What is Brian Leetch?
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2020}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | name = Brian Leetch | halloffame = 2009 | image = Brian Leetch New York Rangers 1997 Vancouver.jpg | image_size = 230px | caption = Leetch as the captain for the Rangers | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|3|3}} | birth_place = [[Corpus Christi, Texas|Corpus Christi]], [[Texas]], U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 0 | weight_lb = 185 | position = [[Defenceman|Defense]] | shoots = Left | played_for = [[New York Rangers]]<br>[[Toronto Maple Leafs]]<br>[[Boston Bruins]] | ntl_team = USA | draft = 9th overall | draft_year = 1986 | draft_team = [[New York Rangers]] | career_start = 1987 | career_end = 2006 }} '''Brian Joseph Leetch''' (born January 18, 1961) is an [[Americans|American]] retired professional [[ice hockey]] [[Defenceman|defenseman]]. He played 18 seasons in the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). He played for the [[New York Rangers]], [[Toronto Maple Leafs]], and [[Boston Bruins]]. He was the winner of the [[James Norris Memorial Trophy]] in 1992 and 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=24942|access-date=October 5, 2015|title=James Norris Memorial Trophy|publisher=National Hockey League}}</ref> He won the [[Stanley Cup]] with the Rangers in 1994.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/05/28/sports/hockey-2-overtimes-later-it-s-a-final-and-it-s-the-rangers.html?pagewanted=print&src=pm|access-date=October 5, 2015|title=HOCKEY; 2 Overtimes Later, It's a Final and It's the Rangers|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> He also won the [[Conn Smythe Trophy]], becoming the first American-born player to win the trophy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=24964|access-date=October 5, 2015|title=Conn Smythe Trophy|publisher=National Hockey League}}</ref> He won the silver medal with [[United States men's national ice hockey team|U.S. ice hockey team]] at the [[2002 Winter Olympics]]. He was inducted into the [[United States Hockey Hall of Fame]] with his Rangers teammate [[Mike Richter]] in 2008