Rob Leask

Robert " Rob" Leask ( born June 9, 1971 in Toronto, Ontario ) is a retired German - Canadian professional ice hockey player who played at the Nuremberg Ice Tigers of the DEL. From May 2013 to February 2014 he was active as a coach for the EV Regensburg.

Career

The 1.88 m tall defender started his professional career with various teams in the Canadian Junior Football League OHL before being selected in the NHL Entry Draft in 1991 as 209th in the tenth round. However, the links Sagittarius never stood for the Capitals in the National Hockey League on the ice but ran only for various farm teams in tiefklassigeren leagues.

In 1996, Leask in the German Hockey League, where he played from now on for the Polar Bears Berlin. With the polar bears of the defender won the German championship in 2005, 2006, 2006, he left the capital city after ten years in Hamburg Freezers. For 2009/ 10, the defender signed a contract with the Nuremberg Ice Tigers. In April 2013 Leask signed a contract as coach of EV Regensburg, however, was on leave in February 2014 due to athletic failure.

Internationally

For the German national team played Leask, who now owns next to the Canadian and German citizenship, so far 36 games, including at the World Championships in 2004 and 2006 and the World Cup of Hockey 2004und the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.

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 )