Brad Wayne Selwood (born March 18, 1948 in Leamington, Ontario) is the current Head Coach and General Manager of the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League. He played for the Memorial Cup-winning Niagara Falls Flyers in junior hockey before going on to his professional career. He played two seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs, but shortly after was lured by the New England Whalers of the fledgling World Hockey Association. Selwood played 431 total games in the WHA, all for the Whalers. He also played in the 1974 Summit Series for Team Canada against the Soviet Union. When the WHA folded, Selwood signed with the Los Angeles Kings, and played a few more seasons in the minors before retiring. March 18 is the 77th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (78th in leap years). ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... Map of Essex County with Leamington in red Leamington is a municipality in Essex County, Ontario and has a population of about 25,000. ... 1990 Memorial Cup Champions Oshawa Generals The Oshawa Generals are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). ... A typical OHL hockey game. ... The Memorial Cup is the championship trophy of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). ... The Niagara Falls Flyers can mean: The team in the Ontario Hockey Association and Ontario Hockey League who played between 1960 and 1972. ... The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... The Carolina Hurricanes are a National Hockey League team based in Raleigh, North Carolina. ... World Hockey Association logo The World Hockey Association (French: Association Mondiale de Hockey) was a professional ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. ... The 1974 Summit Series was the second of two competitions between Soviet and Canadian professional ice hockey players when the Candaians were banned from the Olympic Games because professional athletes were excluded from amateur competition. ... The Canadian national mens hockey team is controlled by Hockey Canada. ... The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California, USA. They play in the National Hockey League (NHL). ...
Selwood who came to Newcastle this year to develop his game and play at a higher level has been rewarded with an AIS Scholarship.
Selwood had an impressive debut season with the Newcastle Hunters and he will be sorely missed from the Hunters program next year.
Selwood was part of the successful Australian Emu's (Australia's Junior Men's team) which swept aside New Zealand earlier in the year to qualify for next year's Junior Men's World Championships.
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