Brian Lebler (born July 16, 1988) is an Austrian professional ice hockey right winger, who currently playing for the Steinbach Black Wings Linz of the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL).

Brian Lebler
Born (1988-07-16) July 16, 1988 (age 35)
Klagenfurt, Austria
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb)
PositionRight Wing
ShootsLeft
ICEHL team
Former teams
Black Wings Linz
Syracuse Crunch
ERC Ingolstadt
EC Red Bull Salzburg
National team Austria
NHL draftUndrafted
Playing career2010–present

Playing career

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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]

International play

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Lebler was named to Team Austria's official 2014 Winter Olympics roster on January 7, 2014.[4]

Personal

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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.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
2004–05Penticton VeesBCHL5621103158102358
2005–06Penticton VeesBCHL54231235971535833
2006–07University of MichiganCCHA37741134
2007–08University of MichiganCCHA2935852
2008–09University of MichiganCCHA37971671
2009–10University of MichiganCCHA4214102459
2010–11Syracuse CrunchAHL1100022
2010–11Elmira JackalsECHL2023545401114
2011–12EHC Black Wings LinzEBEL3911819811347116
2012–13EHC Black Wings LinzEBEL5231225379102798
2013–14EHC Black Wings LinzEBEL47271744788641018
2014–15EHC Black Wings LinzEBEL543518536412671312
2015–16ERC IngolstadtDEL471015257320002
2016–17EHC Black Wings LinzEBEL513225574851122
2017–18EHC Black Wings LinzEBEL543827657012861410
2018–19EHC Black Wings LinzEBEL5124174148620216
2019–20EHC Black Wings LinzEBEL483029593632020
2020–21Black Wings 1992ICEHL5033185156
2021–22Black Wings LinzICEHL4625204548
2021–22EC Red Bull SalzburgICEHL21230126176
ICEHL totals4942872034906088137337078
DEL totals471015257320002

International

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YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2014AustriaOG10th40222
2014AustriaWC-D118th56390
2015AustriaWC15th72024
2016AustriaWC-D120th51234
2016AustriaOGQDNQ30002
2017AustriaWC-D117th54154
2018AustriaWC14th51012
2021AustriaOGQDNQ35052
Senior totals371982720

References

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  1. ^ "MVPS". www.erstebankliga.org. Archived from the original on 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
  2. ^ "Lebler reinforces ERC" (in German). ERC Ingolstadt. 2015-05-27. Retrieved 2015-05-27.
  3. ^ "Brian Lebler kehrt nach Linz zurück". EHC Liwest Black Wings Linz. Archived from the original on 2016-03-27. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  4. ^ "Austria, Latvia and Norway all unveil 25-man Olympic rosters". The Sports Network. 2014-01-07. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
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