Carl Brewer (ice hockey)

Carl Brewer (ice hockey)

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'''Carl Thomas Brewer''' (October 21, 1938 – August 25, 2001) was a Canadian professional [[ice hockey]] [[defenceman]]. Brewer attended [[De La Salle College (Toronto)|De La Salle College]] and [[Riverdale Collegiate Institute]] prior to his hockey career.{{cite web |last1=Collins |first1=Robert |title=Seven Ways to Take Foolish Risks Out of Football |url=https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1962/10/20/seven-ways-to-take-foolish-risks-out-of-football |publisher=Maclean's Magazine |accessdate=11 May 2020 |date=20 October 1962}}
'''Carl Thomas Brewer''' (October 21, 1938 – August 25, 2001) was a Canadian professional [[ice hockey]] [[defenceman]]. Brewer attended [[De La Salle College (Toronto)|De La Salle College]] and [[Riverdale Collegiate Institute]] prior to his hockey career.{{cite web |last1=Collins |first1=Robert |title=Seven Ways to Take Foolish Risks Out of Football |url=https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1962/10/20/seven-ways-to-take-foolish-risks-out-of-football |publisher=Maclean's Magazine |accessdate=11 May 2020 |date=20 October 1962}}


Brewer started his career with the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] in [[1957–58 NHL season|1958]]. He also played with the [[Detroit Red Wings]] and [[St. Louis Blues]]. He won three [[Stanley Cup]]s with Toronto in [[1961–62 NHL season|1962]], [[1962–63 NHL season|1963]] and [[1963–64 NHL season|1964]]. He regained his amateur status after walking out of Maple Leafs training camp in 1965.[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zCpmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EoINAAAAIBAJ&pg=842%2C726774 "Mahovlich, Ullman Traded," ''The Edmonton Journal'', Monday, March 4, 1968.] Retrieved January 25, 2023. He was not eligible to become a professional again until December 18, 1968.[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UmNkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=d3wNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1453%2C1197767 "Trade Was a Shock," ''The Canadian Press'' (CP), Tuesday, March 5, 1968.] Retrieved January 25, 2023. In 1966 and 1967 he played with the [[Canada men's national ice hockey team|Canadian National team]], winning a bronze medal at the [[1967 Ice Hockey World Championships]]. His contractual rights were traded from the Maple Leafs to the Red Wings for [[Doug Barrie]] on March 4, 1968. He was a [[player-coach]] with the [[Muskegon Mohawks]] at the time of the transaction. His brief stint in [[HIFK (ice hockey)|HIFK]] made such an impact on Finnish hockey that he was inducted to the [[Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame]] in 2003.
Brewer started his career with the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] in [[1957–58 NHL season|1958]]. He also played with the [[Detroit Red Wings]] and [[St. Louis Blues]]. He won three [[Stanley Cup]]s with Toronto in [[1961–62 NHL season|1962]], [[1962–63 NHL season|1963]] and [[1963–64 NHL season|1964]]. He regained his amateur status after walking out of Maple Leafs training camp in 1965.[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zCpmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EoINAAAAIBAJ&pg=842%2C726774 "Mahovlich, Ullman Traded," ''The Edmonton Journal'', Monday, March 4, 1968.] Retrieved January 25, 2023. He was not eligible to become a professional again until December 18, 1968.[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UmNkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=d3wNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1453%2C1197767 "Trade Was a Shock," ''The Canadian Press'' (CP), Tuesday, March 5, 1968.] Retrieved January 25, 2023. In 1966 and 1967 he played with the [[Canada men's national ice hockey team|Canadian National team]], winning a bronze medal at the [[1967 Ice Hockey World Championships]]. His contractual rights were traded from the Maple Leafs to the Red Wings for [[Doug Barrie]] on March 4, 1968. He was a [[player-coach]] with the [[Muskegon Mohawks]] at the time of the transaction. His brief stint in [[HIFK Hockey|HIFK]] made such an impact on Finnish hockey that he was inducted to the [[Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame]] in 2003.


In the 1990s, Brewer played a major role in seeing former NHL Players' Association boss [[Alan Eagleson]] convicted and sent to prison for [[racketeering]], [[fraud]] and [[embezzling]].
In the 1990s, Brewer played a major role in seeing former NHL Players' Association boss [[Alan Eagleson]] convicted and sent to prison for [[racketeering]], [[fraud]] and [[embezzling]].
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