Garett Bembridge (born July 6, 1981) is a

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former professional

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currently playing for the Kenaston Blizzards of the Sask Valley Hockey League (SVHL).

Playing career

Bembridge was selected by the

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in the 5th round (137th overall) of the

1999 NHL Entry Draft The 1999 NHL Entry Draft was the 37th NHL Entry Draft. It was held on June 26 at the FleetCenter in Boston. According to ''Sports Illustrated'' and other sports news agencies, at the time the 1999 draft was considered one of the deepest in tale ...

, and was also selected by the

Calgary Flames The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary. The Flames compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference, and ...

in the 7th round (207th overall) of the

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. He spent his

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career with the

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of the

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. In addition to playing professionally in the Central Hockey League, Bembridge has also played in the

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ECHL The ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League) is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Shrewsbury, New Jersey, with teams scattered across the United States and Canada. It is a tier below the American Hockey League (AHL). The E ...

, the German

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, the Italian

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, and the Asian ALH. For the 2013–14 season, Bembridge played for the

Denver Cutthroats The Denver Cutthroats were a minor league ice hockey team, as a member of the Central Hockey League, that began play in the 2012–13 season. They served as a farm team of the National Hockey League's Colorado Avalanche and the American Hockey ...

of the

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. During the 2013–14 season, Bembridge scored 42 goals and 104 points in 66 regular season games, setting the Cutthroats' single-season regular season points record. After the regular season, Bembridge was named to the 2013–14 season ''All- CHL Team'', was awarded the '' Joe Burton Scoring Championship'' and announced as the Central Hockey League's 2013–14 ''Most Valuable Player''. On July 9, 2014, Bembridge re-signed with the Cutthroats for the 2014–15 season. On August 20, 2014, the Cutthroats suspended operations, immediately making Bembridge a free agent. Later that same day, he signed with the

Missouri Mavericks The Kansas City Mavericks are an ice hockey team in the ECHL. Founded in 2009 as the Missouri Mavericks of the Central Hockey League, CHL, the team plays in Independence, Missouri, a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri, at the Cable Dahmer Arena. H ...

of the then

. On October 7, 2014, it was announced that the

had folded and had joined the

, nullifying Bembridge's

contract with the team. On October 9, 2014, Bembridge re-signed with the Mavericks under an

contract. After 7 games with the Mavericks, scoring 6 points, Bembridge was traded to inaugural club, the Indy Fuel, on November 12, 2014. On July 25, 2016, Bembridge left the professional circuit in agreeing to play in a men's senior league in

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, with the Rosetown Redwings of the Chinook Hockey League.

Career statistics

Awards and honours

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