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MATT BRADLEY
2008-09
Played 81 games, third on the team behind Brooks Laich and Nicklas Backstrom,
who played all 82 … Tallied 11 points (5g-6a) … The team was 4-1-0 when he had
a goal and 7-3-0 when he registered a point … Four of his 11 points (2g-2a) came
against division foes and seven of his points (3g-4a) came on the road … Three of
his five goals came on his only shot of the game … Was eighth on the team with
59 PIM, but was second on the team with nine major penalties; had only seven
minor penalties all year, the fewest for any Cap who played more than 30 games …
Recorded the Caps’ first home goal of the year on 10/11 vs. CHI … Had the GWG at
ANA (11/19) … Notched points in consecutive games (11/22—11/24, 1g-1a) … Took a
season high five shots vs. NYI (12/4) … Recorded his 100th career NHL point 12/12
vs. OTT … Named First Star on 1/1 vs. TB after tallying a goal, an assist and a +3
rating … Played in all 14 Stanley Cup playoff games and averaged 12:44 of ice time,
up 2:08 per game from the regular season … Tied for eighth on the team with six
points (2g-4a) … Both goals came in Game 5 of the ECQF vs. NYR (4/24), the first
two goals of the game.
Career
2007-08: Played in 77 games and tallied 18 points (7g-11a) … Posted a career-
high 111 shots on goal … Fifth on the team with 126 hits … Team went 6-0-0 when
he scored a goal and 12-0-1 when he had a point … Nine of his 18 points came in
the third period (3g-6a) … Scored his first career PPG 3/3 vs. BOS and his first
career SHG 10/29 at TOR … Established a career high with three points (1g-2a) and
was +3 on 10/29 at TOR … Had a goal and an assist and finished +3 on 12/26 vs. TB
… Scored the only goal of a 12-round shootout on 1/17 vs. EDM to give Washington
the win … Enjoyed his best offensive month of the season in March with four
goals and five points … Posted his third career two-goal game and matched his
career high with three points 3/3 vs. BOS … Played in his 400th NHL game on 3/12
vs. CGY … Had three points (2g-1a) and no minus games in the final 12 outings
of the regular season … Played in all seven games of the ECQF against PHI and
recorded two assists. 2006-07: Recorded 13 points (4g-9a) in 57 games, missing
16 due to injury … The team was 3-1-0 when he scored a goal and 5-2-4 when he
had a point … Scored two goals in his first six games … Matched a career high
with a three-game point streak from 10/21-10/27 (1g-2a) … Had his first career two-
assist game and was +3 at PHI (11/4) … Scored a goal and added an assist with
a +2 rating 11/6 vs. OTT … Played in his 300th NHL game on 12/6 vs. OTT … Had
an assist and five shots on goal 3/18 vs. TB … Was +2, without a minus game,
in the last 12 games of the season … His last three points of the season came
against TB, in three different games; posted 1-3-4 and a +3 rating against TB on
the year. 2005-06: Played 74 games in his first Capitals season and finished 12th
on the team with 19 points (7g-12a) … Ranked second on the team with 120 hits
… Had the first two two-goal games of his career, 10/13 vs. NYI and 3/29 at CAR
… Tallied points in six out of eight games from 11/8—11/23 (2g-5a) … Equaled his
career-best point-scoring streak with points in three straight games (11/8—11/12,
2g-2a) …Scored goals in back-to-back games (11/11—11/12, both against NJ) for
the second time in his career … Registered a goal and an assist at PHX (1/16).
2004-05: Appeared in six games with Bulldogs Dornbirn (Austria-2), recording
five goals, two assists and 18 PIM. 2003-04: One of only four players with PIT
to appear in all 82 games … Recorded 16 points (7g-9a) and 65 PIM … Scored his
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first goal of the season 12/3 at PHI … Recorded two points (1g-1a) 3/9 vs. DAL …
Recorded two points (1g-1a) 4/4 vs. WSH. 2002-03: Appeared in 46 games with
SJ before being traded to PIT on 3/11 … Did not appear in a game with PIT due
to wrist surgery … Recorded five points (2g-3a) and 37 PIM with SJ … Played in
100th career game 12/16 at NYR … Scored first goal of the season and was +2 at
LA (1/27). 2001-02: Skated in 54 games with SJ, totaling a career-best 22 points
(9g-13a) and 43 PIM … Tied for third on SJ with a +22 rating and ranked first among
NHL rookies … Selected as Sharks Rookie of the Year … Tied for 14th in voting
for Calder Trophy … Recorded first career two-point game (1g-1a), 12/28 vs. NYR
… Tallied first career GWG 1/9 at PHX … Played in first career NHL playoff game
4/20 vs. PHX (Game 2, WCQF). 2000-01: Recorded 13 points (5g-8a) and 16 PIM
in 22 games with Kentucky (AHL) … Recorded one goal, one assist and 19 PIM in
21 games with SJ … Began the season with SJ … Made NHL debut 10/6 vs. STL …
Recorded first NHL point with an assist 10/12 vs. PHX … Scored his first NHL goal
11/9 at CBJ. 1999-00: Played in a career-high 80 games with Kentucky, totaling
22 goals, 19 assists and 81 PIM … Led the team with three SHGs, ranked fourth
with four GWGs and ranked eighth with 41 points … Played in nine playoff games,
leading the club with six goals and two GWGs … Tied for second in playoff scoring
(9 points). 1998-99: Recorded 23 goals, 20 assists and 57 PIM in 79 games with
Kentucky … Set team rookie record for goals in a season … His 43 points was
second-most by a Kentucky rookie.
Junior Career
1997-98: Ranked fourth on Kingston (OHL) in scoring with 83 points (33g-50a)
in 55 games … Ranked among the top 20 scorers in the OHL … Awarded
William Hanley Award as the OHL’s most gentlemanly player … Named to OHL
Eastern Conference All-Star Team … Finished third in the coaches’ ballots for
the OHL’s best defensive forward award … Represented Canada at World Junior
Championship in Switzerland. 1996-97: Finished second on Kingston in games
played (65), ranked third with 24 goals and ranked fifth in scoring with 48 points.
1995-96: Played his first season in the OHL with Kingston, totaling 10 goals, 14
assists and 17 PIM in 55 games.
International
Represented Canada at the 1998 World Junior Championship, posting one goal
and one assist in seven games.
NHL Transactions
Selected by San Jose in the fourth round, 102nd overall, in the 1996 Entry Draft …
Traded to Pittsburgh by San Jose for Wayne Primeau, March 11, 2003 … Signed as
a free agent by Washington, Aug. 18, 2005.
Personal
Nickname is “Brads” … An avid golfer … Lists Cam Neely as his hockey idol and
Tiger Woods as his favorite athlete … An environmentalist who instituted the
recycling program in the Capitals’ locker rooms at Kettler Capitals Iceplex and
Verizon Center … Also supports the fight against cancer.