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{{shortShort description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 1990)}}
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| caption = Brodie with the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] in 2022
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| team = [[TorontoChicago Maple LeafsBlackhawks]]
| former_teams = [[Calgary Flames]]<br>[[Toronto Maple Leafs]]
| league = [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| ntl_team = CAN
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|6|7}}
| birth_place = [[Chatham-Kent|Chatham]], [[Ontario]], Canada
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'''Thomas James Brodie''' (born June 7, 1990) is a Canadian professional [[ice hockey]] player[[defenceman]] for the [[Toronto MapleChicago LeafsBlackhawks]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). He was a fourth round selection of the [[Calgary Flames]], 114th overall, at the [[2008 NHL Entry Draft]]. Brodie played four seasons in the [[Ontario Hockey League]] (OHL) prior to turning professional in 2010. Internationally, he has represented [[Canada men's national ice hockey team|Canada]] at the [[2013 IIHF World Championship]].
 
==Personal==
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Brodie was selected by the [[Saginaw Spirit]] in the third round of the [[Ontario Hockey League]] (OHL) priority selection in 2006, but opted out of the Cyclones program and spent the majority of the 2006–07 season with the Junior B [[Leamington Flyers]], where he was voted the defensive rookie of the year and named to the rookie and first all-star teams in the [[Western Ontario Hockey League]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3429733 |title=Brodie claims top honors with Leamington |publisher=Saginaw Spirit Hockey Club (via oursportscentral.com) |date=2007-02-23 |accessdate=2010-10-04}}</ref> He also appeared in 20 games with the Spirit before moving up to the OHL full-time in the [[2007–08 OHL season|2007–08 season]]. He appeared in all 68 games for the Spirit that year, scoring 30 points as a 17-year-old. Seeking an offensive defenceman, the [[Calgary Flames]] selected Brodie in the fourth round, 114th overall, at the [[2008 NHL Entry Draft]].<ref name="NHLClimb">{{cite web |url=http://flames.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=537434 |title=Brodie's climb could land him in Calgary |publisher=National Hockey League |date=2010-09-14 |accessdate=2010-10-04}}</ref>
 
Brodie improved to 50 points in [[2008–09 OHL season|2008–09]] and was praised by his coaches as being one of the best all-around defencemen in the OHL.<ref>{{cite web |last=Austin |first=Kyle |url=http://www.mlive.com/spirit/index.ssf/2009/10/saginaw_spirit_defenseman_tj_b.html |title=Saginaw Spirit defenseman T.J. Brodie has offensive mindset |publisher=Michigan Live |date=2009-10-02 |accessdate=2010-10-04}}</ref> His season earned the attention of [[Hockey Canada]], which invited him to their summer evaluation camp for the [[2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Sportak |first=Randy |url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Columnists/Sportak/2009/07/23/pf-10232941.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714041948/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Columnists/Sportak/2009/07/23/pf-10232941.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=July 14, 2012 |title=All work, no play for T.J. |work=Calgary Sun |date=2009-07-23 |accessdate=2010-10-04}}</ref> Brodie began the [[2009–10 OHL season|2009–10 season]] in Saginaw but was traded to the [[Barrie Colts]] after 19 games as part of a four-player deal.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bernreuter |first=Hugh |url=http://www.mlive.com/spirit/index.ssf/2009/11/saginaw_spirit_trade_tj_brodie.html |title=Saginaw Spirit trade T.J. Brodie and Nick Crawford to Barrie Colts |publisher=Michigan Live |date=2009-11-09 |accessdate=2010-10-04}}</ref> The Colts finished the year as the top-ranked team in the [[Canadian Hockey League]] (CHL), but were defeated by the [[Windsor Spitfires]] in the OHL championship series.<ref>{{cite web |last=Shantz |first=Ian |url=https://lfpress.com/sports/knights/2010/05/05/13829741.html |title=Spitfires broom top-ranked Colts |work=London Free Press |date=2010-05-05 |accessdate=2010-10-04}}</ref>
 
