Brad Winchester (b. 1 March1981), is a professional ice hockey left winger. He was selected in the second round of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, 35th overall, by the Edmonton Oilers. March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Winger in hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. ... The 2000 NHL Entry Draft was held from June 24 to 25 at the Canadian Airlines Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta following the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft on June 23 for the Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild. ... The Edmonton Oilers are a National Hockey League team based in Edmonton, Alberta. ...
Winchester made his professional debut in the 2003/04 season, playing for Edmonton's AHL affiliate, the Road Runners. AHL might be an acronym or abbreviation for: American Hockey League acylated homoserine lactones This page concerning a three-letter acronym or abbreviation is a disambiguation page â a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Edmonton Road Runners were the American Hockey League affiliate of the Edmonton Oilers that began play in the 2003-04 season and suspended operations in 2005. ...
Standing at six feet, five inches tall and weighing an impressive 215 pounds, Winchester was the largest player the Oilers had drafted since the little-known defenseman Steven Douglas in eighth round of the 1995 NHL Entry Draft (first-round pick Alexei Mikhnov was as tall but not as bulky).
Winchester made his professional debut in the 2003-04 American Hockey League season, playing for Edmonton's farm affiliate, the Toronto Roadrunners.
Winchester split 2005-06 between the Oilers and the Hamilton Bulldogs, going scoreless during the NHL regular season but scoring the game-winning goal in his playoff debut, the second game of a series with the Detroit Red Wings.