Bryan Little

For other uses, see: Bryan Little (disambiguation).

Position	Centre
Shoots	Right
Height Weight	ft  in ( m) 201 lb (91 kg)
NHL Team	Atlanta Thrashers
Nationality	Canada
Born	November 12 1987 (1987--) (age 19), Edmonton AB, CAN
NHL Draft	12th overall, 2006 Atlanta Thrashers
Pro Career	2007 – present

Bryan Little (born November 12, 1987 in Edmonton, Alberta -- Raised in Cambridge, Ontario) was an ice hockey player and captain of the Barrie Colts of the OHL. He was selected first round, 12th overall in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Atlanta Thrashers. He won a gold medal with Team Canada at the 2007 World Junior Hockey Championship. He played Junior B. for the Cambridge Winterhawks, and attended Southwood Secondary School. He joined the Thrashers' farm team, the Chicago Wolves for two games in the 2007 playoffs, recording no points or penalties. According to one local columnist, "He didn’t play much, and he was playing out of position, but the biggest thing was that he fit right in ... he played like he’d been there all season."^[1]

He recently signed a 3-year NHL entry level contract with the Atlanta Thrashers and is committed to them up to the end of the 2009-2010 season. He made the Thrashers out of training camp in 2007 and joined the team full time. He made his NHL debut on October 5, 2007 scoring in his first game. He became the first Thrasher to score in his NHL debut.

Playing career

• Played for the Team Ontario in 2003-04 in the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Newfoundland, winning a gold medal.
• Played with Canadian National Under-18 Summer Team at the 2004 World Junior Cup in Breclav, Czech Republic.
• Invited to the December 2005 Canadian World Junior hockey team selection camp.
• Played in 2006 CHL-NHL Top Prospects Game.
• Member of the gold-medal winning 2007 Canadian World Junior hockey team.
• Played 2 games in the 2007 Calder Cup playoffs with the Chicago Wolves.

Awards

• 2003-04 OHL Eastern Conference Coach's Poll
  • "Smartest Player" (3rd star).
• 2004-05 Barrie Colts team Alternate Captain.
• 2004-05 OHL Eastern Conference Coach's Poll
  • "Smartest Player" (2nd star), "Hardest Worker" (2nd star), "Most Dangerous in the Goal Area" (2nd star).
• 2004-05 Eastern Conference OHL All-Star.
• 2005-06 Barrie Colts team Captain.
• 2005-06 OHL Eastern Conference Coach's Poll
  • "Hardest Worker", "Best Playmaker", "Most Dangerous in the Goal Area", "Best on Face-Offs", "Best Shot" (2nd star).
• 2005-06 Eastern Conference OHL All-Star.
• 2006-07 Barrie Colts team Captain.
• 2006-07 OHL Eastern Conference Coach's Poll
  • "Hardest Worker", "Best Playmaker" (2nd star), "Most Dangerous in the Goal Area" (3rd star), "Best Shot", "Hardest Shot" (3rd star), "Best on Face-Offs".
• 2006-07 OHL All-Star.
• 2006-07 Set the Barrie Colts current club record for most goals scored with the team.
• 2006-07 Set the Barrie Colts current club record for most points earned with the team.

Career statistics

External links

• Little's profile at www.tsn.ca
• Article about Little on www.hockeysfuture.com
• Article on mckeenshockey.rivals.com scouting site

References

1. ^ Custance, Craig. "Little looks good for Wolves", The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 14, 2007. Retrieved on 2006-05-28. 

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