Bradley Leeb (born August 27, 1979) is a retired Cree First Nations

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player. He played 5 games in the NHL for the

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and

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, and spent the bulk of his professional career in the minor

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, 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

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. 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

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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,

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, and Brendan Morrow, all had 8 points in 7 games. In 1999–2000, Leeb signed with the

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 (

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(AHL),

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) (IHL), and

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(AHL). In 2002–03, Leeb was traded to the

for Tomas Mojzis. Leeb played one game for the Maple Leafs, and mainly played in the Maple Leafs minor league system with the

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(AHL) and the

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(AHL). Leeb played the 2007–08 season in Germany for

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in the

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(DEL). In 2008–2009, he went to play for the

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(DEL) in the city of

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. Leeb played in Nuremberg on the same team as his older brother

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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. He no longer owns the website. On July 17, 2012, it was announced that Leeb had signed with the

Coventry Blaze Coventry Blaze are an ice hockey team based in Coventry, England. They currently compete in the British Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) and play their home games at SkyDome Arena. The club was founded in 1965 as the ''Solihull Barons'' and ren ...

for the 2012–13 Elite League season, following his brother who signed earlier in the month. On April 8, 2013, Leeb announced his retirement. Leeb holds a master's degree in Sports Management from Coventry University.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and achievements

* Named to the WHL East Second All-Star Team in 1999

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Leeb, Brad 1979 births Canadian ice hockey right wingers Coventry Blaze players Ice hockey people from Red Deer, Alberta Kansas City Blades players ERC Ingolstadt players Living people Manitoba Moose players Red Deer Rebels players Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers players St. John's Maple Leafs players Syracuse Crunch players Toronto Maple Leafs players Toronto Marlies players Undrafted National Hockey League players Vancouver Canucks players First Nations sportspeople