Bernd Brückler

#32 EC-KAC / EBEL - 15/16

Date of Birth: Sep 26, 1981
Age: 45
Place of Birth: Graz, AUT
Nation: Austria
Youth Team: EC Graz
Position: G
Height: 186 cm / 6'1"
Weight: 86 kg / 190 lbs
Catches: L
Status: Retired

Bernd Brückler Facts

Drafted: 2001 round 5 #150 overall by Philadelphia Flyers

Son: Niklas Brückler

Bernd Brückler Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	Post	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
1996-1997	EC Graz	Austria	-	-	-	-	-
1997-1998	EC Graz	Austria	-	-	-	-	-
1998-1999	EC Graz	Austria	0	-	-	-	-
1999-2000	Graz99ers	Austria2	-	-	-	-	-
2000-2001	Graz99ers	Austria	0	-	-	-	-
2000-2001	Tri-City Storm	USHL	28	2.48	.918	2	15-11-0	Playoffs	7	2.74	.924	1	3-4-0
2001-2002	Univ. of Wisconsin	NCAA	18	3.09	.917	1	6-8-2
2002-2003	Univ. of Wisconsin	NCAA	24	2.83	.905	0	9-11-3
2003-2004	Univ. of Wisconsin	NCAA	38	2.09	.924	4	19-10-8
2003-2004	Austria	WC	0	-	-	-	-
2004-2005	Univ. of Wisconsin "A"	NCAA	34	2.40	.914	3	17-12-3
2004-2005	Austria	WC	5	3.95	.852	0	0-4-1
2005-2006	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL	6	3.75	.872	0	1-4-1
2005-2006	Charlotte Checkers	ECHL	4	2.95	.875	-	-
2005-2006	Toledo Storm	ECHL	4	2.26	.908	-	-
2005-2006	Blues	SM-liiga	9	1.22	.959	3	6-1-2	Playoffs	9	2.49	.926	0	4-5-0
2005-2006	Austria (all)	International	3	1.20	-	1	1-1-0
2006-2007	Blues	SM-liiga	51	2.13	.926	7	23-14-13	Playoffs	9	2.59	.920	1	4-5-0
2006-2007	Austria	WC	2	5.50	.820	0	0-2-0
2006-2007	Austria (all)	International	5	3.56	.873	0	1-3-0
2007-2008	Blues	SM-liiga	50	1.93	.925	7	28-12-10	Playoffs	17	2.17	.924	1	9-8-0
2007-2008	Austria	WC D1	4	3.00	.813	0	4-0-0
2007-2008	Austria (all)	International	4	3.00	.813	0	4-0-0
2008-2009	Blues	SM-liiga	28	2.39	.912	2	11-9-5	Playoffs	1	0.00	1.000	0	-
2008-2009	Austria	WC	5	2.61	.925	2	2-3-0
2008-2009	Austria Olympics	OGQ	2	2.43	.857	0	1-1-0
2008-2009	Austria (all)	International	11	2.43	.916	3	6-5-0
2009-2010	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	KHL	22	3.02	.897	1	9-11-1
2010-2011	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	KHL	48	2.67	.904	4	22-21-4
2010-2011	Austria (all)	International	2	3.01	.895	0	0-2-0
2011-2012	Sibir Novosibirsk	KHL	40	2.56	.913	2	9-21-8
2012-2013	EC Salzburg	EBEL	20	2.51	.918	1	10-6-0	Playoffs	8	3.54	.895	0	2-3-0
2012-2013	Austria (all)	International	1	1.01	.947	0	0-1-0
2013-2014	EC Salzburg	EBEL	19	2.63	.899	2	12-7-0	Playoffs	12	2.33	.905	1	9-3-0
2014-2015	EC Salzburg	EBEL	25	2.95	.897	2	13-12-0	Playoffs	0	-	-	-	-
2015-2016	EC-KAC	EBEL	30	3.22	.889	0	15-10-0	Playoffs	1	3.05	.900	0	0-1-0

