Brad Ralph
Bradley Ralph (born October 17, 1980) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey left winger and is the head coach of the Florida Everblades of the ECHL. He played in one National Hockey League game for the Phoenix Coyotes during the 2000–01 NHL season.
| Brad Ralph | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
October 17, 1980 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Phoenix Coyotes | ||
| NHL Draft |
53rd overall, 1999 Phoenix Coyotes | ||
| Playing career | 2000–2009 | ||
Career
Ralph was a career minor-leaguer, highlighted by playing one game in the NHL. He skated in the ECHL (for the Mississippi Sea Wolves, Augusta Lynx, Dayton Bombers, Columbia Inferno, and Charlotte Checkers) and American Hockey League (for the Springfield Falcons and Hershey Bears) in the United States, as well as a season each for Alleghe HC in Serie A in Italy and AaB Ishockey in the AL-Bank Ligaen in Denmark.
After his playing career, Ralph began coaching hockey, spending two years as head coach for the Augusta RiverHawks in the Southern Professional Hockey League and of the Idaho Steelheads in the ECHL.[1]
On August 4, 2015, Ralph was named head coach of the Western Hockey League's Kelowna Rockets.[2]
On July 12, 2016, he was named the head coach of the Florida Everblades in the ECHL.[3][4] He was named Coach of the Year for the 2017–18 season.[5]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1995–96 | Kanata Valley Lasers | CJHL | 19 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Kanata Valley Lasers | CJHL | 44 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 59 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 45 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 1998–99 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 67 | 31 | 44 | 75 | 93 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 10 | ||
| 1999–00 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 56 | 28 | 35 | 63 | 68 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2000–01 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 50 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Mississippi Sea Wolves | ECHL | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Augusta Lynx | ECHL | 44 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 16 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Dayton Bombers | ECHL | 13 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | HC Alleghe | ITA | 21 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2004–05 | Columbia Inferno | ECHL | 65 | 27 | 26 | 53 | 60 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2005–06 | AaB Ishockey | DEN | 35 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 78 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 42 | ||
| 2006–07 | Columbia Inferno | ECHL | 63 | 20 | 33 | 53 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Hershey Bears | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Columbia Inferno | ECHL | 66 | 18 | 31 | 49 | 73 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 2008–09 | Charlotte Checkers | ECHL | 28 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||
| ECHL totals | 295 | 96 | 127 | 222 | 371 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 28 | ||||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honours
| Awards | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| SPHL Coach of the Year | 2010–11 | [6] |
| John Brophy Award for ECHL Coach of the Year | 2017–18 | [5] |
References
- Press release. "Ralph Named Head Coach of Steelheads". echl.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- "Idaho Steelheads coach Brad Ralph resigns, takes job in WHL", Idaho Statesman, August 4, 2015. (accessed 4 August 2015)
- "Everblades select former Idaho mentor Brad Ralph as new coach". The News-Press. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- Mosher, Tyler (12 July 2016). "Florida Everblades Name Brad Ralph 5th Head Coach in Franchise History". naplesherald.com. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- "FLORIDA'S RALPH RECEIVES JOHN BROPHY AWARD AS ECHL COACH OF THE YEAR". ECHL. April 10, 2018. Archived from the original on April 11, 2018. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
- "Fayetteville's Mark DeSantis Named Easton Coach of the Year - SPHL Southern Professional Hockey League". thesphl.com. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database