AHL Grand Rapids Griffins

NHL Veteran Brad May To Join Griffins

Published on February 24, 2010 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Grand Rapids Griffins News Release


GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Left wing Brad May is expected to join the Grand Rapids Griffins for practice next Tuesday, March 2 after being assigned by the Detroit Red Wings.

The 19-year NHL veteran, who practiced with Grand Rapids for a week last fall before signing with the Red Wings on Oct. 8, should make his AHL debut next Thursday, March 4 when the Griffins visit Peoria at 8 p.m. EST, while his anticipated home debut would be Friday, March 5 against Manitoba at 7 p.m.

May, 38, has spent his entire professional career (1991-2010) in the NHL. He has played 40 games with the Red Wings this season, contributing one assist and tying for first on the club with 66 penalty minutes. On April 8, 2009, he appeared in his 1,000th NHL contest as a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs, becoming the 243rd player in league history to reach that milestone.

A member of the Anaheim Ducks' 2007 Stanley Cup champions, May split the 2008-09 season between the Ducks and Maple Leafs, totaling seven points (1-6-7) and 89 penalty minutes over 58 appearances.

Second among active players with 2,248 penalty minutes, he has accumulated 288 points (127-161-288) in 1,041 games with Buffalo, Vancouver, Phoenix, Colorado, Anaheim, Toronto and Detroit. After being selected by Buffalo with its first choice (14th overall) in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft, May made his Sabres debut on Oct. 4, 1991 at Pittsburgh, where he scored his first goal on his first shot in his first NHL game.

Only two other players in Griffins history have appeared in 1,000 NHL games: Kelly Miller, who played his first minor league game with Grand Rapids in 1999-2000 after 1,057 NHL contests, and Chris Chelios, who had a two-game conditioning stint with the Griffins last season and ranks fourth all time with 1,644 NHL games played.

29 BRAD MAY * Left Wing

Height: 6'1" Weight: 213 Shoots: Left Born: 11/29/71 in Toronto, Ontario Drafted: Buffalo's 1st choice, 14th overall, in 1990 NHL Entry Draft

Regular Season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM 1987-88 Markham Minor-ON 31 22 37 59 58 -- -- -- -- -- Markham OHA-B 6 1 1 2 21 -- -- -- -- -- 1988-89 Niagara Falls OHL 65 8 14 22 304 17 0 1 1 55 1989-90 Niagara Falls OHL 61 32 58 90 223 16 9 13 22 64 1990-91 Niagara Falls OHL 34 37 32 69 93 14 11 14 25 53 1991-92 Buffalo NHL 69 11 6 17 309 7 1 4 5 2 1992-93 Buffalo NHL 82 13 13 26 242 8 1 1 2 14 1993-94 Buffalo NHL 84 18 27 45 171 7 0 2 2 9 1994-95 Buffalo NHL 33 3 3 6 87 4 0 0 0 2 1995-96 Buffalo NHL 79 15 29 44 295 -- -- -- -- -- 1996-97 Buffalo NHL 42 3 4 7 106 10 1 1 2 32 1997-98 Buffalo NHL 36 4 7 11 113 -- -- -- -- -- Vancouver NHL 27 9 3 12 41 -- -- -- -- -- 1998-99 Vancouver NHL 66 6 11 17 102 -- -- -- -- -- 1999-00 Vancouver NHL 59 9 7 16 90 -- -- -- -- -- 2000-01 Phoenix NHL 62 11 14 25 107 -- -- -- -- -- 2001-02 Phoenix NHL 72 10 12 22 95 5 0 0 0 0 2002-03 Phoenix NHL 20 3 4 7 32 -- -- -- -- -- Vancouver NHL 3 0 0 0 10 14 0 0 0 15 2003-04 Vancouver NHL 70 5 6 11 137 6 1 0 1 6 2004-05 DID NOT PLAY -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2005-06 Colorado NHL 54 3 3 6 82 3 0 0 0 0 2006-07 Colorado NHL 10 0 3 3 8 -- -- -- -- -- Anaheim NHL 14 0 1 1 13 18 0 1 1 28 2007-08 Anaheim NHL 61 3 1 4 53 6 0 0 0 4 2008-09 Anaheim NHL 20 0 5 5 28 -- -- -- -- -- Toronto NHL 38 1 1 2 61 -- -- -- -- -- 2009-10 Detroit NHL 40 0 1 1 66 -- -- -- -- -- NHL/PRO TOTALS 1041 127 161 288 2248 88 4 9 13 112

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