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USA Brian Leetch
#22 Boston Bruins / NHL - 05/06
1-time World Cup Gold Medal 1
1-time Olympic Silver Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time Hockey Hall of Fame 1
1-time IIHF Hall of Fame 1
1-time NCAA (East) First All-American Team 1
1-time NCAA (Hockey East) Champion 1
1-time NHL All-Rookie Team 1
2-time NHL Best Defenseman (Norris Trophy) 2
1-time NHL Contribution to U.S. Hockey (Lester Patrick Trophy) 1
2-time NHL First All-Star Team 2
1-time NHL Rookie of the Year (Calder Trophy) 1
3-time NHL Second All-Star Team 3
1-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 1
1-time NHL Stanley Cup MVP (Conn Smythe Trophy) 1
1-time Olympic All-Star Team 1
1-time U20 WJC All-Star Team 1
1-time United States Hockey Hall of Fame 1
Date of Birth
Mar 03, 1968
Position
D
Age
56
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Corpus Christi, TX, USA
Weight
187 lbs / 85 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
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

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1984-85 Avon Old Farms School USHS-Prep 26* 30* 46* 76* 15* -* |
USA U20 WJC-20 7* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
1985-86 Avon Old Farms School “C” USHS-Prep 28* 40* 44* 84* 18* -* |
USA U20 WJC-20 7* 1* 4* 5* 2* -* |
1986-87 Boston College NCAA 37* 9* 38* 47* 10* -* |
USA U20 WJC-20 7* 1* 2* 3* 6* -* |
USA WC 10* 4* 5* 9* 4* -* |
1987-88 New York Rangers NHL 17* 2* 12* 14* 0* 5* |
USA OG 6* 1* 5* 6* 4* -* |
1988-89 New York Rangers NHL 68* 23* 48* 71* 50* 8* | Playoffs 4 2 3 5 2 -4
USA WC 10* 3* 4* 7* 4* -* |
1989-90 New York Rangers NHL 72* 11* 45* 56* 26* -18* |
1990-91 New York Rangers NHL 80* 16* 72* 88* 42* 2* | Playoffs 6 1 3 4 0 -2
1991-92 New York Rangers NHL 80* 22* 80* 102* 26* 25* | Playoffs 13 4 11 15 4 -5
USA CC 7* 1* 3* 4* 2* 0* |
1992-93 New York Rangers “A” NHL 36* 6* 30* 36* 26* 2* |
1993-94 New York Rangers “A” NHL 84* 23* 56* 79* 67* 28* | Playoffs 23 11 23 34 6 19
1994-95 New York Rangers “A” NHL 48* 9* 32* 41* 18* 0* | Playoffs 10 6 8 14 8 -1
1995-96 New York Rangers “A” NHL 82* 15* 70* 85* 30* 12* | Playoffs 11 1 6 7 4 -11
1996-97 New York Rangers “A” NHL 82* 20* 58* 78* 40* 31* | Playoffs 15 2 8 10 6 5
USA “C” WCup 7* 0* 7* 7* 4* 10* |
1997-98 New York Rangers “C” NHL 76* 17* 33* 50* 32* -36* |
USA “A” OG 4* 1* 1* 2* 0* -4* |
1998-99 New York Rangers “C” NHL 82* 13* 42* 55* 42* -7* |
1999-00 New York Rangers “C” NHL 50* 7* 19* 26* 20* -16* |
2000-01 New York Rangers “A” NHL 82* 21* 58* 79* 34* -18* |
2001-02 New York Rangers “A” NHL 82* 10* 45* 55* 28* 14* |
USA “A” OG 6* 0* 5* 5* 0* 2* |
2002-03 New York Rangers “A” NHL 51* 12* 18* 30* 20* -3* |
2003-04 New York Rangers “A” NHL 57* 13* 23* 36* 24* -5* |
Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 15* 2* 13* 15* 10* 11* | Playoffs 13 0 8 8 6 1
2004-05 USA “A” WCup 5* 0* 1* 1* 6* -* |
2005-06 Boston Bruins “A” NHL 61* 5* 27* 32* 36* -10* |

Brian Leetch Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
CC 1 7* 1* 3* 4* 0.57* 2* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 1 37* 9* 38* 47* 1.27* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 18 1 205* 247* 781* 1 028* 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 Highlights

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Awards by season
Player 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