Brian Felsner

Brian Lee Felsner (born November 7, 1972) is an American former professional ice hockey left winger who played 12 games with the Chicago Blackhawks in the National Hockey League during the 1997–98 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1996 to 2008, was spent in the minor leagues and then in various European leagues. Felsner's brother Denny was also a professional hockey player.

Brian Felsner
Born	(1972-11-07) November 7, 1972 (age 52) Mount Clemens, Michigan, U.S.
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	189 lb (86 kg; 13 st 7 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Chicago Blackhawks
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1996–2008

Playing career

As a youth, Felsner played in the 1985 and 1986 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with the Detroit Compuware and Detroit Red Wings minor ice hockey teams.^[1]

Felsner played twelve games for the Chicago Blackhawks during the 1997–98 NHL season, scoring a goal and three assists for four points. He first moved to Europe in 2001, playing in Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga for Kassel Huskies. He then played two seasons in the Swedish Elitserien for Linköpings HC and four games in Switzerland's Nationalliga A for the Kloten Flyers before returning to Germany to play for Augsburger Panther.^{[citation needed]}

He returned to Elitserien to play for Brynäs IF and then returned to American to play for the Port Huron Icehawks of the International Hockey League before moving to Slovenia to finish his career with HDD Olimpija Ljubljana of the Austrian Hockey League.^{[citation needed]}

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1992–93	Compuware Ambassadors	NAHL		50	25	35	60	—		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Lake Superior State	CCHA		6	1	1	2	6		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Lake Superior State	CCHA		41	24	28	52	48		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Lake Superior State	CCHA		40	17	36	53	44		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Orlando Solar Bears	IHL		75	29	41	70	38		7	2	3	5	6
1997–98	Indianapolis Ice	IHL		53	17	36	53	36		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Milwaukee Admirals	IHL		15	7	8	15	20		10	3	9	12	12
1997–98	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		12	1	3	4	12		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Detroit Vipers	IHL		72	20	35	55	49		11	4	6	10	12
1999–00	Houston Aeros	IHL		28	7	16	23	20		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Cincinnati Cyclones	IHL		38	15	17	32	18		11	4	5	9	20
2000–01	Cincinnati Cyclones	IHL		73	27	38	65	62		5	3	2	5	6
2001–02	Lowell Lock Monsters	AHL		25	3	10	13	20		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Kassel Huskies	DEL		24	5	11	16	24		7	1	0	1	8
2002–03	Linköpings HC	SEL		31	10	4	14	40		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Kloten Flyers	NLA		4	0	1	1	8		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Linköpings HC	SEL		38	13	15	28	63		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Augsburger Panther	DEL		43	11	12	23	89		5	4	0	4	8
2005–06	Port Huron Flags	UHL		15	3	13	16	20		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Brynäs IF	SEL		17	3	5	8	14		4	0	1	1	0
2006–07	Herning IK	DEN		15	11	10	21	30		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	EHC Biel	NLB		16	14	17	31	46		9	3	7	10	10
2007–08	EHC Biel	NLB		6	2	6	8	0		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Port Huron Icehawks	IHL		11	5	14	19	12		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	HDD Olimpija Ljubljana	EBEL		14	4	9	13	8		14	1	1	2	16
IHL totals				354	122	191	313	243		44	16	24	41	56
NHL totals				12	1	3	4	12		—	—	—	—	—