Brad Voth

Brad Voth (born February 25, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.

Career Voth played junior hockey with the Medicine Hat Tigers in the Western Hockey League from 1996 to 2001. In the 1998 NHL entry draft he was selected 157th overall in the 6th round by St. Louis Blues. He spent two season with the Blues organization, playing for their American Hockey League affiliate the Worcester IceCats and their ECHL affiliate the Peoria Rivermen. After being released by the Blues in 2003, Voth spent a further two seasons in the ECHL, spending the 2003-04 season with the Columbus Cottonmouths and the 2004-05 season with the Texas Wildcatters.

In 2005, Voth moved to the United Kingdom and signed for the Cardiff Devils of the Elite Ice Hockey League. An imposing figure at 6'5” and 235 lbs, Voth played tough hockey, in a style not always seen in the EIHL. His role in the Cardiff Devils was an enforcer, demonstrated by his significant penalty minutes (PIM) totals during his stint, a total 1,762 in exactly 300 EIHL league games and was the EIHL's Most Penalised Player four out of his five years in the league. However, Voth was also an offensive presence within the team, eventually scoring 209 points for the Devils. His standout season was the 2007-08 season, when he scored 24 goals and 16 assists for 40 points in 50 games. He was also named captain of the team in January 2007 and held it for three years before being relieved of it in February 2010.

Voth sustained a nerve injury in a game against the Belfast Giants in December 2011 and sat out for several weeks until 4 February 2012 when Cardiff announced that Voth would retire with immediate effect and would begin work with the Fire Service.

Following his retirement, his jersey number #26 was retired by the Devils.

Career statistics

Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM 1996-97 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 2 0 0 0 2 1997-98 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 70 8 5 13 244 1998-99 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 40 4 6 10 102 1999-00 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 58 9 7 16 222 2000-01 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 45 9 9 18 215 2001-02 Worcester Ice Cats AHL 10 0 0 0 27 2001-02 Peoria Rivermen ECHL 32 0 4 4 134 2002-03 Worcester Ice Cats AHL 10 0 0 0 27 2002-03 Peoria Rivermen ECHL 54 1 4 5 283 2003-04 Columbus Cottonmouths ECHL 62 6 13 19 209 2004-05 Texas Wildcatters ECHL 29 8 5 13 96 2005-06 Cardiff Devils EIHL 45 9 12 21 263 2006-07 Cardiff Devils EIHL 41 11 11 22 253 2007-08 Cardiff Devils EIHL 50 24 16 40 288 2008-09 Cardiff Devils EIHL 42 13 25 38 315 2009-10 Cardiff Devils EIHL 50 12 21 33 347 2010-11 Cardiff Devils EIHL 47 22 16 38 194 2011-12 Cardiff Devils EIHL 25 5 12 17 102