Brad Stuart

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Brad Stuart
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Stuart with the Los Angeles Kings in 2007
Born (1979-11-06) November 6, 1979 (age 43)
Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for San Jose Sharks
Boston Bruins
Calgary Flames
Los Angeles Kings
Detroit Red Wings
Colorado Avalanche
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
NHL Draft 3rd overall, 1998
San Jose Sharks
Playing career 1999–2016

Bradley Stuart (born November 6, 1979) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in over 1,000 career games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the San Jose Sharks, Boston Bruins, Calgary Flames, Los Angeles Kings, Detroit Red Wings, and Colorado Avalanche.

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Stuart was a member of the Stanley Cup-winning 2007–08 Detroit Red Wings, his first and only Stanley Cup win.

Playing career

San Jose Sharks

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

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

Calgary Flames

On February 10, 2007, Stuart was traded to the Calgary Flames (again alongside 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 season, as a reason for the trade. [2]

Los Angeles Kings

After the end of the season, Stuart signed a one-year, $3.5 million contract with the Los Angeles Kings. [3]

Stuart with the Red Wings in October 2010. Anaheim Ducks vs. Detroit Red Wings Oct 8, 2010 29.JPG
Stuart with the Red Wings in October 2010.

Detroit Red Wings

On February 26, 2008, the Kings traded Stuart to the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for second- and fourth-round picks in the 2008 and 2009 NHL Entry Drafts, respectively. On June 4, 2008, Stuart won the Stanley Cup as a member of the Red Wings, where he saw time as a top-four defenceman paired with Niklas Kronwall. On July 1, 2008, as an unrestricted free agent, Stuart re-signed with the Red Wings on a four-year, $15 million contract. [4] Stuart returned to his hometown of Rocky Mountain House on August 17, 2008, with the Stanley Cup to share his celebration with those that supported him.

Stuart played in 67 games during the 2008–09 season, recording 2 goals and 13 assists as the Red Wings came within one game of repeating as Stanley Cup champions, losing in the 2009 Stanley Cup Finals to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

He would record 61 points in the next three seasons with the Red Wings.

Return to San Jose

On June 10, 2012, Stuart's negotiating rights were traded to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for the negotiating rights to forward Andrew Murray and a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. [5] Eight days later, it was reported Stuart signed a three-year, $10.8 million deal with the Sharks. [6] On October 8, 2013, in a game against the New York Rangers, Stuart landed a hit on Rick Nash which led to Stuart's being suspended for three games. [7] Stuart finished the season with 11 points in 61 games before surrendering a three-games-to-none series lead in the Conference Quarterfinals to the Los Angeles Kings.

Colorado Avalanche and retirement

On July 1, 2014, with the Sharks intent on getting younger, Stuart accepted a trade to provide a veteran presence to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for second- and sixth-round picks in the 2016 and 2017 NHL Entry Drafts, respectively. [8] On September 29, 2014, before playing a game with the Avalanche, Stuart signed a two-year contract extension with the organization. [9] Stuart played in his 1,000th career game on December 18, 2014. [10] Stuart finished the regular season with 3 goals and 10 assists for 13 points in 65 games as the Avalanche failed to qualify for the 2015 playoffs.

In the 2015–16 season, his second season with the Avalanche, Stuart appeared in only six games before he was ruled out with a back injury on November 10, 2015. [11] With little sign of improvement, on February 1, 2016, it was announced Stuart's season was over after he underwent back surgery. [12] During the subsequent off-season on June 27, 2016, with the Avalanche aiming to go younger on defence, Stuart was bought out from the remaining year of his contract, ending his tenure with Colorado. [13]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1995–96Red Deer Chiefs AAA AMHL 3512253783—————
1995–96 Regina Pats WHL 30000—————
1996–97 Regina PatsWHL57736435850444
1997–98 Regina PatsWHL7220456582934710
1998–99 Regina PatsWHL2910192943—————
1998–99 Calgary Hitmen WHL3011223326218152359
1999–00 San Jose Sharks NHL 8210263632121016
2000–01 San Jose SharksNHL77518235651010
2001–02 San Jose SharksNHL826232939120338
2002–03 San Jose SharksNHL364101446—————
2003–04 San Jose SharksNHL7793039341715613
2005–06 San Jose SharksNHL232101214—————
2005–06 Boston Bruins NHL5510213138—————
2006–07 Boston BruinsNHL487101726—————
2006–07 Calgary Flames NHL270551860116
2007–08 Los Angeles Kings NHL635162167—————
2007–08 Detroit Red Wings NHL911222116714
2008–09 Detroit Red WingsNHL6721315262336912
2009–10 Detroit Red WingsNHL824162022122468
2010–11 Detroit Red WingsNHL673172040110228
2011–12 Detroit Red WingsNHL81615212950110
2012–13 San Jose SharksNHL4806625111232
2013–14 San Jose SharksNHL6138113570000
2014–15 Colorado Avalanche NHL653101316—————
2015–16 Colorado AvalancheNHL60000—————
NHL totals1,0568025533556514210304077

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
1999 Canada WJC Silver medal icon.svg70112
2001 Canada WC 5th71126
2006 CanadaWC7th903314
Junior totals70112
Senior totals1614520

Awards and honours

AwardYear
WHL
CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game 1998
East Second All-Star Team1998
East First All-Star Team 1999
Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy 1999
Ed Chynoweth Cup 1999
CHL First All-Star Team1999
CHL Defenseman of the Year1999
NHL
NHL All-Rookie Team 2000 [14]
Stanley Cup (Detroit Red Wings) 2008

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References

  1. ↑ "Sharks Acquire Joe Thornton". SanJoseSharks.com. 2005. Archived from the original on 2006-11-01. Retrieved 2007-02-11.
  2. ↑ "Bruins send Stuart and Primeau to Calgary for Ference and Kobasew". NHL.com. 2007. Archived from the original on 2020-05-24. Retrieved 2007-02-11.
  3. ↑ "Stuart agrees to one-year deal with Kings". TSN.ca. 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-07-03.
  4. ↑ "Player Movement". CBS Sports . 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-07-05. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
  5. ↑ "Sharks acquire Stuart from Red Wings for prospect, pick". The Sports Network. 2012-06-10. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
  6. ↑ "Sharks ink D Stuart to three-year, 10.8M deal". TSN. 2012-06-18. Archived from the original on 2012-06-20. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
  7. ↑ Leahy, Sean (2013-10-09). "NHL suspends Sharks' Brad Stuart three games for hit on Rick Nash". Yahoo! Sports . Retrieved 2013-10-09.
  8. ↑ "Sharks trade Brad Stuart to Colorado Avalanche". Mercury News . 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
  9. ↑ "Cody McLeod, Brad Stuart signed by Avs to contract extension". Denver Post . 2014-09-29. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
  10. ↑ "Stuart's Decision Led To Lengthy Career". 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2014-12-18.
  11. ↑ "Avs Johnson injury short term, Stuart Back and Berra ankle out longer than expected". Prohockeytalk | NBC Sports. NBC Sports. 2016-01-06. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  12. ↑ "Avs' D-man Stuat out long term after back surgery". NBC Sports. 2016-02-01. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
  13. ↑ "Avalanche to buy out veteran Brad Stuart". Denver Post . 2016-06-27. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  14. ↑ "NHL All-Rookie Teams". HockeyReference.com. 2014-07-03. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
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