Brian Salcido

Brian Salcido
Born	(1985-04-14) April 14, 1985 (age 39) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position	Defense
Shot	Left
Played for	Anaheim Ducks HC Sparta Praha SaiPa Amur Khabarovsk JYP ERC Ingolstadt Tingsryds AIF
NHL draft	141st overall, 2005 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Playing career	2006–2018

Brian Michael Salcido (born April 14, 1985) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He was the 23rd California-born NHL hockey player and first born and developed player from southern California to play for the Anaheim Ducks.

Playing career

Salcido was born in Los Angeles, California.^{[ citation needed ]} As a youth, he played in the 1999 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Los Angeles Junior Kings minor ice hockey team. ^[1] He later moved to Minnesota to play for Shattuck-Saint Mary's high school, noted for its midget AAA hockey program. ^[2] From 2003 until 2006 Salcido attended Colorado College and was a member of the varsity ice hockey squad. Salcido was drafted by the Ducks in the fifth round, 141st overall of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. ^[3]

On August 2, 2006, Salcido signed with Anaheim on a three-year entry-level contract, ^[3] he was assigned to the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League. On February 20, 2009, he made his NHL debut with the Anaheim Ducks against the Detroit Red Wings. ^[4] He signed a one-year contract with the Ducks on July 6, 2009. ^[5]

On May 13, 2013 Salcido signed with HC Amur Khabarovsk of the Kontinental Hockey League. ^[6] After 23 games with Khabarovsk and unable to attain a regular defensive role, Salcido returned to the Liiga with JYP Jyväskylä.^{[ citation needed ]}

On July 24, 2014, Salcido transferred from JYP to return to SaiPa as a free agent on a one-year deal. ^[7] In the 2014–15 season, Salcido enjoyed his best season in the Finnish Liiga, contributing with 12 goals and 35 points in 59 games from the blueline with SaiPa leading the league in scoring for a defenseman.^{[ citation needed ]}

Salcido left Finland as a free agent at seasons end, agreeing to a two-year contract with German club, ERC Ingolstadt of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga on May 20, 2015. ^[8] In the second year of his contract in the 2016–17 season, Salcido appeared in 52 games for 22 points before suffering a preliminary playoff loss to the Fischtown Pinguins to conclude his tenure with ERC. ^[9]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2001–02	Shattuck–Saint Mary's	18U AA		47	19	34	53	73		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Shattuck–Saint Mary's	MNHS		53	8	35	43	24		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Colorado College	WCHA		12	1	0	1	8		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Colorado College	WCHA		37	7	23	30	48		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Colorado College	WCHA		42	8	32	40	69		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Portland Pirates	AHL		76	7	20	27	80		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Portland Pirates	AHL		71	11	42	53	58		18	0	6	6	18
2008–09	Iowa Chops	AHL		76	10	33	43	108		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Anaheim Ducks	NHL		2	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Manitoba Moose	AHL		68	8	10	18	50		5	0	1	1	6
2010–11	HC Sparta Praha	ELH		23	2	1	3	38		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	SaiPa	SM-l		11	1	4	5	12		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	SaiPa	SM-l		51	5	23	28	81		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	SaiPa	SM-l		36	7	20	27	49		3	1	1	2	4
2013–14	Amur Khabarovsk	KHL		23	1	4	5	67		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	JYP	Liiga		24	3	12	15	16		7	0	3	3	8
2014–15	SaiPa	Liiga		59	12	23	35	48		7	0	3	3	0
2015–16	ERC Ingolstadt	DEL		32	4	13	17	37		2	0	0	0	2
2016–17	ERC Ingolstadt	DEL		52	3	19	22	32		2	0	1	1	0
2017–18	Tingsryds AIF	Allsv		38	4	12	16	16		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				291	36	105	141	296		23	0	7	7	24
NHL totals				2	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
Liiga totals				181	28	82	110	206		17	1	7	8	12

Awards and honors

Award	Year
College
All-WCHA Second Team	2005–06
AHL
Second All-Star Team	2007–08

References

1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
2. Thompson, Harry. "A Team For The Ages: Shattuck-St. Mary's". usahockeymagazine.com. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
3. "Ducks sign Brian Salcido". ducks.nhl.com. August 2, 2006. Retrieved March 10, 2009.
4. "SoCal Native Salcido Makes NHL Debut". NHL.com. February 20, 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
5. "Ducks Sign Salcido to One-Year Deal". NHL.com. July 6, 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
6. "Амур" подписал контракт с защитником-легионером (in Russian). hcamur.ru. May 13, 2013. Archived from the original on June 23, 2013.
7. "Salcido returns to SaiPa" (in Finnish). SaiPa. July 24, 2014. Archived from the original on July 26, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
8. "Salcido strengthens the blueline for Ingolstadt" (in German). ERC Ingolstadt. May 20, 2015. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
9. "More personal decisions in Ingolstadt" (in German). ERC Ingolstadt. March 11, 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2017.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  Hockey-Reference.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database