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Brian Leetch

Position: D
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-0    Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: March 3, 1968 in Corpus Christi, Texas

Inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame as Player in 2009

Drafted by the New York Rangers in the 1st round (9th overall) of the 1986 NHL Entry Draft.

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 10, 2012, 9:08AM
All-Time NHL Skater Rank: #69. Eddie Shore… #69. Bill Barber… #71. John Bucyk… #71. BRIAN LEETCH… #71. Pierre Turgeon… 

NHL Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1987-88 19 NYR NHL 17 2 12 14 4 5 0 1 1 0 1 40 5.0
1988-89 20 NYR NHL 68 23 48 71 25 8 50 12 8 3 1 268 8.6
1989-90 21 NYR NHL 72 11 45 56 18 -18 26 6 5 0 2 222 5.0
1990-91 22 NYR NHL 80 16 72 88 29 2 42 10 6 0 4 206 7.8
1991-92 23 NYR NHL 80 22 80 102 34 25 26 11 10 1 3 245 9.0
1992-93 24 NYR NHL 36 6 30 36 12 2 26 3 2 1 1 150 4.0
1993-94 25 NYR NHL 84 23 56 79 28 28 67 5 17 1 4 328 7.0
1994-95 26 NYR NHL 48 9 32 41 14 0 18 6 3 0 2 182 4.9
1995-96 27 NYR NHL 82 15 70 85 27 12 30 8 7 0 3 276 5.4
1996-97 28 NYR NHL 82 20 58 78 27 31 40 11 9 0 2 256 7.8
1997-98 29 NYR NHL 76 17 33 50 18 -36 32 6 11 0 2 230 7.4
1998-99 30 NYR NHL 82 13 42 55 18 -7 42 9 4 0 1 184 7.1 2449 29:52
1999-00 31 NYR NHL 50 7 19 26 9 -16 20 4 3 0 2 124 5.6 1347 26:57
2000-01 32 NYR NHL 82 21 58 79 27 -18 34 10 10 1 3 241 8.7 2407 29:21
2001-02 33 NYR NHL 82 10 45 55 18 14 28 9 1 0 3 202 5.0 2121 25:52
2002-03 34 NYR NHL 51 12 18 30 12 -3 20 7 5 0 2 150 8.0 1331 26:06
2003-04 35 TOT NHL 72 15 36 51 18 6 34 9 5 1 2 206 7.3 1893 26:17
2003-04 35 NYR NHL 57 13 23 36 13 -5 24 8 4 1 1 165 7.9 1496 26:15
2003-04 35 TOR NHL 15 2 13 15 5 11 10 1 1 0 1 41 4.9 397 26:26
2005-06 37 BOS NHL 61 5 27 32 10 -10 36 1 4 0 0 130 3.8 1435 23:31
Career NHL 1205 247 781 1028 346 25 571 128 111 8 38 3640 6.8 12983 27:03

