Brian Bradley
Brian Richard Walter Bradley ( born January 21, 1965 in Kitchener, Ontario ) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who played from 1985 to 1997 for the Calgary Flames, Vancouver Canucks, Toronto Maple Leafs and the Tampa Bay Lightning in the National Hockey League.
Career
He spent his time at the junior London Knights in the Ontario Hockey League. Here the Scouts of the Calgary Flames were attentive to him and chose him in the NHL Entry Draft in 1983 in the third round as the 51st to the Central Hockey League Playoffs brought to him in the farm team for the Colorado Flames. In 1985 he became junior world champion with the Canadian team.
After a year in London, he was from the 1985/86 season the squad the Calgary Flames, eas brought but only five appearances in the NHL. He usually played in the farm team at the Moncton Golden Flames of the American Hockey League. After the team had strong attacker in the squad and we did not think much of his defensive qualities, he decided to look for a change for Team Canada at the Olympic Winter Games in Calgary in 1988 to be there.
Shortly after the Olympics, he was released to the Vancouver Canucks. There he proved himself as a playmaker and powerplay specialist. During its fourth season, however, they gave him away to the Toronto Maple Leafs to get the defender Tom Kurvers. After the end of the coming season, the Leafs did not protect him, and as the Tampa Bay Lightning attacked the NHL Expansion Draft 1992. Bradley was in the first season 1992/93 is by far the best scorer in the new team. With 86 points, he had 30 points more than the second- best scorer. His mark of 42 goals has yet to be surpassed yet by any player in the jersey of the Lightning. Over the next three seasons, he was Tampa Bay scorer. In 1994 he played at the NHL All-Star Game. On November 11, 1997, he train himself in a game against the Los Angeles Kings to a shoulder injury that ended the season for him. In the upcoming season, he had not overcome the consequences of the breach and brought it only to 14 games. After another year without use in the NHL he gave on October 23, 1999 announced his retirement.
Awards and achievements
NHL stats
Team Records
- 42 goals in a season for the Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL 1992/93 )