Brad Park

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Douglas Bradford (Brad) Park (born the July 6th 1948 with Toronto in Ontario) is a former defender with the professional Hockey, having played in the National league of hockey for the Rangers of New York, the Bruins of Boston and the Red Wings de Détroit. He is also member of the Temple of re-elected hockey.

Park was selected second on the whole by Rangers during the Repêchage amateur of the LNH 1966 and, after a short passage in the American Ligue of hockey, Park began in the LNH in 1968. One had only little time to him before being essential as being the best defender of Rangers, and already one compared it with large the Bobby Orr. Its offensive talents, its handling of the stick and its pugnacity drew much the attention of the amateurs.

It was named assistant-captain of Rangers and was briefly captain. In 1972, Park led its Rangers to the finale of the Coupe Stanley, but they were demolished by no other that Orr and its Bruins. The same year, he was finalist with the Trophée Norris and named MVP of the Série of the century. The November 7th 1975, one of the largest exchanges of the history took place: Park, Jean Rakes up and Joe Zanussi was yielded to Bruins in return of Phil Esposito and Carol Vadnais.

While Esposito and Vadnais remained effective players at Rangers, Bruins, they, gained the first prize literally. Under the orders of Gift Cherry, it continued to obtain success enormously. He was again finalist with the Trophée Norris. In 1977 and 1978, he was again finalist for the Stanley Cut, but each time, the Canadian of Montreal were victorious.

In 1983-84, Park signs with Red Wings like free agent and gains the Trophée Bill Masterton for its persévérence and establishes the same year a record at Wings for the most master keys by a defender. After 1985, always effective but annoyed by wounds with repetition with the knee, Park puts a term at its career. The following year, it is briefly named trainer of Wings.

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