Brendan Witt

Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 219 lb (99 kg/15.6 st)
NHL Team F. Teams	New York Islanders Washington Capitals Nashville Predators
Nationality	Canada
Born	February 20 1975 (1975-02-20) (age 33), Humboldt, SK, CAN
NHL Draft	11th overall, 1993 Washington Capitals
Pro Career	1995 – present

Brendan Witt (born February 20, 1975 in Humbolt, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian ice hockey player who plays for the New York Islanders in the NHL. He is a defenceman. Witt served as co-captain of the Washington Capitals during the 2001-02 NHL season, along with Steve Konowalchuk. Witt lost his share of the captaincy, when in a player vote (before the 2002-03 NHL season), the Capitals chose Konowalchuk as sole captain. After Konowalchuk's trade to the Avalanche (Oct. 2003), the captaincy remained vacant (until Jeff Halpern was appointed in Sept. 2005). In August 2005, Witt requested a trade to the Capitals management to a team with a better chance of winning Stanley Cup. But on August 15, 2005, he re-signed with Washington.[1] Witt is best known for his tough defensive style. In the 2000-2001 NHL season he led the league with 322 hits. Witt's request for a trade was granted by the Capitals on March 9, 2006, when he was shipped to the Nashville Predators for former Capital Kris Beech and a first-round draft pick. Prior to the trade, he had been with the Capitals organization since being drafted in 1993. On July 3, 2006, Witt signed a three-year contract with the New York Islanders where he is an Alternate Captain along with Mike Sillinger. Witt wears number 32 with the Islanders. In Washington, he wore number 19. On January 30, 2007, Witt was the subject of a Sports Illustrated article in which he showed off his tattoos. "Tale of My Tattoos: Inking Man's Game"

See also

• List of NHL players
• List of NHL seasons
• Captain

References

• Brendan Witt's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database