Brandon Buck

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Brandon Buck
Born (1988-08-16) August 16, 1988 (age 36)
Delaware, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 191 lb (87 kg; 13 st 9 lb)
Position Left wing
Played for Norfolk Admirals
Houston Aeros
Sparta Warriors
KHL Medveščak Zagreb
EHC Basel
ERC Ingolstadt
HC Davos
Vienna Capitals
Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2009–2020

Brandon Buck (born August 16, 1988) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey Forward player who is currently retired. He most recently played under contract for the then Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

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Playing career

Undrafted, Buck played major junior hockey with the Guelph Storm of the Ontario Hockey League.

On June 14, 2011 Buck left North America and pursued a European career, signing for Norwegian club, Sparta Warriors of the GET-ligaen. [1] He previously played in the American Hockey League with the Norfolk Admirals and the Houston Aeros.

As a free agent on, July 6, 2012, Buck signed for Croatian team, KHL Medveščak Zagreb, who competed in their last season in Austrian Hockey League that season. [2] At the conclusion of the season in Austria on April 19, 2013, Buck and his teammate, Kyle Greentree from KHL Medveščak, moved to the Swiss National League B with EHC Basel. [3]

On July 18, 2014, Buck continued his journeyman European career, moving to the German DEL, in signing a contract with ERC Ingolstadt. In the 2014–15 season, Buck scored an impressive 28 goals and 59 points in 51 games. He led the club again offensively in the playoffs, scoring 20 points in 18 games in a defeat in the Championship final. After initially signing a two-year extension earlier in the season, Buck's importance to the club was signalled after he was signed to a further contract to remain in Ingolstadt through to the 2020 on August 8, 2015. [4] He amassed a total of 186 points (79 goals, 107 assists) in 183 appearances for ERC before leaving the team in December 2017 to move to HC Davos of the Swiss National League. [5] In February 2018, Buck parted ways with Davos and signed with the Vienna Capitals of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL). [6]

On April 22, 2018, Buck returned to the DEL as a free agent, securing an optional three-year deal with the Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers. [7]

International play

Brandon Buck has played several times for the Canadian national team. He played for Team Canada in the Deutschland Cup 2014 & 2016, [8] he also participated in the scouting tournaments of Team Canada's olympic preparation. [9]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2006–07 Guelph Storm OHL 6739125230002
2007–08 Guelph StormOHL59293160401053811
2008–09 Guelph StormOHL662440643043250
2008–09 Norfolk Admirals AHL 61124—————
2009–10 Florida Everblades ECHL 471821392292244
2009–10 Houston Aeros AHL210334—————
2010–11 Houston AerosAHL56313168—————
2011–12 Sparta Warriors GET 451626422673362
2012–13 KHL Medvescak Zagreb EBEL 542429533641450
2013–14 EHC Basel NLB 381533483244154
2014–15 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 512831596181010208
2015–16 ERC IngolstadtDEL4120284826—————
2016–17 ERC IngolstadtDEL451331443021126
2017–18 ERC IngolstadtDEL26761310—————
2017–18 HC Davos NL 112134—————
2017–18 Vienna Capitals EBEL621361124614
2018–19 Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers DEL441613291480334
2019–20 Thomas Sabo Ice TigersDEL5119183734—————
AHL totals834172116—————

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References

  1. ↑ "Brandon Buck is ready to play for Sparta next season" (in Norwegian). sa.no. 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
  2. ↑ "Zagreb announce additions" (in Croatian). KHL Medveščak Zagreb. 2012-07-06. Archived from the original on 2019-12-13. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  3. ↑ "EHC Basel sign two Canadians" (in German). hockeyfans.ch. 2013-04-19. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
  4. ↑ "ERC Ingolstadt binds with scorer Buck" (in German). ERC Ingolstadt. 2015-08-08. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
  5. ↑ "Hockey Club Davos verpflichtet Brandon Buck". Hockey Club Davos. 2017-12-19. Archived from the original on 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
  6. ↑ "Vienna Capitals verpflichten Brandon Buck - Vienna Capitals". www.vienna-capitals.at (in German). Retrieved 2018-02-15.
  7. ↑ "Ice Tigers sign Brandon Buck". Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers. 2018-04-22. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  8. ↑ "Two Panthers for Team Canada". ERC Ingolstadt. 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  9. ↑ "McNeill & Buck win bronze". ERC Ingolstadt. 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2017-10-06.


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