| Birth Date: | 16 July 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Klagenfurt, Austria |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 3 |
| Weight Lb: | 212 |
| Position: | Right Wing |
| Shoots: | Left |
| League: | ICEHL |
| Team: | Black Wings Linz |
| Former Teams: | Syracuse Crunch ERC Ingolstadt EC Red Bull Salzburg |
| Ntl Team: | AUT |
| Draft: | Undrafted |
| Career Start: | 2010 |
Brian Lebler (born July 16, 1988) is an Austrian professional ice hockey right winger, who currently plays for the Steinbach Black Wings Linz of the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL).
Lebler began his professional career during the 2010–11 season after playing four years of Division I college hockey with the Michigan Wolverines. He split his first season with the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League and the ECHL's Elmira Jackals. For the 2011–12 season, Lebler joined EHC Black Wings Linz of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL). He received the Ron Kennedy Trophy as the Most Valuable Player of the 2014-15 EBEL season,[1] after scoring 35 goals and dealing out 18 assists in 54 regular season games. He also made twelve playoff-appearances with six goals and seven assists that season.
On May 27, 2015, Lebler left the Black Wings after four seasons and signed a one-year contract with German club, ERC Ingolstadt of the DEL.[2] He returned to Linz after one season in Germany.[3]
Lebler was named to Team Austria's official 2014 Winter Olympics roster on January 7, 2014.[4]
Lebler and his wife, Kelsey, had their first child, Blakely, on March 16, 2013. The couple welcomed their second child, Tucker, on March 9, 2015.
| Team | League | GP | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–05 | Penticton Vees | BCHL | 56 | 21 | 10 | 31 | 58 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2005–06 | Penticton Vees | BCHL | 54 | 23 | 12 | 35 | 97 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 33 | ||
| 2006–07 | University of Michigan | CCHA | 37 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | University of Michigan | CCHA | 29 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | University of Michigan | CCHA | 37 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | University of Michigan | CCHA | 42 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Elmira Jackals | ECHL | 20 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 2011–12 | EHC Black Wings Linz | EBEL | 39 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 81 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | EHC Black Wings Linz | EBEL | 52 | 31 | 22 | 53 | 79 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | ||
| 2013–14 | EHC Black Wings Linz | EBEL | 47 | 27 | 17 | 44 | 78 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 18 | ||
| 2014–15 | EHC Black Wings Linz | EBEL | 54 | 35 | 18 | 53 | 64 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 12 | ||
| 2015–16 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 47 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 73 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | EHC Black Wings Linz | EBEL | 51 | 32 | 25 | 57 | 48 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | EHC Black Wings Linz | EBEL | 54 | 38 | 27 | 65 | 70 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 10 | ||
| 2018–19 | EHC Black Wings Linz | EBEL | 51 | 24 | 17 | 41 | 48 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | ||
| 2019–20 | EHC Black Wings Linz | EBEL | 48 | 30 | 29 | 59 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Black Wings 1992 | ICEHL | 50 | 33 | 18 | 51 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Black Wings Linz | ICEHL | 46 | 25 | 20 | 45 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | EC Red Bull Salzburg | ICEHL | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | ||
| ICEHL totals | 494 | 287 | 203 | 490 | 608 | 81 | 37 | 33 | 70 | 78 | ||||
| DEL totals | 47 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 73 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Austria | OG | 10th | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2014 | Austria | WC-D1 | 18th | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2015 | Austria | WC | 15th | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2016 | Austria | WC-D1 | 20th | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2016 | Austria | OGQ | DNQ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2017 | Austria | WC-D1 | 17th | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2018 | Austria | WC | 14th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2021 | Austria | OGQ | DNQ | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
| Senior totals | 37 | 19 | 8 | 27 | 20 | ||||