Rob Leask

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Rob Leask
Born (1971-06-09) June 9, 1971 (age 52)
North York, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Baltimore Skipjacks
Hershey Bears
Portland Pirates
Eisbären Berlin
Hamburg Freezers
Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada and
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
NHL Draft 209th overall, 1991
Washington Capitals
Playing career 1992–2013

Robert Leask (born June 9, 1971) is a Canadian-German ice hockey coach and former professional ice hockey defenceman who played primarily in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. Born in North York, Ontario, Leask was granted German citizenship in 2004. [1]

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Playing career

Leask was drafted 209th overall in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals. He started his professional career with the Baltimore Skipjacks of the AHL in 1992. As a member of the Johnstown Chiefs, Leask was named to the ECHL All-Star Team in 1994 and 1995.

Leask spent the 1995-96 playing for the Canadian National Team. Later in his career, he represented the German National Team, participating in the 2004 and 2006 World Championships and the 2006 Olympic Games in Turin. [2]

Leask played in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) since 1996. As a member of Eisbären Berlin, Leask was named to the DEL All-Star Team in both 2004 and 2005 and was a member of the team when Eisbären Berlin won the DEL Championship in 2005 and 2006. [3]

After three seasons with the Hamburg Freezers, Leask was signed as an injury replacement for the Nürnberg Ice Tigers on August 26, 2009. [4] On March 10, 2010, Leask signed an extension with the Ice Tigers. [3] He finished his playing career at the end of the 2012-13 season.

Coaching career

Leask began his coaching career at German Oberliga side EV Regensburg, being appointed head coach of the Regensburg team on May 31, 2013. [5] After being sacked by Regensburg in February 2014 he served as an assistant coach at the EC Kassel Huskies in the DEL2, the second-tier league in Germany, during the 2014-15 campaign. [6] In April 2015, Leask was named assistant coach of the Straubing Tigers, a member of the German top-tier league Deutsche Eishockey Liga. [7]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1987–88Toronto Marlboros AAA GTHL U16
1987–88 Pickering Panthers MetJHL 30110—————
1988–89 Toronto Marlboros OHL 64421256360114
1989–90 Hamilton Dukes OHL436182450—————
1990–91 Hamilton DukesOHL621127388541232
1991–92 Guelph Storm OHL701115—————
1991–92 Oshawa Generals OHL491327409071454
1991–92 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 40000—————
1992–93 Baltimore SkipjacksAHL68481276701114
1993–94 Johnstown Chiefs ECHL 52112536137312314
1993–94 Hershey Bears AHL1701117—————
1994–95 Johnstown ChiefsECHL6016456111010000
1994–95 Hershey BearsAHL150116—————
1995–96 Canadian National Team Intl536121848—————
1995–96 Portland Pirates AHL302222307721
1996–97 Eisbären Berlin DEL 504172180822414
1997–98 Eisbären BerlinDEL3223538920237
1998–99 Eisbären BerlinDEL3911142549800030
1999–2000 Eisbären BerlinDEL525121746—————
2000–01 Eisbären BerlinDEL5011516143—————
2001–02 Eisbären BerlinDEL581232411440002
2002–03 Eisbären BerlinDEL4941216112911210
2003–04 Eisbären BerlinDEL5011162710760008
2004–05 Eisbären BerlinDEL423111470—————
2005–06 Eisbären BerlinDEL4331417401112312
2006–07 Hamburg Freezers DEL484162079701110
2007–08 Hamburg FreezersDEL5231720115803314
2008–09 Hamburg FreezersDEL520151588810135
2009–10 Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers DEL54212148950224
2010–11 Thomas Sabo Ice TigersDEL4828105620110
2011–12 Thomas Sabo Ice TigersDEL521192054—————
2012–13 Thomas Sabo Ice TigersDEL500666631014
AHL totals107412161223008835
DEL totals82157230287134610092130188

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
2004 Germany WC 60008
2004 Germany WCH 40116
2006 Germany OG 50006
Senior totals1501120

Awards and honours

2004 and 2005

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References

  1. ↑ "Rob Leask: Der zweite Mann an der Bande". ‚‘hna.de’’. 2014-08-14. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
  2. ↑ "Krupps-Kader steht: Haudegen Benda muß nach Hause". ‚‘Frankurter Allgemeine Zeitung’’. 2006-02-13. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
  3. 1 2 "Rob Leask Profile Page". EliteProspects.com. 2010-01-02. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
  4. ↑ "Rob Leask and Daniel Sevo sign with the Ice Tigers". Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers. 2009-08-26. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
  5. ↑ "Neuer Trainer: Rob Leask übernimmt". ‚‘EV Regensburg’’. 2013-05-31. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
  6. ↑ "EVR entlässt Trainer Rob Leask". ‚‘Mittelbayerische.de’’. 2014-02-04. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
  7. ↑ "Rob Leask wird Co-Trainer in Straubing". ‚‘Mittelbayerische.de’’. 2015-04-23. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
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