Brad Aitken
Bradley E. Aitken (born October 30, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey Left Wing who played 14 games in the National Hockey League.
| Brad Aitken | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
October 30, 1967 Scarborough, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Pittsburgh Penguins Edmonton Oilers | ||
| NHL Draft |
46th overall, 1986 Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| Playing career | 1987–1993 | ||
Playing career
Aitken spent parts of two seasons in the National Hockey League, although the majority of his career took place in the minors or Europe. He was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the third round of the 1986 NHL Entry Draft, 46th overall, and played for Pittsburgh before he was traded to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Kim Issel in March 1991. Aitken played just 3 games with the Oilers before he was returned to the minors. He was also briefly the property of the Toronto Maple Leafs, but was unable to crack their lineup.
On November 25, 2013, over twenty years since his retirement, Aitken was revealed to be a claimant against a group of former NHL players, who filed a suit against the NHL in relation to player safety in concussions.[1]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1984–85 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 63 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 36 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1985–86 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 48 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 20 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 52 | 27 | 38 | 65 | 86 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 1987–88 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | IHL | 74 | 32 | 31 | 63 | 128 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1988–89 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | IHL | 74 | 35 | 30 | 65 | 139 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 75 | ||
| 1989–90 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | IHL | 46 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 172 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 13 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 57 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 1989–90 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | IHL | 44 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 143 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Kansas City Blades | IHL | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1990–91 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 59 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 169 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | EV Landshut | GER | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Raleigh IceCaps | ECHL | 25 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 129 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 12 | ||
| NHL totals | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Transactions
- On June 21, 1986 the Pittsburgh Penguins selected Brad Aitken in the third-round (#46 overall) of the 1986 NHL draft.
- On March 5, 1991 the Pittsburgh Penguins traded Brad Aitken to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Kim Issel.
- On July 30, 1991 the Toronto Maple Leafs signed free agent Brad Aitken.
References
- "Former Oiler Brad Aitken part of suit filed against NHL". Edmonton Journal. 2013-11-25. Archived from the original on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database