 3.7 3.1 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.0 1.7 1.0
Dean Kennedy 84.7 3.7 3.6 3.3 2.9 2.5 2.2 2.1 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.2 0.8
Steven Finn 83.9 3.3 3.1 2.8 2.3 2.1 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.1 0.8 0.7
Aaron Ward 82.7 4.0 4.0 3.6 3.5 3.2 2.8 2.4 2.4 2.0 1.8 1.7 0.6 0.4 0.2
Colin Campbell 81.8 4.7 4.5 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.4 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.0
Murray Baron 81.5 4.6 4.1 3.4 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.2 2.2 1.7 1.4 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8
Ric Nattress 81.4 4.1 3.4 3.4 3.3 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.6 1.7 1.6 0.2
Francis Bouillon 80.8 3.8 3.6 3.5 3.4 2.9 2.3 2.0 1.7 1.4 1.1 0.8
Scott Lachance 80.8 4.3 3.7 3.3 3.2 3.0 2.6 2.6 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.5 0.8 0.0
Jeff Finley 80.4 4.9 3.3 3.3 2.9 2.8 2.7 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.1 0.9 0.4 0.3 0.2
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Brendan Witt 3.7 3.3 2.9 2.8 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.1 -0.2 -0.3
Jean Hamel 89.6 4.6 3.7 3.1 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.0 1.7 1.0
Dean Kennedy 84.7 3.7 3.6 3.3 2.9 2.5 2.2 2.1 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.2 0.8
Steven Finn 83.9 3.3 3.1 2.8 2.3 2.1 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.1 0.8 0.7
Aaron Ward 82.4 4.0 4.0 3.6 3.5 3.2 2.8 2.4 2.4 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.5 0.6 0.4 0.2
Colin Campbell 81.8 4.7 4.5 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.4 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.0
Ric Nattress 81.4 4.1 3.4 3.4 3.3 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.6 1.7 1.6 0.2
Francis Bouillon 80.8 3.8 3.6 3.5 3.4 2.9 2.3 2.0 1.7 1.4 1.1 0.8
Scott Lachance 80.8 4.3 3.7 3.3 3.2 3.0 2.6 2.6 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.5 0.8 0.0
Jeff Finley 80.5 4.9 3.3 3.3 2.9 2.8 2.7 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.2
Murray Baron 79.9 4.6 4.1 3.4 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.2 2.2 1.7 1.4 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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Penalties in Minutes

2005-06 NHL 209 (2)

Total Goals On-Ice Against

2005-06 NHL 113 (8)

Power Play Goals On-Ice Against

2003-04 NHL 35 (6)
2005-06 NHL 55 (4)
2006-07 NHL 48 (5)
Career NHL 352 (81)

Transactions

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December 21, 2004: Signed as a free agent by Bracknell (Britain-2), December 21, 2004.

March 9, 2006: Traded to Nashville by Washington for Kris Beech and Nashville's 1st round choice (Semyon Varlamov) in 2006 Entry Draft, March 9, 2006.

July 3, 2006: Signed as a free agent by NY Islanders, July 3, 2006.

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