{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (1957–2023)}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | name = Brad Maxwell | image = BradMaxwell.png | image_size = | caption = Maxwell for a 1981 photo | birth_date = {{birth date|1957|7|8}} | birth_place = Brandon, Manitoba, Canada | death_date = {{death date and age|2023|9|3|1957|7|8}} | death_place = Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lb = 195 | position = Defence | shoots = Right | played_for = Minnesota North Stars<br>Quebec Nordiques<br>Toronto Maple Leafs<br>Vancouver Canucks<br>New York Rangers | ntl_team = CAN | draft = 7th overall | draft_year = 1977 | draft_team = Minnesota North Stars | wha_draft = 12th overall | wha_draft_year = 1977 | wha_draft_team = Birmingham Bulls | career_start = 1977 | career_end = 1987 | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Country | {{ih|CAN}} }} {{Medal|Sport | Ice hockey}} {{Medal|Competition|World Championships}} {{Medal|Bronze | 1978 Prague |}} {{Medal|Bronze | 1982 Finland |}} }} '''Bradley Robert Maxwell''' (July 8, 1957 – September 3, 2023) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player renowned as a playmaking defenceman. He featured in the 1981 Stanley Cup Finals with the Minnesota North Stars.
==Pro career== thumb|Maxwell on a 1979 sports card After having won the Memorial Cup in 1977 as a member of the New Westminster Bruins, Maxwell was selected seventh overall in the 1977 NHL amateur draft by the Minnesota North Stars. He stayed with the North Stars throughout the early 1980s, recording 73 points in 78 games in his best season with the club in 1983–84. At the end of his career he bounced around between teams, spending short amounts of time with the Quebec Nordiques, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks and New York Rangers, and ultimately retired in 1987.
Maxwell claimed that his last trade, from the Rangers back to the North Stars, happened because Rangers general manager Phil Esposito lost a card game to North Stars general manager Lou Nanne.<ref name="THN">{{cite magazine|last1=Kamchen|first1=Richard|title=Backchecking: Brad Maxwell|url=http://www.thehockeynews.com/news/article/backchecking-brad-maxwell|magazine=The Hockey News|accessdate=13 February 2018|language=en-CA|date=21 March 2013}}</ref>
==Post-playing career== Following his retirement from professional hockey, Maxwell launched Brad Maxwell Cabinets & Construction in Minnesota.<ref name="THN" /> Maxwell also organized and played with members of the North Stars alumni for charity games,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Blount|first1=Rachel|title=Minnesota and the North Stars: a love lost but not forgotten|url=http://www.startribune.com/minnesota-and-the-north-stars-a-love-lost-but-not-forgotten/376008371/|newspaper=Star Tribune|accessdate=13 February 2018|date=18 April 2016}}</ref> including coordinating the North Stars alumni group for the 2016 NHL Stadium Series, which included a game in which Chicago Blackhawks alumni played against a team comprising alumni from both the North Stars and the Minnesota Wild.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Myers|first1=Dan|title=Big weekend for North Stars, Wild alumni|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/north-stars-wild-alumni-ready/c-278950260|website=NHL.com|accessdate=13 February 2018|date=18 February 2016}}</ref>
Maxwell died of lung cancer on September 3, 2023, at the age of 66.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Akailvi |first1=Naasir |title=Brad Maxwell, Minnesota North Stars legend, dies |url=https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/brad-maxwell-mn-north-stars-legend-dies/89-03fbd3dc-d16b-45fe-8b74-916afc4d3a89 |website=KARE |date=3 September 2023 |access-date=September 3, 2023}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Regular season and playoffs=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM |- | 1973–74 | Bellingham Blazers | BCJHL | 61 || 20 || 37 || 57 || 132 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1974–75 | New Westminster Bruins | WCHL | 69 || 13 || 47 || 60 || 124 | 18 || 7 || 13 || 20 || 33 |- | 1975–76 | New Westminster Bruins | WCHL | 72 || 19 || 80 || 99 || 239 | 17 || 3 || 12 || 15 || 86 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1976–77 | New Westminster Bruins | WCHL | 70 || 21 || 58 || 79 || 205 | 14 || 7 || 15 || 22 || 39 |- | 1977–78 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 75 || 18 || 29 || 47 || 100 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1978–79 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 70 || 9 || 28 || 37 || 145 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1978–79 | Oklahoma City Stars | CHL | 2 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 21 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1979–80 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 58 || 7 || 30 || 37 || 126 | 11 || 0 || 8 || 8 || 20 |- | 1980–81 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 27 || 3 || 13 || 16 || 98 | 18 || 3 || 11 || 14 || 35 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1981–82 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 51 || 10 || 21 || 31 || 96 | 4 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 13 |- | 1982–83 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 77 || 11 || 28 || 39 || 157 | 9 || 5 || 6 || 11 || 23 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1983–84 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 78 || 19 || 54 || 73 || 225 | 16 || 2 || 11 || 13 || 40 |- | 1984–85 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 18 || 3 || 7 || 10 || 53 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1984–85 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 50 || 7 || 24 || 31 || 119 | 18 || 2 || 9 || 11 || 35 |- | 1985–86 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 52 || 8 || 18 || 26 || 108 | 3 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 12 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1986–87 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 30 || 1 || 7 || 8 || 28 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1986–87 | New York Rangers | NHL | 9 || 0 || 4 || 4 || 6 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1986–87 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 17 || 2 || 7 || 9 || 31 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 612 !! 98 !! 270 !! 368 !! 1292 ! 79 !! 12 !! 49 !! 61 !! 178 |}
===International=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! rowspan="102" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM |- | 1978 | Canada | WC | 10 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 12 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1979 | Canada | WC | 4 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 8 |- | 1982 | Canada | WC | 7 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 10 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="4"|Senior totals ! 21 !! 3 !! 1 !! 4 !! 30 |}
==Awards== * WCHL Second All-Star Team – 1976, 1977
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Ice hockey stats}}
{{s-start}} {{succession box | before = Glen Sharpley | title = Minnesota North Stars first-round draft pick | years = 1977 | after = Bobby Smith}} {{s-end}}
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