Brad Fast

Bradley M. Fast (born February 21, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He spent his amateur career in the British Columbia Hockey League, and was selected in the third round of the 1999 NHL entry draft, 84th overall, by the Carolina Hurricanes. He played in one NHL game for the Hurricanes, scoring a goal, before embarking on a European career.

Playing career Amateur Fast played for his hometown Fort St. John Flyers as a 14-year-old before moving on to the Prince George Spruce Kings in the BCJHL. At the end of his third season in the BCJHL, Fast was drafted by the Hurricanes. After being drafted, Fast enrolled at Michigan State University, where he spent four seasons playing for the Michigan State Spartans. He was the captain for one season and was a collegiate standout at MSU, and was recognized as a star offensive defenceman. He was member of the team for famous outdoor event, The Cold War along with fellow defenseman John-Michael Liles. Near the end of the 2002–03 season, Fast signed a professional contract with the Hurricanes and joined their American Hockey League affiliate, the Lowell Lock Monsters.

Professional Fast played seven games with the Lock Monsters to finish off the 2002–03 season, and started with that team full-time for the 2003–04 season. He was called up and played one game with the parent Hurricanes on April 4, 2004, becoming one of only four players to score a goal in his only National Hockey League game. Fast scored the team's sixth goal with 2:26 remaining to send the game into overtime. Former Spartan Rod Brind'Amour (1988–89) set up Fast's game-tying goal. Fast became the 16th Hurricane player to score a goal in his NHL debut. His goal was also the last ever scored that resulted in a tie game in the NHL, as the league moved to a shoot-out the following season.

The 2004–05 lockout season was mostly spent with the Lock Monsters, but Fast was demoted to the ECHL and spent the end of the season (and the playoffs) with the Florida Everblades. Fast was signed by the Los Angeles Kings and played the 2005–06 season with their AHL club, the Manchester Monarchs. Fast signed with the Swiss club Langnau for the 2006–07 season. In the following year, he also played for Red Bull Salzburg EC in the Austrian League.

In May 2008, Fast signed with Anyang Halla for a one-year deal. On September 2, Fast was named assistant captain for Halla. He became the first import player ever to be named assistant captain in franchise history. In February 2009, Fast re-signed for two more years.

After his final year with Anyang Halla, Fast retired.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1999–00 Michigan State University NCAA 42 5 9 14 20 — — — — — 2000–01 Michigan State University NCAA 42 4 24 28 16 — — — — — 2001–02 Michigan State University NCAA 41 10 16 26 26 — — — — — 2002–03 Michigan State University NCAA 39 11 35 46 28 — — — — — 2002–03 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 7 0 1 0 12 — — — — — 2003–04 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 1 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 2003–04 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 79 10 25 35 35 — — — — — 2004–05 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 32 1 5 6 23 — — — — — 2004–05 Florida Everblades ECHL 14 2 5 7 0 18 1 3 4 6 2005–06 Manchester Monarchs AHL 62 5 13 18 38 7 0 2 2 8 2006–07 SCL Tigers NLA 30 3 8 11 22 — — — — — 2007–08 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 15 1 3 4 2 3 0 1 1 0 2007–08 EC Red Bull Salzburg EBEL 26 2 5 7 15 — — — — — 2008–09 Anyang Halla AL 33 7 27 34 32 7 0 3 3 6 2009–10 Anyang Halla AL 18 7 16 23 16 — — — — — 2010–11 Anyang Halla AL 22 3 10 13 16 — — — — — NHL totals 1 1 0 1 0 — — — — —

Awards and achievements Award Year BCHL Best Defenseman 1998-99 BCHL Most Sportsmanlike Player 1998-99 CCHA Champion 2000, 2001 CCHA All-Tournament Team 2002 All-CCHA First Team 2002–03 CCHA Best Defensive Defenseman 2002–03 AHCA West Second-Team All-American 2002–03 ALH Champion 2009–20102010–2011