Brian Swanson

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Brian Swanson
Date of birth March 24, 1976
place of birth Eagle River , Alaska , USA
size 180 cm
Weight 90 kg
position center
number # 27
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1994 , 5th lap, 115th position
San Jose Sharks
Career stations
1993-1995 Omaha Lancers
1995-1999 Colorado College
1999 Hartford Wolf Pack
1999-2002 Hamilton Bulldogs
2002-2003 Edmonton Oilers
2003-2004 Chicago Wolves
2004-2005 Kassel Huskies
2005-2009 Nuremberg Ice Tigers
2009-2010 Iserlohn Roosters
2010–2012 Alaska Aces

Brian Christopher Swanson (born March 24, 1976 in Eagle River , Alaska ) is a former American ice hockey player who last played for the Alaska Aces in the ECHL .

Career

Swanson began his career in the local AAHL junior league with the Anchorage North Stars . After two years, he went to the Omaha Lancers of the United States Hockey League in 1993 and finally spent his student days in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association , a league in the game operations of the National Collegiate Athletic Association , at Colorado College . There the American was able to convince in his first season and was also one of the players with the highest points in his team, as he was able to score 49 points in 40 games . In the following three years, the left-shooter was able to improve continuously and scored a total of 232 points in 167 games. Swanson received seven awards for his accomplishments. In the 1994 NHL Entry Draft , the center was selected by the San Jose Sharks in the fifth round as 115th. They had transferred him to the New York Rangers in 1996 together with Jayson More and a draft pick for Marty McSorley .

The last four games of the 1998/99 season Swanson played for the Hartford Wolf Pack from the American Hockey League , the farm team of the Rangers. In the summer of 1999 Swanson signed a contract with the Edmonton Oilers , but was mainly used in their farm team, the Hamilton Bulldogs , where he was one of the best scorers. It was only in his fourth and final season in Edmonton that Swanson achieved the breakthrough when he played 44 NHL games and scored 12 points scorer.

This was followed by a move to the Atlanta Thrashers , where the American was also almost exclusively on the ice for the Chicago Wolves farm team and was able to score 47 points in 70 games. Then Brian Swanson joined the Kassel Huskies from the DEL in the 2004/05 season , with whom he was relegated in sport. He then signed with the Nürnberg Ice Tigers for the next season . In his second year Swanson was German runner-up. In the 2007/08 season he increased his points yield on the side of Petr Fical and Andre Savage again, but was eliminated early in the play-offs . The American completed the next year completely despite an injury, but was not able to perform as usual due to this handicap. During the summer break he was unable to agree on a new contract in Nuremberg . Then Swanson moved to league competitor Iserlohn Roosters . There he initially acted as a center between the longtime duo Jimmy Roy and Ryan Ready . On the 18th matchday he already achieved his previous year's performance with his ninth goal of the season. After changes in the team, he formed a series with Jeff Giuliano and Daniel Sparre from November 2009 . After the season, the Roosters announced their interest in a contract extension. Swanson returned to his native Alaska in July 2010 and signed a contract with the Alaska Aces in the ECHL . There he became a regular player and became one of the team's best scorers. His high sporting standard and his fairness led to Swanson being honored with the ECHL Sportsmanship Award . At the end of the 2010/11 season he won the ECHL championship with the Alaska Aces with the Kelly Cup . In his second season in the Alaska Aces jersey, Swanson was the team's captain . He ended his active career in May 2012.

Achievements and Awards

  • 1994 USHL First All-Star Team
  • 1995 USHL Second All-Star Team
  • 1996 WCHA Second All-Star Team
  • 1996 WCHA Rookie of the Year
  • 1997 WCHA First All-Star Team
  • 1998 NCAA West Second All-American Team
  • 1998 WCHA First All-Star Team

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1991/92 Anchorage North Stars AAHL 50 35 40 75 10
1992/93 Anchorage North Stars AAHL 45 40 50 90 12
1993/94 Omaha Lancers USHL 47 38 42 80 40
1994/95 Omaha Lancers USHL 33 14th 35 49 12
1995/96 Colorado College NCAA 40 26th 33 59 24
1996/97 Colorado College NCAA 43 19th 32 51 47
1997/98 Colorado College NCAA 42 18th 38 56 26th
1998/99 Colorado College NCAA 42 25th 41 66 28
1998/99 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 4th 0 0 0 4th - - - - -
1999/00 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 69 19th 40 59 18th 10 2 5 7th 6th
2000/01 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 49 18th 29 47 20th - - - - -
2000/01 Edmonton Oilers NHL 16 1 1 2 6th - - - - -
2001/02 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 65 34 39 73 26th 15th 7th 6th 13 6th
2001/02 Edmonton Oilers NHL 8th 1 1 2 0 - - - - -
2002/03 Edmonton Oilers NHL 44 2 10 12 10 - - - - -
2003/04 Chicago Wolves AHL 70 13 34 47 30th 10 4th 4th 8th 6th
2003/04 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 2 0 1 1 0 - - - - -
2004/05 Kassel Huskies DEL 37 14th 19th 33 16 - - - - -
2005/06 Nuremberg Ice Tigers DEL 46 7th 24 31 22nd - - - - -
2006/07 Nuremberg Ice Tigers DEL 51 11 28 39 75 13 4th 7th 11 14th
2007/08 Nuremberg Ice Tigers DEL 53 15th 31 46 20th 5 1 1 2 2
2008/09 Nuremberg Ice Tigers DEL 51 9 18th 27 38 5 0 1 1 8th
2009/10 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 54 19th 23 42 30th - - - - -
2010/11 Alaska Aces ECHL 69 24 46 70 20th 13 3 8th 11 4th
2011/12 Alaska Aces ECHL 59 9 33 42 12 10 0 3 3 2
USHL total 80 52 77 129 52
NCAA overall 167 88 144 232 125
AHL total 257 84 142 226 98 35 13 15th 28 18th
DEL total 292 75 143 218 201 23 5 9 14th 24
NHL overall 70 4th 13 17th 16 - - - - -
ECHL total 128 33 79 112 32 23 3 11 14th 6th

International

Represented the USA at:

year team event Sp T V Pt SM
1996 United States June World Cup 6th 2 1 3 29

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Swanson, Brian
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Swanson, Brian Christopher
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH March 24, 1976
PLACE OF BIRTH Eagle River , Alaska , USA