NHL Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1987-88 19 NYR NHL 17 0.12 0.71 0.82 0.25 0.00 2.35 2 10 12 4 35 16 14 0 5 0.8 1.2 2.0
1988-89 20 NYR NHL 68 0.34 0.71 1.04 0.37 0.74 3.94 19 40 59 21 155 62 110 25 8 5.3 3.6 9.0
1989-90 21 NYR NHL 72 0.15 0.63 0.78 0.25 0.36 3.08 9 38 47 15 128 65 104 23 -18 3.5 3.4 6.9
1990-91 22 NYR NHL 80 0.20 0.90 1.10 0.36 0.53 2.58 14 64 78 25 178 87 116 27 2 6.6 4.0 10.5
1991-92 23 NYR NHL 80 0.28 1.00 1.28 0.42 0.33 3.06 20 71 91 30 193 79 114 25 25 8.1 5.1 13.2
1992-93 24 NYR NHL 36 0.17 0.83 1.00 0.32 0.72 4.17 5 24 29 9 84 40 58 16 2 2.5 1.7 4.2
1993-94 25 NYR NHL 84 0.27 0.67 0.94 0.33 0.80 3.90 21 51 72 25 187 86 118 45 28 6.8 6.4 13.3
1994-95 26 NYR NHL 48 0.19 0.67 0.85 0.29 0.38 3.79 15 55 70 23 84 38 71 25 0 3.6 2.8 6.4
1995-96 27 NYR NHL 82 0.18 0.85 1.04 0.33 0.37 3.37 14 67 81 26 158 78 125 57 12 7.0 4.5 11.4
1996-97 28 NYR NHL 82 0.24 0.71 0.95 0.33 0.49 3.12 21 60 81 28 166 59 115 39 31 7.5 5.6 13.1
1997-98 29 NYR NHL 76 0.22 0.43 0.66 0.23 0.42 3.03 19 38 57 21 117 58 120 25 -36 5.1 1.4 6.5
1998-99 30 NYR NHL 82 0.16 0.51 0.67 0.22 0.51 2.24 15 48 63 21 142 68 111 30 -7 4.5 4.9 9.4
1999-00 31 NYR NHL 50 0.14 0.38 0.52 0.18 0.40 2.48 8 21 29 10 70 23 77 14 -16 1.9 2.0 3.9
2000-01 32 NYR NHL 82 0.26 0.71 0.96 0.33 0.41 2.94 23 62 85 29 148 58 157 49 -18 7.7 1.7 9.4
2001-02 33 NYR NHL 82 0.12 0.55 0.67 0.21 0.34 2.46 11 51 62 20 121 38 114 45 14 4.8 3.9 8.7
2002-03 34 NYR NHL 51 0.24 0.35 0.59 0.23 0.39 2.94 14 20 34 13 62 24 52 11 -3 3.2 2.3 5.5
2003-04 35 TOT NHL 72 0.21 0.50 0.71 0.25 0.47 2.86 17 41 58 20 101 39 88 32 6 5.2 3.7 8.8
2003-04 35 NYR NHL 57 0.23 0.40 0.63 0.23 0.42 2.89 15 26 41 15 72 26 75 24 -5 3.7 2.0 5.7
2003-04 35 TOR NHL 15 0.13 0.87 1.00 0.30 0.67 2.73 2 15 17 5 29 13 13 8 11 1.4 1.7 3.1
2005-06 37 BOS NHL 61 0.08 0.44 0.52 0.17 0.59 2.13 5 26 31 10 75 28 78 21 -10 2.0 2.3 4.3
Career NHL 1205 0.20 0.65 0.85 0.29 0.47 3.02 252 787 1039 352 2204 946 1742 509 25 86.2 60.5 146.7

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1988-89 20 NYR NHL 4 3 2 5 -4 2 1 2 0 0 25 12.0
1990-91 22 NYR NHL 6 1 3 4 -2 0 1 0 0 0 13 7.7
1991-92 23 NYR NHL 13 4 11 15 -5 4 2 1 1 0 67 6.0
1993-94 25 NYR NHL SC 23 11 23 34 19 6 7 4 0 4 88 12.5
1994-95 26 NYR NHL 10 6 8 14 -1 8 3 3 0 1 46 13.0
1995-96 27 NYR NHL 11 1 6 7 -11 4 0 1 0 0 34 2.9
1996-97 28 NYR NHL 15 2 8 10 5 6 1 1 0 1 56 3.6
2003-04 35 TOR NHL 13 0 8 8 1 6 0 0 0 0 23 0.0 370 28:29
Career NHL 1 95 28 69 97 2 36 15 12 1 6 352 8.0 370 28:29

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1983-84 15 Cheshire High School High-CT 28 52 49 101 24
1984-85 16 Avon Old Farms High-CT 26 30 46 76 15
1984-85 16 United States WJC-A 7 0 0 0 2
1985-86 17 Avon Old Farms High-CT 28 40 44 84 18
1985-86 17 United States WJC-A 7 1 4 5 2
1986-87 18 Boston College Eagles H-East 37 9 38 47 10
1986-87 18 United States WJC-A 7 1 2 3 8
1986-87 18 United States WEC-A 10 4 5 9 4
1987-88 19 United States Nat-Tm 50 13 61 74 38
1987-88 19 United States Olympics 6 1 5 6 4
1988-89 20 United States WEC-A 10 3 4 7 4
1991-92 23 United States Can-Cup 7 1 3 4 2
1996-97 28 United States W-Cup 7 0 7 7 4
1997-98 29 United States Olympics 4 1 1 2 0
2001-02 33 United States Olympics 6 0 5 5 2 0 0 0 0 0
2004-05 36 United States W-Cup 5 0 1 1 -1 6
Career 1 Season Can-Cup 7 1 3 4 2
Career 1 Season H-East 37 9 38 47 10
Career 3 Seasons High-CT 82 122 139 261 57
Career 1 Season Nat-Tm 50 13 61 74 38
Career 3 Seasons Olympics 16 2 11 13 2 4 0 0 0 0
Career 2 Seasons W-Cup 12 0 8 8 -1 10
Career 2 Seasons WEC-A 20 7 9 16 8
Career 3 Seasons WJC-A 21 2 6 8 12

