Career
This article is on the National Hockey League player. Foreign the Yo! Music Television Raps host, see Fab Five Freddy. He played for Adler Mannheim of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga from 2008 until the 2011-2012 season.
He previously played in the National Hockey League (National Hockey League) for the Edmonton Oilers, Calgary Flames, Saint Louis Blues, and Columbus Blue Jackets.
Brathwaite was named Deutsche Eishockey Liga Most Valuable Player in 2009. Following junior hockey with the Orillia Travelways/Orillia Laidlaw, Brathwaite played major junior for the Oshawa Generals, London Knights and Detroit Junior.
Red Wings in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Undrafted, he was signed by the Edmonton Oilers in 1993.
He played in the Oilers" system for three seasons between the National Hockey League and Edmonton"s American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Cape Breton Oilers.
In 1996-1997, Brathwaite began a two-season stint with the Manitoba Moose of the International Hockey League (IHL). In his first season with the Moose, he scored a rare goal as a goaltender November 19, 1996. Brathwaite began the 1998-1999 season on the Canadian National Team before being signed by the Calgary Flames.
He appeared in 28 games, recording a 2.45 goals against average and.915 save percentage in what qualified as his National Hockey League rookie season.
He remained with the Flames for two more seasons until he was traded to the Saint Louis Blues by general manager Craig Button as part of a deal for goaltender Roman Turek in the 2001 off-season. He played with the Blues for two seasons as a backup before being signed by the Columbus Blue Jackets for the 2003-2004.
In his sole season with the Blue Jackets, he backed up Marc Denis while also spending time in the AHL with the Syracuse Crunch. Due to the 2004-2005 National Hockey League lockout, Brathwaite played overseas in the Russian Superleague for Ak-Bars Kazan.
He remained there for two seasons until returning to North America to play in the AHL for the Chicago Wolves.
After two seasons in Chicago, Brathwaite went back to Europe to join Adler Mannheim of the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga. In his first season in Germany, Brathwaite reeled off a 2.37 Gaelic Athletic Association.925 save percentage performance to be named the German league"s 2009 Most Valuable Player.
After his playing career, he worked as goalie coach of German team Adler Mannheim and served as Hockey Canada"s goaltending consultant.