Brian Lee Felsner (born November 7, 1972) is an American former professional

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left winger who played 12 games with the

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in the

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during the 1997–98 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1996 to 2008, was spent in the minor leagues and then in various European leagues. Felsner's brother Denny was also a professional hockey player.

Playing career

As a youth, Felsner played in the 1985 and 1986

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s with the Detroit Compuware and Detroit Red Wings

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teams. Felsner played twelve games for the

during the

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, scoring a goal and three assists for four points. He first moved to Europe in 2001, playing in

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for Kassel Huskies. He then played two seasons in the

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for Linköpings HC and four games in

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's Nationalliga A for the

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before returning to Germany to play for

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. He returned to Elitserien to play for Brynäs IF and then returned to American to play for the

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of the International Hockey League before moving to Slovenia to finish his career with

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of the

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

References

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* 1972 births Living people American men's ice hockey left wingers Augsburger Panther players Brynäs IF players Chicago Blackhawks players Cincinnati Cyclones (IHL) players Compuware Ambassadors players Detroit Vipers players EHC Biel players HDD Olimpija Ljubljana players Herning Blue Fox players Houston Aeros (1994–2013) players Ice hockey players from Michigan Indianapolis Ice players Kassel Huskies players EHC Kloten players Lake Superior State Lakers men's ice hockey players Linköping HC players Lowell Lock Monsters players Milwaukee Admirals (IHL) players NCAA men's ice hockey national champions Orlando Solar Bears (IHL) players People from Mount Clemens, Michigan Port Huron Flags players Port Huron Icehawks players Sportspeople from Metro Detroit Undrafted National Hockey League players {{US-icehockey-winger-stub