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Brian Leetch

1968 - Today

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Brian Joseph Leetch (born March 3, 1968) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played 18 National Hockey League (NHL) seasons with the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Boston Bruins. He has been called one of the top defensemen in NHL history. Leetch accumulated many individual honors during his 18-year career. He was a two-time Norris Trophy winner as the NHL's best defenseman (1992, 1997) and was the first American-born winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP for his performance during the Rangers' run to the 1994 Stanley Cup championship. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Brian Leetch is the 327th most popular hockey player (down from 273rd in 2024), the 17,526th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,989th in 2019) and the 18th most popular American Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Brian Leetch ranks 327 out of 676. Before him are Ryan Miller, Mark Recchi, Alexei Zhitnik, Mikael Granlund, Herberts Vasiļjevs, and Vincent Lecavalier. After him are Dainius Zubrus, Janne Niinimaa, Jan Bulis, Owen Nolan, Roberto Luongo, and Robert Kristan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Brian Leetch ranks 1,023. Before him are Sean Gullette, Oleg Kutscherenko, Luljeta Lleshanaku, Theodore Ts'o, Hugo Pérez, and Ulrik Jansson. After him are Lubomir Geraskov, Zdeněk Moravec, Margaret Morton, Tatsuya Ai, Beniamino Bonomi, and David Batty.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Brian Leetch ranks 17,533 out of 20,380. Before him are David Berkoff (1966), Patrick Cassidy (1962), Whitney Wolfe Herd (1989), Valerie Cruz (1976), Trace Adkins (1962), and Aron Eisenberg (1969). After him are Sam Levinson (1985), Jenji Kohan (1969), Patti Harrison (1990), Kevin Robinzine (1966), Eileen Gu (2003), and Kimora Lee Simmons (1975).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In United States

Among hockey players born in United States, Brian Leetch ranks 18. Before him are Pat LaFontaine (1965), David Backes (1984), Keith Tkachuk (1972), Bobby Ryan (1987), Patrick Kane (1988), and Ryan Miller (1980). After him are Mike Richter (1966), Jim Craig (1957), Jeremy Roenick (1970), Phil Housley (1964), John LeClair (1969), and T. J. Oshie (1986).

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