Brian Goudie (born November 9, 1972) is a

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former professional

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/ enforcer and

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. Goudie played major junior hockey in the

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with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds before starting his professional career with the

Hampton Roads Admirals The Hampton Roads Admirals were a professional ice hockey team in the ECHL, East Coast Hockey League (ECHL). They played in Norfolk, Virginia at the Norfolk Scope Arena from 1989 until 2000, when the owners purchased an expansion American Hockey ...

midway through the

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. He went on to play 16 seasons of professional hockey, including parts of 11 seasons in the

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where he racked up 266 points and 2,253 penalty minutes in 598 games played. Gouldie was an enforcer who was a central figure in the January 7, 1994 "Greensboro Brawl" during which 249 penalty minutes were given after just the first two seconds of play. During the

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, Gouldie was suspended for eight games after he fired a puck at a linesman in the closing seconds of a game. When Gouldie left the ECHL following the 2002–03 season, he held the ECHL record for most career penalty minutes (since surpassed by Cam Brown), and was ranked third on the league's list of all-time games played. Following the 2006–07 season, in which Goudie was awarded the SPHL Defenseman of the Year and was named to the SPHL First All-Star Team,http://twiwired.com/brian+goudie+ahl+ihl+ec-21668656 Gouldie hung up his skates to serve two seasons as head coach of the

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* 1972 births Living people Baltimore Bandits players Canadian ice hockey coaches Canadian ice hockey defencemen Florida Everblades players Hamilton Canucks players Hampton Roads Admirals players Houston Aeros (1994–2013) players Ice hockey people from Manitoba Moncton Hawks players Pee Dee Pride players People from The Pas Portland Pirates players Providence Bruins players Richmond Renegades players Richmond Renegades (SPHL) players Richmond RiverDogs players Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds players Springfield Falcons players Utah Grizzlies (IHL) players San Jose Rhinos players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian inline hockey players World Games silver medalists for Great Britain World Games medalists in roller sports Medalists at the 2005 World Games {{Canada-icehockey-defenceman-1970s-stub