Bryan Leitch
| Bryan Leitch | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
June 17, 1984 Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
ECHL Cincinnati Cyclones Alaska Aces Florida Everblades Kalamazoo Wings Toledo Walleye Victoria Salmon Kings | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2009–2010 | ||
Bryan Leitch (born June 17, 1984) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played the 2009-10 season in the ECHL.
Born in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Leitch played three seasons of junior hockey in the British Columbia Hockey League with the Coquitlam Express and Merritt Centennials before attending Quinnipiac University where he played four seasons with the Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey team, which competes in NCAA's Division I in the ECAC conference. He made an immediate impact in ECAC and was named the ECAC Rookie of the Year for the 2005–06 season.
In four seasons as a Bobcat, Leitch clicked for 169 points and 124 penalty minutes in 157 games, including his senior year (2008–09) when he registered 59 points to earn the title as the top scorer in NCAA Division I in ice hockey,[1] and was a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award awarded to the NCAA men's top ice hockey player.
Following his standout college career, Leitch signed with the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League and was assigned to the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL where he began the 2009–10 season.[2]
Leitch currently resides in Hamden, CT.
Awards and honours
[edit]| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| All-ECAC Hockey Rookie Team | 2005–06 | |
| All-ECAC Hockey Second team | 2008–09 | |
| NCAA finalist for the Hobey Baker Award | 2008–09 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "ECACH hands out postseason hardware - troyrecord.com". www.troyrecord.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-19.
- ^ Salmon Kings Assigned Bryan Leitch
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1984 births
- Alaska Aces (ECHL) players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Canadian ice hockey left wingers
- Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL) players
- Florida Everblades players
- Ice hockey people from British Columbia
- Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL) players
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Coquitlam
- Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey players
- Toledo Walleye players
- Victoria Salmon Kings players
- Canadian ice hockey winger, 1980s births stubs