Greg Leeb

Greg Leeb
Born (1977-05-31) May 31, 1977 (age 47)
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

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.

Playing career

Leeb 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

Regular season and playoffs

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

  • Named to the WHL West Second All-Star Team in 1998

References

  1. ^ "ELITE Ice Hockey League ◊ Official Website". www.eliteleague.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-12-04.