Brad Leeb Explained

Position:Right Wing
Shoots:Right
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:194
Played For:Toronto Maple Leafs
Vancouver Canucks
League:NHL
Birth Date:August 27, 1979
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[1] [2] 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.[3] 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.[4]

On April 8, 2013, Leeb announced his retirement.[5]

Leeb holds a master's degree in Sports Management from Coventry University.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1993–94Red Deer Rebels Bantam AAAAMBHL32 18 27 45 32
1994–95Red Deer VipersAMHL36 31 14 45 93
1994–95Red Deer RebelsWHL3 0 0 0 4
1995–96Red Deer RebelsWHL38 3 6 9 3010 2 0 2 11
1996–97Red Deer RebelsWHL70 15 20 35 7616 3 3 6 6
1997–98Red Deer RebelsWHL63 23 23 46 883 2 0 2 2
1998–99Red Deer RebelsWHL64 32 47 79 849 5 9 14 10
1999–00Syracuse CrunchAHL61 19 18 37 504 0 0 0 6
1999–00Vancouver CanucksNHL2 0 0 0 2
2000–01Kansas City BladesIHL53 18 16 34 53
2001–02Manitoba MooseAHL60 17 15 32 45
2001–02Vancouver CanucksNHL2 0 0 0 0
2002–03St. John's Maple LeafsAHL79 35 26 61 78
2003–04St. John's Maple LeafsAHL77 24 25 49 116
2003–04Toronto Maple LeafsNHL1 0 0 0 0
2004–05St. John's Maple LeafsAHL48 16 13 29 433 2 1 3 0
2005–06Toronto MarliesAHL79 34 24 58 915 3 0 3 6
2006–07Toronto MarliesAHL34 9 6 15 25
2007–08ERC IngolstadtDEL55 18 21 39 683 0 0 0 2
2008–09Sinupret Ice TigersDEL50 16 8 24 885 1 0 1 10
2009–10Thomas Sabo Ice TigersDEL56 20 21 41 805 3 2 5 2
2010–11Thomas Sabo Ice TigersDEL50 13 19 32 422 0 0 0 2
2011–12Thomas Sabo Ice TigersDEL44 3 6 9 40
2012–13Coventry BlazeEIHL57 24 26 50 112
AHL totals438 154 127 281 44812 5 1 6 12
NHL totals5 0 0 0 2

International

Awards and achievements

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brothers Blaze trail on the ice in England Windspeaker - AMMSA. www.ammsa.com. en. 2017-11-01.
  2. Web site: ISCA - Athlete Player of the Month - Brad Leeb. www.aboriginalsports.org. 2017-11-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20171107012712/http://www.aboriginalsports.org/athlete-of-the-month/brad-leeb.html. 2017-11-07. dead.
  3. http://www.betonhockey.com/about/ About Bet On Hockey
  4. http://www.coventryblaze.co.uk/news_latest.php?id=2627{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  5. BMLeeber. Bradley Myles Leeb. 321298352115417088. 8 April 2013. 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!.