Brian Swanson

Brian Swanson (born March 24, 1976) is a professional ice hockey player who currently plays for the Alaska Aces of the East Coast Hockey League.
==Playing career==
Swanson was drafted 115th overall in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft by the San Jose Sharks from the USHL's Omaha Lancers. He then spent four seasons at Colorado College, and was a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award in 1999. While at college, his rights were traded to the New York Rangers and briefly played for their AHL affiliate the Hartford Wolf Pack during the 1998–99 season. In 1999, he signed with the Edmonton Oilers and after spending an entire season with the Hamilton Bulldogs, Swanson made his NHL debut during the 2000–01 NHL season. He spent another two seasons with the Oilers, bouncing around between them and the Bulldogs. In 2003, he signed with the Atlanta Thrashers, but just played two games for them as he spent most of the season in the AHL with the Chicago Wolves.
With Swanson a free agent and the 2004–05 NHL season locked out, Swanson signed with German side Kassel Huskies of the DEL. In 2005, Swanson choose to remain in Germany signing with the Nürnberg Ice Tigers. On July 30, 2009, after spending four years with the Ice Tigers, Brian signed a one-year contract with fellow DEL team, Iserlohn Roosters.
On July 14, 2010, Swanson returned to North America after 6 years, signing a one-year contract with Alaska Aces of the ECHL.
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
  	  	  	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	P 	PIM
1993–94 	Omaha Lancers 	USHL 	 	47 	38 	42 	80 	40 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Omaha Lancers 	USHL 	 	33 	14 	35 	49 	12 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Colorado College Tigers	WCHA 	 	40 	26 	33 	59 	24 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Colorado College Tigers	WCHA 	 	43 	19 	32 	51 	47 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Colorado College Tigers	WCHA 	 	42 	18 	38 	56 	26 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Colorado College Tigers	WCHA 	 	42 	25 	41 	66 	28 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Hartford Wolf Pack 	AHL 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Hamilton Bulldogs 	AHL 	 	69 	19 	40 	59 	18 	 	10 	2 	5 	7 	6
2000–01 	Hamilton Bulldogs 	AHL 	 	49 	18 	29 	47 	20 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 	 	16 	1 	1 	2 	6 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Hamilton Bulldogs 	AHL 	 	65 	34 	39 	73 	26 	 	15 	7 	6 	13 	6
2001–02 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 	 	8 	1 	1 	2 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 	 	44 	2 	10 	12 	10 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Chicago Wolves 	AHL 	 	70 	13 	34 	47 	30 	 	10 	4 	4 	8 	6
2003–04 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 	 	2 	0 	1 	1 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Kassel Huskies 	DEL 	 	37 	14 	19 	33 	16 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Nuremberg Ice Tigers 	DEL 	 	46 	7 	24 	31 	22 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Sinupret Ice Tigers 	DEL 	 	51 	11 	28 	39 	75 	 	13 	4 	7 	11 	14
2007–08 	Sinupret Ice Tigers 	DEL 	 	53 	15 	31 	46 	20 	 	5 	1 	1 	2 	2
2008–09 	Sinupret Ice Tigers 	DEL 	 	51 	9 	18 	27 	38 	 	5 	0 	1 	1 	8
2009–10 	Iserlohn Roosters 	DEL 	 	54 	19 	23 	42 	30 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Alaska Aces 	ECHL 	 	69 	24 	46 	70 	20 	 	13 	3 	8 	11 	4
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	70 	4 	13 	17 	16 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
DEL totals	DEL totals 	DEL totals	 	292 	75 	143 	218 	201 	 	23 	5 	9 	14 	24
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Comp 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1996 	United States 	WJC 	6 	2	1	3 	29
Junior int'l totals	Junior int'l totals	Junior int'l totals	6 	2	1	3 	29
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Born in 1976
Category:Alaska Aces players
Category:American ice hockey players
Category:Atlanta Thrashers players
Category:Chicago Wolves players
Category:Colorado College Tigers players
Category:Edmonton Oilers players
Category:Hamilton Bulldogs players
Category:Hartford Wolf Pack players
Category:Iserlohn Roosters players
Category:Kassel Huskies players
Category:Nuremberg Ice Tigers players
Category:Omaha Lancers alumni
Category:San Jose Sharks draft picks
Category:Sinupret Ice Tigers players