John Weisbrod

John Weisbrod
Date of birth	November 8, 1968
place of birth	Syosset , New York , USA
size	191 cm
Weight	98 kg
position	center
Shot hand	Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft	1987 , 4th round, 73rd position Minnesota North Stars
Career stations
1987-1991	Harvard University
1992-1993	Kansas City Blades

John Weisbrod (born November 8, 1968 in Syosset , New York ) is a former American ice hockey player and current official who has played for the Kansas City Blades in the International Hockey League during his active career . He then worked as a functionary in ice hockey and basketball .

Career

Weisbrod, who acted on the position of the center , studied from 1987 to 1991 at Harvard University and went on the ice for their ice hockey team in the National Collegiate Athletic Association . He had previously been selected by the Minnesota North Stars in the fourth round of the 1987 NHL Entry Draft in a total of 73rd position . In the 1991 NHL Dispersal Draft, the San Jose Sharks selected him in 23rd place. Due to injury, the striker missed the following season, so Weisbrod only made his debut in the 1992/93 season with the reigning Turner Cup winner Kansas City Blades . In his only professional season, the American and his team lost to the San Diego Gulls in the conference finals , with Weisbrod not playing a playoff game due to injury and only playing in 16 IHL games of the regular season, in which he scored eight points. Finally, further injuries forced him to retire early as an active player.

Then Weisbrod struck a career as a functionary. First he filled from 1993 to 1997 the position of General Manager at the Albany River Council from the American Hockey League . 1995 won the farm team of the New Jersey Devils to the Calder Cup . The American held the same position from 1997 to 2001 with the Orlando Solar Bears from the International Hockey League. During this time the team won the Turner Cup in the last IHL season 2000/01 . After the dissolution of the International Hockey League Weisbrod was active in the sport of basketball and hired as general manager of the Orlando Magic from the National Basketball Association . In addition to the transfer of star player Tracy McGrady to the Houston Rockets , particular attention was paid to the selection of Dwight Howard in first position in the 2004 NBA draft . In 2005 he resigned from the post of general manager at Orlando Magic.

Then Weisbrod initially served primarily as a scout in the National Hockey League . First, he filled this position for a season with the Dallas Stars before moving to the Boston Bruins organization in 2006 . The former Harvard graduate worked there as Director of Collegiate Scouting from 2008 to 2011 and won the prestigious Stanley Cup with the team in 2011 . From 2011 until their joint discharge in December 2013, he was General Manager at the Calgary Flames under Jay Feaster's assistance .

Achievements and Awards

• 1995 Calder Cup win with the Albany River Rats (as General Manager)
• 2001 Turner Cup win with the Orlando Solar Bears (as General Manager)
• 2011 Stanley Cup win with the Boston Bruins (as Director of Collegiate Scouting)

Career statistics

				Regular season						Play-offs
season	team	league		Sp	T	V	Pt	SM		Sp	T	V	Pt	SM
1987/88	Harvard University	NCAA		22nd	8th	11	19th	16
1988/89	Harvard University	NCAA		31	22nd	13	35	61
1989/90	Harvard University	NCAA		27	11	21st	32	62
1990/91	Harvard University	NCAA		5	2	8th	10	8th
1992/93	Kansas City Blades	IHL		16	6th	2	8th	6th		-	-	-	-	-
NCAA overall				85	43	53	96	147
IHL total				16	6th	2	8th	6th		-	-	-	-	-

( 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 )

Web links

• John Weisbrod at eliteprospects.com (English)