===Professional===
====Calgary Flames====
[[File:T. J. Brodie.jpg|thumb|upright|Brodie with the [[Abbotsford Heat]] in February 2011]]
Entering his 20-year-old season, the Flames expected Brodie was ready to turn professional in 2010–11. The team praised the improvements he made to his game, and anticipated that he would join their [[American Hockey League]] (AHL) affiliate, the [[Abbotsford Heat]].<ref name="NHLClimb" /> A strong showing at the team's rookie camp,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://windsorstar.com/sports/Brodie+turns+heads+Flames+camp/3554478/story.html |title=Brodie turns heads at Flames camp |work=Windsor Star |date=2010-09-21 |accessdate=2010-10-04}}</ref> and performances in the main camp that impressed both his coaches and teammates,<ref>{{cite web |last=Cruickshank |first=Scott |url=https://calgaryherald.com/sports/hockey/calgary-flames/Brodie+continues+impress+Flames+camp/3587293/story.html |title=Brodie continues to earn kudos at Flames camp |work=Calgary Herald |date=2010-09-28 |accessdate=2010-10-04}}</ref> resulted in Brodie earning a spot with the Flames to begin the season.<ref>{{cite web |last=MacFarlane |first=Steve |url=http://www.chathamdailynews.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2787336 |title=Brodie beating the odds to play in major league |work=Chatham Daily News |date=2010-10-06 |accessdate=2010-10-07 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120724203325/http://www.chathamdailynews.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2787336 |archive-date=July 24, 2012 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> He appeared in three games, recording two penalty minutes, before being assigned to Abbotsford.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sportak |first=Randy |url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Columnists/Sportak/2010/10/20/15758871.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120717130040/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Columnists/Sportak/2010/10/20/15758871.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=July 17, 2012 |title=AHL good for Brodie long-term |work=Calgary Sun |date=2010-10-20 |accessdate=2010-10-25}}</ref> TJ Brodie and [[New York Islanders]] player [[Josh Ho-Sang]] both have chosen to wear sweater #66, after [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] superstar [[Mario Lemieux]], in a regular season game.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.nhl.com/news/islanders-ho-sang-says-wearing-no-66-ultimate-respect-of-lemieux/c-287476988 | title = Joshua Ho-Sang says wearing No. 66 'ultimate respect' | publisher = NHL.com | date = March 7, 2017 | accessdate = November 5, 2017}}</ref>
 
Brodie established himself as one of the Heat's top scorers and was considered one of the team's top prospects. Brodie's play was such that he was named the team's lone representative at the 2011 AHL All-Star Game.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kinvig |first=Dan |url=http://www.bclocalnews.com/fraser_valley/abbynews/sports/heat/news/113300664.html |title=Brodie picked for AHL all-star game |work=Abbotsford News |date=2011-01-11 |accessdate=2011-02-03 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}</ref> He finished the year as Abbotsford's leading scorer amongst defencemen, and tied for second on the team overall, with 34 points. He led the Heat in assists with 29.<ref>{{cite book |title=2011–12 Calgary Flames Official Yearbook |publisher=Calgary Flames Hockey Club |year=2011 |page=42}}</ref>
 
Brodie began the 2011–12 season in Abbotsford, but an injury to [[Anton Babchuk]] led to his recall by the Flames on November 11, 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://flames.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=599877 |title=Flames recall T.J. Brodie from Abbotsford |publisher=Calgary Flames Hockey Club |date=2011-11-09 |accessdate=2011-12-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111112061138/http://flames.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=599877 |archive-date=November 12, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> He scored his first NHL point by assisting on a goal by [[Lee Stempniak]] against the [[Chicago Blackhawks]] on November 18.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=400047394 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111126144906/http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=400047394 |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 26, 2011 |title=Flames score season-high 5 goals, snap Blackhawks' streak |publisher=ESPN |date=2011-11-18 |accessdate=2011-11-18}}</ref> Brodie's first NHL goal nine days later against goaltender [[Niklas Bäckström]] of the [[Minnesota Wild]] when an attempted pass to [[Tim Jackman]] was deflected into the goal.<ref>{{cite news |last=MacFarlane |first=Steve |url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Calgary/2011/11/29/19032316.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714000810/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Calgary/2011/11/29/19032316.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=July 14, 2012 |title=Brodie on board |work=Calgary Herald |date=2011-11-29 |accessdate=2011-12-10}}</ref> Brodie played 54 games in his first NHL season, scoring 14 points.<ref name="NHLStats">{{cite web |url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8474673 |title=TJ Brodie player card |publisher=National Hockey League |accessdate=2013-08-01}}</ref>
 
