12th year veteran left wing Brett Sterling(29) decides to wrap up his pro career after playing two seasons for Chicago Wolves, the team he started with in 2006/2007, while under contract with draft squad Atlanta Thrashers.
As a first year player in the Windy City, he was the AHL best rookie and top scorer with a 55 goal effort.
The decided small forward spent three seasons overseas: one season in the SHL and two in a row 2015 & 2016 EBEL Championships for EC Salzburg.
The 33-year old also won a 2008 Calder Cup with his current club and who knows may hang up the skates with another one.
Brett Sterling (9)
6th year left wing Brett Sterling(9) slides over to Portland Pirates from Peoria Rivermen as collateral in the Patrick O’Sullivan deal.
Originally Atlanta Thrashers‘ 5th round pick in the 2003 draft (#145 overall), he has played a scant 30 NHL games with a few different teams, including four games with St. Louis Blues this season registering no points.
His career totals are 5 goals and 4 assists but what’s sort of puzzling is in 7 games with Pittsburgh Penguins a couple of seasons ago he had 3 goals and a pair of assists but they had no interest in re-signing him.
He’s played 376 AHL games and scored 195 goals and 149 assists.
The head scratching part of this player swap is Portland is a small team to begin with and at 5’7″ 175 lbs. it’s not like he’s the most intimidating guy on the ice, but he can score goals and that makes him dangerous.
Tough to say which team gets the best of this deal.