Brent Gilchrist is a former professional hockey player who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League from 1988-2003. In his long career, Gilchrist totaled 792 games played and had 135 goals and 305 points. He was a member of the Stanley Cup Champion Detroit Red Wings in 1998. Born on April 3rd, 1967, in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Brent quickly took up hockey after the Gilchrist family moved west to Vernon, British Columbia. In Peewee, Brent and fellow future pro hockey player Jeff Finley won the BC provincial championships. After his 15-year-old season in Midget hockey, Brent was asked to play in the playoffs for the Vernon Rockets of the BCJHL. The Rockets fell to the Penticton Knights and their star, Brett Hull, in 7 games. The next season Brent Gilchrist made his mark as a rookie in the WHL with the Kelowna Wings. In 1985, after a third losing season in a row, the team relocated the Spokane, Washington and changed its name to the Chiefs. Gilchrist quickly became a star in the Western Hockey League and tallied 141 goals and 290 points in just 218 games played. Brent was selected 79th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1985 NHL entry draft. [More at Wikipedia]

April 3rd, 1967 in Moose Jaw (Age 58)