Ray Brunel
Encyclopedia
Raymond Edward Joseph Brunel (September 28, 1936 – February 24, 2010) was a Canadian ice hockey
centreman
who played 842 professional games with 272 goals, 420 assists for 692 career points.
Brunel was born in St. Lupicin, Manitoba, and resided in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He was an avid golf
er at the St Boniface Golf Club. Brunel died in February of 2010.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
centreman
Forward (ice hockey)
In ice hockey, a forward is a player position on the ice whose primary responsibility is to score goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes, also known as thirds, of the ice going from goal to goal. It is not mandatory however, to stay in a lane. Staying in a lane aids in...
who played 842 professional games with 272 goals, 420 assists for 692 career points.
Brunel was born in St. Lupicin, Manitoba, and resided in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He was an avid golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
er at the St Boniface Golf Club. Brunel died in February of 2010.
Awards and achievements
- MJHL First Team All-Star (1956 & 1957)
- MJHL Scoring Champion (1956 & 1957)
- MJHL Goal Leader (1957)
- MJHL MVP (1957)
- Calder CupCalder CupThe Calder Cup is awarded annually to the playoff champion of the American Hockey League. The trophy is the world's second oldest continuous professional ice hockey championship, having first been awarded in 1937 following the 1936-37 AHL season, and continuously being awarded every year.The cup...
(AHLAmerican Hockey LeagueThe American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
) Championship (1964) - “Honoured Member” of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of FameManitoba Hockey Hall of FameThe Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum was established in 1985 when the first honoured members were named and plaques were erected in their honour. The first group of inductees was large in order to recognize the accomplishments of Manitoba players, coaches, builders and teams at the...