| Brad Ference | |||
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| Born | April 2, 1979 Calgary, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 218 lb (99 kg; 15 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Florida Panthers Phoenix Coyotes Calgary Flames HC Morzine-Avoriaz | ||
| National team |  Canada | ||
| NHL draft | 10th overall, 1997 Vancouver Canucks | ||
| Playing career | 1999–2008 | ||
Bradley William Ference (born April 2, 1979) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 250 games in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Born in Calgary, Alberta, Ference played junior hockey with the Spokane Chiefs, and Tri-City Americans of the Western Hockey League. Ference was drafted in the first round, 10th overall, of the 1997 NHL Entry Draft by the Vancouver Canucks.
Before ever playing a game for the Canucks, Ference was traded on January 17, 1999, along with Pavel Bure, Bret Hedican and third-round selection in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft (Robert Fried) to the Florida Panthers for Dave Gagner, Ed Jovanovski, Mike Brown, Kevin Weekes and a first-round selection in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft (Nathan Smith).
Ference spent nearly four years in the Panthers organization before being traded to the Phoenix Coyotes on March 8, 2003, for Darcy Hordichuk and a second-round selection in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.
After a year and half with the Coyotes, and the lock-out year of 2004–2005 spent in France, Ference was traded to the New Jersey Devils on November 25, 2005, for Pascal Rheaume, Ray Schultz and Steven Spencer. He was on the move again at the end of the season, signing a one-year contract as an unrestricted free agent on July 26, 2006, with the Calgary Flames.
After Ference's contract with the Flames ended he was signed by the Detroit Red Wings and spent a year with their AHL affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins.
Ference was offered a 1-year deal from Anyang Halla of Asia League Ice Hockey in summer of 2008, but did not sign as his wife was pregnant. Ference retired from professional hockey in 2008, returned to Calgary, and began a new career as a firefighter in 2009. [1]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1994–95 | Calgary Royals AAA | CBHL | 60 | 19 | 47 | 66 | 220 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Calgary Royals AAA | CBHL | 22 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 67 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 324 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 21 | ||
| 1997–98 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 54 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 213 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 59 | ||
| 1998–99 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 31 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Tri-City Americans | WHL | 20 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 116 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 63 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Louisville Panthers | AHL | 58 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 231 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Louisville Panthers | AHL | 52 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 200 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 80 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 254 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 60 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 63 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Pingouins de Morzine-Avoriaz | FRA | 17 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 138 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 2005–06 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 19 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 43 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights | AHL | 73 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 210 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2006–07 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 32 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 277 | 14 | 69 | 83 | 854 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| NHL totals | 250 | 4 | 30 | 34 | 565 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Canada | WJC | 8th | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 1999 | Canada | WJC |  | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | |
| 2002 | Canada | WC | 6th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 31 | ||||
| Senior totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
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