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{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 1979)}}
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| caption= Stuart during his tenure with the Kings[[Los duringAngeles the 2007–08Kings]] seasonin 2007
| played_for = [[San Jose Sharks]]<br>[[Boston Bruins]]<br>[[Calgary Flames]]<br>[[Los Angeles Kings]]<br>[[Detroit Red Wings]]<br>[[Colorado Avalanche]]
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'''Bradley Stuart''' (born November 6, 1979) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] former professional [[ice hockey]] [[defenceman (ice hockey)|defenceman]] who played in over 1,000 career games in the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). Stuartwith wasthe a[[San memberJose of theSharks]], [[StanleyBoston CupBruins]]-winning, [[2007–08Calgary DetroitFlames]], Red[[Los WingsAngeles season|2007–08Kings]], [[Detroit Red Wings]], and [[Colorado Avalanche]].
 
Stuart was a member of the [[Stanley Cup]]-winning [[2007–08 Detroit Red Wings season|2007–08 Detroit Red Wings]], his first and only Stanley Cup win.
 
==Playing career==
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=== Calgary Flames ===
On February 10, 2007, Stuart was traded to the [[Calgary Flames]] (again alongside Wayne Primeau) in exchange for [[Andrew Ference]] and [[Chuck Kobasew]]. Boston general manager [[Peter Chiarelli (ice hockey)|Peter Chiarelli]] cited his inability to agree on a new contract with Stuart, who was scheduled to become an [[unrestricted free agent]] at the end of the [[2006–07 NHL season|2006–07 season]], as a reason for the trade.<ref name="Flames Trade">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?articleid=288855&page=NewsPage&service=page|title=Bruins send Stuart and Primeau to Calgary for Ference and Kobasew|access-date=2007-02-11|publisher=NHL.com|year=2007}} {{Dead link|archive-date=September 20102020-05-24|botarchive-url=H3llBothttps://web.archive.org/web/20200524200706/http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?articleid=288855&page=NewsPage&service=page%2F|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
=== Los Angeles Kings ===
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On February 26, 2008, the Kings traded Stuart to the [[Detroit Red Wings]] in exchange for second- and fourth-round picks in the [[2008 NHL Entry Draft|2008]] and [[2009 NHL Entry Draft]]s, respectively. On June 4, 2008, Stuart won the [[Stanley Cup]] as a member of the Red Wings, where he saw time as a top-four defenceman paired with [[Niklas Kronwall]]. On July 1, 2008, as an unrestricted free agent, Stuart re-signed with the Red Wings on a four-year, $15&nbsp;million contract.<ref name="Player Movement">{{Cite web |url=http://www.sportsline.com/nhl/transactions/playermove/WEST |title=Player Movement |access-date=2008-07-01 |work=[[CBS Sports]] |year=2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705092046/http://www.sportsline.com/nhl/transactions/playermove/WEST |archive-date=2008-07-05 }}</ref> Stuart returned to his hometown of Rocky Mountain House on August 17, 2008, with the Stanley Cup to share his celebration with those that supported him.
 
Stuart played in 67 games during the [[2008–09 NHL season|2008–09 season]], recording 2 goals and 13 assists as the Red Wings came within one game of repeating as Stanley Cup champions, losing in the [[2009 Stanley Cup FinalFinals]] to the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]].
 
He would record 61 points in the next three seasons with the Red Wings.
 
