Brent currently ranks No. Jarrett owned the single-season franchise records for points and assists 82 for 12 years, until Rob Brown set new marks points, assists in Jarrett currently ranks No. His 64 assists in is also No. His passion, dedication, and infectious spirit will never be forgotten. Our thoughts are with his family, friends, and all who had the privilege of knowing him.
Born in Sault Ste. Marie, ON on August 1, , Brent learned to skate very early in life with two older brothers in a hockey-obsessed area. As a teenager, Jarrett spent his entire minor hockey career in Sault Ste.
Marie, briefly playing for Hespeler in juniors before returning home to play for the Soo Greyhounds in The next season, he was traded to Windsor and spent the final year and a half of his junior career with the Spitfires. After two games with Saginaw in , he was loaned to Kalamazoo where he scored 40 goals with a then-franchise record 82 assists, earning the franchise's first IHL MVP with points and a league-record 11 shorthanded goals.
Brent returned to Saginaw the next year before returning to Kalamazoo the following season. Brent called Kalamazoo home for the rest of his professional career. Jarrett scored 18 goals with 64 assists in 70 games in , then picked up 20 goals with 50 assists in and had the longest playoff run of his career, notching five goals with three assists in 11 postseason games.
The following season, Jarrett scored 18 goals with 48 assists in 71 games, then notched 17 goals with 55 assists in 63 games in before his initial retirement. In , the K-Wings needed some help late in the season after suffering a rash of injuries, and Brent returned to the team and scored one goal with eight assists in 12 games.