Due to the [[2012–13 NHL lockout]], Brodie began the [[2012–13 NHL season|2012–13 season]] in Abbotsford. He scored 20 points in 35 games with the Heat before NHL play resumed. Finishing the season with the Flames, he scored 2 goals and 14 points in 47 games.<ref>{{cite news |url=httphttps://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/story/2013/07/31/spflames-nhlsign-calgaryt-flamesj-tjbrodie-brodieto-2-year-contractdeal-1.html1391697 |title=Flames sign T.J. Brodie to 2-year deal |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |date=2013-07-31 |accessdateaccess-date=2013-08-01}}</ref> He emerged as one of the Flames' top defencemen, averaging over 20 minutes of ice time per game and earning an invitation to join [[Canada men's national ice hockey team|Team Canada]] at the [[2013 IIHF World Championship]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Hall |first=Vicki |title=TJ Brodie to play for Canada at 2013 IIHF |work=Calgary Herald |date=2013-04-29 |page=D4}}</ref> Brodie appeared in seven games and recorded one assist for Canada, who were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the tournament.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://ckdp.ca/2013/05/29/tj-brodie-returns-home-from-world-championships/ |title=TJ Brodie returns home from World Championships |work=Chatham-Kent Daily Post |date=2013-05-29 |accessdate=2013-08-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130831025931/http://ckdp.ca/2013/05/29/tj-brodie-returns-home-from-world-championships/# |archive-date=August 31, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
[[File:TJ Brodie 160219.PNG|thumb|left|upright|Brodie with the [[Calgary Flames]] in February 2016.]]
A restricted [[free agent]] following the season, Brodie signed a two-year, $4.25&nbsp;million contract extension with the Flames.<ref>{{cite news |last=Odland |first=Kristen |title=Flames want Brodie to prove himself |work=Calgary Herald |date=2013-08-01 |page=F3}}</ref> He began the [[2013–14 NHL season|2013–14 season]] alongside [[Mark Giordano]] as the Flames' top defensive pairing.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gilbertson |first=Wes |title=Brodie skates into spotlight |work=Calgary Sun |date=2013-10-03 |page=S3}}</ref> On October 20, 2014, the Flames signed Brodie to a five-year, $23.25&nbsp;million contract extension worth $4.65&nbsp;million annually.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/flames/news/flames-sign-tj-brodie-to-multi-year-contract/c-735366|title = Flames sign TJ Brodie to multi-year contract}}</ref>
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====Toronto Maple Leafs====
On October 9, 2020, after spending the first 10 years of his NHL career with the Calgary Flames, Brodie left the club as a free agent and was signed to a four-year, $20 million contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs.<ref>{{cite web |title=Maple urlLeafs =Sign TJ Brodie |url=https://www.nhl.com/mapleleafs/news/tj-brodie-maple-leafs-contract-signing/c-319411354 |publisher=National titleHockey League |access-date=February Maple27, 2023 |date=October 9, 2020}}</ref> The Leafs signalso TJadded Brodieother |veteran publisherpresences =to their lineup including [[TorontoJoe MapleThornton]] Leafsand [[Wayne Simmonds]] |prior dateto the start of the shortened [[2020–21 NHL season]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Marner Octobersays 9,new 2020veterans on Maple Leafs can 'keep us in line' |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/maple-leafs-mitchell-marner-excited-about-veteran-additions/c-319825790 accessdate|publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=February October27, 92023 |date=December 20, 2020}}</ref>
 
[[File:Toronto Maple Leafs at Seattle Kraken (February 26, 2023) - Vince Dunn and T. J. Brodie (52714298090).jpg|thumb|Brodie and [[Vince Dunn]] during a game in February 2023.]]
Brodie played limited games during the [[2022–23 NHL season|2022–23 season]] due to various injuries. He pulled himself out of the lineup during warmups on November 12 and was later diagnosed with an oblique injury.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Alter |first1=David |title=TJ Brodie Explains Oblique Injury, When he Will Return to Maple Leafs Lineup |url=https://www.si.com/nhl/maple-leafs/news/tj-brodie-explains-oblique-injury-when-he-might-return-to-maple-leafs-lineup |publisher=Sports Illustrated |access-date=February 27, 2023 |date=December 5, 2022}}</ref> He missed 12 games to recover before returning to the lineup on December 8 prior to a game against the Los Angeles Kings. During his absence, the Maple Leafs maintained a record of 9–0–3.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fox |first1=Luke |title=T.J. Brodie returns to streaking Maple Leafs: 'It's huge' |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/t-j-brodie-returns-to-streaking-maple-leafs-its-huge/ |publisher=Sportsnet |access-date=February 27, 2023 |date=December 8, 2022}}</ref> However, his return to the lineup was shortlived as he was placed on injured reserve on January 10 due to a rib issue.<ref>{{cite web |title=Maple Leafs defenceman TJ Brodie back on IR with rib issue |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/brodie-injury-reserve-jan10-2023-1.6709064 |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=February 27, 2023 |date=January 10, 2023}}</ref> He was activated off injured reserve nearly two weeks later on January 29.<ref>{{cite web |title=Maple Leafs activate T.J. Brodie off IR, no timeline for Matt Murray's ankle injury |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/maple-leafs-activate-t-j-brodie-off-injured-reserve-recall-joseph-woll/ |publisher=Sportsnet |access-date=February 27, 2023 |date=January 29, 2023}}</ref>
 
====Chicago Blackhawks====
At the conclusion of his four-year tenure with the Maple Leafs, Brodie left as a free agent and was signed to a two-year, $7.5 million contract with the Chicago Blackhawks on July 1, 2024.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/blackhawks/news/release-blackhawks-sign-t-j-brodie-to-two-year-contract | title = Blackhawks sign T. J. Brodie | publisher = [[Chicago Blackhawks]] | date = July 1, 2024 | accessdate = July 1, 2024 }}</ref>
 
==Career statistics==
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| 6
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| [[2022–23 NHL season|2022–23]]
| Toronto Maple Leafs
| NHL
| 58
| 2
| 12
| 14
| 14
| 11
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 12
|-
| [[2023–24 NHL season|2023–24]]
| Toronto Maple Leafs
| NHL
| 78
| 1
| 25
| 26
| 40
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
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! colspan="3" | NHL totals
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! 5356
! 255292
! 308348
! 240294
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! 1417
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