Brad Bombardir
Encyclopedia
Luke Bradley Bombardir is a retired Canadian
professional ice hockey
player who played for the New Jersey Devils
, Minnesota Wild
and the Nashville Predators
in the NHL
. He currently serves as the Minnesota Wild's Director of Player Development and Senior director of Community relations.
by the New Jersey Devils
. He won a Stanley Cup
with the Devils in 2000. After suffering a career ending knee injury in the 2005–06
season in the American Hockey League
with the Springfield Falcons
Bombardir initially worked in Community/Player Relations for the Minnesota Wild.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player who played for the New Jersey Devils
New Jersey Devils
The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
, Minnesota Wild
Minnesota Wild
The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
and the Nashville Predators
Nashville Predators
The Nashville Predators are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
in the NHL
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
. He currently serves as the Minnesota Wild's Director of Player Development and Senior director of Community relations.
Playing career
Bombardir was selected in the third round, 56th overall, in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft1990 NHL Entry Draft
The 1990 National Hockey League Entry Draft was the 28th NHL Entry Draft. It was hosted by the Vancouver Canucks at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on June 16, 1990...
by the New Jersey Devils
New Jersey Devils
The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
. He won a Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
with the Devils in 2000. After suffering a career ending knee injury in the 2005–06
2005–06 AHL season
The 2005–06 AHL season was the 70th season of the American Hockey League. Twenty-seven teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Hershey Bears won the Calder Cup, defeating the Milwaukee Admirals in the finals....
season in the American Hockey League
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
with the Springfield Falcons
Springfield Falcons
The Springfield Falcons are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League . They play in Springfield, Massachusetts, at the MassMutual Center and are the top affiliate of the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League. The Falcons' two main rivals are the Connecticut Whale and the...
Bombardir initially worked in Community/Player Relations for the Minnesota Wild.
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1988–89 | Powell River Paper Kings | BCJHL | 30 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1989–90 | Powell River Paper Kings | BCJHL | 60 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 93 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1990–91 | University of North Dakota North Dakota Fighting Sioux The North Dakota Fighting Sioux are the athletic teams of the University of North Dakota , which is located in the city of Grand Forks, North Dakota, in the United States. The logo is a Native American figure. The logo was designed by Bennett Brien, a local artist and UND graduate of Ojibwa... |
WCHA Western Collegiate Hockey Association The Western Collegiate Hockey Association is a college athletic conference which operates over a wide area of the Midwestern and Western United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as an ice hockey-only conference.... |
33 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 35 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 38 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 38 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 1994–95 AHL season The 1994–95 AHL season was the 59th season of the American Hockey League. The All-Star Game is revived, with All-Stars grouped into "Team Canada" and "Team USA." Sixteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule... |
Albany River Rats Albany River Rats The Albany River Rats were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Albany, New York at the Times Union Center.- Founding to 2010 :... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
77 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1995–96 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 80 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 63 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1996–97 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 32 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 1997–98 1997–98 AHL season The 1997–98 AHL season was the 62nd season of the American Hockey League. The AHL shifts teams in their divisions, and the Canadian division reverts to being named Atlantic division. The Northern conference is renamed the Eastern conference, and the Southern conference renamed the Western... |
Albany River Rats | AHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL | 43 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 56 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1999–00 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 32 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League .... |
NHL | 70 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 28 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 58 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 56 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Nashville Predators Nashville Predators The Nashville Predators are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 2005–06 AHL season The 2005–06 AHL season was the 70th season of the American Hockey League. Twenty-seven teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Hershey Bears won the Calder Cup, defeating the Milwaukee Admirals in the finals.... |
Springfield Falcons Springfield Falcons The Springfield Falcons are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League . They play in Springfield, Massachusetts, at the MassMutual Center and are the top affiliate of the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League. The Falcons' two main rivals are the Connecticut Whale and the... |
AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 356 | 8 | 46 | 54 | 127 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 1992 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships The 1992 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 16th edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and was held from December 26, 1991 until January 4, 1992. It was held in Füssen and Kaufbeuren, Germany... |
Canada | WJC World Junior Ice Hockey Championships The International Ice Hockey Federation World Under 20 Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation for national under-20 ice hockey teams from around the world... |
7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Junior int'l totals | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
