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Austria Bernd Brückler
#32 EC-KAC / EBEL - 15/16
1-time ICEHL Champion 1
1-time NCAA (West) First All-American Team 1
1-time USHL Second All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Sep 26, 1981
Position
G
Age
44
Height
6'1" / 186 cm
Place of Birth
Graz, AUT
Weight
190 lbs / 86 kg
Nation
Austria
Catches
L
Youth Team
EC Graz
Status
Retired
Drafted
2001 round 5 #150 overall by Philadelphia Flyers

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Bernd Brückler Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
1996-97 EC Graz Austria -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
1997-98 EC Graz Austria -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
1998-99 EC Graz Austria 0* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
1999-00 Graz99ers Austria2 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
2000-01 Graz99ers Austria 0* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
Tri-City Storm USHL 28* -* 2.48* .918* 67* 750* 2* 15-11-0 * 1 625* | Playoffs 7 - 2.74 .924 21 254 1 3-4-0 460
2001-02 Univ. of Wisconsin NCAA 18* -* 3.09* .917* 50* 549* 1* 6-8-2 * 973* |
2002-03 Univ. of Wisconsin NCAA 24* -* 2.83* .905* 64* 608* 0* 9-11-3 * 1 359* |
2003-04 Univ. of Wisconsin NCAA 38* -* 2.09* .924* 80* 972* 4* 19-10-8 * 2 300* |
Austria WC 0* 1* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
2004-05 Univ. of Wisconsin “A” NCAA 34* -* 2.40* .914* 80* 852* 3* 17-12-3 * 2 001* |
Austria WC 5* 6* 3.95* .852* 19* 109* 0* 0-4-1 * 289* |
2005-06 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 6* -* 3.75* .872* 19* 129* 0* 1-4-1 * 304* |
Charlotte Checkers ECHL 4* -* 2.95* .875* -* -* -* - * -* |
Toledo Storm ECHL 4* -* 2.26* .908* -* -* -* - * -* |
Blues SM-liiga 9* 14* 1.22* .959* 11* 259* 3* 6-1-2 * 543* | Playoffs 9 9 2.49 .926 23 289 0 4-5-0 556
Austria (all) International 3* 4* 1.20* -* 3* -* 1* 1-1-0 * 150* |
2006-07 Blues SM-liiga 51* 56* 2.13* .926* 109* 1 368* 7* 23-14-13 * 3 077* | Playoffs 9 9 2.59 .920 24 274 1 4-5-0 557
Austria WC 2* 6* 5.50* .820* 11* 50* 0* 0-2-0 * 120* |
Austria (all) International 5* 11* 3.56* .873* 16* 110* 0* 1-3-0 * 270* |
2007-08 Blues SM-liiga 50* 56* 1.93* .925* 97* 1 193* 7* 28-12-10 * 3 009* | Playoffs 17 17 2.17 .924 39 475 1 9-8-0 1 080
Austria WC D1 4* 5* 3.00* .813* 12* 52* 0* 4-0-0 * 240* |
Austria (all) International 4* 5* 3.00* .813* 12* 52* 0* 4-0-0 * 240* |
2008-09 Blues SM-liiga 28* 43* 2.39* .912* 63* 655* 2* 11-9-5 * 1 580* | Playoffs 1 10 0.00 1.000 0 0 0 0-0-0 1
Austria WC 5* 6* 2.61* .925* 13* 160* 2* 2-3-0 * 300* |
Austria Olympics OGQ 2* 3* 2.43* .857* 5* 30* 0* 1-1-0 * 124* |
Austria (all) International 11* 15* 2.43* .916* 27* 293* 3* 6-5-0 * 668* |
2009-10 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL 22* 26* 3.02* .897* 60* 525* 1* 9-11-1 * 1 190* |
2010-11 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL 48* 53* 2.67* .904* 124* 1 174* 4* 22-21-4 * 2 789* |
Austria (all) International 2* 3* 3.01* .895* 6* 51* 0* 0-2-0 * 120* |
2011-12 Sibir Novosibirsk KHL 40* 53* 2.56* .913* 95* 1 000* 2* 9-21-8 * 2 229* |
2012-13 EC Salzburg EBEL 20* 26* 2.51* .918* 45* 503* 1* 10-6-0 * 1 075* | Playoffs 8 12 3.54 .895 22 188 0 2-3-0 373
Austria (all) International 1* 2* 1.01* .947* 1* 18* 0* 0-1-0 * 60* |
2013-14 EC Salzburg EBEL 19* 53* 2.63* .899* 49* 436* 2* 12-7-0 * 1 117* | Playoffs 12 14 2.33 .905 28 267 1 9-3-0 722
2014-15 EC Salzburg EBEL 25* 52* 2.95* .897* 71* 616* 2* 13-12-0 * 1 446* | Playoffs 0 13 - - - - - - -
2015-16 EC-KAC EBEL 30* 52* 3.22* .889* 88* 707* 0* 15-10-0 * 1 639* | Playoffs 1 6 3.05 .900 3 27 0 0-1-0 60

