Brad Stuart

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Position Defence
Shoots Left
Nickname(s) Stuey
Height
Weight
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
213 lb (97 kg/15 st 3 lb)
NHL Team
F. teams
Detroit Red Wings
Calgary Flames
Boston Bruins
San Jose Sharks
Los Angeles Kings
Nationality Flag of Canada Canada
Born November 6, 1979 (1979-11-06) (age 28),
R.M.H., AB, CAN
NHL Draft 3rd overall, 1998
San Jose Sharks
Pro career 1999 – present

Brad Stuart (born November 6, 1979 in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta) is a professional ice hockey defenseman who currently plays for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League.

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[edit] Playing career

Stuart was drafted in the first round, third overall, in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft by the San Jose Sharks. Stuart scored twice in a 17-second span to force the game into overtime in a 4-3 overtime win over the Los Angeles Kings on April 4, 2004. Stuart's feat is the fastest that a Sharks player has scored two goals.

After playing with the Sharks for more than five seasons, Stuart was traded along with Marco Sturm and Wayne Primeau to the Boston Bruins for Joe Thornton in November, 2005.[1]

On February 10, 2007, he was traded to the Calgary Flames along with Wayne Primeau in exchange for Andrew Ference and Chuck Kobasew. Boston General Manager Peter Chiarelli cited his inability to agree on a new contract with Stuart, who was scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the 2006-07 NHL season, as a reason for the deal.[2]

After the end of the season, Stuart signed a one-year, $3.5 million deal to play for the Los Angeles Kings.[3]

Was named alternate captain for 2 games during the 2007-2008 season with the Los Angeles Kings.

The Kings traded Stuart to the Detroit Red Wings on February 26, 2008 for a 2008 second round draft pick and a 2009 fourth round draft pick. Stuart is the final year of his current contract, earning $3.5 million. He will be an unrestricted free agent after the 2007-08 NHL season.[4] Stuart saw time as a top-4 defenseman paired with Niklas Kronwall.

On June 4th, 2008, Brad Stuart won the Stanley Cup as a member of the Detroit Red Wings.

[edit] Career statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1995-96 Regina Pats WHL 3 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- --
1996-97 Regina Pats WHL 57 7 36 43 58 5 0 4 4 4
1997-98 Regina Pats WHL 72 20 45 65 82 9 3 4 7 10
1998-99 Regina Pats WHL 29 10 19 29 43 -- -- -- -- --
1998-99 Calgary Hitmen WHL 30 11 22 33 26 21 8 15 23 59
1999-00 San Jose Sharks NHL 82 10 26 36 32 12 1 0 1 6
2000-01 San Jose Sharks NHL 77 5 18 23 56 5 1 0 1 0
2001-02 San Jose Sharks NHL 82 6 23 29 39 12 0 3 3 8
2002-03 San Jose Sharks NHL 36 4 10 14 46 -- -- -- -- --
2003-04 San Jose Sharks NHL 77 9 30 39 34 17 1 5 6 13
2004-05 DNP — Lockout -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2005-06 San Jose Sharks NHL 23 2 10 12 14 -- -- -- -- --
2005-06 Boston Bruins NHL 55 10 21 31 38 -- -- -- -- --
2006-07 Boston Bruins NHL 48 7 10 17 26 -- -- -- -- --
2006-07 Calgary Flames NHL 27 0 5 5 18 6 0 1 1 6
2007-08 Los Angeles Kings NHL 63 5 16 21 67 -- -- -- -- --
2007-08 Detroit Red Wings NHL 9 1 1 2 2 21 1 6 7 14
NHL Totals 579 59 170 229 372 73 4 15 19 47

[edit] Awards

[edit] International play

Played for Canada in:

[edit] International statistics

Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1999 Canada WJC 7 0 1 1 2
2001 Canada WC 7 1 1 2 6
2006 Canada WC 9 0 3 3 14
Senior Int'l Totals 16 1 4 5 20

[edit] References

  1. ^ Sharks Acquire Joe Thornton. SanJoseSharks.com (2005). Retrieved on 2007-02-11.
  2. ^ Bruins send Stuart and Primeau to Calgary for Ference and Kobasew. NHL.com (2007). Retrieved on 2007-02-11.
  3. ^ Stuart agrees to one-year deal with Kings. TSN.ca (2007). Retrieved on 2007-07-03.
  4. ^ Wings get Stuart from Kings. MLive.com (2008). Retrieved on 2008-02-26.

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