Texas Brahmas Youth Hockey Association

Former NHL star, Al Secord, will lead one of two Jr. Brahmas Squirt teams during the upcoming 2010-11 season. Secord, no stranger to Brahma-land, spent the past two seasons coaching sons, Alec and Luke, as members of the NYTEX Black Hawks in the NYTEX Recreational Hockey League (RHL).

The Sudbury, Ontario, native was drafted 16th overall by the Boston Bruins in the 1978 National Hockey League (NHL) Amateur Draft. He made the Bruins roster as a 20-year-old and was later dealt to the Chicago Black Hawks where he spent the majority of his NHL career. In 1990 he retired from the NHL following 12 seasons as a player with the Bruins, Flyers, Maple Leafs and Black Hawks.

It was in Chicago where the feisty Secord enjoyed the best years of his NHL career. In 1981–82, he burst forth with 44 goals in 80 games. He was also assessed 303 minutes in penalties, making him the only player in NHL history to record 40 goals and 300 penalty minutes in a single season. He reached the 40 goal mark three times during his NHL career. As well as joining the 50-goal club in 1982–83, posting 54 goals / 32 assists for a career-high 86 points while being selected to play in the NHL All-Star game for the second consecutive season.

Secord retired from professional hockey in 1994, when he returned to play two seasons with the International Hockey League (now American Hockey League) Chicago Wolves. He also played a season of roller hockey with the Chicago Cheetahs in 1994.

Secord played 766 career NHL games, scoring 273 goals and 222 assists for 495 points and registered 2093 career penalty minutes. To view his 20 year hockey career statistics visit the following link: http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=4851

The Secord family currently resides in Southlake, Texas. He has three sons, Ryan, Alec and Luke. He is also still very involved with the Chicago Blackhawk Alumni Association.