{{Short description|Canadian-Croatian ice hockey player}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | image = Alan Letang 11102009.jpg | image_size = 230px | position = Defence | shoots = Left | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 1 | weight_lb = 187 | team = | league = | played_for = Dallas Stars<br/>Calgary Flames<br/>New York Islanders | ntl_team = Canada | ntl_team_2 = Croatia | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|9|4|mf=y}} | birth_place = Renfrew, Ontario, Canada | draft = 203rd overall | draft_year = 1993 | draft_team = Montreal Canadiens | career_start = 1995 | career_end = 2014 }} '''Alan Letang''' (born September 4, 1975) is a Canadian-Croatian former professional ice hockey player. In 2021, he was named the head coach for the Sarnia Sting of the Ontario Hockey League.
==Playing career== Letang was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the 8th round, 203rd overall in the 1993 NHL entry draft. He has played 14 games in the National Hockey League for the Dallas Stars, Calgary Flames and New York Islanders.
Letang played for the Hamburg Freezers of the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) from 2004 to 2007, before joining fellow DEL outfit Nürnberg Ice Tigers for the 2007–08 season. In 2008–09, he played in Austria with HC TWK Innsbruck.
For the 2009–10 season, Letang signed with Croatian club KHL Medveščak Zagreb on June 18, 2009.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.monitor.hr/clanci/alan-letang-iz-nhl-a-pojacao-medvescak/22241/ | title = Alan Letang iz NHL-a pojačao Medveščak! | work = monitor.hr | date = June 18, 2009 | accessdate = May 4, 2014 | language = Croatian | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140504190714/http://www.monitor.hr/clanci/alan-letang-iz-nhl-a-pojacao-medvescak/22241/ | archive-date = May 4, 2014 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}</ref> As captain of Medveščak, Alan scored 10 goals and 19 assists for 29 points in 50 games to finish second among defensemen on the team. After leading KHL to the second round of the EBEL playoffs, Letang signed a two-year contract extension to remain with KHL Medveščak Zagreb on March 20, 2010.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.medvescak.com/hrv/novosti227.html | title = Captain Letang re-signs with KHL Medveščak for two seasons | publisher = KHL Medveščak | date =March 20, 2010| language = Croatian | archive-date =May 6, 2021| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210506032349/https://www.medvescak.com/hrv/novosti227.html | url-status = dead }}</ref> He eventually played for the Zagreb team until he retired in 2014.
== Coaching career == On July 22, 2014, Letang announced that he has ended his playing career, but would stay at KHL Medveščak Zagreb as an assistant coach.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.medvescak.com/en/khl/andquoti-ended-my-road-as-a-player-in-the-best-possible-place---with-you-in-zagrebandquot-no1110 | title = My road as a player ended! | work = medvescak.com | date = July 22, 2014 | accessdate = August 25, 2014 | archive-date = July 28, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140728080840/http://www.medvescak.com/en/khl/andquoti-ended-my-road-as-a-player-in-the-best-possible-place---with-you-in-zagrebandquot-no1110 | url-status = dead }}</ref> After two years on the Zagreb coaching staff and a total of seven seasons with the club,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.medvescak.com/en/khl/alan-letang-in-new-professional-challenges-no2363|title=Alan Letang in new professional challenges| website = www.medvescak.com|access-date=June 25, 2016 }}</ref> Letang headed back to his native Canada and was named assistant coach of the Owen Sound Attack of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) on June 21, 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Attack announce hiring of Alan Letang as assistant coach|url=http://attackhockey.com/article/attack-announce-hiring-of-alan-letang-as-assistant-coach |publisher=Owen Sound Attack |website = attackhockey.com|access-date=June 25, 2016}}</ref> On January 28, 2019, Letang was named interim coach of the Owen Sound Attack before having the interim tag removed. He left the Attack in 2021<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/alan-letang-steps-down-as-head-coach/n-5706403 |title=Alan Letang Steps Down as Head Coach |website=OurSports Central |date=June 16, 2021 }}</ref> to become the head coach of the OHL's Sarnia Sting.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/alan-letang-named-head-coach/n-5709084 |title=Alan Letang Named Head Coach |website=OurSports Central |date=June 22, 2021}}</ref> In 2023, Letang was named head coach of Team Canada in the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship.<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Junior Team staff named for 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship |url=https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/news/coaches-named-for-juniors-2023-24-njt |access-date=2023-12-27 |website=www.hockeycanada.ca |language=en-ca}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Regular season and playoffs=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM |- | 1991–92 | Cornwall Royals | OHL | 47 || 1 || 4 || 5 || 16 | 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1992–93 | Newmarket Royals | OHL | 66 || 1 || 25 || 26 || 14 | 6 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 2 |- | 1993–94 | Newmarket Royals | OHL | 58 || 3 || 21 || 24 || 30 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1994–95 | Sarnia Sting | OHL | 62 || 5 || 36 || 41 || 35 | 4 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 6 |- | 1995–96 | Fredericton Canadiens | AHL | 71 || 0 || 26 || 26 || 40 | 10 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1996–97 | Fredericton Canadiens | AHL | 60 || 2 || 9 || 11 || 8 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1997–98 | Kaufbeurer Adler | DEL | 15 || 1 || 5 || 6 || 8 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1997–98 | SCL Tigers | NLA | 11 || 4 || 3 || 7 || 6 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1997–98 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 17 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 4 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1998–99 | Canadian National Team | Intl | 42 || 3 || 9 || 12 || 20 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1998–99 | EV Zug | NLA | — || — || — || — || — | 9 || 0 || 4 || 4 || 4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1998–99 | Michigan K-Wings | IHL | 12 || 3 || 3 || 6 || 0 | 5 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 0 |- | 1999–00 | Michigan K-Wings | IHL | 51 || 1 || 12 || 13 || 30 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1999–00 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 8 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2000–01 | Utah Grizzlies | IHL | 79 || 6 || 24 || 30 || 26 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2001–02 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 61 || 4 || 24 || 28 || 33 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2001–02 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2002–03 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 70 || 3 || 21 || 24 || 21 | 8 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 |- | 2002–03 | New York Islanders | NHL | 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2003–04 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 76 || 1 || 13 || 14 || 18 | 7 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 4 |- | 2004–05 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 42 || 1 || 9 || 10 || 20 | 5 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2005–06 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 52 || 4 || 9 || 13 || 34 | 6 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 2 |- | 2006–07 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 51 || 3 || 19 || 22 || 32 | 2 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2007–08 | Sinupret Ice Tigers | DEL | 11 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 | 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6 |- | 2008–09 | HC TWK Innsbruck | EBEL | 48 || 5 || 13 || 18 || 40 | 6 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 26 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2009–10 | KHL Medveščak | EBEL | 50 || 10 || 19 || 29 || 36 | 11 || 3 || 2 || 5 || 10 |- | 2010–11 | KHL Medveščak | EBEL | 46 || 5 || 14 || 19 || 20 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2011–12 | KHL Medveščak | EBEL | 48 || 5 || 15 || 20 || 28 | 9 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 8 |- | 2012–13 | KHL Medveščak | EBEL | 46 || 1 || 18 || 19 || 38 | 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | AHL totals ! 338 !! 10 !! 93 !! 103 !! 120 ! 25 !! 2 !! 4 !! 6 !! 8 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 14 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 2 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
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