Bryan Leitch (born June 17, 1984) is a former

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professional

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player who played the 2009-10 season in the

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. Born in

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, Leitch played three seasons of junior hockey in the

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with the

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and

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before attending

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where he played four seasons with the

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team, which competes in

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's Division I in the ECAC conference. He made an immediate impact in ECAC and was named the ECAC Rookie of the Year for the 2005–06 season. In four seasons as a Bobcat, Leitch clicked for 169 points and 124 penalty minutes in 157 games, including his senior year (2008–09) when he registered 59 points to earn the title as the top scorer in NCAA Division I in ice hockey, and was a finalist for the

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awarded to the NCAA men's top ice hockey player. Following his standout college career, Leitch signed with the

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of the

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and was assigned to the

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of the

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