Bernd Brückler
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| Born | 26 August 1981 Graz, Austria |
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 191 lb (87 kg; 13 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Catches | Left | ||
| EBEL team Former teams |
EC KAC Hartford Wolf Pack Espoo Blues Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod HC Sibir Novosibirsk EC Red Bull Salzburg |
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| National team |  Austria |
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| NHL Draft | 150th overall, 2001 Philadelphia Flyers |
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| Playing career | 1996–present | ||
Bernd Brückler (born August 26, 1981 in Graz, Austria) is an Austrian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for EC KAC 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",about Brückler's time in the KHL.[2]
On September 8, 2015, Brückler was signed as a free agent from Champions EC Red Bull Salzburg, to EC KAC as an injury replacement on a one-year contract.[3]
Awards and honors
| Award | Year |
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| All-WCHA Rookie Team | 2001–02 |
| All-WCHA First Team | 2003–04 |
| AHCA West First-Team All-American | 2003–04 |
| All-WCHA Second Team | 2004–05 |
References
- ↑ " Sibir Novosibirsk announce signing of Bernd Brueckler | Sports.ru in English".
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External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bernd Brückler. |
- Bernd Brückler's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Bernd Brückler profile at Eurohockey.com
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- 1981 births
- Austrian ice hockey players
- Charlotte Checkers (1993–2010) players
- Espoo Blues players
- Expatriate ice hockey players in Russia
- Graz 99ers players
- Hartford Wolf Pack players
- HC Sibir Novosibirsk players
- Philadelphia Flyers draft picks
- EC Red Bull Salzburg players
- Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod players
- Living people
- Toledo Storm players
- Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey players
