HOCKEY PLAYER

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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Brian Leetch has received more than 606,007 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Brian Leetch is the 266th most popular hockey player (down from 206th in 2019), the 16,975th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,139th in 2019) and the 12th most popular American Hockey Player.

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  • 610k

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  • 32.07

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.50

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Brian Leetch ranks 266 out of 676Before him are Janne Niinimaa, David Krejčí, Niklas Kronwall, Marek Malík, Sergei Mozyakin, and Václav Prospal. After him are Andrei Markov, Mathis Olimb, Fredrik Stillman, Jan Bulis, Patrick Marleau, and Artemi Panarin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Brian Leetch ranks 842Before him are Theodore Ts'o, Arístides Rojas, Peng Zhaoqin, Yasuhiro Yamada, C. J. Hunter, and Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant. After him are Sandie Richards, Takahiro Endo, Cristián Castañeda, Irisberto Herrera, Lalah Hathaway, and Garrett Reisman.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Brian Leetch ranks 16,975 out of 20,380Before him are Baron Corbin (1984), Miko Hughes (1986), Eric Nam (1988), Nate Parker (1979), Sara Foster (1981), and Bianca Belair (1989). After him are Angel Martino (1967), Butch Johnson (1955), Delonte West (1983), Lou Taylor Pucci (1985), Robby Gordon (1969), and Stephanie (1987).

Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In United States

Among hockey players born in United States, Brian Leetch ranks 12Before him are Mike Modano (1970), Mark Howe (1955), Taffy Abel (1900), Keith Tkachuk (1972), Pat LaFontaine (1965), and Patrick Kane (1988). After him are Tom Barrasso (1965), Jim Craig (1957), Mark Pavelich (1958), John LeClair (1969), Mike Richter (1966), and Neal Broten (1959).