Matthew William Bradley (born June 13, 1978) is a Canadian

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scout and former player. He currently is a scout for the

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. Bradley played in the

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for the

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, Washington Capitals and the

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. He began working with the Washington Capitals as part of their scouting staff in 2015.

Playing career

Bradley grew up in the Ottawa suburb of Stittsville, Ontario, and played most of his minor hockey for the local Stittsville Rams "C" teams as well as AA for the Ottawa Valley Titans of the ODHA. After a solid Bantam season in 1993–94 with the Titans, Bradley was drafted and signed with the Cumberland Grads of the Central Junior Hockey League (CJHL). He spent the 1994–95 season with the Grads before being selected in the 2nd round (31st overall) of the 1995 OHL Priority Selection by the Kingston Frontenacs. Bradley was drafted by the

in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft, in the fourth round, 102nd overall. Prior to signing with the

, he also played for the

and

. Though he was not an offensive powerhouse, Bradley effectively carved out a niche for himself as a tough, checking line winger. In the 2007–08 season, Bradley doubled his fight total from the previous year, had a career-high 111 shots on goal, and was third among Capitals forwards in hits, even though he had the second lowest amount of ice time. Bradley improved his plus/minus rating in every season from 2003 to 2008. Bradley was re-signed by the Capitals on May 27, 2008, to a three-year contract at $1,000,000 per season. On July 3, 2011, Bradley signed a two-year, one-way contract with the

. In the 2011–12 season, Bradley appeared in only 45 games, his lowest since his rookie season, recording 8 points. With a limited role and dwindling future prospects in June 2012, the Panthers placed Bradley on waivers and subsequently bought out the remaining year on his contract. With the

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in effect, and with limited interest, Bradley signed a month-by-month contract with Finnish second-division club TuTo Hockey on October 29, 2012. After just one game with TuTo, Bradley suffered another concussion and opted to end his agreement and return to Canada for rehabilitation on November 5, 2012.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bradley, Matt 1978 births Living people Canadian ice hockey forwards Dornbirn Bulldogs players Florida Panthers players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Ice hockey people from Ottawa Kentucky Thoroughblades players Kingston Frontenacs players Pittsburgh Penguins players San Jose Sharks draft picks San Jose Sharks players TuTo players Washington Capitals players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Finland