Jeff Salzbrunn
Encyclopedia
Jeff Salzbrunn is a retired American
ice hockey
player.
. As a member of the Pioneers, Salzbrunn led the team with thirteen assists in seventeen games. The Pioneers folded after seventeen games, and Salzbrunn finished his season with the Quebec Remparts
.
Salzbrunn started his professional career as a member of the New York Slapshots of the ACHL
in 1985-86, where he would be reunited with former Pioneers linemate Scott Rettew
. Salzbrunn finished his rookie season with eleven goals in thirty-two games, which was ninth highest total on the Slapshots.
Salzbrunn joined the Johnstown Chiefs
for the 1988-89 ECHL season. His 32 goals, a career high, also made him part of an ECHL team record. Along with teammates Joe Gurney
, Rob Hrytsak
, Tom Sasso, and Mike Marcinkiewicz, Salzbrunn's 1988-89 Chiefs' team is one of four teams in ECHL history to have five 30 goal scorers on its roster in one season. After reaching the Riley Cup Finals with the Chiefs, Salzbrunn signed with the newly-formed Nashville Knights for the 1989-90 season.
Salzbrunn started the 1990-91 ECHL season with the Cincinnati Cyclones
, scoring thirty-four points in thirty-eight games before being traded back to Johnstown.
, a member of the North American 3 Hockey League.
United States
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ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player.
Professional career
Salzbrunn started his junior hockey as a member of the short-lived Plattsburgh PioneersPlattsburgh Pioneers
The Plattsburgh Pioneers were a short-lived junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, based in Plattsburgh, New York. The team folded after playing only 17 games in 1984, losing all 17 games, although earning one point for an overtime loss, according the rules for the 1984–85...
. As a member of the Pioneers, Salzbrunn led the team with thirteen assists in seventeen games. The Pioneers folded after seventeen games, and Salzbrunn finished his season with the Quebec Remparts
Québec Remparts
There have been two junior ice hockey franchises known as the Quebec Remparts that played in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The first franchise played from 1969 to 1985; the current franchise has played since 1997. Both franchises were based out of Quebec City, Quebec...
.
Salzbrunn started his professional career as a member of the New York Slapshots of the ACHL
Atlantic Coast Hockey League
The Atlantic Coast Hockey League was a minor league hockey organization that operated between 1981 and 1987. The league was founded by Bill Coffey....
in 1985-86, where he would be reunited with former Pioneers linemate Scott Rettew
Scott Rettew
Scott Rettew is a retired American professional ice hockey player.-Career:Rettew turned professional in 1985, skating with the New York Slapshots of the ACHL, finishing fourth in the team in scoring with 48 points in 56 games....
. Salzbrunn finished his rookie season with eleven goals in thirty-two games, which was ninth highest total on the Slapshots.
Salzbrunn joined the Johnstown Chiefs
Johnstown Chiefs
The Johnstown Chiefs were a minor league ice hockey team located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania that played in the ECHL. The team was founded in 1988 in the All-American Hockey League, and moved to the East Coast Hockey League when that league was formed...
for the 1988-89 ECHL season. His 32 goals, a career high, also made him part of an ECHL team record. Along with teammates Joe Gurney
Joe Gurney
Joe Gurney is a retired American ice hockey player.-Professional career:Gurney played his college hockey at Fitchburg State University. As a member of the Falcons, Gurney's set several Fitchburg State Falcons records with 108 goals, 132 assists, 240 points, 13 game winning goals, 19 power play...
, Rob Hrytsak
Rob Hrytsak
Rob Hrytsak is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player.-AAHL/ECHL:After two years of junior hockey in Canada, Hrytsak joined the Johnstown Chiefs of the All-American Hockey League in January 1988. Hrytsak scored the first goal in Chiefs' history on January 13, 1988...
, Tom Sasso, and Mike Marcinkiewicz, Salzbrunn's 1988-89 Chiefs' team is one of four teams in ECHL history to have five 30 goal scorers on its roster in one season. After reaching the Riley Cup Finals with the Chiefs, Salzbrunn signed with the newly-formed Nashville Knights for the 1989-90 season.
Salzbrunn started the 1990-91 ECHL season with the Cincinnati Cyclones
Cincinnati Cyclones
The Cincinnati Cyclones are a professional hockey team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The team is a member of the ECHL. Founded in 1990, the team first played their games in the Cincinnati Gardens and now play at U.S. Bank Arena....
, scoring thirty-four points in thirty-eight games before being traded back to Johnstown.
Personal
Salzbrunn's son, also named Jeff, is currently playing junior hockey as a member of the Chicago HitmenChicago Hitmen
The Chicago Hitmen are a Junior A Tier II ice hockey team based out of Rolling Meadows, Illinois. The Hitmen play in the North American Hockey League's Midwest Division. The team plays in the 1,000 seat West Meadows Ice Arena...
, a member of the North American 3 Hockey League.