Barry Brust (born August 8, 1983) is a

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former professional

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Playing career

Brust was drafted in the third round, 73rd overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft by the

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from the

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of the

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. After his final year in the WHL with the

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, Brust signed as a free agent with the

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to a three-year contract on June 9, 2004. After initially beginning his professional career with the Kings

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affiliate of the

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, Brust moved up to the AHL with the

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before making his NHL debut with the Kings in the 2006–07 season and played in 11 games, winning two. After not being offered a qualifying offer by the Kings before the 2007–08 season, he signed with the Houston Aeros of the

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, the primary affiliate of his original draft team in the Minnesota Wild. Brust was awarded at season's end, along with Aero's teammate Nolan Schaefer, the Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award for the fewest goals against in the AHL. On July 1, 2008, Brust was signed to a new two-year deal with the Wild and was assigned back to the Aeros. After beginning the 2009–10 season with a persistent foot injury from the previous injury affected season, Brust was reassigned from the Aeros to the

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of the

on a rehab assignment on November 10, 2009. On July 21, 2010, Brust left the Aeros organization after three years and signed as a free agent to a one-year contract with the Binghamton Senators of the AHL. After one season with the Senators, during which the team won the

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, Brust signed a one-year contract with Straubing in July 2011. After a solid season abroad in the German DEL, Brust returned to North America to sign a one-year AHL contract with the Abbotsford Heat on August 8, 2012. On November 24, 2012, Brust set a new AHL record for longest shutout streak at 268 minutes and 17 seconds, breaking

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's previous record set with the Cleveland Barons in 1957. On July 8, 2013, Brust signed as a free agent to a one-year contract with

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of the

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(KHL). On July 21, 2017, Brust was signed to a one-year deal by

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of the

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(NL) as an emergency plan to replace

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who went back to the NHL without playing a single minute for Fribourg. In the 2017–18 season, Brust claimed the starting duties with Fribourg, making 38 appearances in posting a 2.29 goals against average with a .926 save percentage. At the conclusion of his contract in Switzerland, Brust returned to the KHL, agreeing to terms with Chinese participant,

Kunlun Red Star HC Kunlun Red Star () is a professional ice hockey club based in Beijing, China. It is a member of the Tarasov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). The club joined the KHL prior to the 2016–17 season. History Preparation of the te ...

on October 12, 2018. After making just 9 appearances to start the 2018–19 season, Brust transferred from Kunlun to

Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod () is a professional ice hockey club in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. It is a member of the Bobrov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). The team's home arena is Trade Union Sport Palace. The team used to play it ...

on December 26, 2018. Brust spent the 2019–20 season playing with

HC Slovan Bratislava Hockey Club Slovan Bratislava () is a professional ice hockey club based in Bratislava, Slovakia. In 2012, it left the Tipsport Liga (hockey), Slovak Extraliga and joined the international Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). In 2019, it returned to ...

of the

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(Slovak), before sitting out the 2020–21 campaign. In August 2021, Brust was announced as having signed with UK

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(EIHL) side

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. In August 2022, it was announced Brust would not be returning to Sheffield for the 2022–23 season.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brust, Barry 1983 births Living people Abbotsford Heat players Binghamton Senators players Calgary Hitmen players Canadian ice hockey goaltenders Florida Everblades players HC Fribourg-Gottéron players Houston Aeros (1994–2013) players Ice hockey people from Manitoba KHL Medveščak Zagreb players HC Kunlun Red Star players Los Angeles Kings players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Manchester Monarchs (AHL) players Minnesota Wild draft picks Reading Royals players Sheffield Steelers players HC Slovan Bratislava players Spokane Chiefs players Straubing Tigers players Swan Valley Stampeders players Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod players HC Yugra players 21st-century Canadian sportsmen