- Brad Norton
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
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team =San Jose Sharks
former_teams =Detroit Red Wings Ottawa Senators Washington Capitals Los Angeles Kings Florida Panthers
league = NHL
position = Defense
shoots = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 5
weight_lb = 242
nickname =
nationality = USA
birth_date = Birth date and age|1975|2|13|mf=y
birth_place = Cambridge, MA, U.S.
draft = 215th overall
draft_year = 1993
draft_team =Edmonton Oilers
career_start = 1998Brad Norton (born
February 13 ,1975 inCambridge, Massachusetts ) is an American professionalice hockey defenseman under contract with theSan Jose Sharks of theNational Hockey League .Playing career
Norton started his professional career with the
Detroit Vipers in the IHL in 1997. He was drafted in the1993 NHL Entry Draft as theEdmonton Oilers ' ninth-round pick, #215 overall. He has played a total of 124 NHL games with theFlorida Panthers ,Los Angeles Kings ,Washington Capitals ,Ottawa Senators and theDetroit Red Wings .Norton attended the LA Kings' training camp in 2005, but did not make the team and signed with
Jokerit in the FinnishSM-liiga . He played his first SM-liiga game onOctober 10 againstHIFK . OnDecember 15 , he abruptly left the team to play in North America by invoking an NHL release clause in his contract.Cite web|url=http://www.boston.com/sports/hockey/bruins/articles/2005/12/25/he_abruptly_finished_in_finland/|title=He abruptly finished in Finland|accessdate=2006-10-02|publisher=The Boston Globe|year=2005|author=Kevin Paul Dupont]Norton signed with the
Detroit Red Wings , but was put on the waivers list and claimed by theOttawa Senators . The Senators signed Norton to a one-year two-way deal onMarch 8 ,2006 .On June 23, 2006 Norton was released from his contract by the Ottawa Senators and then re-signed with the
Detroit Red Wings .The
San Jose Sharks signed Brad Norton as an unrestricted free agent onJuly 18 ,2007 .He is the younger brother of former NHLer
Jeff Norton , and is married toPlayboy Radio afternoon advice show hostTiffany Granath .Career statistics
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