Brad Fast

Brad Fast
Born	(1980-02-21) February 21, 1980 (age 44) Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	NHL Draft			84th overall, 1999 Carolina Hurricanes
Playing career	2003–2011

Bradley M. Fast (born February 21, 1980) is a Canadian former professional

. He played in 1 NHL game for the Hurricanes, scoring a goal, before embarking on a European career.

Playing career

Amateur

Fast played for his hometown

Lowell Lock Monsters

.

Professional

Fast played seven games with the Lock Monsters to finish off the 2002–03 season, and started with that team full-time for the 2003–04 season. He was called up and played one game with the parent Hurricanes, becoming one of only four players to score a goal in his only NHL game.^[1] Fast scored his first career goal in his first career NHL game, tallying the team's sixth goal with 2:26 remaining to send the game into overtime tied at six. Former Spartan Rod Brind'Amour (1988–89) set up Fast's game-tying goal. Fast became the 16th Hurricane player to score a goal in his NHL debut. His goal was also the last ever scored that resulted in a tie game in the NHL, as the league moved to a shoot-out the following season.^[1][2]

The 2004–05 lockout season was mostly spent with the Lock Monsters, but Fast was demoted to the ECHL and spent the end of the season (and the playoffs) with the Florida Everblades. Fast was signed by the

in the Austrian League.

In May 2008, Fast signed with

for a one-year deal. On September 2, Fast was named assistant captain for Halla. He became the first import player ever to be named assistant captain in franchise history. In February 2009, Fast re-signed for two more years.

After his final year with Anyang Halla, Fast retired.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1999–00	Michigan State University	NCAA		42	5	9	14	20		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Michigan State University	NCAA		42	4	24	28	16		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Michigan State University	NCAA		41	10	16	26	26		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Michigan State University	NCAA		39	11	35	46	28		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Lowell Lock Monsters	AHL		7	0	1	0	12		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL		1	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Lowell Lock Monsters	AHL		79	10	25	35	35		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Lowell Lock Monsters	AHL		32	1	5	6	23		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Florida Everblades	ECHL		14	2	5	7	0		18	1	3	4	6
2005–06	Manchester Monarchs	AHL		62	5	13	18	38		7	0	2	2	8
2006–07	SCL Tigers	NLA		30	3	8	11	22		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	ERC Ingolstadt	DEL		15	1	3	4	2		3	0	1	1	0
2007–08	EC Red Bull Salzburg	EBEL		26	2	5	7	15		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Anyang Halla	AL		33	7	27	34	32		7	0	3	3	6
2009–10	Anyang Halla	AL		18	7	16	23	16		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Anyang Halla	AL		22	3	10	13	16		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				1	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—

Awards and achievements

Award	Year
BCHL Best Defenseman	1998-99
BCHL Most Sportsmanlike Player	1998-99
Champion	2001
CCHA All-Tournament Team	2002	[3]
All-CCHA First Team	2002–03	[4]
Best Defensive Defenseman	2002–03
AHCA West Second-Team All-American	2002–03
Champion	2009–2010 2010–2011

See also

• List of players who played only one game in the NHL

References

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Mike Komisarek	CCHA Best Defensive Defenseman 2002-03	Succeeded by Doug Andress