Brady Leisenring

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Brady Leisenring
Born (1982-09-07) September 7, 1982 (age 42)
Stowe, Vermont, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Forward
Shot Right
Played for Cleveland Barons
Worcester Sharks
Fresno Falcons
Schwenningen ERC
Landshut Cannibals
Hannover Indians
Odessa Jackalopes
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Kalamazoo Wings
ESV Kaufbeuren
VIK Västerås HK
Heilbronner Falken
Esbjerg Energy
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Playing career 2006–2014

Brady Leisenring (born September 7, 1982) is an American former professional ice hockey player current assistant coach with the Atlanta Gladiators of the ECHL. [1]

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Playing career

Leisenring was a standout hockey player for the University of Vermont Catamounts from 2001 to 2006. In his final season at UVM he broke John LeClair's all-time record of most points by a Vermont born player with 117. [2] After the end of the 2005–06 season at UVM, he signed an amateur try-out contract with the Cleveland Barons of the American Hockey League. [3] The next season following his 3-game stint in the AHL Leisenring participated with the San Jose Sharks' prospects in what was called “Pacific Division Shootout”, featuring rookies from the Los Angeles Kings, Anaheim Ducks and Phoenix Coyotes. San Jose would send him to their minor league affiliate the Worcester Sharks. [4] Leisenring would play 27 games for Worcester over the next two season. After several stops he then joined the Hannover Indians in the German 2.GBun for the 2009–10 season. [5]

After spending the 2010–11 season in North America with namely the Kalamazoo Wings and Bridgeport Sound Tigers, Leisenring returned to Germany signing a one-year contract with ESV Kaufbeuren of the 2nd Bundeliga on June 7, 2011. He next headed to Sweden and spent two seasons with VIK Västerås HK, along with a stint with Heilbronner Falken in Germany.

Coaching career

In 2014, Leisenring signed on with the Esbjerg Energy of the Danish Metal Ligaen. After appearing in 16 games, Leisenring retired and took an assistant coaching position with the team. [6] [7] In 2017, Leisenring returned stateside and was named an assistant coach of the Atlanta Gladiators in the ECHL.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1998–99 U.S. National Development Team NAHL 5416112735—————
1999-00U.S. National Development TeamUSDP531192034—————
2000–01U.S. National Development TeamUSDP3716122851—————
2001–02 University of Vermont ECAC 31551012—————
2002–03 University of VermontECAC3612152714—————
2003–04 University of VermontECAC3515213638—————
2004–05 University of VermontECAC63696—————
2005–06 University of Vermont HE 3711243516—————
2005–06 Cleveland Barons AHL 31010—————
2006–07 Fresno Falcons ECHL 421116273041230
2006–07 Worcester Sharks AHL2423512—————
2007–08 Fresno FalconsECHL642535605862466
2007–08 Worcester SharksAHL30002—————
2008–09Schwenningen ERC 2.GBun 482826544420110
2009–10 Landshut Cannibals 2.GBun285101520—————
2009–10 Hannover Indians 2.GBun227142124—————
2010–11 Odessa Jackalopes CHL 41124—————
2010–11 Kalamazoo Wings ECHL388152331101122
2010–11 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL140226—————
2011-12ESV Kaufbeuren2.GBun483323567663252
2012-13 VIK Västerås HK HockeyAllsvenskan 431313261020110
2013-14 Heilbronner Falken DEL2 35713201070330
2014-15 Esbjerg Energy Metal Ligaen 162680-----
Career Totals721232267499533377142110

International

YearTeamCompGPGAPtsPIM
2000 United States WJC18 61238
Junior int'l totals61238

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 2003–04

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References

  1. ↑ christine.troyke@gwinnettdailypost.com, Christine Troyke. "Gladiators hire Leisenring as assistant coach".
  2. ↑ ESPN.com. "Fries at the Bottom of the Bag" . Retrieved March 17, 2010.
  3. ↑ Junger, Preston (12 April 2006). "Leisenring Signs With Cleveland in AHL". Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
  4. ↑ NHL.com. "Sharks Assign Forward Brady Leisenring To Worcester Camp" . Retrieved March 17, 2010.
  5. ↑ Euro Hockey Ticker.com. "Leisenring now an Indian" . Retrieved March 17, 2010.[ permanent dead link ]
  6. ↑ "Brady Leisenring erstattes af Kyle Wharton - Hockeymagasinet.dk - Alt om ishockey". www.hockeymagasinet.dk.
  7. ↑ "Truppen - Esbjerg Energy Hjemmeside". www.esbjergenergy.dk.
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