Gregory Leeb (born May 31, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He played 2 games in the National Hockey League with the Dallas Stars during the 2000–01 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1998 to 2013, was mainly spent with the Nürnberg Ice Tigers in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. He ended his career with one season with the Coventry Blaze in the Elite Ice Hockey League.[1] Greg is the brother of Brad Leeb.
| Greg Leeb | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
May 31, 1977 Red Deer, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | ||
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Coventry Blaze Nürnberg Ice Tigers Augsburger Panther Dallas Stars | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1998–2013 | ||
Playing career
editLeeb got his start with the Spokane Chiefs in the Western Hockey League, where he played from 1994 to 1998. In four seasons with the Chiefs Leeb scored 127 goals and 164 assists for 291 points in 276 career games with the Chiefs. Leeb then played for the Michigan K-Wings (1998–2000), followed by stints with the Utah Grizzlies (2000–01), Hamilton Bulldogs (2001–02), and Augsburger Panther (2002–03). After one season Leeb joined fellow German club, the Nuremberg/Signoret Ice Tigers, where he played for six seasons. For the 2012-2013 Elite Ice Hockey League campaign, Leeb joined the Coventry Blaze. He is now retired.
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1992–93 | Red Deer Chiefs | AMBHL | 29 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Red Deer Royals | AMHL | 36 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 72 | 21 | 34 | 55 | 48 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 10 | ||
| 1995–96 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 64 | 33 | 21 | 54 | 54 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 | ||
| 1996–97 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 72 | 27 | 59 | 86 | 69 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 1997–98 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 68 | 46 | 50 | 96 | 54 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 10 | ||
| 1997–98 | Spokane Chiefs | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | Michigan K-Wings | IHL | 77 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1999–00 | Michigan K-Wings | IHL | 73 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Utah Grizzlies | IHL | 78 | 25 | 40 | 65 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 79 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 36 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2002–03 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 51 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Nuremberg Ice Tigers | DEL | 51 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2004–05 | Nuremberg Ice Tigers | DEL | 52 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Nuremberg Ice Tigers | DEL | 52 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | Sinupret Ice Tigers | DEL | 46 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | Sinupret Ice Tigers | DEL | 54 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Sinupret Ice Tigers | DEL | 30 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2009–10 | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | DEL | 56 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | DEL | 44 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| DEL totals | 436 | 102 | 167 | 269 | 224 | 44 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 16 | ||||
| NHL totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and achievements
edit- Named to the WHL West Second All-Star Team in 1998
References
edit- ^ "ELITE Ice Hockey League ◊ Official Website". www.eliteleague.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-12-04.
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