John Weisbrod

John Weisbrod ( born November 8, 1968 in Syosset, New York ) is a retired American professional ice hockey player and current - functionary who has played in the course of his active career, among others, for the Kansas City Blades of the International Hockey League. Subsequently, he was active in hockey and basketball as a functionary.

Career

Weisbrod, who acted on the position of the center, studied from 1987 to 1991 at Harvard University and went for the ice hockey team in the National Collegiate Athletic Association on the ice. Previously he had been selected at the NHL Entry Draft in 1987 in the fourth round at a total of 73 position of the Minnesota North Stars. When NHL Dispersal Draft 1991 it selected the San Jose Sharks at 23 point. Due to injury, the striker missed the following season, so Weisbrod only debuted for the 1992/93 season the reigning Turner Cup winner Kansas City Blades. In his only season as a professional of the Americans defeated the team in the Conference Finals to the San Diego Gulls, with Weisbrod injury played no playoff game and in only 16 IHL games of the regular season was used, in which he scored eight points. Finally forced him further injury to the premature End of career as an active player.

Then hit Weisbrod a career as a functionary. First he filled from 1993 to 1997 the position of General Manager at the Albany River Rats of the American Hockey League from. In 1995, the farm team of the New Jersey Devils the Calder Cup. The same position held from 1997 to 2001 at the Orlando Solar Bears of the International Hockey League of Americans. During this time the team won in the last IHL season 2000 /01 the Turner Cup. After the dissolution of the International Hockey League Weisbrod was engaged in the sport of basketball and worked as general manager of the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association. Particular attention was next to the transferring of star players Tracy McGrady to the Houston Rockets and the triaging of Dwight Howard in the first position in the NBA Draft 2004. 2005 he resigned from the post of General Manager of the Orlando Magic.

Then Weisbrod served in the subsequent period initially mainly as a scout in the National Hockey League. First, he filled this position from one season for the Dallas Stars before joining in the organization of the Boston Bruins in 2006. There, the former Harvard graduate worked as Director of Collegiate Scouting from 2008 to 2011 and won with the team in 2011 the prestigious Stanley Cup. From 2011 to the common dismissal in December 2013 he was among Jay Feaster assistant general manager of the Calgary Flames.

Awards and achievements

Career Stats

( 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 )