Bradley "Brad" Mills (born May 3, 1983) is a

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former professional

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forward who played in the

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(NHL) with the New Jersey Devils and the

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Playing career

On March 16, 2007, Mills was signed by the New Jersey Devils to a two-year entry level contract. During the

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season, Mills was recalled from AHL affiliate, the

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, and scored his first NHL goal on November 3, 2010 against

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of the

. Affected as a free agent by the

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, Mills signed a contract with the

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of the

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on October 3, 2012. In scoring 35 points in 27 games during the

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season with the Grizzlies, Mills was initially loaned to the Rockford IceHogs of the AHL, before he was signed to a contract to remain with the IceHogs on January 31, 2013. On October 25, 2013, the IceHog's NHL affiliate, the

, signed Mills for the remainder of the season, and immediately recalled him to the NHL. In the summer of 2014, Mills signed a professional tryout with the

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' AHL affiliate Binghamton Senators. He made the team, and eventually signed a one-year, two-way contract with Ottawa on January 27, 2015. Mills was not recalled to the NHL during the 2014–15 season, appearing in 34 games totalling 14 points with Binghamton in his last season of his professional playing career.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mills, Bradley 1983 births Living people Albany Devils players Binghamton Senators players Canadian ice hockey centres Chicago Blackhawks players Fort McMurray Oil Barons players Ice hockey people from British Columbia Lowell Devils players New Jersey Devils players People from Terrace, British Columbia Rockford IceHogs (AHL) players Trenton Devils players Undrafted National Hockey League players Utah Grizzlies (ECHL) players Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey players