Brad Larsen

Infobox Ice Hockey Player


image_size =
team = Anaheim Ducks
former_teams = Colorado Avalanche
Atlanta Thrashers
league = NHL
position = Left Wing
shoots = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 0
weight_lb = 200
nickname = Clutch
nationality = CAN
birth_date = birth date and age|1977|6|28
birth_place = Nakusp, BC, CAN
draft = 53rd overall, 1995
Ottawa Senators
87th overall
draft_year = 1997
draft_team = Colorado Avalanche
career_start = 1997

Brad Larsen (born June 28, 1977 in Nakusp, British Columbia) is a professional ice hockey left winger who currently plays for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League.

Playing career

Brad Larsen played junior ice hockey for the Swift Current Broncos where he attracted NHL scouts' attention. Larsen was drafted in round 3, 53rd overall by the Ottawa Senators in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. His rights were traded to the Colorado Avalanche in 1996. He was not signed by the Avalanche by 1997 NHL Entry Draft day and subsequently re-entered the draft and was drafted 87th overall by the Avalanche. His first three pro years were spent almost entirely with the Hershey Bears before becoming a full-time member of the Avalanche in 2001–02. In 2004, he was claimed off waivers by the Atlanta Thrashers. He remained with the Thrashers until being traded, along with Ken Klee and Chad Painchaud, to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for Mathieu Schneider on September 26, 2008.

Awards

* 1997 - WHL East All Star Team

Career statistics

International play

Played for Team Canada in

* 1994 - World Under 17 Hockey ChallengeLarsen technically played for Team Canada - Pacific]
* 1996 - World Junior Championship
* 1997 - World Junior Championship

Career transactions

* Originally selected by the Ottawa Senators in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft as a 3^rd round choice, 53^rd overall, in 1995.
* Selected by the Colorado Avalanche in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft as a 4^th round choice, 87^th overall.Rights to Larsen were traded by Ottawa for Janne Laukkanen on January 26, 1996.]
* Claimed on waivers by the Thrashers from Colorado, February 25, 2004.

References

External links

*hockeydb|14469