Brett Lebda
Jersey Number: 23
Player information for Brett Lebda
Position
Defense
Height
5'9" (175cm)
Born
January 15, 1982
Number
23
Shoots
Left
Weight
195 lbs (88kg)
Birthplace
Buffalo Grove, Illinois, USA
Years in Columbus
1
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Player Career Notes
- Played his final NHL season with Columbus, recording 1-3-4 in 30 games in 2011-12.
- Made his Blue Jackets debut on Jan. 23, 2012 at Nashville and scored his first goal with the club one night later at Tampa Bay (Mathieu Garon).
- Finished his seven-year NHL career with 20-56-76 and 229 penalty minutes in 397 contests with the Blue Jackets, Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings from 2005-12.
- Helped Detroit win the 2008 Stanley Cup, collecting 0-2-2 in 19 postseason games.
- Scored in his NHL debut as a 23-year-old with the Red Wings on Oct. 5, 2005 vs. St. Louis (Patrick Lalime).
- Registered career highs in assists, points, penalty minutes and plus/minus rating with 5-13-18, 61 PIM and a plus-16 plus/minus rating in 74 games with Detroit in 2006-07.
- Played five seasons in the American Hockey League with the Grand Rapids Griffins, Springfield Falcons, Rockford IceHogs and Binghamton Senators from 2003-06 and 2011-13, posting 10-60-70 in 196 career games.
- Split his final professional season between Rockford and Binghamton in the AHL in 2012-13.
- Represented the United States at the 2002 IIHF World Junior Championships.
- Played college hockey at the University of Notre Dame, registering 26-59-85 in 152 games from 2000-04.
- Named to the CCHA All-Rookie Team in 2000-01 and CCHA Second All-Star Team in 2003-04.
- Spent two seasons developing with the USA Hockey United States National Team Development Program from 1998-2000.
- Coached youth hockey following his playing career, serving as head coach of the Chicago Young Americans PW team in 2016-17 and for the Highland Park Falcons U14 team in 2018-19 as well as for the Chicago Reapers AAA program since 2021.
CBJ Career Regular Season Stats
| Season | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-2012 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 14 | 36 |
| Totals | 30 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 14 | 36 |
Transaction History
- Undrafted
- Signed by Columbus as a free agent on Jan. 19, 2012.