Brad Winchester

Brad Winchester (born March 1, 1981) is a professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League. He was selected in the second round of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, 35th overall, by the Edmonton Oilers.
==Playing career==
Winchester spent two seasons with the U.S. National Team Development Program, then moved to his hometown University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he played for four seasons. At six feet, five inches tall and 228 pounds, was the largest player the Oilers had drafted since the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. In December 2000, Winchester participated in the World Junior Hockey Championship with the United States, finishing in fourth position.
Winchester made his professional debut in the 2003–04 American Hockey League season, playing for Edmonton's farm affiliate, the Toronto Roadrunners. He moved with the team to Edmonton during the 2004–05 NHL lockout, where he tied for the team lead in goals and was six points behind Tony Salmelainen and Raffi Torres for the team scoring lead. Winchester split 2005–06 between the Oilers and the Hamilton Bulldogs, going scoreless during the NHL regular season but scoring the game-winning goal in his playoff debut, the second game of a series with the number one seeded Detroit Red Wings. His goal gave the eighth seeded Oilers their first win in the series on the road. The Oilers went on to lose to the Carolina Hurricanes in seven games of the Stanley Cup final, with Winchester spending most of the latter games as a healthy scratch.
On June 26, 2007, the Oilers declined to make Winchester a qualifying offer, which allowed him to become an unrestricted free agent as of July 1, and on the 6th, he signed with the Dallas Stars. After playing in 41 games for Dallas in 2007-08, Winchester signed with the St. Louis Blues on July 10, 2008. He was recalled from the Blues' Peoria Rivermen (AHL) affiliate on November 20, 2008.
On February 28, 2011, Winchester was traded from the Blues to the Anaheim Ducks for a 3rd round draft pick in 2012.
On October 3, 2011, Winchester signed a one-year, $725,000 deal with the San Jose Sharks.
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1997–98 	U.S. National Development Team	USDP 		69 	21 	23 	44 	154 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	U.S. National Development Team	USHL 		54 	14 	26 	40 	109 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	U. of Wisconsin–Madison 	WCHA 		33 	9 	9 	18 	48 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	U. of Wisconsin–Madison 	WCHA 		41 	4 	7 	11 	71 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	U. of Wisconsin–Madison 	WCHA 		38 	14 	20 	34 	38 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	U. of Wisconsin–Madison 	WCHA 		38 	10 	6 	16 	58 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Toronto Roadrunners 	AHL 		65 	13 	6 	19 	85 		3 	0 	0 	0 	2
2004–05 	Edmonton Road Runners 	AHL 		76 	22 	18 	40 	143 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Hamilton Bulldogs 	AHL 		40 	26 	14 	40 	118 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 		19 	0 	1 	1 	21 		10 	1 	2 	3 	4
2006–07 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 		59 	4 	5 	9 	86 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Iowa Stars 	AHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Dallas Stars 	NHL 		41 	1 	2 	3 	46 		6 	0 	0 	0 	8
2008–09 	Peoria Rivermen 	AHL 		13 	4 	2 	6 	46 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 		64 	13 	8 	21 	89 		4 	0 	0 	0 	10
2009–10 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 		64 	3 	5 	8 	108 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 		57 	9 	5 	14 	86 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Anaheim Ducks 	NHL 		19 	1 	1 	2 	28 		3 	0 	0 	0 	4
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		323 	31 	27 	58 	464 		23 	1 	2 	3 	26
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Comp 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1999 	United States 	WJC18 	6 	0	3	3 	6
2000 	United States 	WJC 	7 	0	0	0 	6
Junior int'l totals	Junior int'l totals	Junior int'l totals	13	0	3	3 	12
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