Brad Norton

Brad Norton (born February 13, 1975 in Cambridge, Massachusetts) is a retired American professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League. He is the younger brother of former NHLer Jeff Norton, and is married to Playboy Radio afternoon advice show host Tiffany Granath.
==Playing career==
Norton started his professional career with the Detroit Vipers in the IHL in 1997. He was drafted in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft as the Edmonton Oilers' ninth-round pick, #215 overall. He has played a total of 124 NHL games with the Florida Panthers, Los Angeles Kings, Washington Capitals, Ottawa Senators and the Detroit Red Wings.
Norton signed with Jokerit in the Finnish SM-liiga. On December 15, 2006, he abruptly left the team to play in North America by invoking an NHL release clause in his contract. The Senators signed Norton to a one-year two-way deal on March 8, 2006.
On June 23, 2006, Norton was signed by the Detroit Red Wings. He started the 2006-07 season, with the Red Wings, but injury struck and he was assigned to affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins, upon recovery. 
Norton signed a one-year contract with the San Jose Sharks on July 18, 2007. Norton did not play a game with the Sharks as a back injury caused him to miss the season.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		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
1994–95 	UMass-Amherst 	HE 		30 	0 	6 	6 	89 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	UMass-Amherst 	HE 		34 	4 	12 	16 	99 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	UMass-Amherst 	HE 		35 	2 	16 	18 	88 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	UMass-Amherst 	HE 		20 	2 	13 	15 	28 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Detroit Vipers 	IHL 		33 	1 	4 	5 	56 		22 	0 	2 	2 	87
1998–99 	Hamilton Bulldogs 	AHL 		58 	1 	8 	9 	134 		11 	0 	1 	1 	6
1999–00 	Hamilton Bulldogs 	AHL 		40 	5 	12 	17 	104 		10 	1 	4 	5 	26
2000–01 	Hamilton Bulldogs 	AHL 		46 	3 	15 	18 	114 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		40 	0 	10 	10 	62 		2 	0 	0 	0 	6
2001–02 	Florida Panthers 	NHL 		22 	0 	2 	2 	45 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 		53 	3 	3 	6 	97 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 		20 	0 	1 	1 	77 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 		16 	0 	1 	1 	17 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Jokerit 	SM-l 		20 	2 	2 	4 	91 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Binghamton Senators 	AHL 		36 	0 	4 	4 	102 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 		7 	0 	0 	0 	31 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 		6 	0 	1 	1 	20 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL 		43 	1 	4 	5 	102 		7 	1 	2 	3 	24
NHL Totals	NHL Totals 	NHL Totals		124 	3 	8 	11 	287 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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