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Sheldon Brookbank

#17 · Defence · Chicago Blackhawks

Born Oct 3, 1980 in Lanigan, Saskatchewan, CAN · 6'1", 202 lb · Shoots right

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2012-13

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2011-12. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Mark Stuart WPG · 14 P in 80 GP Bryan Allen CAR · 14 P in 82 GP TJ Brodie CGY · 14 P in 54 GP Steve Montador CHI · 14 P in 52 GP Kurtis Foster MIN · 14 P in 51 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below.

05102006-07: 1 points106-072007-08: 8 points807-082008-09: 4 points408-092009-10: 9 points909-102010-11: 0 points010-112011-12: 14 points1411-122012-13: 1 points112-132013-14: 7 points713-14

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2006-07 NSH 3 0 1 1 0 12 3 2 0.33
2007-08 NJD 44 0 8 8 0 63 43 28 0.18
2008-09 NJD 15 0 0 0 1 25 6 11 0.00
2008-09 ANA 29 1 3 4 3 51 24 26 0.14
2009-10 ANA 66 0 9 9 10 114 60 89 0.14
2010-11 ANA 40 0 0 0 -8 63 29 54 0.00
2011-12 ANA 80 3 11 14 11 72 49 120 0.18
2012-13 CHI 26 1 0 1 -2 21 25 28 0.04
2013-14 CHI 48 2 5 7 2 52 43 64 0.15
8 seasons Career 351 7 37 44 17 473 282 422 0.13

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2008-09 ANA 13 0 0 0 -1 18 3 22 0.00
2010-11 ANA 4 0 0 0 -2 14 2 8 0.00
2012-13 CHI 1 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0.00
2013-14 CHI 7 0 2 2 3 0 2 10 0.29
4 seasons Playoffs 25 0 2 2 -2 32 7 41 0.08

2011-12 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
80 3 11 14 11 72 49 120 0.18 6.1 15:36

2011-12 analytics

Rating

-2.1Goals above replacement629th of 680 skaters, 214th of 235 defencemen
-0.4Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-6.3Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 235 ranked defencemen: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile.

Even-strength offence-3.0 14th percentileEven-strength defence-2.0 15th percentilePower play-0.1 48th percentilePenalty kill+0.1 60th percentilePenalties-1.1 27th percentile

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater, and the rank beside it is among defencemen. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

-3-2-1012010-112011-122012-132013-14Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

45.0Corsi for %872 attempts for, 1066 against
-5.5CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
44.3Expected goals for %35.0 expected for, 44.0 against
-5.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
45.1Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
54.5Goals for %36 for, 30 against
102.7PDO8.2% shooting + 94.5% saves
127Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 557 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Toni Lydman · Sheldon Brookbank58529:3544.646.719-11
Sheldon Brookbank · Luca Sbisa66305:5843.242.77-8
Francois Beauchemin · Sheldon Brookbank4680:0244.830.51-4
Sheldon Brookbank · Cam Fowler3173:2046.241.83-3

The pairs he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's pairs that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

3Goalsnot counting empty-netters
2.3Expected goalsfrom 89 unblocked attempts
+0.7Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.11 expected goals per 60 minutes19th
Shot quality 2.5% chance per attempt20th
Finishing +0.7 goals above expected73rdOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 233 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0123Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Goals 3Expected 2.3

