Carl Brewer

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Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
Height Weight	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 178 lb (81 kg/12 st 10 lb)
Pro clubs	NHL Toronto Maple Leafs Detroit Red Wings St. Louis Blues WHA Toronto Toros SM-liiga HIFK
Nationality	Canada
Born	October 21, 1938(1938-10-21), Toronto, ON, CAN
Died	August 25, 2001 (aged 62), Toronto, ON, CAN
Pro career	1957 – 1980

Carl Thomas Brewer (born October 21, 1938 in Toronto, Ontario - died August 25, 2001 in Toronto, Ontario) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman.

Brewer started his career with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1958. He also played with the Detroit Red Wings and St. Louis Blues. He won three Stanley Cups with Toronto in 1962, 1963 and 1964. His brief stint in HIFK made such an impact to Finnish hockey that he was inducted to the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 2003.

In the 1990s, Brewer played a major role seeing former NHL Player's Association boss Alan Eagleson convicted and sent to prison for racketeering, fraud and embezzling.

Brewer died on August 25, 2001 following a battle with respiratory problems.

[edit] External links

• Carl Brewer's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Carl Brewer's biography at Legends of Hockey
• Carl Brewer At Find A Grave