Brad May | |||
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Born |
Toronto, ON, CAN |
November 29, 1971 ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 213 lb (97 kg; 15 st 3 lb) | ||
Position | Left Wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Buffalo Sabres Vancouver Canucks Phoenix Coyotes Colorado Avalanche Anaheim Ducks Toronto Maple Leafs Detroit Red Wings |
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National team | Canada | ||
NHL Draft | 14th overall, 1990 Buffalo Sabres |
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Playing career | 1991–2010 | ||
Website | BradMay.ca |
Medal record | ||
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Representing Canada | ||
Ice hockey | ||
World Championships | ||
1996 Vienna | ||
World Junior Championships | ||
1991 Saskatchewan |
Bradley Scott May (born November 29, 1971) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). In the 2006–07 season he won the Stanley Cup as a member of the Anaheim Ducks. He currently works with the Buffalo Sabres broadcast team and as an NHL analyst with Rogers Sportsnet. May was born in Toronto, Ontario, but grew up in Markham, Ontario.
May was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres, 14th overall, in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. While not a prolific scorer, May contributed to Sabres history in his second full season with the team. In Game 4 of the opening round of the 1993 Stanley Cup playoffs against the Boston Bruins, the teams were tied at 5 and required overtime to decide a winner. May took a pass from a falling Pat LaFontaine at center ice, deked past Ray Bourque, then went on goal where he faked out Andy Moog, which caused him to fall and leave an open space for May to score on a wrist shot. The goal not only won the game but secured Buffalo's upset of the second-best team in the NHL. The goal is referred to informally as the "Mayday goal", thanks to the following call from Sabres voice Rick Jeanneret:
He was later traded by the Sabres to the Vancouver Canucks for forward Geoff Sanderson on February 5, 1998.
After sitting out during the 2004–05 NHL Lockout, May signed with the Colorado Avalanche as an unrestricted free agent for two years on August 20, 2005. May's signing caused much conjecture and debate in Colorado due to his role played in the previous season's Todd Bertuzzi and Steve Moore incident as a Vancouver Canuck. He was later traded on February 27, 2007 to the Anaheim Ducks for goaltender Michael Wall. The Ducks went on to win the Stanley Cup that year, and May had his name engraved on the Cup for the first time in his career.