Brad Palmer

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Brad Palmer
Born (1961-09-14) September 14, 1961 (age 64)
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Minnesota North Stars
Boston Bruins
EHC Chur
Lukko
EHC Lustenau
BSC Preussen
NHL draft 16th overall, 1980
Minnesota North Stars
Playing career 19801992

Brad Donald Palmer (born September 14, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Minnesota North Stars and Boston Bruins between 1980 and 1983, and then spent several seasons in Europe before retiring in 1992.

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Biography

Palmer was born in Duncan, British Columbia and raised in Lake Cowichan, British Columbia. As a youth, he played in the 1974 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Lake Cowichan. [1] He was selected by the Minnesota North Stars with the 16th pick in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. He played two seasons with the North Stars and then played one year with the Boston Bruins.

His son, Jack Palmer, played in the Western Hockey League with the Brandon Wheat Kings and the Victoria Royals. [2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1977–78 Kelowna Buckaroos BCHL 4620214132
1978–79 Victoria Cougars WHL 6918153353152792
1979–80 Victoria CougarsWHL724549946117118196
1980–81 Victoria CougarsWHL4434538772
1980–81 Minnesota North Stars NHL 23448221985134
1981–82 Minnesota North StarsNHL7222234518300012
1982–83 Boston Bruins NHL73611171871010
1983–84 Hershey Bears AHL 6225325716
1984–85 EHC Chur NDA 10437
1985–86 Lukko SM-l 311682410
1986–87 LukkoSM-l22561116
1988–89 EHC Lustenau AUT 32262450
1989–90 EHC LustenauAUT1685134
1991–92 EC Bad Nauheim GER-2 145121728
1991–92 BSC Preussen GER 62024
NHL totals1683238705829951416

References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  2. Annicchiarico, Mario. "Royals swing deal with Wheat Kings to bring Jack Palmer home". Times Colonist. Retrieved 2020-03-16.