Bryan Bridges (born December 27, 1985 in Victoria,

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) is a

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former professional

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Playing career

Bridges played

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in the

Western Hockey League The Western Hockey League (WHL) is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitutes the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) as the highest level of junior ...

(WHL) for five seasons with the

Kootenay Ice The Kootenay Ice (officially stylized as ICE) were a major junior ice hockey team based in Cranbrook, British Columbia, and competed in the Western Hockey League (WHL). The team played its home games at Western Financial Place. The franchise ...

and

Seattle Thunderbirds The Seattle Thunderbirds are a major junior ice hockey team based in the city of Kent, Washington, south of Seattle. They are part of the U.S. Division of the Western Conference in the Western Hockey League. They play their games at home in a ...

. While playing for the Ice 2001–02 he won the memorial cup. While playing with the Thunderbirds in 2004–05, he tied

Kelly Guard Kelly Guard (born June 10, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He last played for HC Pustertal-Val Pusteria in Italy's Serie A. He helped lead the Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League (WHL) to a Memorial Cup ch ...

for the WHL record for most

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s in a season with 13. The next season, Bridges established the league record for most shutouts all-time with 21 (matched by

Leland Irving Leland Bruce Irving (born April 11, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender, currently playing for the HC Bolzano in the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL). He was a first round selection of the Calgary Flames, 26th overall at the 200 ...

in 2007–08, then surpassed by

Tyson Sexsmith Tyson Sexsmith (born March 19, 1989) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. Sexsmith was selected by the San Jose Sharks in the 3rd round (91st overall) of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. During his major junior career with the Vancou ...

in 2008–09). Undrafted by a

National Hockey League The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey sports league, league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranke ...

(NHL) club, Bridges entered the professional ranks in the

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). Th ...

Awards and honours

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bridges, Bryan 1985 births Sportspeople from Victoria, British Columbia Ice hockey people from British Columbia Canadian ice hockey goaltenders Kootenay Ice players Seattle Thunderbirds players Las Vegas Wranglers players Victoria Salmon Kings players Reading Royals players Colorado Eagles players Elmira Jackals (ECHL) players Living people Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States