Brian Lebler

Brian Lebler (born July 16, 1988) is an Austrian professional ice hockey Right Wing currently playing for EHC Black Wings Linz of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL).

Brian Lebler
Born (1988-07-16) July 16, 1988
Klagenfurt, Austria
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Left
EBEL team
Former teams
EHC Black Wings Linz
Syracuse Crunch
ERC Ingolstadt
National team  Austria
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2010present

Playing career

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

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

Personal

Lebler and wife Kelsey had their first child, Blakely, on March 16, 2013. The couple welcomed their second child Tucker on March 9, 2015.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM 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
EBEL totals 348 198 134 332 468 66 29 32 61 72
DEL totals 47 10 15 25 73 2 0 0 0 2

International

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
Senior totals 34 14 8 22 18

References

  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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