Bernd Brückler Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
2008-2009	Blues	Champions HL	5	2.01	.927	1	3-2-0
2013-2014	EC Salzburg	ET	3	1.40	.949	-	-
2014-2015	EC Salzburg	Champions HL	2	3.38	.839	0	0-1-0

Bernd Brückler Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	Seasons	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
AHL	1	6	3.75	.872	0	1-4-1	0
Austria	4	0	-	-	-	-	0
Austria2	1	-	-	-	-	-	0
Champions HL	2	7	2.32	.910	1	3-3-0	0
EBEL (ICEHL)	4	94	2.88	.899	5	50-35-0	4	21	2.76	.901	1	11-7-0
ECHL	1	8	-	-	-	-	0
ET	1	3	1.40	.949	-	-	0
International	6	26	2.59	.894*	4	12-12-0	0
KHL	3	110	2.70	.906	7	40-53-13	0
NCAA	4	114	2.48	.916	8	51-41-16	0
OGQ	1	2	2.43	.857	0	1-1-0	0
SM-liiga (Liiga)	4	138	2.05	.925	19	68-36-30	4	36	2.35	.923	2	17-18-0
USHL	1	28	2.48	.918	2	15-11-0	1	7	2.74	.924	1	3-4-0
WC	4	12	3.64	.881	2	2-9-1	0
WC D1	1	4	3.00	.813	0	4-0-0	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Bernd Brückler Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	Seasons	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
Austria	5	16	3.48	.871	2	6-9-1	0
Austria (all)	6	26	2.59	.894*	4	12-12-0	0
Austria Olympics	1	2	2.43	.857	0	1-1-0	0
Blues	4	143	2.05	.925	20	71-38-30	4	36	2.35	.923	2	17-18-0
Charlotte Checkers	1	4	2.95	.875	-	-	0
EC Graz	3	0	-	-	-	-	0
EC Salzburg	3	69	2.74*	.903*	5*	35-26-0	3	20	2.74	.901	1	11-6-0
EC-KAC	1	30	3.22	.889	0	15-10-0	1	1	3.05	.900	0	0-1-0
Graz99ers	2	0	-	-	-	-	0
Hartford Wolf Pack	1	6	3.75	.872	0	1-4-1	0
Sibir Novosibirsk	1	40	2.56	.913	2	9-21-8	0
Toledo Storm	1	4	2.26	.908	-	-	0
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	2	70	2.78	.902	5	31-32-5	0
Tri-City Storm	1	28	2.48	.918	2	15-11-0	1	7	2.74	.924	1	3-4-0
Univ. of Wisconsin	4	114	2.48	.916	8	51-41-16	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Bernd Brückler Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2000-2001	USHL Second All-Star Team
2001-2002	NCAA (WCHA) All-Rookie Team
2003-2004	NCAA (WCHA) First All-Star Team NCAA (WCHA) Goaltending Champion NCAA (West) First All-American Team
2004-2005	NCAA (WCHA) Second All-Star Team
2006-2007	SM-liiga Player of the Month (February)
2007-2008	SM-liiga Best GAA (1.97) SM-liiga Silver Medal World Championship (D1\|A) Gold Medal
2008-2009	World Championship Top 3 Player on Team
2010-2011	KHL Goaltender of the Month (September)
2013-2014	EBEL Best GAA Playoffs (2.33)
2014-2015	EBEL Champion

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
11/01/2015	Extension	EC-KAC	EC-KAC
09/08/2015	Confirmed	EC Salzburg	EC-KAC
07/08/2013	Extension	EC Salzburg	EC Salzburg
10/18/2012	Confirmed	Sibir Novosibirsk	EC Salzburg
04/14/2011	Confirmed	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	Sibir Novosibirsk
04/23/2009	Confirmed	Blues	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod

Bernd Brückler Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Austria
Cult/Star player for Kiekko-Espoo

- 2003-12-18 • Debut for Team Austria (1:4 vs. Canada in Piešťany, SVK)

Other
- In 2013 Bernd Brückler and Risto Pakarinen wrote a book "This is Russia: Life in the KHL - Doctors, bazas and millions of air miles" about Brückler's time in the KHL.