Alan Letang

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Alan Letang
Alan Letang 11102009.jpg
Born (1975-09-04) September 4, 1975 (age 48)
Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Dallas Stars
Calgary Flames
New York Islanders
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada and
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
NHL Draft 203rd overall, 1993
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 1995–2014

Alan Letang (born September 4, 1975) is a Canadian-Croatian former professional ice hockey player. In 2021, he was named the head coach for the Sarnia Sting of the Ontario Hockey League.

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Playing career

Letang was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the 8th round, 203rd overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. He has played 14 games in the National Hockey League for the Dallas Stars, Calgary Flames and New York Islanders.

Letang played for the Hamburg Freezers of the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) from 2004 to 2007, before joining fellow DEL outfit Nürnberg Ice Tigers for the 2007–08 season. In 2008–09, he played in Austria with HC TWK Innsbruck.

For the 2009–10 season, Letang signed with Croatian club KHL Medveščak Zagreb on June 18, 2009. [1] As captain of Medveščak, Alan scored 10 goals and 19 assists for 29 points in 50 games to finish second among defensemen on the team. After leading KHL to the second round of the EBEL playoffs, Letang signed a two-year contract extension to remain with KHL Medveščak Zagreb on March 20, 2010. [2] He eventually played for the Zagreb team until he retired in 2014.

Coaching career

On July 22, 2014, Letang announced that he has ended his playing career, but would stay at KHL Medveščak Zagreb as an assistant coach. [3] After two years on the Zagreb coaching staff and a total of seven seasons with the club, [4] Letang headed back to his native Canada and was named assistant coach of the Owen Sound Attack of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) on June 21, 2016. [5] On January 28, 2019, Letang was named interim coach of the Owen Sound Attack before having the interim tag removed. He left the Attack in 2021 [6] to become the head coach of the OHL's Sarnia Sting. [7] In 2023, Letang was named head coach of Team Canada in the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship. [8]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1991–92 Cornwall Royals OHL 471451660002
1992–93 Newmarket Royals OHL66125261460332
1993–94 Newmarket RoyalsOHL583212430—————
1994–95 Sarnia Sting OHL62536413542246
1995–96 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 710262640100334
1996–97 Fredericton CanadiensAHL6029118—————
1997–98 Kaufbeurer Adler DEL 151568—————
1997–98 SCL Tigers NLA 114376—————
1997–98 Augsburger Panther DEL170114—————
1998–99 Canadian National Team Intl42391220—————
1998–99 EV Zug NLA—————90444
1998–99 Michigan K-Wings IHL 12336050220
1999–00 Michigan K-WingsIHL511121330—————
1999–00 Dallas Stars NHL 80002—————
2000–01 Utah Grizzlies IHL796243026—————
2001–02 Saint John Flames AHL614242833—————
2001–02 Calgary Flames NHL20000—————
2002–03 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL70321242181010
2002–03 New York Islanders NHL40000—————
2003–04 Bridgeport Sound TigersAHL76113141871124
2004–05 Hamburg Freezers DEL4219102050114
2005–06 Hamburg FreezersDEL5249133460332
2006–07 Hamburg FreezersDEL51319223220112
2007–08 Sinupret Ice Tigers DEL11000250006
2008–09 HC TWK Innsbruck EBEL 485131840603326
2009–10 KHL Medveščak EBEL50101929361132510
2010–11 KHL MedveščakEBEL465141920—————
2011–12 KHL MedveščakEBEL48515202892248
2012–13 KHL MedveščakEBEL46118193860000
AHL totals3381093103120252468
NHL totals140002—————

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References

  1. ↑ "Alan Letang iz NHL-a pojačao Medveščak!". monitor.hr (in Croatian). June 18, 2009. Archived from the original on May 4, 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Captain Letang re-signs with KHL Medveščak for two seasons" (in Croatian). KHL Medveščak. March 20, 2010. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021.
  3. ↑ "My road as a player ended!". medvescak.com. July 22, 2014. Archived from the original on July 28, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Alan Letang in new professional challenges". www.medvescak.com. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Attack announce hiring of Alan Letang as assistant coach". attackhockey.com. Owen Sound Attack. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Alan Letang Steps Down as Head Coach". OurSports Central. June 16, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Alan Letang Named Head Coach". OurSports Central. June 22, 2021.
  8. ↑ "National Junior Team staff named for 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship". www.hockeycanada.ca. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
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