Bryan Leitch

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Bryan Leitch
Born (1984-06-17) June 17, 1984 (age 37)
Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for ECHL
Cincinnati Cyclones
Alaska Aces
Florida Everblades
Kalamazoo Wings
Toledo Walleye
Victoria Salmon Kings
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 20092010

Bryan Leitch (born June 17, 1984) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played the 2009-10 season in the ECHL.

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Born in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Leitch played three seasons of junior hockey in the British Columbia Hockey League with the Coquitlam Express and Merritt Centennials before attending Quinnipiac University where he played four seasons with the Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey team, which competes in NCAA's Division I in the ECAC conference. He made an immediate impact in ECAC and was named the ECAC Rookie of the Year for the 2005–06 season.

In four seasons as a Bobcat, Leitch clicked for 169 points and 124 penalty minutes in 157 games, including his senior year (2008–09) when he registered 59 points to earn the title as the top scorer in NCAA Division I in ice hockey, [1] and was a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award awarded to the NCAA men's top ice hockey player.

Following his standout college career, Leitch signed with the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League and was assigned to the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL where he began the 2009–10 season. [2]

Leitch currently resides in Hamden, CT.

Awards and honours

AwardYear
College
All-ECAC Hockey Rookie Team 2005–06
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team 2008–09
NCAA finalist for the Hobey Baker Award 2008–09

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References

  1. "ECACH hands out postseason hardware - troyrecord.com". www.troyrecord.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-19.
  2. Salmon Kings Assigned Bryan Leitch
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Joe Fallon
ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year
2005–06
Succeeded by
Sean Backman
Brandon Wong
Preceded by NCAA Ice Hockey Scoring Champion
2008–09
Succeeded by