Bradley Young (ice hockey)

Bradley Young
Born 20 July 1988 (1988-07-20) (age 23)
Perth, WA, AUS
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
AIHL team Gold Coast Blue Tongues
National team  Australia
Playing career 2006–present

Bradley Young (born 20 July 1988) is an Australian ice hockey player currently playing for the Gold Coast Blue Tongues in the Australian Ice Hockey League.

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Playing career

Young first played for the West Coast Avalanche of the Western Australian Ice Hockey Association in 2006.[1] He continued to play for the Avalanche until the end of the 2009 season.[2] After the end of the season Young moved to Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia and joined the Gold Coast Blue Tongues of the Australian Ice Hockey League.[2] During his first season with the Blue Tongues Young played 18 games, scoring four points and 42 penalties in minutes.[2] In February 2011 it was announced that the Blue Tongues had re-signed Young for the 2011 season.[3] He has also previously represented Western Australia in state competition.[4]

Young was first called up to represent Australia in 2006 where he joined the national under-20 team to compete in the 2007 IIHF World U20 Championship Division II Group A tournament being held in Miercurea-Ciuc, Romania.[5] Australia lost the tournament and were relegated to Division III for the following year.[5] Young was selected the following year to represent the national under-20 team at the 2008 IIHF World U20 Championship Division III where he competed in all six games and finished with five points.[6] In 2009 Young moved up to the national senior team to compete in the 2009 IIHF World Championship Division I Group A tournament being held in Vilnius, Lithuania. Australia lost the tournament and were relegated to Division II for the following year.[7]

Personal life

Young was born on 20 July 1988 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia.[2] He first started playing ice hockey at the age of five.[4]

Career statistics

Regular season and postseason
Regular season Postseason
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2010 Gold Coast Blue Tongues AIHL 18 2 2 4 42 — — — — —
2011 Gold Coast Blue Tongues AIHL 23 3 6 9 92 — — — — —
International
Year Team Comp   GP G A Pts PIM
2006 Australia U/20 2007 IIHF World U20 Championship Division II Group A 5 1 1 2 6
2007 Australia U/20 2008 IIHF World U20 Championship Division III 6 2 3 5 12
2009 Australia 2009 IIHF World Championship Division I Group A 5 0 0 0 12

References

  1. ^ "Team Roster". International Ice Hockey Federation. 2011-12-11. http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments_07/output/w20iia/hydra.iihf.com/data/iihf/output/xml/95/IHM0950AUS_33_1_0.pdf. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 
  2. ^ a b c d "Bradley Young". Elite Prospects. http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=35038. Retrieved 2011-08-20. 
  3. ^ Hansen, Wendy (2011-02-26). "Returning Locals Named To Blue Tongues Roster". Gold Coast Blue Tongues. Archived from the original on 2011-04-12. http://www.bluetongues.com.au/returning-local-players-in-2011.html. Retrieved 2011-08-20. 
  4. ^ a b "Brad Young". Gold Coast Blue Tongues. Archived from the original on 2011-08-20. http://bluetongues.com.au/brad-young.html. Retrieved 2011-08-20. 
  5. ^ a b "2007 IIHF World U20 Championship Div II Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments_07/output/w20iia/hydra.iihf.com/IIHF_Core/jsp/content/web_output/index.jsp@compId=95. Retrieved 2011-08-20. 
  6. ^ "2008 IIHF World U20 Championship Div. III". International Ice Hockey Federation. http://www.iihf.com/index.php?id=752. Retrieved 2011-08-20. 
  7. ^ "Group A: Statistics". International Ice Hockey Federation. http://www.iihf.com/channels/iihf-world-championship-oc09/home/division-i/group-a-statistics.html. Retrieved 2011-08-20.