Brian Leetch

Date of Birth: Mar 03, 1968
Age: 58
Place of Birth: Corpus Christi, TX, USA
Nation: USA
Youth Team: -
Position: D
Height: 185 cm / 6'1"
Weight: 85 kg / 187 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Brian Leetch Facts

Player Type: Offensive Defenseman
Drafted: 1986 round 1 #9 overall by New York Rangers

Leetch holds the NHL record for goals by a rookie defenseman, scoring 23 in 1989 and winning the Calder Trophy. Brian won a Stanley Cup with the Rangers in 1994 and became the first American to win a Conn Smythe. The 9x All-Star also won a Lester Patrick and 2 Norris Trophies as well as World Cup gold. Leetch retired in 2007 with 247 goals and 1,028 points, the 2nd most in history by an American defenseman.

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Brian Leetch Statistics

									Post
1984-1985	Avon Old Farms School	USHS-Prep	26	30	46	76	15	-
1984-1985	USA U20	WJC-20	7	0	0	0	2	-
1985-1986	Avon Old Farms School "C"	USHS-Prep	28	40	44	84	18	-
1985-1986	USA U20	WJC-20	7	1	4	5	2	-
1986-1987	Boston College	NCAA	37	9	38	47	10	-
1986-1987	USA U20	WJC-20	7	1	2	3	6	-
1986-1987	USA	WC	10	4	5	9	4	-
1987-1988	New York Rangers	NHL	17	2	12	14	0	5
1987-1988	USA Olympics "C"	OG	6	1	5	6	4	-
1988-1989	New York Rangers	NHL	68	23	48	71	50	8	Playoffs	4	2	3	5	2	-4
1988-1989	USA	WC	10	3	4	7	4	-
1989-1990	New York Rangers	NHL	72	11	45	56	26	-18
1990-1991	New York Rangers	NHL	80	16	72	88	42	2	Playoffs	6	1	3	4	0	-2
1991-1992	New York Rangers	NHL	80	22	80	102	26	25	Playoffs	13	4	11	15	4	-5
1991-1992	USA	CC	7	1	3	4	2	0
1992-1993	New York Rangers "A"	NHL	36	6	30	36	26	2
1993-1994	New York Rangers "A"	NHL	84	23	56	79	67	28	Playoffs	23	11	23	34	6	19
1994-1995	New York Rangers "A"	NHL	48	9	32	41	18	0	Playoffs	10	6	8	14	8	-1
1995-1996	New York Rangers "A"	NHL	82	15	70	85	30	12	Playoffs	11	1	6	7	4	-11
1996-1997	New York Rangers "A"	NHL	82	20	58	78	40	31	Playoffs	15	2	8	10	6	5
1996-1997	USA "C"	WCup	7	0	7	7	4	10
1997-1998	New York Rangers "C"	NHL	76	17	33	50	32	-36
1997-1998	USA Olympics "A"	OG	4	1	1	2	0	-4
1998-1999	New York Rangers "C"	NHL	82	13	42	55	42	-7
1999-2000	New York Rangers "C"	NHL	50	7	19	26	20	-16
2000-2001	New York Rangers "A"	NHL	82	21	58	79	34	-18
2001-2002	New York Rangers "A"	NHL	82	10	45	55	28	14
2001-2002	USA Olympics "A"	OG	6	0	5	5	0	2
2002-2003	New York Rangers "A"	NHL	51	12	18	30	20	-3
2003-2004	New York Rangers "A"	NHL	57	13	23	36	24	-5
2003-2004	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	15	2	13	15	10	11	Playoffs	13	0	8	8	6	1
2004-2005	USA "A"	WCup	5	0	1	1	6	-
2005-2006	Boston Bruins "A"	NHL	61	5	27	32	36	-10

Brian Leetch Career Totals by League


CC	1	7	1	3	4	0.57	2	0	0
NCAA	1	37	9	38	47	1.27	10	-	0
NHL	18	1205	247	781	1028	0.85	571	25	8	95	27	70	97	1.02	36	2
OG	3	16	2	11	13	0.81	4	-2*	0
USHS-Prep	2	54	70	90	160	2.96	33	-	0
WC	2	20	7	9	16	0.80	8	-	0
WCup	2	12	0	8	8	0.67	10	10*	0
WJC-20	3	21	2	6	8	0.38	10	-	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Brian Leetch Career Totals by Team


