Brad Church
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Brad Church is a former Canadian ice hockey
forward
who played two games for the Washington Capitals
and ten years of professional hockey in the minor leagues. Chosen first by the Capitals in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft
, Church spent most of his time in the minors and never quite reached his potential. After several years, the Capitals traded him in 1999 to the Edmonton Oilers
, but never made the parent club.
Church retired as a player following the 2005–06 season, and joined the Phoenix RoadRunners
of the ECHL
as an assistant coach. With eight games remaining in the season, head coach Ron Filion announced his resignation, and Church became the team's head coach. He led the club to their first ECHL playoff appearance, where they were swept by the Las Vegas Wranglers
in four games. Church will return to the Roadrunners bench for the 2007–08 season. Besides coaching, Church has taken on the teams managerial roll as well. His duties include, but are not limited to: Contract preparation, immigration, and other administrative duties.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
forward
Forward (ice hockey)
In ice hockey, a forward is a player position on the ice whose primary responsibility is to score goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes, also known as thirds, of the ice going from goal to goal. It is not mandatory however, to stay in a lane. Staying in a lane aids in...
who played two games for the Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals
The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Since their founding in 1974, "The Caps" have won one conference championship to reach the 1998 Stanley Cup...
and ten years of professional hockey in the minor leagues. Chosen first by the Capitals in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft
1995 NHL Entry Draft
The 1995 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta. The drafting order was now set partially by a lottery system whereby teams would not be guaranteed first pick if they finished last. Instead, a draft lottery was instituted in which the winner of the lottery could move...
, Church spent most of his time in the minors and never quite reached his potential. After several years, the Capitals traded him in 1999 to the Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
, but never made the parent club.
Church retired as a player following the 2005–06 season, and joined the Phoenix RoadRunners
Phoenix RoadRunners
The Phoenix RoadRunners were a minor league ice hockey team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They played in the ECHL, beginning in the 2005–2006 season and ceasing operations at the end of the 2008-2009 season...
of the ECHL
ECHL
The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States...
as an assistant coach. With eight games remaining in the season, head coach Ron Filion announced his resignation, and Church became the team's head coach. He led the club to their first ECHL playoff appearance, where they were swept by the Las Vegas Wranglers
Las Vegas Wranglers
The Las Vegas Wranglers are a professional ice hockey team based in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Wranglers are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the ECHL...
in four games. Church will return to the Roadrunners bench for the 2007–08 season. Besides coaching, Church has taken on the teams managerial roll as well. His duties include, but are not limited to: Contract preparation, immigration, and other administrative duties.