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 7, 2012 @ CGY L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 23:29
Apr 5, 2012 @ EDM W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 24:23
Apr 3, 2012 @ VAN L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 17:42
Apr 1, 2012 vs EDM L 1-2 0 0 0 0 5 3 1 15:06
Mar 31, 2012 @ PHX L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:47
Mar 28, 2012 vs SJS W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 20:24
Mar 25, 2012 vs BOS L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:02
Mar 21, 2012 vs STL W 4-3 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 17:14
Mar 19, 2012 @ SJS W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 18:56
Mar 18, 2012 vs NSH L 1-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 19:55
Mar 16, 2012 vs LAK L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 2 0 3 18:03
Mar 14, 2012 vs DET W 4-0 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 20:53
Mar 12, 2012 @ COL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 18:41
Mar 10, 2012 @ DAL L 0-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 14:09
Mar 8, 2012 @ STL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 15:29
Mar 5, 2012 vs EDM W 4-2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 16:17
Mar 3, 2012 @ LAK L 2-4 1 0 1 2 0 1 3 16:00
Mar 2, 2012 vs CGY W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 15:50
Feb 29, 2012 vs BUF L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 7 0 2 15:26
Feb 27, 2012 @ COL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 15:19
Feb 26, 2012 vs CHI W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 15:24
Feb 23, 2012 @ CAR W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:03
Feb 21, 2012 @ TBL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16:46
Feb 19, 2012 @ FLA W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 15:01
Feb 17, 2012 @ NJD L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 17:04
Feb 15, 2012 @ PIT W 2-1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 17:11
Feb 14, 2012 @ MIN W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 14:31
Feb 12, 2012 @ CBJ W 5-3 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 19:50
Feb 10, 2012 @ DET L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 19:12
Feb 8, 2012 vs CAR W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 17:32
Feb 6, 2012 vs CGY W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 2 3 17:49
Feb 3, 2012 vs CBJ L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 13:39
Feb 1, 2012 vs DAL L 2-6 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 15:05
Jan 31, 2012 @ PHX W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 15:20
Jan 24, 2012 @ DAL L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:30
Jan 22, 2012 vs COL W 3-2 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 18:45
Jan 21, 2012 vs OTT W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 16:50
Jan 18, 2012 vs PHX W 6-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 18:46
Jan 15, 2012 @ VAN W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16:30
Jan 13, 2012 @ EDM W 5-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 17:24
Jan 12, 2012 @ CGY L 0-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 15:25
Jan 10, 2012 vs DAL W 5-2 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 17:38
Jan 8, 2012 vs CBJ W 7-4 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 13:45
Jan 6, 2012 vs NYI W 4-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 13:06
Jan 4, 2012 vs SJS L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 14:57
Dec 31, 2011 vs COL L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 16:51
Dec 29, 2011 vs VAN L 2-5 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 13:51
Dec 26, 2011 @ SJS W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 16:09
Dec 22, 2011 @ LAK L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:17
Dec 19, 2011 @ DAL L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 13:53
Dec 17, 2011 @ WPG L 3-5 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 15:19
Dec 16, 2011 @ CHI L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 5 0 1 15:12
Dec 14, 2011 vs PHX W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 15:11
Dec 10, 2011 @ NSH L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:42
Dec 8, 2011 @ STL L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 16:37
Dec 6, 2011 vs LAK W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 18:32
Dec 4, 2011 vs MIN L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 15:10
Dec 2, 2011 vs PHI L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 17:02
Nov 30, 2011 vs MTL W 4-1 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 14:02
Nov 27, 2011 vs TOR L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17:14
Nov 25, 2011 vs CHI L 5-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12:55
Nov 23, 2011 @ PHX L 2-4 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 15:42
Nov 20, 2011 vs DET L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:38
Nov 17, 2011 vs LAK L 3-5 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 13:09
Nov 16, 2011 @ LAK L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 14:40
Nov 13, 2011 vs MIN L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:46
Nov 11, 2011 vs VAN W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 14:56
Nov 9, 2011 vs NSH L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:22
Nov 3, 2011 @ NYR L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 10:23
Nov 1, 2011 @ WSH L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 11:46
Oct 30, 2011 @ CBJ L 1-3 0 0 0 0 10 0 1 07:16
Oct 29, 2011 @ NSH L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 4 1 0 14:10
Oct 25, 2011 @ CHI L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 08:56
Oct 23, 2011 vs PHX L 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 07:52
Oct 21, 2011 vs DAL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11:53
Oct 17, 2011 @ SJS W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16:02
Oct 16, 2011 vs STL W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 12:23
Oct 14, 2011 vs SJS W 1-0 0 0 0 1 2 2 3 16:18
Oct 8, 2011 vs NYR W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13:07
Oct 7, 2011 @ BUF L 1-4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14:02