John Bradley, currently in his twenty-fourth season as head coach, took over Bishop McCort’s hockey program in 1997. Throughout that span, Bradley led the Crushers to three Penguin Cup Championships and two State Championships. In 2017, Bradley recorded his 300th victory with a 6-5 win against Wheeling Central Catholic. Prior to becoming head coach, Bradley served as an assistant coach and goalie coach under head coach Galen Head. As an assistant, Bradley helped lead the Crushers to Penguin Cup and State Championship victories in 1996. Bradley is also an assistant coach on the baseball team.
John is a native of Pawtucket, Rhode Island and was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres of the NHL, after an outstanding scholastic career. He played the position of goaltender at Boston University and played professionally with the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League (AHL) and with several East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) teams—most notably, the Johnstown Chiefs. During his career with the Chiefs, John was one of the team’s most popular players and was a familiar face during McCort hockey practices, even during his playing days.
John is employed at Bishop McCort High School and is the owner of Ziggy’s Sports and is married to Amy Bradley. They are proud parents of Lily, a 2014 McCort graduate and graduate of Ohio University, Boston, a 2017 McCort graduate and a junior at Pitt-Johnstown where he is a member of the baseball team, and Cole, a senior at Bishop McCort.
Updated 9/16/2019
