Alan Letang (born September 4, 1975) is a
Canadian-
Croatian former professional
ice hockey player. In 2021, he was named the head coach for the
Sarnia Sting of the
Ontario Hockey League.
Playing career
Letang was drafted by the
Montreal Canadiens in the 8th round, 203rd overall in the
1993 NHL Entry Draft
The 1993 NHL Entry Draft was the 31st NHL Entry Draft. It took place on June 26, 1993, at the Colisée de Québec in Quebec City, Quebec.
First overall pick Alexandre Daigle is widely regarded today as one of the all-time greatest draft busts ...
. He has played 14 games in the
National Hockey League for the
Dallas Stars,
Calgary Flames and
New York Islanders
The New York Islanders (colloquially known as the Isles) are a professional ice hockey team based in Elmont, New York. The Islanders compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference ( ...
.
Letang played for the
Hamburg Freezers
The Hamburg Freezers were a German professional men's ice hockey club from Hamburg, Germany that played in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The club announced its withdrawal from the DEL and ceased operations on 24 May 2016 when Anschutz Entertainment ...
of the
German Deutsche Eishockey Liga
The Deutsche Eishockey Liga (for sponsorship reasons called "PENNY Deutsche Eishockey Liga") (; English: ''German Ice Hockey League'') or DEL, is a German professional ice hockey league and the highest division in German ice hockey. Founded in ...
(DEL) from 2004 to 2007, before joining fellow DEL outfit
Nürnberg Ice Tigers
The Nürnberg Ice Tigers are a professional ice hockey club located in Nuremberg, Germany. They play in the country's premier league, the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.
History
The roots of the team can be traced back to SG Nürnberg, an ice hockey ...
for the 2007–08 season. In 2008–09, he played in Austria with
HC TWK Innsbruck.
For the
2009–10 season, Letang signed with Croatian club
KHL Medveščak Zagreb on June 18, 2009. As captain of Medveščak, Alan scored 10 goals and 19 assists for 29 points in 50 games to finish second among defensemen on the team. After leading KHL to the second round of the EBEL playoffs, Letang signed a two-year contract extension to remain with KHL Medveščak Zagreb on March 20, 2010. He eventually played for the Zagreb team until he retired in 2014.
Coaching career
On July 22, 2014, Letang announced that he has ended his playing career, but would stay at
KHL Medveščak Zagreb as an assistant coach. After two years on the Zagreb coaching staff and a total of seven seasons with the club, Letang headed back to his native Canada and was named assistant coach of the
Owen Sound Attack of the
Ontario Hockey League (OHL) on June 21, 2016. On January 28, 2019, Letang was named interim coach of the Owen Sound Attack before having the interim tag removed. He left the Attack in 2021 to become the head coach of the OHL's
Sarnia Sting.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
References
External links
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1975 births
Augsburger Panther players
Bridgeport Sound Tigers players
Calgary Flames players
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Austria
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Croatia
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland
Canadian ice hockey defencemen
Cornwall Royals (OHL) players
Croatian ice hockey defencemen
Croatian people of Canadian descent
Dallas Stars players
EV Zug players
Fredericton Canadiens players
Hamburg Freezers players
HC TWK Innsbruck players
Ice hockey people from Ontario
Kaufbeurer Adler players
KHL Medveščak Zagreb players
Living people
Kalamazoo Wings (1974–2000) players
Montreal Canadiens draft picks
New York Islanders players
Newmarket Royals players
People from Renfrew County
Saint John Flames players
Sarnia Sting players
SC Langnau players
Sinupret Ice Tigers players
Utah Grizzlies (AHL) players
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