Bryan Lefley
Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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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.
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)
| 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
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 | ||||
