Chris Bruton (born January 23, 1987) is a
Canadian
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former professional
ice hockey
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player, who most notably played in the
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental league for the National Hockey League (NHL). Since the 2010–11 season, every team in the le ...
(AHL).
Playing career
On May 21, 2013, the
New York Islanders of the
National Hockey League
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(NHL) signed Chris to a one-year, two-way contract. After attending the Islanders 2013 training camp, he was assigned to their AHL affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, for the duration of the
2013–14 season.
On July 30, 2015, Bruton left the AHL and signed a one-year contract with Scottish club,
Braehead Clan
Glasgow Clan (formerly ''Braehead Clan'') is a Scotland, Scottish professional ice hockey team. It was formed in 2010 as the UK Elite Ice Hockey League expanded into the west of Scotland market, and are based at the Braehead Arena in Renfrewshir ...
of the
EIHL
The Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL), sometimes referred to as the British Elite League or, for sponsorship reasons, the Viaplay Elite League, is an ice hockey league in the United Kingdom. Formed in 2003 following the demise of the Ice Hockey ...
,
before being traded and ending his professional career with the
Coventry Blaze
Coventry Blaze are an ice hockey team based in Coventry, England. They currently compete in the British Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) and play their home games at SkyDome Arena. The club was founded in 1965 as the ''Solihull Barons'' and ren ...
.
Career statistics
Awards and honors
References
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1987 births
Living people
Acadia Axemen ice hockey players
Alaska Aces (ECHL) players
Braehead Clan players
Bridgeport Sound Tigers players
Canadian ice hockey centres
Coventry Blaze players
Grand Rapids Griffins players
Ice hockey people from Alberta
Memorial Cup winners
Peoria Rivermen (AHL) players
Spokane Chiefs players
Sportspeople from Calgary
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