Bernd Brückler

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Bernd Brückler
Date of birth September 26, 1981
place of birth Graz , Austria
size 186 cm
Weight 86 kg
position goalkeeper
number # 30
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 2001 , 5th lap, 150th position
Philadelphia Flyers
Career stations
until 2000 EC Graz 99ers
2000-2001 Tri-City Storm
2001-2005 University of Wisconsin – Madison
2005-2006 Hartford Wolf Pack
2006-2009 Espoo Blues
2009-2011 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
2011–2012 HK Sibir Novosibirsk
2012-2015 EC Red Bull Salzburg
2015-2016 Klagenfurt AC

Bernd Brückler (born September 26, 1981 in Graz ) is a former Austrian ice hockey goalkeeper who was active in the Austrian ice hockey league for the Klagenfurt AC , the EC Red Bull Salzburg and the EC Graz 99ers . Internationally he played for the Hartford Wolf Pack , the Espoo Blues , Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod and the HK Sibir Novosibirsk, among others .

Career

Bernd Brückler began his career at EC Graz before moving to the North American League United States Hockey League for the Tri-City Storm in summer 2000 . In the 2001 NHL Entry Draft he was selected by the Philadelphia Flyers in the fifth round in 150th place and then played for the University of Wisconsin-Madison for four years .

After moving to the professional field, Brückler played a mixed season in 2005/06 in the American Hockey League for the Hartford Wolf Pack and in the ECHL for the Charlotte Checkers and Toledo Storm , before finally moving back to Europe. He was hired by Espoo Blues in the Finnish SM-liiga and came into the playoffs with them in his first full season in 2006/07 . In the summer of 2007 he won the Tampere Cup with Espoo , and in the 2007/08 season he was Finnish runner-up with the Blues. Furthermore, this season he was the goalkeeper with the lowest goal average of 1.97, had the most shutouts with seven, had the best percentage of games won with 66 percent and gave the most assists among the goalkeepers with six.

Brückler in the gate of HK Sibir Novosibirsk

From the 2009/10 season , the Austrian goalkeeper guarded the goal of Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod in the Continental Hockey League . On December 23, 2009, the goalkeeper pulled a collateral ligament and a double tear in the meniscus and was out for the remainder of the season. He returned in the 2010/11 season and was elected KHL goalkeeper of the month for September after a good start to the season.

In April 2011 he moved within the KHL to HK Sibir Novosibirsk , before his current contract was prematurely terminated in August 2012. He was then without a club, rather he was signed by EC Red Bull Salzburg in October 2012 . There he shared the goalkeeping position with Luka Gračnar until 2015 . In 2014 and 2015 he was Austrian champion with the Salzburg team .

On September 8, 2015 he was signed by the Klagenfurt AC , where standard goalie René Swette was out due to health problems. The contract was provisionally agreed until the end of November 2015. He was then signed on and played 31 games for the Klagenfurt team in the 2015/16 season . He then ended his career and became a TV expert at Sky Austria .

International

Brückler made his debut on December 18, 2003 in the 1: 4 against Canada in Piešťany, Slovakia in the Austrian national team . He guarded the gate of the Alpine countries at the World Championships of the top division in 2004 , 2005 , 2007 and 2009 . After relegation, he was in Division I in 2008 . He also represented his colors in qualifying for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver . He was used in international matches until 2013, but did not make any further tournament nominations.

