Brian Lashoff

Brian Lashoff (born 16 July 1990 Albany, New York ) is an American professional ice hockey defender, who plays for the Grand Rapids Griffins in the American Hockey League since 2010. His brother Matt is also a professional hockey player.

Career

Brian Lashoff began his career in 2006 at the Barrie Colts of the Canadian Junior Football League Ontario Hockey League. He had a solid debut season in the third-best defense in the league, could not keep his place throughout the season. In the playoffs, he reached with the Colts the second round, but where they failed at the Sudbury Wolves.

In the 2007 /08 season, Lashoff has indeed slowed by an ankle injury, led the defense of the ailing Colts but still with 20 scorer points from 50 games. In the first round of the playoffs, the seventh- place team in the Eastern Conference surprised the favorite Brampton Battalion, but retired in the second round against the Belleville Bulls.

In the NHL Entry Draft 2008 Lashoff has been selected by any team, but in the autumn invited him to the Detroit Red Wings of the NHL training camp and there he won, so it took the team for three years under contract. Although usually players under 20 years of age may be required only on the NHL Entry Draft, the Red Wings took advantage of a rule that allows unsigned junior players who have participated in the training camp of a NHL team to respond within 14 days of the training camp under contract.

The 2008/09 season began Lashoff but again with the Barrie Colts before they transferred him in December 2008 within the OHL to the bottom of the league, the Kingston Frontenacs. He was promoted directly to captain and steered in the last 35 games of the season six goals and 13 assists for. The Frontenacs finished the season finally in March 2009 on the penultimate rank the league and missed the playoffs significantly. Shortly after the end of the regular season OHL appointed him the Grand Rapids Griffins, which act in the AHL as a farm team of Detroit, in their squad and Lashoff was on March 29, made ​​his professional debut. He had a good debut with the Griffins with five points from their last six games of the regular season, repressed for the playoffs Logan Pyett from the squad and became a fixture in the majority formation of his team.

The 2010/11 season began with the Toledo Walleye Lashoff in the ECHL, where he came to three inserts and one assist was before he was re-appointed in the AHL squad of the Grand Rapids Griffins.

Brian Lashoff has a hard shot and despite his height of 1.91 meters above a good mobility, but he has not yet specialized in a specific defense role, but can develop into a complete defense to the talent scout 's view. His defensive play is in need of improvement and he can use his body against the common enemy.

Awards and achievements

  • 2010 Gold medal at the U20 World Junior Championships
  • 2013 Calder Cup win with the Grand Rapids Griffins

Career Stats

Internationally

Represented the U.S. at:

  • U20 Junior World Cup 2010

( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )

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