Brendan Witt
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Brendan Witt (born February 20, 1975 in Humboldt, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian ice hockey player who plays for the New York Islanders in the NHL. He is a defenseman.
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.[link]
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. Witt had a notable first game with the Predators on March 11, 2006 against the San Jose Sharks in San Jose. He received a fighting major early in the 1st period and was given a game misconduct and subsequently ejected in the 2nd period after fighting Sharks' right winger Scott Parker in the Predators bench area after Parker attempted to jump the partition that separates the tunnel from the bench.
On July 3, 2006, Witt signed a three-year contract with the New York Islanders
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