Brad DeFauw

Playing career

DeFauw was selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the second round of the 1997 NHL entry draft, 28th overall. He played four seasons at the University of North Dakota before turning professional with the Cincinnati Cyclones of the International Hockey League in 2000–01. During the 2002–03 season, he was recalled from the Lowell Lock Monsters of the AHL on March 9, 2003. The following night he made his NHL debut, scoring two goals and earning the first star award in a win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. He finished that season with three goals in nine games, his only NHL season. He then moved to Europe, spending the 2004–05 season with Växjö Lakers HC of Sweden's Allsvenskan. The next season he played two games for EV Zug of Switzerland's Nationalliga A before joining EHC Visp of Nationalliga B for 18 games. He later played 13 regular season and 15 playoff games for Vålerenga Ishockey in Norway, helping the team win the Norwegian championship. After a stint as a volunteer assistant at Colorado College, he signed with IF Björklöven of Sweden's Allsvenskan on October 18, 2006, a move arranged by former coach Joakim Fagervall. He played the rest of the 2006–07 season there. In 2007–08 he played for Nordsjælland Cobras of Denmark's Oddset Ligaen, leaving the team in May 2008 to end his professional career.