Anaheim DucksPittsburgh PenguinsChicago BlackhawksToronto Maple LeafsCarolina HurricanesTorpedo Nizhny NovgorodMetallurg Magnitogorsk Cambridge Winterhawks Hespeler Shamrocks Tim Brent (born March 10, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played over 200 games in the National Hockey League (NHL), most notably for the Toronto Maple Leafs and Carolina Hurricanes.
He began his 2006–07 season with Portland, but was recalled[8] to the Stanley Cup-winning Ducks and scored his first NHL goal February 20 against the Vancouver Canucks.
[12] Brent spent most of the 2008–09 season with the Blackhawks' AHL affiliate Rockford IceHogs, but was recalled to Chicago, playing in two games.
[13] During his first preseason game of the 2009–2010 season, Brent tore his pectoral muscle – requiring surgery that would see him miss four months of action.
He was called up for the final game of the season to make his debut with the Toronto Maple Leafs versus the Montreal Canadiens.
[14] A strong training camp with Toronto saw Brent dress for the Maple Leafs in the season opener on October 7, 2010, versus the Montreal Canadiens.
During a game on February 3, 2011, against the Carolina Hurricanes, Brent blocked two shots and cleared the puck in a single penalty kill.
[20] Brent returned to North America following the 2014–15 season, signing a one-year, two-way contract with the Philadelphia Flyers on July 1, 2015.
In 52 games with the Phantoms, Brent contributed with 10 goals and 28 points before announcing his retirement from professional hockey at season's end on May 25, 2016.