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| 1977 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Brad Maxwell
Selected in first round
No.
7 overall by Minnesota North Stars
Born July 8, 1957
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Defense
Height: 6-2 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
New Westminster (WCHL)
Birthplace: Brandon, Manitoba (Canada)
Hometown:
Brandon, Manitoba |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1973-74 |
Bellingham | BCJHL |
61 |
20 | 37 |
57 | 132 |
| 1974-75 |
New Westminster | WCHL |
69 | 13 |
47 | 60 |
124 | | 1975-76 |
New Westminster | WCHL |
72 | 19 |
80 | 99 |
239 | | 1976-77 |
New Westminster | WCHL |
70 | 21 |
58 | 79 |
205 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Memorial Cup: 1977 (New Westminster)
Memorial Cup All-Star First Team: 1975, 1977 (New Westminster)
WCHL All-Star Second Team: 1975-76, 1976-77 (New Westminster)
New Westminster Captain: 1976-77
Memorial Cup Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1976 (New West.) (29 PIM)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
WCHL's No. 3 prospect for the 1977 NHL draft. ... Paired on defense with Barry
Beck for New Westminster in 1976-77. ... Scored Memorial Cup-winning
goal as New Westminster beat Ottawa 6-5 in 1977 final. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 12, 1977 (Minnesota at
Montreal)
Numbers: 26, 5, 55 (Minn.); 4 (Que.); 4 (Tor.);
27 (Van.); 26 (NYR)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired September 1987 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM |
| 1977-1987 | MIN, QUE, TOR, VAN, NYR |
612 | 98 | 270 |
368 | 1,292 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G | A |
TP | PIM |
| 1980-1986 | Minnesota, Quebec, Toronto |
79 | 12 | 49 |
61 | 178 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
All-Star Game: 1984 (Minnesota)
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1981
(Minnesota)
Minnesota KSTP-Radio Trophy (Most Improved): 1978-79
Minnesota/Dallas Records: Most goals by defenseman in a season (19 in
1983-84), most goals by a rookie defenseman (18 in 1977-78)
Minnesota Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1979-80 (126)
Minnesota Playoffs
Points Leader: 1983 (11, tie)
Miscellaneous: Led all NHL defensemen with 12 power play goals as a rookie
in 1977-78. ... Set Minnesota/Dallas record (since broken) for goals by a
defenseman in one season with 18 in 1977-78. ... Tied Minnesota/Dallas record
(since broken) for points by a defenseman in one season with 47 in 1977-78.
... Missed part of 1979-80 season with stretched knee ligaments. ... Set
Minnesota record (since broken) for assists in one season by a defenseman (37
in 1979-80). ... Missed most of 1980-81 season with torn knee ligaments, an
injury suffered during Minnesota's Oct. 29, 1980, game vs. St. Louis, and
infection with blood poisoning developed after a skate cut his foot in
February 1981. ... Missed parts of 1981-82 season with concussion, suffered in
November 1981, as well as groin injury suffered in December 1981, bruised
shoulder and knee injury. ... Missed start of 1984-85 season with cracked rib,
an injury suffered during a Minnesota preseason game in October 1984. ... Wore
No. 25 in Toronto's 1985 training camp. ... Missed parts of 1985-86 season
with torn hamstring. He first suffered the injury during Toronto's Oct. 13,
1985, game at Chicago. He re-aggravated the injury during Toronto's Dec. 7,
1985, game vs. Montreal and again during Toronto's Jan. 10, 1986, game vs.
Minnesota. ... Became free agent after 1986-87 season and returned to
Minnesota's 1987 training camp on a tryout contract before retiring. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Oklahoma City (CHL)
World Championships: 1978
(bronze), 1979 (fourth), 1982 (bronze)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Draft Pick: 1977 (by
Birmingham, No. 12 overall in Round 2)
Miscellaneous: Played on Minnesota
team that competed in Sweden's 1980 DN Cup tournament. ... Took sales job with
brick and building supply company in Minneapolis after retirement. ...
Remained in Minnesota after his business career and became a cabinet maker.
Personal: Full name is Bradley
Robert Maxwell. ... Son of former minor-leaguer Ron Maxwell. ... Brother-in-law of
late Rick LaPointe, a former NHL player. ... Uncle of
major-junior player Danny Lapointe. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Minnesota traded Maxwell and Brent
Ashton to Quebec in exchange for Tony McKegney and Bo Berglund on December 14,
1984. Just over two years later, Minnesota got Maxwell back, receiving him
from N.Y. Rangers for future considerations on February 21, 1987. |
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SNAPSHOT '77 | | Total Selected: |
185 | | Forwards: |
104 | | Defense: |
57 | | Goaltenders: |
24 | | Major Junior: |
123 | | College Players: |
51 |
| Canadian: |
141 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
2 | | USA Citizens: |
37 | | U.S.-Born: |
36 |
| European: |
5 |
| Reached NHL: |
97 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
13 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
9 |
| Picks Traded: |
37 |
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