Brian Sipotz

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Brian Sipotz
Sipotz with the Chicago Wolves in 2005
Born (1981-09-16) September 16, 1981 (age 42)
South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
Height 6 ft 7 in (201 cm)
Weight 248 lb (112 kg; 17 st 10 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Right
Played for
Gwinnett Gladiators
SG Cortina
NHL draft 100th overall, 2001
Atlanta Thrashers
Playing career 2004–2011

Brian Sipotz (born September 16, 1981) is a retired American professional ice hockey player. He played collegiate hockey at Miami University, and retired after the 2010-11 season with SG Cortina of the Italian Hockey League.[1]

Collegiate career

Sipotz played

NCAA Tournament in 2004. Miami lost to eventual national champion Denver in the West Regional 3-2, with Sipotz being assessed a pivotal 3-period major and game misconduct for a check from behind on Pioneer Jon Foster.[2][3]

Professional career

Brian played 7 years of professional hockey, including 6 years with the Chicago Wolves, the American Hockey League affiliate of Atlanta. In that time, he was the spokesman for the Wolves’ Adopt-A-Dog program, a two time Chicago Sports Profile Hometown Hero award winner, and the American Hockey League Man of the Year finalist. Brian was also a league leader in plus/minus in 2006-07, and made two AHL championship Calder Cup finals appearances, including a Calder Cup championship campaign in 2008 with Chicago.[4][5] He finished his professional career in 2010-11 with SG Cortina in Italy.

Personal life

Sipotz, with a degree in exercise physiology from

Ann Arbor, Michigan for Hockey University and Advantage Personal Training. He resides in Milan, Michigan with his wife and family.[6][7]

Career statistics

Regular season
Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1998–99
Culver Military Academy
HS Prep
1999–2000 Culver Military Academy HS Prep
2000–01 Miami University CCHA 32 0 1 1 48
2001–02 Miami University CCHA 25 0 1 1 28
2002–03 Miami University CCHA 26 0 0 0 24
2003–04 Miami University CCHA 36 0 3 3 39
2004–05 Chicago Wolves AHL 75 2 6 8 31 18 1 2 3 6
2004–05
Gwinnett Gladiators
ECHL 2 0 0 0 0
2005–06 Chicago Wolves AHL 57 2 12 14 41
2006–07 Chicago Wolves AHL 72 2 10 12 36 8 0 0 0 2
2007–08 Chicago Wolves AHL 54 1 4 5 22 20 0 4 4 14
2008–09 Chicago Wolves AHL 66 2 5 7 36
2009–10 Chicago Wolves AHL 44 0 8 8 51 8 0 0 0 4
2009–10 Gwinnett Gladiators ECHL 3 0 0 0 0
2010–11 SG Cortina ITA 34 0 4 4 26
AHL totals 369 9 45 54 217 54 1 6 7 26

References

  1. ^ "Brian Sipotz Hockey Stats and Profile". hockeydb.com.
  2. ^ "Brian Sipotz". Elite Prospects.
  3. ^ "Pioneers slip past Miami (Ohio)".
  4. ^ "Our Coaches".
  5. ^ "Brian Sipotz | Advantage Strength & Conditioning". advantagestrength.com. Archived from the original on 2015-03-14.
  6. ^ "Our Coaches".
  7. ^ "About | Advantage Personal Training | Family Oriented Gym in Ann Arbor, Michigan".

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