Brad Purdie

Brad Purdie
Born	(1972-09-11) September 11, 1972 Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec, Canada
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
EBEL team	EHC Black Wings Linz
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1996–2011

Brad Purdie (born July 11, 1972) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey centre.

Early life

Born in Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec, Purdie spent four seasons with the Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey team.

Career

Purdie began his professional career in the East Coast Hockey League with the Dayton Bombers and the Peoria Rivermen, and in the American Hockey League with the Cornwall Aces before spending three seasons in the International Hockey League. He played for the Chicago Wolves before joining the Manitoba Moose, finishing second in points with 72 behind Greg Pankewicz's 76. He then moved to the Fort Wayne Komets, where he scored 68 points and again finished second in points with Vyacheslav Butsayev leading the team with 72.

In 1999, Purdie moved to Austria and joined EC VSV, where he led the team with 32 goals and 50 assists for 82 points in 33 games. He then moved to the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in Germany, joining the Krefeld Pinguine, where he led the team in points in each of his three seasons. He had the highest number of assists while playing for Krefeld Pinguine of the German DEL. He moved to the Hamburg Freezers in 2003, where he was the top points scorer in his first season with 52 points in 52 games. The following season, he scored 33 points. In 2005, he moved to the Iserlohn Roosters but struggled with injuries and failed to make the playoffs twice.

In 2007, Purdie returned to Austria and joined Steinbach Black Wings Linz of the Austrian Hockey League, where he scored 16 goals and 37 assists for 53 points.

Since retiring from playing professional hockey in 2011, Purdie played for and now coaches the South East Prairie Thunder, a Senior 'AAA' team in Manitoba, and volunteers with the Manitoba Bisons.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1990–91	Weyburn Red Wings	SJHL		45	20	20	40	22		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Weyburn Red Wings	SJHL		47	27	35	62	42		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	University of Maine	HE		20	3	7	10	14		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	University of Maine	HE		36	6	8	14	20		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	University of Maine	HE		44	29	19	48	28		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	University of Maine	HE		39	17	20	37	36		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Dayton Bombers	ECHL		3	1	1	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Cornwall Aces	AHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Chicago Wolves	IHL		61	14	22	36	28		4	0	1	1	4
1996–97	Peoria Rivermen	ECHL		11	9	4	13	10		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Manitoba Moose	IHL		81	29	43	72	73		3	0	0	0	0
1998–99	Fort Wayne Komets	IHL		80	27	41	68	45		2	0	2	2	0
1999–2000	EC VSV	IEHL		33	32	50	82	24		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	EC VSV	AUT		14	7	18	25	10		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Krefeld Pinguine	DEL		58	25	39	64	72		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Krefeld Pinguine	DEL		60	32	43	75	54		3	0	1	1	6
2002–03	Krefeld Pinguine	DEL		52	11	41	52	42		14	12	11	23	18
2003–04	Hamburg Freezers	DEL		52	19	33	52	52		11	4	8	12	10
2004–05	Hamburg Freezers	DEL		52	14	19	33	50		6	0	1	1	4
2005–06	Iserlohn Roosters	DEL		39	9	24	33	60		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Iserlohn Roosters	DEL		41	19	18	37	94		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	EHC Liwest Black Wings Linz	AUT		46	16	37	53	68		11	0	8	8	16
2008–09	EHC Liwest Black Wings Linz	AUT		52	21	42	63	82		10	3	7	10	26
2009–10	EHC Liwest Black Wings Linz	AUT		51	23	33	56	74		18	11	11	22	32
2010–11	EHC Liwest Black Wings Linz	AUT		47	18	22	40	57		5	2	0	2	8
2011–12	South East Prairie Thunder	AC		—	—	—	—	—		4	2	6	8	0
IHL totals				222	70	106	176	146		9	0	3	3	4
AUT totals				212	85	152	237	291		44	16	26	42	82
DEL totals				354	129	217	346	424		34	16	21	37	38

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database