Alan Letang (born September 4, 1975) is a

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n former professional

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player. In 2021, he was named the head coach for the

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of the

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Playing career

Letang was drafted by the

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in the 8th round, 203rd overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. He has played 14 games in the

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for the

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and New York Islanders. Letang played for the Hamburg Freezers of the

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Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) from 2004 to 2007, before joining fellow DEL outfit

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for the 2007–08 season. In 2008–09, he played in Austria with

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. For the 2009–10 season, Letang signed with Croatian club

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on June 18, 2009. As captain of Medveščak, Alan scored 10 goals and 19 assists for 29 points in 50 games to finish second among defensemen on the team. After leading KHL to the second round of the EBEL playoffs, Letang signed a two-year contract extension to remain with KHL Medveščak Zagreb on March 20, 2010. He eventually played for the Zagreb team until he retired in 2014.

Coaching career

On July 22, 2014, Letang announced that he has ended his playing career, but would stay at

as an assistant coach. After two years on the Zagreb coaching staff and a total of seven seasons with the club, Letang headed back to his native Canada and was named assistant coach of the

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of the

(OHL) on June 21, 2016. On January 28, 2019, Letang was named interim coach of the Owen Sound Attack before having the interim tag removed. He left the Attack in 2021 to become the head coach of the OHL's

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

References

External links

* 1975 births Augsburger Panther players Bridgeport Sound Tigers players Calgary Flames players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Austria Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Croatia Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland Canadian ice hockey defencemen Cornwall Royals (OHL) players Croatian ice hockey defencemen Croatian people of Canadian descent Dallas Stars players EV Zug players Fredericton Canadiens players Hamburg Freezers players HC TWK Innsbruck players Ice hockey people from Ontario Kaufbeurer Adler players KHL Medveščak Zagreb players Living people Kalamazoo Wings (1974–2000) players Montreal Canadiens draft picks New York Islanders players Newmarket Royals players People from Renfrew County Saint John Flames players Sarnia Sting players SC Langnau players Sinupret Ice Tigers players Utah Grizzlies (AHL) players {{Croatia-icehockey-bio-stub