Brad Fast

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Position Defenceman
Shoots Left
Nickname(s) "Fasty"
Height
Weight		 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
195 lb (88 kg/13 st 13 lb)
Pro clubs NCAA
Michigan State University
AHL
Lowell Lock Monsters
Manchester Monarchs
NHL
Carolina Hurricanes
ECHL
Florida Evervblades
Swiss-A
Langnau
DEL
Ingolstadt ERC
Aust
Salzburg EC
AL
Anyang Halla
Nationality Flag of Canada Canada
Born February 21, 1980 (1980-02-21) (age 28),
Fort St. John, CAN
NHL Draft 3round 84th overall, 1999
Carolina Hurricanes
Pro career 1999 – present


Brad Fast (born February 21, 1980 in Fort St. John, British Columbia) is a professional ice hockey defenceman. He spent his amateur career in the British Columbia Hockey League, and was selected in the third round of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft, 84th overall, by the Carolina Hurricanes. He played for ERC Ingolstadt in the German Eishockey League last season. In May 2008, Fast signed with ANYANG HALLA (Asia League) for 1 year deal.

Nickname: FASTY

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[edit] Amateur career

Fast played for his hometown Fort St. John Flyers in a men's senior league as a 14 year old before moving on to the Prince George Spruce Kings in the BCJHL. At the end of his third season in the BCJHL, Fast was drafted by the Hurricanes. After being drafted, Fast enrolled at Michigan State University, where he spent four seasons playing for the Michigan State Spartans. Near the end of the 2002–03 season, Fast signed a professional contract with the Hurricanes and joined their American Hockey League affiliate, the Lowell Lock Monsters

[edit] Professional career

Fast played seven games with the Lock Monsters to finish off the 2002–03 season, and started with that team full-time for the 2003–04 season. He was called up and played one game with the parent Hurricanes, becoming one of only three players (Roland Huard and Dean Morton are the others) to score a goal in his only NHL game. The 2004–05 lockout season was mostly spent with the Lock Monsters, but Fast was demoted to the ECHL and spent the end of the season (and the playoffs) with the Florida Everblades. Fast was signed by the Los Angeles Kings and played the 2005–06 season with their AHL club, the Manchester Monarchs. Fast signed with the Swiss club Langnau for the 2006–07 season. He Previously played for Red Bull Salzburg EC in the Austrian League.

In May 2008, Fast signed with ANYANG HALLA for 1 year deal. The Anyang Halla (Korean: 안양 한라, Chinese: 安養 漢拏) are an Asia League Ice Hockey team based in Anyang City in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.

Former teammate Brock Radunske also signed with ANYANG HALLA for 1 year deal.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anyang_Halla

[edit] ANYANG HALLA Import players of Note

[edit] Awards

  • CCHA First All-Star Team (2003)
  • NCAA West Second All-American Team (2003)

[edit] External links


[edit] External links (Asia League)

[edit] About ANYANG HALLA (Franchise history)

Formed in 1994, the original name of the team was "Mando Winia", named after a sub-company of the Halla Group. It changed its name in 1998 to "Halla Winia", and was a powerhouse in the Korea Ice Hockey League, winning the league championship five times.

Once the Korea League folded, Halla Winia was the only company team that survived, absorbing talent from one of their rivals, the Dong-Won Dreams as they joined the Asia Ice Hockey League as a founding member.

With the expiry of a sponsorship contract, the Anyang Halla Winia removed the Winia (the name of an air conditioner) from their name for the 2005-2006 year.

In the spring of 2008, the head coach Otakar Vejvoda Sr. resigned and the former all time point leader Eue-Sik Shim took the position. Shim becomes the 3rd head coach in team history.

The team also hired National Hockey League commentator of SBSsports, Samuel H. Kim for the Front. Kim is in charged with North American players scout. Kim's first project was C/LW Brock Radunske, Edmonton Oilers' 3rd round pick of 2002 entry draft. Kim's second project was Defenceman Brad Fast, a former teammate of Brock Radunske at Michigan State University. Fast was selected by Carolina Hurricanes 3rd round(84 overall) in 1999 NHL Entry Draft.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anyang_Halla

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