Brad Leeb
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image = Brad Leeb.jpg
| image_size = 230 px
| caption = Leeb with the Toronto Marlies in 2006
| position = Right Wing
| shoots = Right
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lb = 194
| played_for = Toronto Maple Leafs
Vancouver Canucks
ERC Ingolstadt
Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers
Coventry Blaze
| league = NHL
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|8|27|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
| career_start = 1999
| career_end = 2013
| draft = Undrafted
|}}
Bradley Leeb (born August 27, 1979) is a Canadian Cree First Nations{{Cite web|url=http://www.ammsa.com/publications/alberta-sweetgrass/brothers-blaze-trail-ice-england|title=Brothers Blaze trail on the ice in England {{!}} Windspeaker - AMMSA|website=www.ammsa.com|language=en|access-date=2017-11-01}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.aboriginalsports.org/athlete-of-the-month/brad-leeb.html|title=ISCA - Athlete Player of the Month - Brad Leeb|website=www.aboriginalsports.org|access-date=2017-11-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107012712/http://www.aboriginalsports.org/athlete-of-the-month/brad-leeb.html|archive-date=2017-11-07|url-status=dead}} former professional ice hockey player. He played 5 games in the NHL for the Vancouver Canucks and Toronto Maple Leafs and spent the bulk of his professional career in the minor American Hockey League, as well as several years playing in Germany and the United Kingdom, before retiring in 2013.
Career
Leeb started his career playing for the Red Deer Midget Chiefs in the Alberta Midget Hockey League. He played 3 games for his hometown Red Deer Rebels as a 15-year-old, then went on to play 4 full seasons with the Rebels. He also played in the 1998–1999 WHL All-Star game.
Leeb played for Team Canada at the 1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Canada won silver after losing to the Russians in triple overtime. Leeb finished tied for second in team scoring with Simon Gagne, Kyle Calder, and Brendan Morrow, all had 8 points in 7 games.
In 1999–2000, Leeb signed with the Vancouver Canucks as a free agent. He was with the Canucks organization for three seasons, appearing in 4 games with the Canucks while playing in the minor league system with the (Syracuse Crunch (AHL), Kansas City Blades) (IHL), and Manitoba Moose (AHL).
In 2002–03, Leeb was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Tomas Mojzis. Leeb played one game for the Maple Leafs and mainly played in the Maple Leafs minor league system with the St. John's Maple Leafs (AHL) and the Toronto Marlies (AHL).
Leeb played the 2007–08 season in Germany for ERC Ingolstadt in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
In 2008–2009, he went to play for the Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers (DEL) in the city of Nuremberg, Germany.
Leeb played in Nuremberg on the same team as his older brother Greg Leeb for 4 seasons, from 2008–2012. It was the first time the brothers had ever played on the same team. Growing up they played against each other in the WHL, IHL, AHL, and the DEL leagues.
Leeb was the creator of the website Betonhockey.com, a website that allowed betting on hockey games.[http://www.betonhockey.com/about/ About Bet On Hockey]. Retrieved March 7, 2011. He no longer owns the website.
On July 17, 2012, it was announced that Leeb had signed with the Coventry Blaze for the 2012–13 Elite League season, following his brother who signed earlier in the month.http://www.coventryblaze.co.uk/news_latest.php?id=2627{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
On April 8, 2013, Leeb announced his retirement.{{cite tweet|user=BMLeeber|author=Bradley Myles Leeb|number=321298352115417088|date=8 April 2013|title=Today I would like to announce I am officially retiring from pro hockey. It's time to move on to other challenges. Been an amazing 14 years!}}
Leeb holds a master's degree in Sports Management from Coventry University.
Career statistics
=Regular season and playoffs=
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs | ||||||||
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM | ||||||||
| 1993–94
| Red Deer Rebels Bantam AAA | AMBHL | 32 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 32
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1994–95 | AMHL | 36 | 31 | 14 | 45 | 93
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95
| WHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1995–96 | Red Deer Rebels | WHL | 38 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 30
| 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 1996–97
| Red Deer Rebels | WHL | 70 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 76
| 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1997–98 | Red Deer Rebels | WHL | 63 | 23 | 23 | 46 | 88
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998–99
| Red Deer Rebels | WHL | 64 | 32 | 47 | 79 | 84
| 9 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 10 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1999–00 | AHL | 61 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 50
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1999–00
| NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2000–01 | IHL | 53 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 53
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02
| AHL | 60 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 45
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2001–02 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03
| AHL | 79 | 35 | 26 | 61 | 78
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2003–04 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 77 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 116
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04
| NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2004–05 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 48 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 43
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2005–06
| AHL | 79 | 34 | 24 | 58 | 91
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2006–07 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 34 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 25
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08
| DEL | 55 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 68
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2008–09 | DEL | 50 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 88
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2009–10
| DEL | 56 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 80
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2010–11 | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | DEL | 50 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 42
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011–12
| Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | DEL | 44 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 40
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2012–13 | EIHL | 57 | 24 | 26 | 50 | 112
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3"|AHL totals ! 438 !! 154 !! 127 !! 281 !! 448 ! 12 !! 5 !! 1 !! 6 !! 12 | ||||||||
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3"|NHL totals ! 5 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 2 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — |
=International=
Awards and achievements
- Named to the WHL East Second All-Star Team in 1999
References
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External links
- {{icehockeystats}}
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Category:Canadian ice hockey right wingers
Category:Coventry Blaze players
Category:ERC Ingolstadt players
Category:First Nations sportspeople
Category:Ice hockey people from Red Deer, Alberta
Category:Kansas City Blades players
Category:Manitoba Moose players
Category:Nürnberg Ice Tigers players
Category:Red Deer Rebels players
Category:St. John's Maple Leafs players
Category:Syracuse Crunch players
Category:Toronto Maple Leafs players
Category:Toronto Marlies players