27 Brad Fast
	Class: Senior Hometown: Fort St. John, B.C. Height / Weight: 6-0 / 190 Position: Defense Birthdate: 02/21/1980 Experience: 3L Previous Team: Prince George Spruce Kings

2001-02: Played in all 41 games and posted 10-26--26 totals to rank second among Spartan defenseman • Earned CCHA honorable mention honors • Lone Spartan selected to CCHA All-Tournament Team after recording the game-winning goal vs. Northern Michigan (March 16) and assisting on MSU’s first goal in the championship game vs. Michigan (March 17) • Second on MSU in plus-minus ranking at +14 • CCHA All-Academic First-Team honoree • Reeled off career-best five-game point streak from Oct. 27 to Nov. 17 • Scored game-winning goal at Alaska Fairbanks (Dec. 1) • Opened season with multiple points in three of the team’s first four games — two assists vs. Michigan at Spartan Stadium (Oct. 6), a goal and an assist vs. Lake Superior State (Oct. 12) and two assists vs. Ferris State (Oct. 20) • Added a goal and an assist vs. North Dakota in the Great Lakes Invitational championship game (Dec. 29) and against Ohio State (Jan. 26).

2000-01: Led Spartan defensemen in points with 4-24--28 in 42 outings • 24 assists and 28 points were career highs • Ranked second among MSU skaters in assists • Paced MSU rearguards with eight multiple-point games • Topped the Spartans in plus-minus ranking at +21 • Finished the regular season ranked seventh in CCHA plus-minus with +18 in league games • Earned CCHA Defensive Player of the Week honors for Nov. 27 after notching 1-4--5 in games against Lake Superior State, Minnesota and Wisconsin • Posted a career-best four points on one goal and three assists in MSU’s 7-2 win at Ohio State (Feb. 24) • Recorded a career-high three assists on three occasions – vs. Northern Michigan (Nov. 10), at Wisconsin (Nov. 26) and at Ohio State (Feb. 24) • Led MSU blueliners in playoff scoring with 0-5--5 in five postseason games • Tallied 1-7--8 in five-game stretch from Nov. 10-26 • Scored eight points (1-7--8) in seven November games and had six points in six games in March (1-5--6) • Earned CCHA All-Academic Honorable Mention status.

1999-2000: Tallied 5-9--14 while playing in all 42 games • Two of his goals were game-winners – vs. Bowling Green (Nov. 13) and vs. RPI (Jan. 22) • Added a goal in the CCHA championship game vs. Nebraska-Omaha (March 18) • Had points in each of the first two games of the season • His first career goal came shorthanded vs. Nebraska-Omaha (Oct. 15) • Had 1-2--3, including the GWG, vs. Bowling Green (Nov. 13) • MSU was 5-0-0 when he had a goal and 9-1-1 when he had a point • Plus-minus rating of +13 was second only to John-Michael Liles among MSU freshmen.

PRIOR TO MSU: Played for the Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL) for three years • Put up 27-46--73 in 1998-99, when he was named Interior Division Best Defenseman and Most Sportsmanlike • He was also an Interior Division first team all-star selection • Team captain in ’98-99 • Chosen to play for Team Pacific at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Red Deer, Alberta, where his team placed sixth • Had 10-33--43 in 1997-98 for the Spruce Kings.

PERSONAL: Born Feb. 21, 1980, in Fort St. John, B.C. • A general management and psychology major • A 1999 draft pick of the Carolina Hurricanes, who tabbed him in the third round (84th overall) • Graduated from North Peace Secondary School in Fort St. John where he was an honor roll student • Favorite NHL Team is the Edmonton Oilers and New Jersey Devils’ defenseman Scott Neidermayer is his favorite player • Lists Wayne Gretzky as his idol • Son of Barry and Cathy Fast.

By The Numbers
First Collegiate Goal: Oct. 15, 1999 at Nebraska-Omaha
Longest Point Scoring Streak: Five games 
	(Oct. 27-Nov. 17, 2001; 3-2--5) 
Most Goals, Game: 1, 18 times 
	(MR: March 16, 2002 vs. Northern Michigan)
Most Assists, Game: 3, three times 
	(MR: Feb. 24, 2001 at Ohio State)
Most Points, Game: 4 (Feb. 24, 2001 at Ohio State)

Career Statistics
YEAR	GP	G	A	PTS	PPG	SHG	GWG	+/-	PEN-MIN
1999-00	42	5	9	14	1	1	2	+13	6-20
2000-01	42	4	24	28	2	0	0	+21	8-16
2001-02	41	10	16	26	2	1	2	+14	13-26
TOTALS	125	19	49	68	5	2	4	+48	27-62