Brad Ference

Brad Ference (born April 2, 1979 in Calgary, Alberta) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player.
==Playing career==
Ference was drafted in the first round, 10th overall, of the 1997 NHL Entry Draft by the Vancouver Canucks. He played junior hockey with the Spokane Chiefs, and Tri-City Americans of the Western Hockey League. 
Before ever playing a game for the Canucks, Ference was traded on January 17, 1999 along with Pavel Bure, Bret Hedican and 3rd round selection in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft to the Florida Panthers for Dave Gagner, Ed Jovanovski, Mike Brown, Kevin Weekes and a 1st round selection in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft.
He spent nearly 4 years in the Panthers organization before being traded to the Phoenix Coyotes on March 8, 2003 for Darcy Hordichuk and a 2nd round selection in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.
After a year and half with the Coyotes, and the lockout year of 2004–2005 spent in France, Ference was traded to the New Jersey Devils on November 25, 2005 for Pascal Rheaume, Ray Schultz and Steven Spencer. He was on the move again at the end of the season, signing a one-year contract as an unrestricted free agent on July 26, 2006 with the Calgary Flames.
After his contract with the Flames ended he was signed by the Detroit Red Wings and spent a year with their AHL affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins. 
Ference retired from professional hockey in 2008, returned to Calgary, and began a new career as a firefighter in 2009. 
==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
1995–96 	Spokane Chiefs 	WHL 	 	5 	0 	2 	2 	18 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1996–97 	Spokane Chiefs 	WHL 	 	67 	6 	20 	26 	324 	 	9 	0 	4 	4 	21
1997–98 	Spokane Chiefs 	WHL 	 	54 	9 	29 	38 	213 	 	18 	0 	7 	7 	59
1998–99 	Spokane Chiefs 	WHL 	 	31 	3 	22 	25 	125 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1998–99 	Tri-City Americans 	WHL 	 	20 	6 	15 	21 	116 	 	12 	1 	9 	10 	63
1999–00 	Louisville Panthers 	AHL 	 	58 	2 	7 	9 	231 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	2
1999–00 	Florida Panthers 	NHL 	 	13 	0 	2 	2 	46 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2000–01 	Louisville Panthers 	AHL 	 	52 	3 	21 	24 	200 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2000–01 	Florida Panthers 	NHL 	 	14 	0 	1 	1 	14 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2001–02 	Florida Panthers 	NHL 	 	80 	2 	15 	17 	254 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2002–03 	Florida Panthers 	NHL 	 	60 	2 	6 	8 	118 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2002–03 	Phoenix Coyotes 	NHL 	 	15 	0 	1 	1 	28 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2003–04 	Phoenix Coyotes 	NHL 	 	63 	0 	5 	5 	103 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2004–05 	Hockey Club Morzine-Avoriaz	LM 	 	17 	2 	10 	12 	138 	 	4 	1 	4 	5 	10
2005–06 	San Antonio Rampage 	AHL 	 	19 	2 	9 	11 	39 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2005–06 	Albany River Rats 	AHL 	 	43 	3 	8 	11 	96 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2006–07 	Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights 	AHL 	 	73 	3 	23 	26 	210 	 	6 	0 	0 	0 	6
2006–07 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	2 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2007–08 	Grand Rapids Griffins 	AHL 	 	32 	1 	1 	2 	78 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	250 	4 	30 	34 	565 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==External links==
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*Player profile at The Hockey News
Category:Born in 1979
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Florida Panthers players
Category:Phoenix Coyotes players
Category:Spokane Chiefs alumni
Category:Tri-City Americans alumni
Category:National Hockey League first round draft picks
Category:Albany River Rats players
Category:Vancouver Canucks draft picks
Category:Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights players
Category:Louisville Panthers players
Category:Grand Rapids Griffins players
Category:HC Morzine-Avoriaz players
Category:Retired in 2008