Brad Ference

Brad Ference
Born	(1979-04-02) April 2, 1979 (age 42) Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	218 lb (99 kg; 15 st 8 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Right
Played for	Florida Panthers  Phoenix Coyotes Calgary Flames HC Morzine-Avoriaz
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	10th overall, 1997 Vancouver Canucks
Playing career	1999–2008

Bradley Wade Ference (born April 2, 1979) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 250 games in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career[]

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

Before ever playing a game for the Canucks, Ference was traded on January 17, 1999 along with Pavel Bure, Bret Hedican and third-round selection in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft (Robert Fried) to the Florida Panthers for Dave Gagner, Ed Jovanovski, Mike Brown, Kevin Weekes and a first-round selection in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft (Nathan Smith).

Ference spent nearly four years in the Panthers organization before being traded to the Phoenix Coyotes on March 8, 2003 for Darcy Hordichuk and a second-round selection in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.

After a year and half with the Coyotes, and the lock-out 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.

After Ference's contract with the Flames ended he was signed by the Detroit Red Wings and spent a year with their AHL affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins.

Ference was offered a 1-year deal from Anyang Halla of Asia League Ice Hockey in summer of 2008, but did not sign as his wife was pregnant. Ference retired from professional hockey in 2008, returned to Calgary, and began a new career as a firefighter in 2009.^[1]

Career statistics[]

Regular season and playoffs[]

International[]

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1998	Canada	WJC	8th		7	0	1	1	6
1999	Canada	WJC			7	0	2	2	25
2002	Canada	WC	6th		6	0	0	0	4
Junior totals					14	0	3	3	31
Senior totals					6	0	0	0	4

References[]

External links[]

• Brad Ference career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Player profile at The Hockey News^{[permanent dead link]}