Brad Leeb

Brad Leeb
File:Brad Leeb NHL.jpg
Born	(1979-08-27) August 27, 1979 Red Deer, AB, CAN
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 retired Canadian ice hockey player.

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 [1], a hockey handicapping website with prediction picks from the world's top professional NHL handicappers. He no longer owns the website.

Leeb has handicapped NHL games for [2], [3] and [4].

On July 16, 2012, BetOnHockey.com broke the story that Leeb signed on to play hockey in the regulated UK gambling market with the Coventry Blaze of the EIHL.

On July 17, 2012, it was announced that Leeb had signed to play for the Coventry Blaze for the 2012/13 Elite League campaign, following his brother who signed earlier in the month.

On April 8, 2013, Leeb announced his retirement from a 14-year professional hockey career via his Twitter account.

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

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
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	Ingolstadt ERC	DEL		55	18	21	39	68		3	0	0	0	2
2008–09	Nuermberg Sinupret Ice Tigers	DEL		50	16	8	24	88		5	1	0	1	10
2009–10	Nuermberg Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers	DEL		56	20	21	41	80		5	3	2	5	2
2010-11	Nuermberg Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers	DEL		50	13	19	32	42		2	0	0	0	2
2011-12	Nuermberg Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers	DEL		44	3	6	9	40		—	—	—	—	—
2012-13	Coventry Blaze	EIHL		57	24	26	50	112		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				5	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—

External links

• Brad Leeb career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database