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Brad Church (born November 14, 1976) is a Canadian professional ice hockey executive and former player. As a forward, Church played two games for the Washington Capitals and ten years of professional hockey in the minor leagues. Chosen 17th overall by the Capitals in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, Church spent most of his time in the minors. After several years, the Capitals traded him in 1999 to the Edmonton Oilers, but he never made the parent club.
| Brad Church | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
November 14, 1976 Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Washington Capitals | ||
| NHL draft |
17th overall, 1995 Washington Capitals | ||
| Playing career | 1996–2006 | ||
Church retired as a player following the 2005–06 season, and joined the Phoenix RoadRunners of the ECHL as an assistant coach. With eight games remaining in the season, head coach Ron Filion announced his resignation, and Church became the team's head coach. He led the club to their first ECHL playoff appearance, where they were swept by the Las Vegas Wranglers in four games.
Between 2014 and 2016, Church was chief operating officer for one of his former teams, the American Hockey League's Portland Pirates.[1]
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1992–93 | Dauphin Kings | MJHL | 45 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Prince Albert Raiders | WHL | 71 | 33 | 20 | 53 | 197 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Prince Albert Raiders | WHL | 62 | 26 | 24 | 50 | 184 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 32 | ||
| 1995–96 | Prince Albert Raiders | WHL | 69 | 42 | 46 | 88 | 123 | 18 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 74 | ||
| 1996–97 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 50 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 92 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1997–98 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 59 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 98 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | ||
| 1998–99 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Hampton Roads Admirals | ECHL | 24 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 129 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | New Orleans Brass | ECHL | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 56 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 52 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Hampton Roads Admirals | ECHL | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 61 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 90 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | ||
| 2001–02 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 45 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Richmond Renegades | ECHL | 8 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2002–03 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Richmond Renegades | ECHL | 64 | 29 | 45 | 74 | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 11 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 56 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 91 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | ||
| 2004–05 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | 62 | 23 | 31 | 54 | 62 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 40 | ||
| 2005–06 | Missouri River Otters | UHL | 15 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Kalamazoo Wings | UHL | 33 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 51 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| AHL totals | 318 | 48 | 74 | 122 | 412 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 40 | ||||
| NHL totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| ECHL totals | 230 | 97 | 116 | 213 | 461 | 45 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 82 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Effort underway to bring pro hockey back to Portland". Portland Press Herald. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database