Matt Bradley

Matt Bradley
Position	Winger
Shoots	Right
Height Weight	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg)
NHL Team F. Teams	Florida Panthers San Jose Sharks Pittsburgh Penguins Washington Capitals
Nationality	Canadian
Born	(1978-06-13)June 13, 1978, Stittsville, ON, CAN
NHL Draft	102nd overall, 1996 San Jose Sharks
Pro Career	2001 – present

Matthew William Bradley (born June 13, 1978) is a Canadian professional hockey right winger who plays for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League.

Playing career

Bradley grew up in the rural 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 Capitals, he also played for the Pittsburgh Penguins and San Jose Sharks.

Though he is not an offensive powerhouse, Bradley has 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.

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

On July 3, 2011, Bradley signed a two-year, one-way contract with the Florida Panthers.

Awards

• 1997–98 OHL William Hanley Trophy

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1993–94	Ottawa Valley Titans Bantam AA	ODHA		32	26	22	48	46		-	-	-	-	-
1994–95	Cumberland Grads Jr.A.	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
1999–00	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		—	—	—	—	—
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
NHL totals				630	56	85	141	531		47	3	8	11	8

External links

• Matt Bradley's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Matt Bradley's biography at Legends of Hockey
• Player Page - Washington Capitals