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 18 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Brian Leetch 13.3 13.2 13.1 11.4 10.5 9.4 9.4 9.0 8.8 8.7 6.9 6.5 6.4 5.5 4.3 4.2 3.9 2.0
Al MacInnis 92.2 14.1 13.6 13.3 12.1 11.1 10.5 10.1 9.6 9.4 9.2 8.9 7.7 7.1 7.0 5.3 4.9 0.8 0.1
Chris Chelios 91.8 11.5 11.3 11.1 10.2 9.8 9.7 9.2 9.0 8.9 8.9 6.9 6.9 6.8 6.2 6.0 4.7 1.2 0.4
King Clancy 91.7 9.8 9.6 9.3 9.1 7.8 7.6 7.6 7.4 7.3 5.9 5.7 5.4 5.1 3.2 2.9 0.6
Larry Robinson 91.3 16.9 12.5 11.5 11.4 11.2 11.0 10.0 9.4 9.3 9.2 9.0 8.8 6.9 6.6 6.5 6.4 4.6 1.6
Red Kelly 91.3 12.2 12.1 11.8 11.3 11.2 11.1 9.6 8.7 6.7 6.4 6.1 5.7 5.4 5.4 5.0 4.9 4.2 3.7
Sergei Zubov 91.1 12.5 12.2 11.0 11.0 10.7 10.4 9.9 9.0 8.8 8.7 8.5 8.1 6.0 5.5 4.1 0.3
Chris Pronger 91.0 14.8 11.7 11.4 10.8 10.4 10.3 9.6 9.0 8.6 8.4 7.9 7.9 5.3 4.8 4.2 2.3 0.4
Brad Park 90.6 13.8 13.7 12.2 11.0 9.4 9.2 8.7 8.7 8.2 8.0 7.8 6.9 6.1 6.0 5.5 4.6 3.6
Phil Housley 89.0 11.3 11.2 10.6 10.3 10.1 9.8 9.7 9.4 8.9 8.6 8.4 8.0 7.8 7.6 7.2 6.8 5.2 2.9
Larry Murphy 88.7 12.4 11.9 11.3 10.5 9.7 9.7 9.2 9.0 8.8 8.5 8.4 7.7 7.4 7.4 7.3 7.1 5.7 5.3
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Brian Leetch 13.3 13.2 13.1 11.4 10.5 9.4 9.4 9.0 8.8 8.7 6.9 6.5 6.4 5.5 4.3 4.2 3.9 2.0
King Clancy 91.7 9.8 9.6 9.3 9.1 7.8 7.6 7.6 7.4 7.3 5.9 5.7 5.4 5.1 3.2 2.9 0.6
Sergei Zubov 91.1 12.5 12.2 11.0 11.0 10.7 10.4 9.9 9.0 8.8 8.7 8.5 8.1 6.0 5.5 4.1 0.3
Chris Pronger 91.0 14.8 11.7 11.4 10.8 10.4 10.3 9.6 9.0 8.6 8.4 7.9 7.9 5.3 4.8 4.2 2.3 0.4
Red Kelly 90.9 12.2 12.1 11.8 11.3 11.2 11.1 9.6 8.7 6.7 6.4 6.1 5.7 5.4 5.4 5.0 4.9 4.2 3.7 2.9 1.8
Larry Robinson 90.7 16.9 12.5 11.5 11.4 11.2 11.0 10.0 9.4 9.3 9.2 9.0 8.8 6.9 6.6 6.5 6.4 4.6 4.3 2.7 1.6
Brad Park 90.6 13.8 13.7 12.2 11.0 9.4 9.2 8.7 8.7 8.2 8.0 7.8 6.9 6.1 6.0 5.5 4.6 3.6
Chris Chelios 89.8 11.5 11.3 11.1 10.2 10.0 9.8 9.7 9.2 9.0 8.9 8.9 6.9 6.9 6.8 6.2 6.0 4.7 4.5 4.4 3.9 3.5 3.3 1.2 0.4 0.2 -0.1
Phil Housley 87.6 11.3 11.2 10.6 10.3 10.1 9.8 9.7 9.4 8.9 8.6 8.4 8.0 7.8 7.6 7.2 7.1 6.8 5.4 5.2 4.4 2.9
Larry Murphy 87.2 12.4 11.9 11.3 10.5 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.2 9.0 8.8 8.5 8.4 7.7 7.4 7.4 7.3 7.1 6.9 5.7 5.3 3.1
Denis Potvin 87.0 15.9 15.5 14.3 13.7 12.3 11.9 10.9 9.8 9.5 9.2 9.2 8.8 8.5 5.7 5.6

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games

1990 NHL
1991 NHL
1992 NHL
1994 NHL
1996 NHL
1997 NHL
1998 NHL
2001 NHL
2002 NHL

Awards

1988-89 NHL Calder Memorial Trophy
1991-92 NHL James Norris Memorial Trophy
1993-94 NHL Conn Smythe Trophy
1996-97 NHL James Norris Memorial Trophy

