Brad Pirie Explained

Brad Pirie
Played For:Team Canada
Ntl Team:CAN
Position:Defence
Height Ft:5
Height In:10
Weight Lb:176
Birth Date:21 October 1955
Birth Place:Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Career Start:1976
Career End:1980

J. Bradley Pirie (born October 21, 1955) is a Canadian former ice hockey player. He played with Team Canada at the 1980 Winter Olympics.[1]

Early life

Pirie was born in Guelph. He played with the University of Guelph Gryphons, where he was an all-star and later inducted into the University of Guelph Sports Hall of Fame.[2] Next, he played for the Peterborough Petes and represented Canada at the 1974 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Career

Pirie represented Canada at the 1980 Winter Olympics held in Lake Placid, where he scored one goal and two assists in six games.[3] After earning a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Guelph, he joined his father's company, Pirie-McKie & Associates.[4]

Personal life

Pirie resides in Toronto, Ontario and has three children.

Notes and References

  1. Book: IIHF. IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. 2010 . Moydart Press . 113. 978-0-9867964-0-1.
  2. Web site: Brad Pirie (1984) - Hall of Fame . 2023-03-30 . University of Guelph Athletics . en.
  3. Web site: Bradley Pirie . 2023-03-30 . Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website . 18 September 2011 . en-US.
  4. Web site: An Olympic Journey: Brad Pirie – Peterborough Petes . 2023-03-30 . en-CA.