»POSITION Left Wing »SHOOTS Left »HEIGHT 6'1 »WEIGHT 208 »BIRTHPLACE Sudbury, Ontario »BIRTHDATE 8/24/79 »SALARY $0.00 »EXPIRES - »DRAFTED by Washington in the 6th round(174th) in 1993 NHL Entry Draft. »ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on July 6, 2001.

»Season Stats GP G A PTS +/- PIM SH SH% 542 121 223 344 -54 166 650 18.62

»Playoff Stats GP G A PTS +/- PIM SH SH% 24 8 9 17 -8 4 40 20.00

»Scouting Report

Role with the team: Brunette is the team's offensive setup man who can also crash the net and bang home garbage.   Strengths: Good offensive skills, smart player, natural leader.   Weaknesses: Average skating, bad defensive positioning.   Potential: Brunette is the left winger that the Wild have on the 2nd line to provide leadership on ice and a crashing offensive presence in front of the opposing goalie. In 2003-04, he thrived in front of the net and became a part of the other team's defensive strategy. Bruno does need to work on skating to be a season round thread though.

»Player Biography

Nicknamed "Bruno"; his wife, Lorie, and him make offseason residence in Valley East, Ontario; favorite actor is Tom Hanks; favorite movies are Bull Durham and Slapshot; lists Ray Ferraro, Steve Konowalchuk, and Denny Lambert as his best hockey friends; lists the Toronto Blue Jays as his favorite non-hockey team; enjoyed watching the Oilers as a kid; enjoys fishing, golfing, and playing softball in the offseason; lists Sportscenter as his favorite show; enjoys eating Walleye...

Player Biography Information courtesy of NHLPA and Wild.com