- Brad Stuart
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
image_size= 250px
former_teams =Calgary Flames Boston Bruins San Jose Sharks
Los Angeles Kings
team =Detroit Red Wings
league = NHL
position = Defence
shoots = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 2
weight_lb = 213
nationality = CAN
birth_date = Birth date and age|1979|11|6|mf=y
birth_place = R.M.H., AB, CAN
draft = 3rd overall
draft_year = 1998
draft_team =San Jose Sharks
career_start = 1999Brad Stuart (born
November 6 ,1979 inRocky Mountain House ,Alberta ) is aCanadian professionalice hockey defenceman who plays for theDetroit Red Wings of theNational Hockey League .Playing career
Stuart was drafted in the first round, third overall, in the
1998 NHL Entry Draft by theSan Jose Sharks . Stuart scored twice in a 17-second span to force the game into overtime in a 4-3 overtime win over theLos Angeles Kings onApril 4 ,2004 . Stuart's feat is the fastest that a Sharks player has scored two goals.After playing with the Sharks for more than five seasons, Stuart was traded along with
Marco Sturm andWayne Primeau to theBoston Bruins forJoe Thornton in November, 2005.Cite web|url=http://www.sjsharks.com/news/news.asp?story_id=1927|title=Sharks Acquire Joe Thornton|accessdate=2007-02-11|publisher=SanJoseSharks.com|year=2005]On
February 10 ,2007 , he was traded to theCalgary Flames along withWayne Primeau in exchange forAndrew Ference andChuck Kobasew . Boston General ManagerPeter Chiarelli cited his inability to agree on a new contract with Stuart, who was scheduled to become anunrestricted free agent at the end of the2006-07 NHL season , as a reason for the deal.Cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?articleid=288855&page=NewsPage&service=page|title=Bruins send Stuart and Primeau to Calgary for Ference and Kobasew|accessdate=2007-02-11|publisher=NHL.com|year=2007]After the end of the season, Stuart signed a one-year, $3.5 million deal to play for the Los Angeles Kings.Cite web|url=http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=212663|title=Stuart agrees to one-year deal with Kings|accessdate=2007-07-03|publisher=TSN.ca|year=2007]
The Kings traded Stuart to the
Detroit Red Wings onFebruary 26 ,2008 for a 2008 second round draft pick and a 2009 fourth round draft pick. OnJune 4 ,2008 , he won theStanley Cup as a member of the Red Wings where he saw time as a top-4 defenceman paired withNiklas Kronwall .Stuart was an unrestricted free agent after the 2007-08 NHL season and on
July 1 ,2008 he resigned with the Detroit Red Wings for $15 million over 4 years.Cite web|url=http://www.sportsline.com/nhl/transactions/playermove/WEST|title=Player Movement|accessdate=2008-07-01|publisher=cbssportsline.com|year=2008]Brad Stuart returned to his home town of Rocky Mountain House on August 17, 2008 with the Stanley Cup to share his celebration with those that supported him.
Career statistics
Awards
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NHL All-Rookie Team - 2000International play
Played for Canada in:
*1999 World Junior Championships (silver medal)
*2001 World Championships
*2006 World ChampionshipsInternational statistics
References
External links
*hockeydb|28857
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