The Montreal Canadiens announced Thursday that Brook, 21, had been loaned to the Krefeld Pinguine of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in Germany for the start of the 2020-21 season and until the American Hockey League returns to action as early as Feb. 5.
Brook played four seasons with the Warriors from 2015-16 through 2018-19, serving as the team’s captain in his 19-year-old season and emerging as one of the top defencemen in the WHL. He scored 16 goals and 75 points with Moose Jaw that season and also suited up for Canada and the World Junior Hockey championship as well as captaining Team WHL in the Canada Russia Super Series.
Brook was selected by the Canadiens in the second round, 56th overall in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft and played last season with their AHL affiliate in Laval, scoring four goals and 13 points in 60 games. He also had an assist in seven games with the Rocket after the Warriors were eliminated from 2019 WHL playoffs.
Playing in DEL isn’t an unusual situation for former Warriors, including one of their Hall of Famers in former captain Mark Mackay.
Mackay played 12 seasons in Germany, from 1985-86 through 2001-02, including the last seven with the DEL’s SERC Wild Wings. He also became a regular on the German national team, suiting up for six world championships as well as representing Germany in the 1998 Nagano Olympics and 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics.
