Brouwer, 29, tied a career high with 43 points, including a career-best 22 assists, in 82 regular season games with Washington last season. He also added three assists in 14 postseason appearances.
Overall, Brouwer is a veteran of nine National Hockey League (NHL) seasons, including five with Chicago (2006-2011) and four with Washington (2011-2015), where he served as an assistant captain from 2011 to 2014. The 6'2, 214-pound forward has accumulated 255 points (132 goals, 123 assists) and 395 penalty minutes in 531 career regular season games as well as 19 points (seven goals, 12 assists) and 59 penalty minutes in 78 career playoff appearances.