Brad Ference

Infobox Ice Hockey Player


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nickname =
team=Detroit Red Wings
former_teams = Calgary Flames
Phoenix Coyotes
Florida Panthers
league = NHL
position = Defence
shoots = Right
height_ft = 6
height_in = 3
weight_lb = 218
nationality = CAN
birth_date = birth date and age|1979|04|02
birth_place = Calgary, AB, CAN
draft = 10th overall
draft_year = 1997
draft_team = Vancouver Canucks
career_start = 1999

Brad Ference (born April 2, 1979 in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player, currently under contract with the Detroit Red Wings.

Playing career

Ference was drafted in the first round, 10th overall, of the 1997 NHL Entry Draft by the Vancouver Canucks. He played junior hockey with the Spokane Chiefs, and Tri-City Americans of the Western Hockey League.

Before ever playing a game for the Canucks, Ference was traded on January 17, 1999 along with Pavel Bure, Bret Hedican and 3rd round selection in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft to the Florida Panthers for Dave Gagner, Ed Jovanovski, Mike Brown, Kevin Weekes and a 1st round selection in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft.

He spent nearly 4 years in the Panthers organization before being traded to the Phoenix Coyotes on March 8, 2003 for Darcy Hordichuk and a 2nd round selection in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.

After a year and half with the Coyotes, and the lockout year of 2004–2005 spent in France, Ference was traded to the New Jersey Devils on November 25, 2005 for Pascal Rheaume, Ray Schultz and Steven Spencer. He was on the move again at the end of the season, signing a one-year contract as an unrestricted free agent on July 26, 2006 with the Calgary Flames.

Career statistics

ee also

*List of NHL players
*List of NHL seasons
*List of WHL seasons
*List of AHL seasons

External links

*hockeydb|26829
* [http://www.forecaster.ca/hockeynews/hockey/_qdphcjr4nho6/player.cgi?1076 Player profile at The Hockey News]