Alan Letang (born September 4, 1975) is a Canadian-Croatian former professional ice hockey player. In 2021, he was named the head coach for the Sarnia Sting of the Ontario Hockey League.
| Alan Letang | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
September 4, 1975 Renfrew, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Dallas Stars Calgary Flames New York Islanders | ||
| National team |
 Canada and Croatia | ||
| NHL draft |
203rd overall, 1993 Montreal Canadiens | ||
| Playing career | 1995–2014 | ||
Playing career
editLetang was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the 8th round, 203rd overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. He has played 14 games in the National Hockey League for the Dallas Stars, Calgary Flames and New York Islanders.
Letang played for the Hamburg Freezers of the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) from 2004 to 2007, before joining fellow DEL outfit Nürnberg Ice Tigers for the 2007–08 season. In 2008–09, he played in Austria with HC TWK Innsbruck.
For the 2009–10 season, Letang signed with Croatian club KHL Medveščak Zagreb on June 18, 2009.[1] 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.[2] He eventually played for the Zagreb team until he retired in 2014.
Coaching career
editOn July 22, 2014, Letang announced that he has ended his playing career, but would stay at KHL Medveščak Zagreb as an assistant coach.[3] After two years on the Zagreb coaching staff and a total of seven seasons with the club,[4] Letang headed back to his native Canada and was named assistant coach of the Owen Sound Attack of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) on June 21, 2016.[5] 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[6] to become the head coach of the OHL's Sarnia Sting.[7] In 2023, Letang was named head coach of Team Canada in the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship.[8]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1991–92 | Cornwall Royals | OHL | 47 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1992–93 | Newmarket Royals | OHL | 66 | 1 | 25 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1993–94 | Newmarket Royals | OHL | 58 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Sarnia Sting | OHL | 62 | 5 | 36 | 41 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1995–96 | Fredericton Canadiens | AHL | 71 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 40 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1996–97 | Fredericton Canadiens | AHL | 60 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Kaufbeurer Adler | DEL | 15 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | SCL Tigers | NLA | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Canadian National Team | Intl | 42 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | EV Zug | NLA | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1998–99 | Michigan K-Wings | IHL | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1999–00 | Michigan K-Wings | IHL | 51 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Utah Grizzlies | IHL | 79 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 61 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 70 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | New York Islanders | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 76 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2004–05 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 42 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 52 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 51 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | Sinupret Ice Tigers | DEL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2008–09 | HC TWK Innsbruck | EBEL | 48 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 26 | ||
| 2009–10 | KHL Medveščak | EBEL | 50 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 2010–11 | KHL Medveščak | EBEL | 46 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | KHL Medveščak | EBEL | 48 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2012–13 | KHL Medveščak | EBEL | 46 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| AHL totals | 338 | 10 | 93 | 103 | 120 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | ||||
| NHL totals | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Alan Letang iz NHL-a pojačao Medveščak!". monitor.hr (in Croatian). June 18, 2009. Archived from the original on May 4, 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
- ^ "Captain Letang re-signs with KHL Medveščak for two seasons" (in Croatian). KHL Medveščak. March 20, 2010. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021.
- ^ "My road as a player ended!". medvescak.com. July 22, 2014. Archived from the original on July 28, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ^ "Alan Letang in new professional challenges". www.medvescak.com. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
- ^ "Attack announce hiring of Alan Letang as assistant coach". attackhockey.com. Owen Sound Attack. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
- ^ "Alan Letang Steps Down as Head Coach". OurSports Central. June 16, 2021.
- ^ "Alan Letang Named Head Coach". OurSports Central. June 22, 2021.
- ^ "National Junior Team staff named for 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship". www.hockeycanada.ca. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database