Bradley "Brad" Mills (born May 3, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New Jersey Devils and the Chicago Blackhawks.

Bradley Mills
Mills with the Rockford IceHogs in 2014
Born (1983-05-03) May 3, 1983 (age 41)
Terrace, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Right
Played for New Jersey Devils
Chicago Blackhawks
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2007–2015

Playing career

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On March 16, 2007, Mills was signed by the New Jersey Devils to a two-year entry-level contract. During the 2010–11 season, Mills was recalled from AHL affiliate, the Albany Devils, and scored his first NHL goal on November 3, 2010 against Marty Turco of the Chicago Blackhawks.[1]

Affected as a free agent by the 2012 NHL lockout, Mills signed a contract with the Utah Grizzlies of the ECHL on October 3, 2012.[2] In scoring 35 points in 27 games during the 2012–13 season with the Grizzlies, Mills was initially loaned to the Rockford IceHogs of the AHL, before he was signed to a contract to remain with the IceHogs on January 31, 2013.[3]

On October 25, 2013, the IceHog's NHL affiliate, the Chicago Blackhawks, signed Mills for the remainder of the season, and immediately recalled him to the NHL.

In the summer of 2014, Mills signed a professional tryout with the Ottawa Senators' AHL affiliate Binghamton Senators. He made the team, and eventually signed a one-year, two-way contract with Ottawa on January 27, 2015.[4] Mills was not recalled to the NHL during the 2014–15 season, appearing in 34 games totalling 14 points with Binghamton in his last season of his professional playing career.[5]

Career statistics

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2002–03 Fort McMurray Oil Barons AJHL 62 20 47 67 73
2003–04 Yale University ECAC 27 4 7 11 18
2004–05 Yale University ECAC 27 12 14 26 30
2005–06 Yale University ECAC 22 8 8 16 65
2006–07 Yale University ECAC 20 2 6 8 39
2006–07 Lowell Devils AHL 8 0 1 1 4
2007–08 Trenton Devils ECHL 16 1 2 3 44
2008–09 Lowell Devils AHL 75 5 16 21 108
2009–10 Lowell Devils AHL 51 12 7 19 67 2 1 2 3 4
2010–11 Albany Devils AHL 53 15 9 24 102
2010–11 New Jersey Devils NHL 4 1 0 1 5
2011–12 New Jersey Devils NHL 27 0 1 1 32
2011–12 Albany Devils AHL 49 6 16 22 90
2012–13 Utah Grizzlies ECHL 27 15 20 35 116
2012–13 Rockford IceHogs AHL 33 7 9 16 60
2013–14 Rockford IceHogs AHL 28 8 6 14 49
2013–14 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 3 0 0 0 0
2014–15 Binghamton Senators AHL 34 4 10 14 79
NHL totals 34 1 1 2 37

References

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  1. ^ "Brodeur injures elbow as Devils beat Blackhawks". CBS Sports. November 3, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
  2. ^ "Grizzlies add NHL experience with Mills". ECHL. October 3, 2012. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
  3. ^ "Hogs add Gilbert, Mills". Rockford IceHogs. January 31, 2013. Archived from the original on April 17, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
  4. ^ "News Release: Senators sign forward Brad Mills to a one-year, two-way contract" (Press release). Ottawa Senators. January 27, 2015.
  5. ^ "The Bubble". theplayerstribune.com. November 3, 2015. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
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