Honors

1988-89 NHL NHL All-Rookie Team (1st)
1990-91 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)
1991-92 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1993-94 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)
1995-96 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)
1996-97 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)

Championships

(Minimum 1 playoff game)

1994 New York Rangers (NHL)

Games Played

1990-91 NHL 80 (3)
1991-92 NHL 80 (3)
1993-94 NHL 84 (5)
1994-95 NHL 48 (5)
1995-96 NHL 82 (3)
1996-97 NHL 82 (1)
 1998-99 NHL 82 (2)
2000-01 NHL 82 (3)
2001-02 NHL 82 (2)
Career NHL 1205 (88)

Assists

1990-91 NHL 72 (6)
1991-92 NHL 80 (3)
1995-96 NHL 70 (7)
1996-97 NHL 58 (9)
2000-01 NHL 58 (8)
Career NHL 781 (34)

Points

1991-92 NHL 102 (9)
Career NHL 1028 (70)

Goals Created

Career NHL 345.8 (99)

Plus/Minus

1996-97 NHL 31 (10)

Shots

1993-94 NHL 328 (7)
1994-95 NHL 182 (6)
Career NHL 3640 (32)

Assists Per Game

1990-91 NHL 0.90 (9)
1991-92 NHL 1.00 (3)
Career NHL 0.65 (38)

Adjusted Assists

1990-91 NHL 64 (6)
1991-92 NHL 71 (3)
1995-96 NHL 67 (7)
1996-97 NHL 60 (9)
2000-01 NHL 62 (8)
Career NHL 787 (31)

Adjusted Points

1991-92 NHL 91 (7)
Career NHL 1039 (70)

Total Goals On-Ice For

1990-91 NHL 178 (3)
1991-92 NHL 193 (1)
 1993-94 NHL 187 (1)
 1994-95 NHL 84 (8)
1995-96 NHL 158 (6)
1996-97 NHL 166 (1)
 1998-99 NHL 142 (4)
2000-01 NHL 148 (3)
2001-02 NHL 121 (5)
Career NHL 2204 (17)

Power Play Goals On-Ice For

1990-91 NHL 87 (1)
 1991-92 NHL 79 (3)
1993-94 NHL 86 (1)
 1994-95 NHL 38 (6)
1995-96 NHL 78 (4)
1996-97 NHL 59 (3)
1997-98 NHL 58 (2)
1998-99 NHL 68 (3)
2000-01 NHL 58 (8)
Career NHL 946 (11)

Total Goals On-Ice Against

1991-92 NHL 114 (5)
1994-95 NHL 71 (4)
1995-96 NHL 125 (3)
1996-97 NHL 115 (4)
1997-98 NHL 120 (1)
 1998-99 NHL 111 (2)
2000-01 NHL 157 (1)
 2001-02 NHL 114 (2)
Career NHL 1742 (12)

Power Play Goals On-Ice Against

1993-94 NHL 45 (6)
1994-95 NHL 25 (4)
1995-96 NHL 57 (1)
 1996-97 NHL 39 (1)
 2000-01 NHL 49 (1)
 2001-02 NHL 45 (1)
 Career NHL 509 (8)

Offensive Point Shares

Career NHL 86.2 (58)

Defensive Point Shares

1993-94 NHL 6.4 (5)
1996-97 NHL 5.6 (8)
Career NHL 60.5 (56)

Point Shares

1990-91 NHL 10.5 (8)
1991-92 NHL 13.2 (3)
1993-94 NHL 13.3 (6)
1996-97 NHL 13.1 (7)
Career NHL 146.7 (37)

Transactions

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June 30, 2003: Traded to Edmonton by NY Rangers for Jussi Markkanen and Edmonton's 4th round choice (later traded to Toronto - Toronto selected Roman Kukumberg), June 30, 2003.

July 30, 2003: Signed as a free agent by NY Rangers, July 30, 2003.

March 3, 2004: Traded to Toronto by NY Rangers with Edmonton's 4th round choice (previously acquired, Toronto selected Roman Kukumberg) in 2004 Entry Draft for Maxim Kondratiev, Jarkko Immonen, Toronto's 1st round choice (later traded to Calgary - Calgary selected Kris Chucko) in 2004 Entry Draft and Toronto's 2nd round choice (Michael Sauer) in 2005 Entry Draft, March 3, 2004.

August 3, 2005: Signed as a free agent by Boston, August 3, 2005.

May 24, 2007: Officially announced his retirement, May 24, 2007.

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