Brian Swanson

Brian Swanson
Born	March 24, 1976 (1976-03-24) (age 35) Eagle River, AK, USA African American
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Center
Shoots	Left
ECHL team Former teams	Alaska Aces Edmonton Oilers Atlanta Thrashers Kassel Huskies Sinupret Ice Tigers Iserlohn Roosters
National team	United States
NHL Draft	{{{draft}}}San Jose Sharks
Playing career	1999–present

Brian Swanson (born March 24, 1976) is a professional ice hockey player who currently plays for the Alaska Aces of the East Coast Hockey League.

Contents 1 Playing career 2 Career statistics 2.1 Regular season and playoffs 2.2 International 3 References 4 External links

Playing career

Swanson was drafted 115th overall in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft by the San Jose Sharks from the USHL's Omaha Lancers. He then spent four seasons at Colorado College, and was a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award in 1999. While at college, his rights were traded to the New York Rangers and briefly played for their AHL affiliate the Hartford Wolf Pack during the 1998–99 season. In 1999, he signed with the Edmonton Oilers and after spending an entire season with the Hamilton Bulldogs, Swanson made his NHL debut during the 2000–01 NHL season. He spent another two seasons with the Oilers, bouncing around between them and the Bulldogs. In 2003, he signed with the Atlanta Thrashers, but just played two games for them as he spent most of the season in the AHL with the Chicago Wolves.

With Swanson a free agent and the 2004–05 NHL season locked out, Swanson signed with German side Kassel Huskies of the DEL. In 2005, Swanson choose to remain in Germany signing with the Nürnberg Ice Tigers. On July 30, 2009, after spending four years with the Ice Tigers, Brian signed a one-year contract with fellow DEL team, Iserlohn Roosters.^[1]

On July 14, 2010, Swanson returned to North America after 6 years, signing a one-year contract with Alaska Aces of the ECHL.^[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	P	PIM
1993–94	Omaha Lancers	USHL		47	38	42	80	40		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Omaha Lancers	USHL		33	14	35	49	12		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Colorado College Tigers	WCHA		40	26	33	59	24		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Colorado College Tigers	WCHA		43	19	32	51	47		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Colorado College Tigers	WCHA		42	18	38	56	26		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Colorado College Tigers	WCHA		42	25	41	66	28		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		4	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Hamilton Bulldogs	AHL		69	19	40	59	18		10	2	5	7	6
2000–01	Hamilton Bulldogs	AHL		49	18	29	47	20		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		16	1	1	2	6		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Hamilton Bulldogs	AHL		65	34	39	73	26		15	7	6	13	6
2001–02	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		8	1	1	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		44	2	10	12	10		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Chicago Wolves	AHL		70	13	34	47	30		10	4	4	8	6
2003–04	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL		2	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Kassel Huskies	DEL		37	14	19	33	16		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Nuremberg Ice Tigers	DEL		46	7	24	31	22		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Sinupret Ice Tigers	DEL		51	11	28	39	75		13	4	7	11	14
2007–08	Sinupret Ice Tigers	DEL		53	15	31	46	20		5	1	1	2	2
2008–09	Sinupret Ice Tigers	DEL		51	9	18	27	38		5	0	1	1	8
2009–10	Iserlohn Roosters	DEL		54	19	23	42	30		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Alaska Aces	ECHL		69	24	46	70	20		13	3	8	11	4
NHL totals				70	4	13	17	16		—	—	—	—	—
DEL totals				292	75	143	218	201		23	5	9	14	24

International

Year	Team	Comp	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1996	United States	WJC	6	2	1	3	29
Junior int'l totals			6	2	1	3	29

References

External links

• Brian Swanson's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Brian Swanson's biography at Legends of Hockey

Persondata
Name	Swanson, Brian
Alternative names
Short description	American ice hockey player
Date of birth	March 24, 1976
Place of birth	Eagle River, Alaska
Date of death
Place of death