Brad Maxwell

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Brad Maxwell (born July 8, 1957 in Brandon, Manitoba) was a professional ice hockey player renowned as a playmaking defenseman. After having won the Memorial Cup in 1977 as a member of the New Westminster Bruins, Maxwell was selected seventh overall in the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft by the Minnesota North Stars. He excelled for the North Stars throughout the early 1980s, recording 73 points in 78 games in his best season with the club in 1983-84. At the end of his career he bounced around between teams, spending short amounts of time with the Quebec Nordiques, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks and New York Rangers, and ultimately retired in 1987.