Where Are They Now - Brad Peddle

Welcome to part 2 of Where Are They Now. Today's feature, as mentioned last night, is the coach of the X-Men Brad Peddle, who also played for the X-Men. I had the chance to watch Brad during my first two and his last two years of University. To give you an idea of how good he was as a defenseman, in his last year he had 18 goals and 29 assists for a total of 47 points (1998-1999). Pretty impressive for a defensemen (3rd in team scoring behind the french connection of Loranger (55 pts) and Evola (56 pts)). However, what I remember most about him was his defensive game. He was almost funny to watch. I use the term “funny” lightly, but when the opposing team was in X's defensive zone it was like he morphed into a dog with rabies. Almost salivating to make sure that the puck not only cleared the zone, but that there were no shots on net. After his university career (HockeyDB resources), he had stints in the ECHL, BISL and 2.GBun. He then coached the Antigonish Junior A Bulldogs for a year, after which he took over as head coach of the X-Men during Danny Flynn's leave for the Moncton Wildcats. When Danny signed with the Islanders as an assistant coach under Ted Nolan, Brad was offered the head coaching position and accepted. If you are in the Antigonish area and would like to take in some excellent hockey, see if the X-Men are playing. They offer a great atmosphere with their new facility (the Keating Millenium Centre) as well as a very consistent lineup from year to year.