Barton Bradley Explained

Birth Date:July 29, 1930
Birth Place:Fort William, Ontario, Canada
Height Ft:5
Height In:8
Weight Lb:150
Position:Centre
Shoots:Left
Played For:Boston Bruins
Career Start:1949
Career End:1960

Barton William "Bart" Bradley (July 29, 1930 – September 16, 2006) was a Canadian ice hockey centre. He played one game in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins during the 1949–50 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1949 to 1960, was spent in various minor leagues. Internationally Bradley played for the Canadian national team at the 1959 World Championships, winning a gold medal.

Playing career

Bradley played junior hockey in the Thunder Bay Junior Hockey League for the Port Arthur West End Bruins from 1946 to 1949, winning the playoff championship in 1948 and 1949 as well as the 1948 Memorial Cup. He turned pro in 1949 and signed with the American Hockey League's Hershey Bears, but was called up to play one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Boston Bruins on March 22, 1950 against the Chicago Black Hawks; this would be his only game in the NHL. Spells in the United States Hockey League for the Tulsa Oilers and the Pacific Coast Hockey League with the Tacoma Rockets was followed by a seven-year tenure in the Western Hockey League, beginning with the Rockets who only lasted one season. He then had spells with the Seattle Bombers, New Westminster Royals, Victoria Cougars and the Seattle Americans.

In 1957, Bradley began playing senior hockey, beginning with two seasons with the Belleville McFarlands. He also played for the Port Arthur Bearcats and the Fort William Beavers before officially retiring in 1966.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1946–47Port Arthur BruinsTBJHL6 5 6 11 77 5 4 9 4
1947–48Port Arthur BruinsTBJHL9 9 9 18 75 4 3 7 2
1947–48Port Arthur BruinsM-Cup17 10 18 28 12
1948–49Port Arthur BruinsTBJHL12 10 20 30 285 2 9 11 12
1948–49Port Arthur BruinsM-Cup5 3 3 6 2
1949–50Boston BruinsNHL1 0 0 0 0
1949–50Hershey BearsAHL61 16 19 35 8
1950–51Tulsa OilersUSHL64 27 37 64 329 3 3 6 30
1951–52Tacoma RocketsPCHL70 37 39 76 287 2 8 10 2
1952–53Tacoma RocketsWHL70 26 47 73 28
1953–54Seattle BombersWHL27 7 19 26 8
1954–55New Westminster RoyalsWHL47 12 15 27 91 0 0 0 0
1955–56Seattle AmericansWHL68 22 28 50 37
1956–57Seattle AmericansWHL63 10 16 26 196 1 1 2 7
1957–58Belleville McFarlandsOHA Sr50 30 34 64 3213 9 11 20
1957–58Belleville McFarlandsAl-Cup12 3 9 12 2
1958–59Belleville McFarlandsOHA Sr48 21 29 50 18
1959–60Belleville McFarlandsOHA Sr53 12 30 42 812 3 5 8 8
1963–64Port Arthur BearcatsAl-Cup2 0 0 0 0
1965–66Fort William BeaversTBSHL10 5 7 12 2
WHL totals275 77 125 202 1017 1 1 2 7
NHL totals1 0 0 0 0

International

See also