Bernd Brückler Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
2008-09 Blues Champions HL 5* 6* 2.01* .927* 10* 126* 1* 3-2-0 * 300* |
2013-14 EC Salzburg ET 3* -* 1.40* .949* -* -* -* - * -* |
2014-15 EC Salzburg Champions HL 2* 8* 3.38* .839* 5* 26* 0* 0-1-0 * 89* |

Bernd Brückler Career Totals

League Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI | Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
AHL 1 6* -* 3.75* .872* 19* 129* 0* 1-4-1* 304 | 0 * * * * * * *
Austria 4 0* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
Austria2 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
Champions HL 2 7* 14* 2.32* .910* 15* 152* 1* 3-3-0* 388 | 0 * * * * * * *
ECHL 1 8* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
ET 1 3* -* 1.40* .949* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
EBEL (ICEHL) 4 94* 183* 2.88* .899* 253* 2 262* 5* 50-35-0* 5 276 | 4 21 45 2.76* .901* 53* 482* 1* 11-7-0* 1 154*
International 6 26* 40* 2.59* .894* 65* 524* 4* 12-12-0* 1 507 | 0 * * * * * * *
KHL 3 110* 132* 2.70* .906* 279* 2 699* 7* 40-53-13* 6 207 | 0 * * * * * * *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 4 138* 169* 2.05* .925* 280* 3 475* 19* 68-36-30* 8 207 | 4 36 45 2.35* .923* 86* 1 038* 2* 17-18-0* 2 192*
NCAA 4 114* -* 2.48* .916* 274* 2 981* 8* 51-41-16* 6 631 | 0 * * * * * * *
OGQ 1 2* 3* 2.43* .857* 5* 30* 0* 1-1-0* 124 | 0 * * * * * * *
USHL 1 28* -* 2.48* .918* 67* 750* 2* 15-11-0* 1 625 | 1 7 - 2.74* .924* 21* 254* 1* 3-4-0* 460*
WC 4 12* 19* 3.64* .881* 43* 319* 2* 2-9-1* 708 | 0 * * * * * * *
WC D1 1 4* 5* 3.00* .813* 12* 52* 0* 4-0-0* 240 | 0 * * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Bernd Brückler Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
11/01/2015
11/01/2015 Extension EC-KAC EC-KAC
09/08/2015
09/08/2015 Confirmed EC Salzburg EC-KAC
07/08/2013
07/08/2013 Extension EC Salzburg EC Salzburg
10/18/2012
10/18/2012 Confirmed Sibir Novosibirsk EC Salzburg
04/14/2011
04/14/2011 Confirmed Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Sibir Novosibirsk
04/23/2009
04/23/2009 Confirmed Blues Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
Player 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.