=== Return to San Jose ===
On June 10, 2012, Stuart's negotiating rights were traded to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for the negotiating rights to forward [[Andrew Murray (ice hockey)|Andrew Murray]] and a conditional seventh-round pick in the [[2014 NHL Entry Draft]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=398102 | title = Sharks acquire Stuart from Red Wings for prospect, pick | publisher = [[The Sports Network]] | date = 2012-06-10 | access-date = 2012-06-10}}</ref> Eight days later, it was reported Stuart signed a three-year, $10.8&nbsp;million deal with the Sharks.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=398651 | title = Sharks ink D Stuart to three-year, 10.8M deal | publisher = [[The Sports Network|TSN]] | date = 2012-06-18 | access-date = 2012-06-18 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120620195223/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=398651# | archive-date = 2012-06-20 | url-status = dead }}</ref> On October 8, 2013, in a game against the [[New York Rangers]], Stuart landed a hit on [[Rick Nash]] which led to Stuart's being suspended for three games.<ref>{{cite news|last=Leahy|first=Sean|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/nhl-suspends-sharks-brad-stuart-three-games-hit-010446888--nhl.html|title=NHL suspends Sharks' Brad Stuart three games for hit on Rick Nash|work=[[Yahoo! Sports]]|date=2013-10-09|access-date=2013-10-09}}</ref> Stuart finished the season with 11 points in 61 games before surrendering a three-games-to-none series lead in the Conference Quarterfinals to the Los Angeles Kings.
 
 
=== Colorado Avalanche and retirement ===
On July 1, 2014, with the Sharks intent on getting younger, Stuart accepted a trade to provide a veteran presence to the [[Colorado Avalanche]] in exchange for second- and sixth-round picks in the [[2016 NHL Entry Draft|2016]] and [[2017 NHL Entry Draft]]s, respectively.<ref>{{cite news| url = http://www.mercurynews.com/sharks/ci_26069895/sharks-trade-brad-stuart-colorado-avalanche | title = Sharks trade Brad Stuart to Colorado Avalanche | newspaper = [[Mercury News]] | date = 2014-07-01 | access-date = 2014-07-01}}</ref> On September 29, 2014, before playing a game with the Avalanche, Stuart signed a two-year contract extension with the organization.<ref>{{cite news| url = http://www.denverpost.com/avalanche/ci_26627220/cody-mcleod-brad-stuart-signed-by-avs-contract | title = Cody McLeod, Brad Stuart signed by Avs to contract extension | newspaper = [[Denver Post]] | date = 2014-09-29 | access-date = 2014-09-29}}</ref> Stuart played in his 1,000th career game on December 18, 2014.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://avalanche.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=744699 | title = Stuart's Decision Led To Lengthy Career | date = 2014-12-18 | access-date = 2014-12-18}}</ref> Stuart finished the regular season with 3 goals and 10 assists for 13 points in 65 games as the Avalanche failed to qualify for the [[2015 Stanley Cup playoffs|2015 playoffs]].
 
In the [[2015–16 NHL season|2015–16 season]], his second season with the Avalanche, Stuart appeared in only six games before he was ruled out with a back injury on November 10, 2015.<ref>{{cite webnews| url = http://nhl.nbcsports.com/2016/01/06/avs-johnson-injury-short-term-stuart-back-and-berra-ankle-out-longer-than-expected/ | title = Avs Johnson injury short term, Stuart Back and Berra ankle out longer than expected | newspaper = Prohockeytalk &#124; NBC Sports | publisher = [[NBC Sports]] | date = 2016-01-06 | access-date = 2016-01-06}}</ref> With little sign of improvement, on February 1, 2016, it was announced Stuart's season was over after he underwent back surgery.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://nhl.nbcsports.com/2016/02/01/avalanche-d-man-stuart-out-long-term-after-back-surgery/ | title = Avs' D-man StuatStuart out long term after back surgery | publisher = [[NBC Sports]] | date = 2016-02-01 | access-date = 2016-02-01}}</ref> During the subsequent off-season on June 27, 2016, with the Avalanche aiming to go younger on defence, Stuart was bought out from the remaining year of his contract, ending his tenure with Colorado.<ref>{{cite news| url = https://www.denverpost.com/2016/06/27/avalanche-to-buy-out-veteran-brad-stuart-and-get-younger-defensively/ | title = Avalanche to buy out veteran Brad Stuart | newspaper = [[Denver Post]] | date = 2016-06-27 | access-date = 2016-06-27}}</ref>
 
==Career statistics==
 
===Regular season and playoffs===
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