Shot Left Height 1.83 m Position Winger Role Ice hockey player Career end 1991 | Name Brad Aitken Career start 1987 Playing career Weight 91 kg | |
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Born October 30, 1967 (age 57) Scarborough, ON, CAN ( 1967-10-30 ) NHL Draft 46th overall, 1986Pittsburgh Penguins Played for | ||
Dec 22, 1989 Brad Aitken vs Adrien Plavsic Muskegon Lumberjacks vs Peoria Rivermen IHL
Bradley E. Aitken (born October 30, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey Left Wing who played 14 games in the National Hockey League.
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- Dec 22 1989 Brad Aitken vs Adrien Plavsic Muskegon Lumberjacks vs Peoria Rivermen IHL
- Playing career
- Transactions
- References
Playing career
Aitken spent parts of two seasons in the National Hockey League, although the majority of his career took place in the minors or Europe. He was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the third round of the 1986 NHL Entry Draft, 46th overall, and played for Pittsburgh before he was traded to the Edmonton Oilers in exhcange for Kim Issel in March 1991. Aitken played just 3 games with the Oilers before he was returned to the minors. He was also briefly the property of the Toronto Maple Leafs, but was unable to crack their lineup.
On November 25, 2013, over twenty years since his retirement, Aitken was revealed to be a claimant against a group of former NHL players, who filed a suit against the NHL in relation to player safety in concussions.