Guide Note

Canadian professional hockey defenseman Brendan Witt plays for the New York Islanders in the National Hockey League.

Fast Facts

1. Born: February 20, 1975
2. Birthplace: Humbolt, Saskatchewan, Canada
3. Height: 6' 2"
4. Weight: 223 lbs.
5. Position: Defenseman
6. Shoots: Left
7. Draft year: 1993
8. Spouse: Salima
9. Led the NHL with 322 hits in the 1999-00 season¹
10. Described as a strong physical defender and great leader, but takes too many penalties²
11. Has 14 tattoos³

Witt was drafted 11th overall in the 1993 NHL draft by the Washington Capitals. He continued to play for his junior team, the Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League, for one season after the draft, then did not play during the 1994-95 season after failing to reach a contract agreement with the Capitals. After agreeing to a deal, Witt joined the Capitals in 1995 for his NHL debut. He played with the Capitals until the 2004-05 NHL lockout, when he spent a year with the Bracknell Bees in the English Premier Ice Hockey League. He returned to the Capitals after the lockout and played 58 games with the team before he was traded to the Nashville Predators on March 9, 2006. Witt finished the season with the Predators, then signed as a free agent with the New York Islanders on July 3, 2006.

• 1993: WHL All-Star Team
• 1994: WHL All-Star Team
• 1994: Canadian Major Junior All-Star Team
• 2001-02: Co-captain of the Washington Capitals

• 1990-94: Seattle Thunderbirds, WHL
• 1993: Drafted by the Washington Capitals
• 1995-04: Washington Capitals
• 2004-05: Bracknell Bees, EPIHL
• 2005-05: Washington Capitals
• 2005-2006: Nashville Predators
• 2006-present: New York Islanders