Brad Palmer

Brad Donald Palmer (born September 14, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Minnesota North Stars and Boston Bruins between 1980 and 1983, and then spent several seasons in Europe before retiring in 1992.

Biography Palmer was born in Duncan, British Columbia and raised in Lake Cowichan, British Columbia. As a youth, he played in the 1974 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Lake Cowichan. He was selected by the Minnesota North Stars with the 16th pick in the 1980 NHL entry draft. He played two seasons with the North Stars and then played one year with the Boston Bruins.

His son, Jack Palmer, played in the Western Hockey League with the Brandon Wheat Kings and the Victoria Royals.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1977–78 Kelowna Buckaroos BCHL 46 20 21 41 32 — — — — — 1978–79 Victoria Cougars WHL 69 18 15 33 53 15 2 7 9 2 1979–80 Victoria Cougars WHL 72 45 49 94 61 17 11 8 19 6 1980–81 Victoria Cougars WHL 44 34 53 87 72 — — — — — 1980–81 Minnesota North Stars NHL 23 4 4 8 22 19 8 5 13 4 1981–82 Minnesota North Stars NHL 72 22 23 45 18 3 0 0 0 12 1982–83 Boston Bruins NHL 73 6 11 17 18 7 1 0 1 0 1983–84 Hershey Bears AHL 62 25 32 57 16 — — — — — 1984–85 EHC Chur NDA 10 4 3 7 — — — — — — 1985–86 Lukko SM-l 31 16 8 24 10 — — — — — 1986–87 Lukko SM-l 22 5 6 11 16 — — — — — 1988–89 EHC Lustenau AUT 32 26 24 50 — — — — — — 1989–90 EHC Lustenau AUT 16 8 5 13 4 — — — — — 1991–92 EC Bad Nauheim GER-2 14 5 12 17 28 — — — — — 1991–92 BSC Preussen GER 6 2 0 2 4 — — — — — NHL totals 168 32 38 70 58 29 9 5 14 16