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Brad Leeb
Leeb with the Toronto Marlies in 2006
Born (1979-08-27) August 27, 1979 (age 45)
Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Toronto Maple Leafs
Vancouver Canucks
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 1999–2013

Bradley Leeb (born August 27, 1979) is a Canadian Cree First Nations[1][2] former professional ice hockey player. He played 5 games in the NHL for the Vancouver Canucks and Toronto Maple Leafs, and spent the bulk of his professional career in the minor American Hockey League, as well as several years playing in Germany and the United Kingdom, before retiring in 2013.

Career

Leeb started his career playing for the Red Deer Midget Chiefs in the Alberta Midget Hockey League. He played 3 games for his hometown Red Deer Rebels as a 15-year-old, then went on to play 4 full seasons with the Rebels. He also played in the 1998–1999 WHL All-Star game.

Leeb played for Team Canada at the 1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Canada won silver after losing to the Russians in triple overtime. Leeb finished tied for second in team scoring with Simon Gagne, Kyle Calder, and Brendan Morrow, all had 8 points in 7 games.

In 1999–2000, Leeb signed with the Vancouver Canucks as a free agent. He was with the Canucks organization for three seasons, appearing in 4 games with the Canucks while playing in the minor league system with the (Syracuse Crunch (AHL), Kansas City Blades) (IHL), and Manitoba Moose (AHL).

In 2002–03, Leeb was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Tomas Mojzis. Leeb played one game for the Maple Leafs, and mainly played in the Maple Leafs minor league system with the St. John's Maple Leafs (AHL) and the Toronto Marlies (AHL).

Leeb played the 2007–08 season in Germany for ERC Ingolstadt in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

In 2008–2009, he went to play for the Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers (DEL) in the city of Nuremberg, Germany.

Leeb played in Nuremberg on the same team as his older brother Greg Leeb for 4 seasons, from 2008–2012. It was the first time the brothers had ever played on the same team. Growing up they played against each other in the WHL, IHL, AHL, and the DEL leagues.

Leeb was the creator of the website Betonhockey.com, a website that allowed betting on hockey games.[3] He no longer owns the website.

On July 17, 2012, it was announced that Leeb had signed with the Coventry Blaze for the 2012–13 Elite League season, following his brother who signed earlier in the month.[4]

On April 8, 2013, Leeb announced his retirement.[5]

Leeb holds a master's degree in Sports Management from Coventry University.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1993–94 Red Deer Rebels Bantam AAA AMBHL 32 18 27 45 32 — — — — —
1994–95 Red Deer Vipers AMHL 36 31 14 45 93 — — — — —
1994–95 Red Deer Rebels WHL 3 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
1995–96 Red Deer Rebels WHL 38 3 6 9 30 10 2 0 2 11
1996–97 Red Deer Rebels WHL 70 15 20 35 76 16 3 3 6 6
1997–98 Red Deer Rebels WHL 63 23 23 46 88 3 2 0 2 2
1998–99 Red Deer Rebels WHL 64 32 47 79 84 9 5 9 14 10
1999–00 Syracuse Crunch AHL 61 19 18 37 50 4 0 0 0 6
1999–00 Vancouver Canucks NHL 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2000–01 Kansas City Blades IHL 53 18 16 34 53 — — — — —
2001–02 Manitoba Moose AHL 60 17 15 32 45 — — — — —
2001–02 Vancouver Canucks NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2002–03 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 79 35 26 61 78 — — — — —
2003–04 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 77 24 25 49 116 — — — — —
2003–04 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2004–05 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 48 16 13 29 43 3 2 1 3 0
2005–06 Toronto Marlies AHL 79 34 24 58 91 5 3 0 3 6
2006–07 Toronto Marlies AHL 34 9 6 15 25 — — — — —
2007–08 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 55 18 21 39 68 3 0 0 0 2
2008–09 Sinupret Ice Tigers DEL 50 16 8 24 88 5 1 0 1 10
2009–10 Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers DEL 56 20 21 41 80 5 3 2 5 2
2010–11 Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers DEL 50 13 19 32 42 2 0 0 0 2
2011–12 Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers DEL 44 3 6 9 40 — — — — —
2012–13 Coventry Blaze EIHL 57 24 26 50 112 — — — — —
AHL totals 438 154 127 281 448 12 5 1 6 12
NHL totals 5 0 0 0 2 — — — — —

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1999 Canada WJC 7 3 5 8 2
Junior totals 7 3 5 8 2

Awards and achievements

  • Named to the WHL East Second All-Star Team in 1999

References

  1. ^ "Brothers Blaze trail on the ice in England | Windspeaker - AMMSA". www.ammsa.com. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
  2. ^ "ISCA - Athlete Player of the Month - Brad Leeb". www.aboriginalsports.org. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
  3. ^ About Bet On Hockey. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
  4. ^ http://www.coventryblaze.co.uk/news_latest.php?id=2627[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Bradley Myles Leeb [@BMLeeber] (8 April 2013). "Today I would like to announce I am officially retiring from pro hockey. It's time to move on to other challenges. Been an amazing 14 years!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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