Brian Wesenberg

Brian Wesenberg (born May 9, 1977) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He appeared in a single National Hockey League (NHL) game with the Philadelphia Flyers during the 1998–99 season. He hails from Peterborough, Ontario.

Brian Wesenberg
Born	(1977-05-09) May 9, 1977 (age 48) Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Philadelphia Flyers
NHL draft	29th overall, 1995 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Playing career	1997–2001

Playing career

Wesenberg was selected in the second round of the 1995 NHL Entry Draft by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.^[1] In March 1996, Anaheim traded its NHL rights to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Anatoli Semenov and Mike Crowley.^[2] He signed with the Flyers that summer and began his pro career with their American Hockey League affiliate, the Philadelphia Phantoms, during the 1997 Calder Cup playoffs.^[3] He later helped the Phantoms capture the Calder Cup championship in 1998.^[4]

Late in the 1998–99 season, Wesenberg was called up by the Flyers and made his NHL debut on April 10 against the Washington Capitals. In what turned out to be his only NHL appearance, he logged just two shifts for a total of 1 minute and 8 seconds before exiting the game with a mild concussion sustained during a fight with Washington's Trevor Halverson.^[5]

Two months into the 1999–2000 season, the Flyers traded Wesenberg to the newly established Atlanta Thrashers in exchange for forward Eric Bertrand.^[6] Following the trade, Wesenberg was assigned to Atlanta's minor league system, where he split time between affiliates in the American Hockey League (AHL) and the International Hockey League (IHL). Despite efforts to work his way back to the NHL, he was unable to secure another call-up. After spending the 2000–01 season in the minors and facing ongoing injuries, Wesenberg chose to retire from professional hockey in 2001.^[7]

Awards

• 1994–95 – OHL – Second All-Rookie Team^[7]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1993–94	Cobourg Cougars	OPJHL		40	14	18	32	81		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Guelph Storm	OHL		66	17	27	44	81		14	2	3	5	18
1995–96	Guelph Storm	OHL		66	25	33	58	161		16	4	11	15	34
1996–97	Guelph Storm	OHL		64	37	43	80	186		18	4	9	13	59
1996–97	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		—	—	—	—	—		3	0	0	0	7
1997–98	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		74	17	22	39	93		19	1	4	5	34
1998–99	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		71	23	20	43	169		16	5	3	8	28
1998–99	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		1	0	0	0	5		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		22	3	5	8	44		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Orlando Solar Bears	IHL		31	9	3	12	50		4	0	0	0	9
2000–01	Orlando Solar Bears	IHL		12	2	0	2	19		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Greenville Grrrowl	ECHL		4	0	0	0	7		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				1	0	0	0	5		—	—	—	—	—

See also

• List of players who played only one game in the NHL