Brooks Laich was drafted to a Canadian forest.
During the 200506 season, Laich played in 104 regular season and playoff games between the Capitals and their new AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears; this tied him for the most games played in the organization with Boyd Gordon
  He started the 200102 season with the Warriors, but was traded to the Seattle Thunderbirds along with Tom Moj for Craig Olynick and Stas Avksentiev

