Neil Patrick Brady (born April 12, 1968 in Montreal, Quebec) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is best known for scoring the first goal in the history of the modern Ottawa Senators franchise on October 8, 1992.

[edit] Playing career

Brady enjoyed an exemplary junior hockey career in the WHL with the Medicine Hat Tigers. After scoring 81 points in 72 games and registering over 100 penalty minutes in 1985–86, Brady was chosen third overall by the New Jersey Devils in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. He was returned to junior then turned pro with the AHL's Utica Devils in 1988–89.

After just 29 games in 3 seasons in which Brady struggled with his confidence, the Devils' organization gave up on him, and he was traded to the expansion Ottawa Senators for future considerations on September 3, 1992. Brady found early success in Ottawa, scoring the first goal for the modern-day Ottawa Senators franchise against Montreal goaltender Patrick Roy. He went on to score 7 goals and 17 assists for 24 points during the 1992–93 season. Though these numbers were the best of his NHL career, they were nowhere near the standards he set at the junior level.

Brady fell out of favour with the Senators' organization, and was signed as a free agent by the Dallas Stars in December, 1993, though he was chiefly a farmhand for his new team. In total, Brady played in 89 NHL games, scoring 9 goals and 22 assists for 31 points and 95 penalty minutes. Brady spent the remainder of his career in the now-defunct International Hockey League. He retired in 2001 after the league folded.

[edit] Other

• Brady scored the first goal in Ottawa Senators' franchise history... twice. He scored the team's first ever pre-season goal against the Hartford Whalers, and later scored the team's first regular season goal against the Montreal Canadiens.
• Brady currently lives and works in Calgary, Alberta.

[edit] Career statistics

                                             --- Regular Season ---  ---- Playoffs ---- Season   Team                        Lge    GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  GP   G   A Pts PIM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984-85  Medicine Hat Tigers         WHL    --   --   --   --   --   3   0   0   0   2 1985-86  Medicine Hat Tigers         WHL    72   21   60   81  104  21   9  11  20  23 1986-87  Medicine Hat Tigers         WHL    57   19   64   83  126  18   1   4   5  25 1987-88  Medicine Hat Tigers         WHL    61   16   35   51  110  15   0   3   3  19 1988-89  Utica Devils                AHL    75   16   21   37   56   4   0   3   3   0 1989-90  Utica Devils                AHL    38   10   13   23   21   5   0   1   1  10 1989-90  New Jersey Devils           NHL    19    1    4    5   13  --  --  --  --  -- 1990-91  Utica Devils                AHL    77   33   63   96   91  --  --  --  --  -- 1990-91  New Jersey Devils           NHL     3    0    0    0    0  --  --  --  --  -- 1991-92  Utica Devils                AHL    33   12   30   42   28  --  --  --  --  -- 1991-92  New Jersey Devils           NHL     7    1    0    1    4  --  --  --  --  -- 1992-93  New Haven Senators          AHL     8    6    3    9    2  --  --  --  --  -- 1992-93  Ottawa Senators             NHL    55    7   17   24   57  --  --  --  --  -- 1993-94  Kalamazoo Wings             IHL    43   10   16   26  188   5   1   1   2  10 1993-94  Dallas Stars                NHL     5    0    1    1   21  --  --  --  --  -- 1994-95  Kalamazoo Wings             IHL    70   13   45   58  140  15   5  14  19  22 1995-96  Michigan K-Wings            IHL    61   14   20   34  127  10   1   4   5   8 1996-97  Michigan K-Wings            IHL    76   13   20   33   62   4   1   0   1   0 1997-98  Houston Aeros               IHL    65    9   26   35   56   4   2   0   2  34 1998-99  Manitoba Moose              IHL    13    1    5    6    8  --  --  --  --  -- 1999-00  Utah Grizzlies              IHL    82   14   36   50  129   3   0   0   0   2 2000-01  Chicago Wolves              IHL    24    1    1    2   12  --  --  --  --  -- 2000-01  Utah Grizzlies              IHL    26    0    4    4   34  --  --  --  --  -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------          NHL Totals                         89    9   22   31   95 

[edit] External links

• Neil Brady @ Legends Of Hockey
• Neil Brady's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database