Brad Palmer

Brad Palmer
Born (1961-09-14) September 14, 1961 (age 63)
Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Minnesota North Stars
Boston Bruins
EHC Chur
Lukko
EHC Lustenau
BSC Preussen
NHL draft 16th overall, 1980
Minnesota North Stars
Playing career 1980–1992

Brad Donald Palmer (born September 14, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Minnesota North Stars and Boston Bruins between 1980 and 1983, and then spent several seasons in Europe before retiring in 1992.

Biography

Palmer was born in Duncan, British Columbia and raised in Lake Cowichan, British Columbia. As a youth, he played in the 1974 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Lake Cowichan.[1] He was selected by the Minnesota North Stars with the 16th pick in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. He played two seasons with the North Stars and then played one year with the Boston Bruins.

His son, Jack Palmer, played in the Western Hockey League with the Brandon Wheat Kings and the Victoria Royals.[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1977–78 Kelowna Buckaroos BCHL 46 20 21 41 32 — — — — —
1978–79 Victoria Cougars WHL 69 18 15 33 53 15 2 7 9 2
1979–80 Victoria Cougars WHL 72 45 49 94 61 17 11 8 19 6
1980–81 Victoria Cougars WHL 44 34 53 87 72 — — — — —
1980–81 Minnesota North Stars NHL 23 4 4 8 22 19 8 5 13 4
1981–82 Minnesota North Stars NHL 72 22 23 45 18 3 0 0 0 12
1982–83 Boston Bruins NHL 73 6 11 17 18 7 1 0 1 0
1983–84 Hershey Bears AHL 62 25 32 57 16 — — — — —
1984–85 EHC Chur NDA 10 4 3 7 — — — — — —
1985–86 Lukko SM-l 31 16 8 24 10 — — — — —
1986–87 Lukko SM-l 22 5 6 11 16 — — — — —
1988–89 EHC Lustenau AUT 32 26 24 50 — — — — — —
1989–90 EHC Lustenau AUT 16 8 5 13 4 — — — — —
1991–92 EC Bad Nauheim GER-2 14 5 12 17 28 — — — — —
1991–92 BSC Preussen GER 6 2 0 2 4 — — — — —
NHL totals 168 32 38 70 58 29 9 5 14 16

References

  1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  2. ^ Annicchiarico, Mario. "Royals swing deal with Wheat Kings to bring Jack Palmer home". Times Colonist. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
Preceded by Minnesota North Stars first round draft pick
1980 		Succeeded by
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