Alan Letang
| Alan Letang | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
September 4, 1975 Renfrew, ON, CAN | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| KHL team Former teams |
KHL Medveščak Dallas Stars Calgary Flames New York Islanders | ||
| National team |
 Croatia | ||
| NHL Draft |
203rd overall, 1993 Montreal Canadiens | ||
| Playing career | 1995–2014 | ||
Alan Letang (born September 4, 1975) is a Canadian-Croatian former professional ice hockey player who currently works as an assistant coach for Croatian team KHL Medveščak Zagreb in the Kontinental Hockey League.
Playing career
Letang was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the 8th round, 203rd overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. He has played 14 games in the National Hockey League for the Dallas Stars, Calgary Flames and New York Islanders.
Letang spent the 2006–07 season with the Hamburg Freezers of the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga. Letang spent the 2007–08 season with the Sinupret Ice Tigers. Letang spent 2008–09 in Austria with HC TWK Innsbruck.
For the 2009–10 season, Letang signed with Croatian club KHL Medveščak Zagreb on June 18, 2009.[1] As captain of Medveščak, Alan scored 10 goals and 19 assists for 29 points in 50 games to finish second among defensemen on the team. After leading KHL to the second round of the EBEL playoffs, Letang signed a two-year contract extension to remain with KHL Medveščak Zagreb on March 20, 2010.[2]
At 22 July 2014, Letang announced that he has ended playing career, but staying in KHL Medveščak Zagreb, as an assistant coach. [3]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1991–92 | Cornwall Royals | OHL | 47 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1992–93 | Newmarket Royals | OHL | 66 | 1 | 25 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1993–94 | Newmarket Royals | OHL | 58 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Sarnia Sting | OHL | 62 | 5 | 36 | 41 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1995–96 | Fredericton Canadiens | AHL | 71 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 40 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1996–97 | Fredericton Canadiens | AHL | 60 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Kaufbeurer Adler | DEL | 15 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | SCL Tigers | NLA | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Canadian NT | Intl | 42 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | EV Zug | NLA | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1998–99 | Michigan K-Wings | IHL | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1999–00 | Michigan K-Wings | IHL | 51 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Utah Grizzlies | IHL | 79 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 61 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 70 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | New York Islanders | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 76 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2004–05 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 42 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 52 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 51 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | Sinupret Ice Tigers | DEL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2008–09 | HC TWK Innsbruck | EBEL | 48 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 26 | ||
| 2009–10 | KHL Medveščak | EBEL | 50 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 2010–11 | KHL Medveščak | EBEL | 46 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | KHL Medveščak | EBEL | 48 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2012–13 | KHL Medveščak | EBEL | 46 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- ↑ "Alan Letang iz NHL-a pojačao Medveščak!". monitor.hr (in Croatian). June 18, 2009. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
- ↑ "Captain Letang re-signs with KHL Medveščak for two seasons" (in Croatian). KHL Medveščak. 2010-03-20. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
- ↑ "My road as a player ended!". medvescak.com. July 22, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
External links
- Alan Letang's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Alan Letang's biography at Legends of Hockey