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#29Brad May Pos: Left Wing D.O.B.: 11/29/71 From: Toronto, Ontario Height: 6'1 Weight: 218 Shoots: Left Drafted: 1990 draft 1st rnd 14th overall by Buffalo (NHL) Acquired: Camp Tryout by Detroit (NHL) Personal: Plus: Good skater... Gritty, physical player... Good in the corners... Locker room leader... Good size and strength... Willing and able middleweight fighter... Minus: Injury prone... Offensively challenged... Age may have caught up to him... Organizational Comments: "We want Brad May to finish the year in the AHL, we think he's going to be a good role model for Grand Rapids. He's a good, veteran player to be around our kids.'' Wings GM Ken Holland: What GRC says: Fall 2009: May was a breath of fresh air for this club when he was assigned by Detroit to play his first minor league games after an 18-year NHL career. Instead of sulking, he played his heart out and showed that he still had something left in the tank. He scored a surprising 5 goals and 10 points in 17 games and protected his teammates against the thugs that had victimized them earlier in the season. Brad was also a good influence on the younger players and brought some experience to the bench. Fall 2009: May has long been coveted by Wing's coach Mike Babcock, and with the departures of McCarty and Downey, he might get an opportunity to stay in the organization. He will likely spend the majority of the season in the AHL if he has enough left to earn a contract, but with his experience, savvy and physical presence, he could be just waht the doctor ordered. Role: Grinding Forward Projection: NHL 4th liner Statistics: Season Team Lge GP G A PTS PIM +/- GP G A PTS PIM +/- 1987-88 Markham Selects Minor-Ont 31 22 37 59 58 Markham Selects OHA-B 6 1 1 2 21 1988-89 Niagara Falls Thunder OHL 65 8 14 22 304 17 0 1 1 55 1989-90 Niagara Falls Thunder OHL 61 33 58 91 223 16 9 13 22 64 1990-91 Niagara Falls Thunder OHL 34 37 32 69 93 14 11 14 25 53 1991-92 Buffalo Sabres NHL 69 11 6 17 309 -12 7 1 4 5 2 3 1992-93 Buffalo Sabres NHL 82 13 13 26 242 3 8 1 1 2 14 0 1993-94 Buffalo Sabres NHL 84 18 27 45 171 -6 7 0 2 2 9 2 1994-95 Buffalo Sabres NHL 33 3 3 6 87 5 4 0 0 0 2 0 1995-96 Buffalo Sabres NHL 79 15 29 44 295 6 1996-97 Buffalo Sabres NHL 42 3 4 7 106 -8 10 1 1 2 32 -2 1997-98 Buffalo Sabres NHL 36 4 7 11 113 2 Vancouver Canucks NHL 27 9 3 12 41 0 1998-99 Vancouver Canucks NHL 66 6 11 17 102 -14 1999-00 Vancouver Canucks NHL 59 9 7 16 90 -2 2000-01 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 62 11 14 25 107 10 2001-02 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 72 10 12 22 95 11 5 0 0 0 0 0 2002-03 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 20 3 4 7 32 3 Vancouver Canucks NHL 3 0 0 0 10 1 14 0 0 0 15 -5 2003-04 Vancouver Canucks NHL 70 5 6 11 137 -2 6 1 0 1 6 -3 2005-06 Colorado Avalanche NHL 54 3 3 6 82 -14 3 0 0 0 0 -3 2006-07 Colorado Avalanche NHL 10 0 3 3 8 0 Anaheim Ducks NHL 14 0 1 1 13 -1 18 0 1 1 28 -1 2007-08 Anaheim Ducks NHL 61 3 1 4 53 2 6 0 0 0 4 1 2008-09 Anaheim Ducks NHL 20 0 5 5 28 5 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 38 1 1 2 61 -5 2009-10 Detroit Red Wings NHL 40 0 1 1 66 -5 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 17 5 5 10 40 -1 Griffins Totals 17 5 5 10 40 -1 Transactions 9/22/09 Invited to camp by Detroit (NHL) 10/02/09 Released from camp by Detroit (NHL) 10/02/09 Signed PTO with grand Rapids (AHL) 10/08/09 Released from PTO 10/08/09 Signed one-yr deal with Detroit (NHL) 02/26/10 Assigned by Detroit (NHL) 04/12/10 Recalled by Detroit (NHL)