Brady Leisenring (born September 7, 1982, in
Stowe, Vermont) is a former
American
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professional
ice hockey player current assistant coach with the
Atlanta Gladiators of the
ECHL.
Playing career
Leisenring was a standout hockey player for the
University of Vermont Catamounts from 2001 to 2006. In his final season at UVM he broke
John LeClair's all-time record of most points by a Vermont born player with 117. After the end of the 2005–06 season at UVM, he signed an amateur try-out contract with the
Cleveland Barons The name Cleveland Barons has been used by three professional hockey teams and one junior team.
*Cleveland Barons (NHL), the National Hockey League team that played between 1976 and 1978
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of the
American Hockey League. The next season following his 3-game stint in the AHL Leisenring participated with the
San Jose Sharks' prospects in what was called “Pacific Division Shootout”, featuring rookies from the
Los Angeles Kings,
Anaheim Ducks
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and
Phoenix Coyotes
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. San Jose would send him to their minor league affiliate the
Worcester Sharks. Leisenring would play 27 games for Worcester over the next two season. After several stops he then joined the
Hannover Indians
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in the German
2.GBun for the 2009–10 season.
After spending the
2010–11
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season in North America with namely the
Kalamazoo Wings and
Bridgeport Sound Tigers, Leisenring returned to Germany signing a one-year contract with ESV Kaufbeuren of the 2nd Bundeliga on June 7, 2011. He next headed to Sweden and spent two seasons with
VIK Västerås HK Vik (Old Norse: vík) means wick or bay in Norwegian and Swedish (''vig'' in Danish), and it may refer to the following:
Places Iceland
*Vík í Mýrdal, a village in southern Iceland
Iran
* Vik, Iran, a village in Zanjan Province, Iran
Norway
* ...
, along with a stint with
Heilbronner Falken in Germany.
Coaching career
In 2014, Leisenring signed on with the
Esbjerg Energy
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of the Danish
Metal Ligaen. After appearing in 16 games, Leisenring retired and took an assistant coaching position with the team.
In 2017, Leisenring returned stateside and was named an assistant coach of the
Atlanta Gladiators in the
ECHL.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
Awards and honors
References
External links
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1982 births
American men's ice hockey forwards
Bridgeport Sound Tigers players
Cleveland Barons (2001–2006) players
Fresno Falcons players
Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL) players
Living people
Odessa Jackalopes players
People from Stowe, Vermont
Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey players
Worcester Sharks players
Ice hockey people from Vermont
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