Achievements and Awards

statistics

Basic round

season team league Sp Min SVS GT Sv% GTS S. N U SO EN A. SM
1996/97 EC Graz Alpine League 6th 0 0
1997/98 EC Graz Alpine League 34 0 0
2000/01 Tri-City Storm USHL 28 1624 750 67 91.80 2.48 15th 8th 3 2 2 1 4th
2001/02 University of Wisconsin – Madison NCAA 18th 973 549 50 91.70 3.08 6th 8th 2 1 0 0 0
2002/03 University of Wisconsin-Madison NCAA 24 1358 608 64 90.50 2.83 9 11 3 0 0 1 0
2003/04 University of Wisconsin-Madison NCAA 38 2299 972 80 92.40 2.09 19th 10 8th 4th 0 0 6th
2004/05 University of Wisconsin-Madison NCAA 34 2000 852 80 91.40 2.40 17th 12 3 3 0 1 0
2005/06 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 6th 304 129 19th 87.20 3.75 1 4th 1 0 1 0 0
2005/06 Charlotte Checkers ECHL 4th 244 84 12 87.50 2.95 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
2005/06 Toledo Storm ECHL 4th 239 89 9 90.80 2.26 3 1 0 0 0 1 0
2005/06 Espoo Blues SM-liiga 9 542 259 11 95.90 1.22 6th 2 1 3 0 1 6th
2006/07 Espoo Blues SM-liiga 51 3077 1368 109 92.62 2.13 23 13 14th 7th 0 0 14th
2007/08 Espoo Blues SM-liiga 50 3008 1193 99 92.34 1.97 28 10 12 7th 0 6th 14th
2008/09 Espoo Blues SM-liiga 28 1579 655 63 91.20 2.39 11 9 5 2 0 1 0
2008/09 Espoo Blues Champions League 5 299 126 10 92.65 2.01 3 2 0 1 0 0 0
2009/10 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL 22nd 1190 525 60 89.74 3.02 10 9 1 1 0 1 4th
2010/11 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL 48 2788 1174 124 90.45 2.67 22nd 21st 4th 4th 0 0 4th
2011/12 HK Sibir Novosibirsk KHL 40 2228 998 95 91.31 2.56 2 4th 8th
2012/13 EC Red Bull Salzburg ÖEHL 20th 1036 480 44 91.60 2.57 1 0 10
2013/14 EC Red Bull Salzburg ÖEHL 19th 1116 427 49 89.71 2.63 2 1 2
2014/15 EC Red Bull Salzburg ÖEHL 25th 1449 613 75 89.10 3.11 2 2 4th
2015/16 Klagenfurt AC ÖEHL 30th 1638 706 89 88.80 3.26 0 0 0

Playoffs

season team league Sp Min SVS GT Sv% GTS S. N U SO
2000/01 Tri City Storm USHL 7th
2005/06 Espoo Blues SM-liiga 9 555 289 23 92.63 2.49 4th 5 0 0
2006/07 Espoo Blues SM-liiga 9 557 274 24 91.95 2.59 4th 5 0 1
2007/08 Espoo Blues SM-liiga 17th 1080 475 39 92.41 2.17 9 8th 0 1
2012/13 EC Red Bull Salzburg ÖEHL 8th 372 188 22nd 89.50 3.55 0
2013/14 EC Red Bull Salzburg ÖEHL 12 720 267 29 90.20 2.42 1
2014/15 EC Red Bull Salzburg ÖEHL 13 93.50 2.08
2015/16 Klagenfurt AC ÖEHL 1 59 27 3 90.00 3.05

International

year team event Sp Min SVS GT Sv% GTS S. N U SO
2004 Austria WM Without any effort
2005 Austria WM 5 289 109 19th 85.16 3.94 0 4th 1 0
2007 Austria WM 2 120 50 11 81.97 5.50 0 2 0 0
2008 Austria WM, Div I 4th 240 52 12 81.25 3.00 4th 0 0 0
2008 Austria Olympic Qual. 2 123 30th 5 85.71 2.44 1 1 0 0
2009 Austria WM 5 299 160 13 92.49 2.61 2 3 0 2

( Legend for the goalkeeper statistics: GP or Sp = total games; W or S = wins; L or N = defeats; T or U or OT = draws or overtime or shootout defeats; min. = Minutes; SOG or SaT = shots on goal; GA or GT = goals conceded; SO = shutouts ; GAA or GTS = goals conceded ; Sv% or SVS% = catch quota ; EN = empty net goal ; 1  play-downs / relegation ; italics : statistics not complete)

Web links

Commons : Bernd Brückler  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Laola1: Bernd Brückler is the father of a daughter. In: relevant.at. January 5, 2016, accessed January 5, 2016 .
  2. ↑ 28 Saves! Strong comeback from Brückler. In: sportnet.at. September 10, 2010, accessed January 5, 2016 .
  3. ↑ Goal exchange at Red Bull Salzburg: Weinhandl replaces Bernd Brückler. In: salzburg24.at. May 27, 2015, accessed September 10, 2015 .
  4. ↑ EC-KAC signs Bernd Brückler. In: kac.at. September 8, 2015, accessed September 10, 2015 .
  5. ↑ Sky with Hohenberger, Nasheim and Brückler as experts. In: hockeyfans.at. August 8, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016 .
personal data
SURNAME Brückler, Bernd
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian ice hockey goalkeeper
DATE OF BIRTH September 26, 1981
PLACE OF BIRTH Graz