Bradley Wilfred Schlegel (born July 22, 1968) is a

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former

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. Schlegel was born in Kitchener,

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. Drafted in 1988 by the

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, he also played briefly for the

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. Schlegel also played for the Canadian National Team for many years, and was part of the Canadian Men's Hockey Teams that played in the

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, and won the Silver Medal both times. In 1995, Schlegel began playing professional hockey in Austria and Germany. He is a graduate of Rockway Mennonite Collegiate in Kitchener, Ontario.

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