Bryan Andrew Lefley (October 18, 1948 – October 28, 1997) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. He played in 228 games in the National Hockey League between 1972 and 1978, and later played in Europe.
| Bryan Lefley | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
October 18, 1948 Grosse Isle, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Died |
October 28, 1997 (aged 49) Bolzano, Italy | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
New York Islanders Kansas City Scouts Colorado Rockies | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1969–1981 | ||
Lefley was born in Grosse Isle, Manitoba. After his playing days, he coached in Europe, notably coaching the Italy men's national ice hockey team from 1993 to 1997, until his death in a car accident on October 28, 1997, in Bolzano, Italy, ten days after his 49th birthday.[1] Bryan was the brother of Chuck Lefley.
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1964–65 | Winnipeg Rangers | MJHL | 24 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1965–66 | Winnipeg Rangers | MJHL | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 1966–67 | Winnipeg Rangers | MJHL | 36 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | ||
| 1967–68 | Winnipeg Rangers | MJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Nelson Maple Leafs | WIHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Omaha Knights | CHL | 63 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 42 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 9 | ||
| 1970–71 | Omaha Knights | CHL | 67 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 111 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1971–72 | Omaha Knights | CHL | 71 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | New York Islanders | NHL | 63 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | New York Islanders | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Fort Worth Wings | CHL | 58 | 8 | 36 | 44 | 88 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1974–75 | Baltimore Clippers | AHL | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Providence Reds | AHL | 29 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1974–75 | Kansas City Scouts | NHL | 29 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 71 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Oklahoma City Blazers | CHL | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 58 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 71 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1978–79 | Düsseldorfer EG | GER | 51 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Düsseldorfer EG | GER | 45 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Düsseldorfer EG | GER | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | SC Bern | SUI | 28 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | SC Bern | SUI | — | 7 | 14 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 228 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 101 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "E' morto Bryan Lefley" (in Italian). raisport.it. 29 October 1997. Archived from the original on 31 July 2001.
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
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