Matt Bradley

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1978)

For other people named Matt Bradley, see Matt Bradley (disambiguation).

Ice hockey player

Matt Bradley

Bradley with the Washington Capitals

Born|  (1978-06-13) June 13, 1978 (age 46)
Stittsville, Ontario, Canada
Height|  6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight|  205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position|  Winger
Shot|  Right
Played for|  San Jose Sharks
Pittsburgh Penguins
Washington Capitals
Florida Panthers
NHL draft|  102nd overall, 1996
San Jose Sharks
Playing career|  1997-2012

Matthew William Bradley (born June 13, 1978) is a Canadian professional ice hockey scout and former player. He currently is a scout for the Washington Capitals. Bradley played in the National Hockey League for the San Jose Sharks, Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals and the Florida Panthers. He began working with the Washington Capitals as part of their scouting staff in 2015.[1]

## Playing career

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Bradley grew up in the Ottawa suburb of Stittsville, Ontario, and played most of his minor hockey for the local Stittsville Rams "C" teams as well as AA for the Ottawa Valley Titans of the ODHA.

After a solid Bantam season in 1993–94 with the Titans, Bradley was drafted and signed with the Cumberland Grads of the Central Junior Hockey League (CJHL). He spent the 1994–95 season with the Grads before being selected in the 2nd round (31st overall) of the 1995 OHL Priority Selection by the Kingston Frontenacs.

Bradley was drafted by the San Jose Sharks in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft, in the fourth round, 102nd overall. Prior to signing with the Washington Capitals, he also played for the Pittsburgh Penguins and San Jose Sharks.

Though he was not an offensive powerhouse, Bradley effectively carved out a niche for himself as a tough, checking line winger. In the 2007–08 season, Bradley doubled his fight total from the previous year, had a career-high 111 shots on goal, and was third among Capitals forwards in hits, even though he had the second lowest amount of ice time. Bradley improved his plus/minus rating in every season from 2003 to 2008.[2]

Bradley was re-signed by the Capitals on May 27, 2008, to a three-year contract at $1,000,000 per season.[3]

On July 3, 2011, Bradley signed a two-year, one-way contract with the Florida Panthers. In the 2011–12 season, Bradley appeared in only 45 games, his lowest since his rookie season, recording 8 points. With a limited role and dwindling future prospects in June 2012, the Panthers placed Bradley on waivers and subsequently bought out the remaining year on his contract.[4]

With the 2012 NHL lockout in effect, and with limited interest, Bradley signed a month-by-month contract with Finnish second-division club TuTo Hockey on October 29, 2012.[5] After just one game with TuTo, Bradley suffered another concussion and opted to end his agreement and return to Canada for rehabilitation on November 5, 2012.[6]

## Career statistics

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### Regular season and playoffs

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Season | Team  | League  | GP  | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP  | G  | A  | Pts  | PIM
1993–94  | Ottawa Valley Titans AAA  | Bantam | 32  | 26  | 22  | 48  | 46  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
1994–95  | Cumberland Grads | CJHL | 41  | 13  | 22  | 35  | 62  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
1995–96 | Kingston Frontenacs | OHL | 55  | 10  | 14  | 24  | 17  | 6  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 6
1996–97 | Kingston Frontenacs  | OHL  | 65  | 24  | 24  | 48  | 41  | 5  | 0  | 4  | 4  | 2
1996–97 | Kentucky Thoroughblades | AHL | 1  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 0  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
1997–98 | Kingston Frontenacs  | OHL  | 55  | 33  | 50  | 83  | 24  | 8  | 3  | 4  | 7  | 7
1998–99 | Kentucky Thoroughblades  | AHL  | 79  | 23  | 20  | 43  | 57  | 10  | 1  | 4  | 5  | 4
1999–2000 | Kentucky Thoroughblades  | AHL  | 80  | 22  | 19  | 41  | 81  | 9  | 6  | 3  | 9  | 9
2000–01 | Kentucky Thoroughblades  | AHL  | 22  | 5  | 8  | 13  | 16  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 5
2000–01 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 21  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 19  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
2001–02 | San Jose Sharks  | NHL  | 54  | 9  | 13  | 22  | 43  | 10  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
2002–03 | San Jose Sharks  | NHL  | 46  | 2  | 3  | 5  | 37  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
2003–04 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL  | 82  | 7  | 9  | 16  | 65  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
2004–05  | Dornbirner EC | AUT.2 | 6  | 5  | 2  | 7  | 18  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
2005–06 | Washington Capitals | NHL  | 74  | 7  | 12  | 19  | 72  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
2006–07 | Washington Capitals  | NHL  | 57  | 4  | 9  | 13  | 47  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
2007–08 | Washington Capitals  | NHL  | 77  | 7  | 11  | 18  | 74  | 7  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 2
2008–09 | Washington Capitals  | NHL  | 81  | 5  | 6  | 11  | 59  | 14  | 2  | 4  | 6  | 0
2009–10 | Washington Capitals  | NHL  | 77  | 10  | 14  | 24  | 47  | 7  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 2
2010–11 | Washington Capitals  | NHL  | 61  | 4  | 7  | 11  | 68  | 9  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 4
2011–12 | Florida Panthers | NHL  | 45  | 3  | 5  | 8  | 31  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
2012–13 | TuTo | Mestis | 1  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 0  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
NHL totals  | 675  | 59  | 90  | 149  | 562  | 47  | 3  | 8  | 11  | 8

### International

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1998 | Canada | WJC | 8th  | 7  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 4
Junior totals  | 7  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 4

## Awards and honours

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OHL
William Hanley Trophy | 1998 |

## References

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1. ^ "Elite Hockey Prospects". Elite Prospects.
2. ^ "2007-08 Rink Wrap: Matt Bradley". japersrink.com. April 25, 2008. Retrieved March 24, 2009.
3. ^ El-Bashir, Tarik (May 27, 2008). "Capitals re-sign Bradley". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on August 29, 2008. Retrieved April 16, 2010.
4. ^ Brough, Jason (April 6, 2012). "Panthers to buy out Bradley". ProHockeyTalk. NBC Sports. Archived from the original on October 29, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
5. ^ "Matt Bradley TuTo Hockey news" (in Finnish). TuTo Hockey. October 29, 2012. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
6. ^ "Matt Bradley returns to Canada" (in Finnish). TuTo. November 5, 2012. Retrieved November 6, 2012.

## External links

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* Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database