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 = 1999

Brad Stuart (born November 6, 1979 in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who plays for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League.

Playing career

Stuart was drafted in the first round, third overall, in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft by the San Jose Sharks. Stuart scored twice in a 17-second span to force the game into overtime in a 4-3 overtime win over the Los Angeles Kings on April 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 and Wayne Primeau to the Boston Bruins for Joe 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 the Calgary Flames along with 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 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 on February 26, 2008 for a 2008 second round draft pick and a 2009 fourth round draft pick. On June 4, 2008, he won the Stanley Cup as a member of the Red Wings where he saw time as a top-4 defenceman paired with Niklas 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

*NHL All-Rookie Team - 2000

International play

Played for Canada in:
*1999 World Junior Championships (silver medal)
*2001 World Championships
*2006 World Championships

International statistics

References

External links

*hockeydb|28857