Evan Brooks Laich was born on 23rd June 1983, in Wawota, Saskatchewan, Canada, and is an ice hockey player, who until recently he played in the position of the centre for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL) until the end of 2017. Currently, he is a free agent.
How much is the net worth of Brooks Laich? It has been reported by authoritative sources that the overall size of his wealth is as much as $15 million, as of the data presented in the early 2018. Approximately, he earns $4 – 5 million per year. Ice hockey is the main source of Laich’s fortune.
Brooks Laich Net Worth $15 million
To begin with, Laich played hockey in his hometown from early childhood. During the 2000 – 2001 season, he played for the Moose Jaw Warriors in the Western Hockey League (WHL), and was named the Player of the Year.
Concerning his professional career, Laich was selected 193rd in the sixth round of the NHL Draft 2001 by Ottawa Senators. Brooks played his first professional match in 2003 representing the club of Binghamton Senators (AHL). His debut in the NHL was on 3rd February 2003 against the New Jersey Devils, but was soon traded to the Washington Capitals for Peter Bondra. The Canadian began to play for Portland Pirates in 2003, spending the whole season with the team during the NHL lockout, playing 68 games and scoring 26 points. The next season, Laich played 104 games, including 73 games of the NHL regular season with the Washington Capitals, 10 games of the AHL championship and 21 games in the playoffs, helping the Pirates win the 2006 Calder Cup. The whole 2006 – 2007 season, Laich spent with the Capitals, scoring eight goals with 10 assists, and after the season signed $725,000 contract for one-year, significantly lifting his net worth.
During the 2007 – 2008 season, the player participated in all 82 regular season games for the Washington Capitals, ranking third with 21 goals. In 2008 – 2009 season, Brooks scored 23 goals with 30 assists, crossing the 50-point mark. In the playoffs, he scored 7 points in 14 games and was noted for assisting in overtime. In 2010, the player missed four games due to a cheekbone injury, however, this did not stop him from setting personal records in his career: 25 goals, 34 assists and 59 points as a result. Recovering from injury, Brooks recorded his first hat in the NHL career.
In 2011, Laich signed a $27 million six-year contract with Capitals, but at the beginning of the season 2012 – 2013, the centre suffered a groin injury and missed the entire season, also the second half of the 2013 – 2014 season, because of the recurrence of the injury. In 2014, Brooks successfully underwent surgery on the adductor muscles of the groin, and returned in the regular 2014 – 2015 season, scoring 20 points in 66 games. In 2016, he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Daniel Winnick, but was disappointed with this exchange. In autumn of 2017 he signed a contract with Los Angeles Kings, but after 12 matches his contract was terminated.
Internationally, Brooks began in the Junior World Championships in 2003, the team winning silver. He played with the senior team at the 2010 World Championships, but the team finished seventh.
Finally, in the personal life of the player, Laich married professional dancer and actress Julianne Hough in 2017.