Avon Old Farms School (CT)	2	54	70	90	160	2.96	33	-	0
Boston Bruins	1	61	5	27	32	0.52	36	-10	0
Boston College	1	37	9	38	47	1.27	10	-	0
New York Rangers	17	1129	240	741	981	0.87	525	24	7	82	27	62	89	1.09	30	1
Toronto Maple Leafs	1	15	2	13	15	1.00	10	11	1	13	0	8	8	0.62	6	1
USA	2	20	7	9	16	0.80	8	-	0
USA (CC)	1	7	1	3	4	0.57	2	0	0
USA (WCup)	2	12	0	8	8	0.67	10	10*	0
USA Olympics	3	16	2	11	13	0.81	4	-2*	0
USA U20	3	21	2	6	8	0.38	10	-	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Brian Leetch Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1985-1986	U20 WJC Bronze Medal
1986-1987	Hobey Baker Memorial Award Finalist NCAA (East) First All-American Team NCAA (Hockey East) All-Rookie Team NCAA (Hockey East) All-Tournament Team NCAA (Hockey East) Champion NCAA (Hockey East) First All-Star Team NCAA (Hockey East) Player of the Year NCAA (Hockey East) Regular Season Champion NCAA (Hockey East) Rookie of the Year NCAA (Hockey East) Tournament MVP NCAA (New England) Walter Brown Award U20 WJC All-Star Team World Championship Most Points by U20 Junior (9)
1988-1989	NHL All-Rookie Team NHL Most Assists by Rookie (48) NHL Most Points by Rookie (71) NHL Rookie of the Month (February) NHL Rookie of the Year (Calder Trophy) NHL Rookie of the Year (Calder Trophy) Finalist
1990-1991	NHL Most Game Winning Goals by Defenseman (4) NHL Second All-Star Team
1991-1992	Canada Cup Runner-Up NHL Best Defenseman (Norris Trophy) NHL Best Defenseman (Norris Trophy) Finalist NHL First All-Star Team NHL Gentleman Conduct (Lady Byng Trophy) Finalist NHL Most Assists by Defenseman (80) NHL Most Points by Defenseman (102)
1993-1994	NHL Playoffs Best Plus/Minus by Defenseman (+19) NHL Playoffs Most Assists (23) NHL Playoffs Most Assists by Defenseman (23) NHL Playoffs Most Goals by Defenseman (11) NHL Playoffs Most Points by Defenseman (34) NHL Second All-Star Team NHL Stanley Cup Champion NHL Stanley Cup MVP (Conn Smythe Trophy)
1994-1995	NHL Playoffs Most Goals by Defenseman (6)
1995-1996	NHL Best Defenseman (Norris Trophy) Finalist NHL Most Assists by Defenseman (70) NHL Most Points by Defenseman (85) NHL Second All-Star Team
1996-1997	NHL Best Defenseman (Norris Trophy) NHL Best Defenseman (Norris Trophy) Finalist NHL First All-Star Team NHL Most Assists by Defenseman (58) NHL Most Points by Defenseman (78) World Cup Gold Medal
2000-2001	NHL Highest ATOI (29:21) NHL Most Assists by Defenseman (58) NHL Most Goals by Defenseman (21) NHL Most Points by Defenseman (79)
2001-2002	Olympic All-Star Team Olympic Silver Medal
2006-2007	NHL Contribution to U.S. Hockey (Lester Patrick Trophy)
2008-2009	United States Hockey Hall of Fame
2009-2010	Hockey Hall of Fame
2022-2023	IIHF Hall of Fame

Brian Leetch Biography and Trivia

Number 2 retired by New York Rangers
Cult/Star player for Avon Old Farms School
Cult/Star player for Boston College
Cult/Star player for New York Rangers
Cult/Star player for USA

Full name: Brian Joseph Leetch

Career transactions
- 2007-05-24 • Announced his retirement
- 2005-08-03 • Signed by the Boston Bruins
- 2004-03-03 • Traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Maxim Kondratiev, Jarkko Immonen, a 2004 1st round pick (later traded to Calgary: Kris Chucko) & a 2005 2nd round pick (Mike Sauer)
- 2003-07-30 • Signed to a two-year contract by the New York Rangers
- 2003-06-30 • Traded to the Edmonton Oilers for Jussi Markkanen & a 2004 4th round pick (Dane Byers)
- 1999-07-01 • Re-signed to a four-year contract by the New York Rangers
- 1995-07-01 • Re-signed to a four-year contract by the New York Rangers