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Bryan Little (born November 12, 1987 in Edmonton, Alberta -- Raised in Cambridge, Ontario) is a professional ice hockey player who currently plays for the Atlanta Thrashers of the NHL He was selected first round, 12th overall in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Thrashers. He won a gold medal with Team Canada at the 2007 World Junior Hockey Championship. He played Junior B. for the Cambridge Winterhawks, and attended Southwood Secondary School. After four seasons playing for the Barrie Colts of the Ontario Hockey League, he joined the Thrashers' farm team, the Chicago Wolves for two games in the 2007 playoffs, recording no points or penalties. According to one local columnist, "He didn’t play much, and he was playing out of position, but the biggest thing was that he fit right in ... he played like he’d been there all season."
He recently signed a 3-year NHL entry level contract with the Atlanta Thrashers and is committed to them up to the end of the 2009–2010 season. He made the Thrashers out of training camp in 2007 and joined the team full time. He made his NHL debut on October 5, 2007 scoring in his first game. He became the first Thrasher to score in his NHL debut. Midway through the season, he was demoted to the Wolves, where he would go on to win the 2008 Calder Cup Championship.