Bryan Lefley
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 1993–1997, 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
Regular season and playoffs
| 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
- "E' morto Bryan Lefley" (in Italian). raisport.it. 29 October 1997. Archived from the original on 31 July 2001.
External links
- 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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