Bernd Brückler

Bernd Brückler
Born	(1981-08-26) 26 August 1981 Graz, Austria
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	191 lb (87 kg; 13 st 9 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Catches	Left
EBEL team Former teams	EC Red Bull Salzburg Espoo Blues Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod HC Sibir Novosibirsk
National team	Austria
NHL Draft	150th overall, 2001 Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career	1996–present

Bernd Brückler (born August 26, 1981 in Graz, Austria) is an Austrian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for EC Red Bull Salzburg of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL).

Playing career

Brückler started his hockey career with Graz EC in the Austrian league, and has represented the Tri-City Storm and the University of Wisconsin–Madison in North America. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers as their fifth-round pick in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft, 150th overall.

After short stints with several minor league teams, Brückler finished the 2005–06 season by taking the Espoo Blues of the Finnish SM-liiga into the playoffs. He posted a fantastic save percentage in his nine regular season games, registering three shutouts. On 23 April 2009, Brückler left Finland and signed with Kontinental Hockey League club Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod.

On 6 May 2011, Brückler signed a one-year contract with the KHL’s Sibir Novosibirsk.^[1]

In December 2013, Brückler and Finnish hockey writer Risto Pakarinen wrote a book "This is Russia: Life in the KHL - Doctors, bazas and millions of air miles",^[2] about Brückler's time in the KHL.

Career statistics

Regular season

Post season

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bernd Brückler.

• Bernd Brückler's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Bernd Brückler – player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net

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