{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 1968)}} {{about|the ice hockey player|the Scottish footballer|Bryan Deasley (footballer)}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | image = | image_size= | played_for = Salt Lake Golden Eagles<br>Halifax Citadels<br>Canadian National Team | position = Left wing | shoots = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 3 | weight_lb = 225 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|11|26|mf=y}} | birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada | draft = 19th overall | draft_year = 1987 | draft_team = Calgary Flames | career_start = 1988 | career_end = 1993 }}
'''Bryan Deasley''' (born November 26, 1968) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger. He was a first round selection, 19th overall, by the Calgary Flames at the 1987 National Hockey League (NHL) Entry Draft. He never reached the NHL and retired in 1993 after one season touring with the Canadian National Team and four in the minor leagues. Deasley worked as a player agent for several years.
==Playing career== A native of Toronto, Ontario, Deasley planned to play junior hockey with the North Bay Centennials before he was recruited by the University of Michigan.<ref name="MichiganProfile">{{cite news |last=Goldberg |first=Ken |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2706&dat=19880113&id=oA1KAAAAIBAJ&sjid=th4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1179,301611 |title=Burning bright: Deasley's return sparks Blue; NHL in future for 'M' forward |work=The Michigan Daily |date=1988-01-13 |accessdate=2013-12-22 |page=10}}</ref> He played two seasons of college hockey with the Michigan Wolverines program. After recording 24 points in 38 games as a freshman in 1986–87,<ref name="9192FlamesMG">{{cite book |editor-last=Ornest |editor-first=Leo |title=1991–92 Calgary Flames Media Guide |publisher=Calgary Flames Hockey Club |year=1991 |page=68}}</ref> the Calgary Flames selected him with their first round pick, 19th overall, at the 1987 NHL entry draft. The Flames praised Deasley for his aggressiveness and willingness to battle in the corners.<ref name="MichiganProfile" /> Deasley returned to Michigan where he scored 18 goals in 27 games despite missing 12 games due to a broken leg.<ref name="MichiganProfile" /><ref name="9192FlamesMG" /> He also played in the 1987 Spengler Cup with Team Canada which defeated the Soviet Wings to win the tournament championship.<ref name="MichiganProfile" />
Deasley left Michigan after two seasons and toured with the Canadian National Team in 1988–89 where he scored 19 goals and 19 assists in 54 games.<ref name="9192FlamesMG" /> He joined Calgary's International Hockey League (IHL) affiliate, the Salt Lake Golden Eagles for their playoff run.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=336&dat=19890422&id=XkxTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QIQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4881,2749185 |title=Deasley set to join Eagles |work=Deseret News |location=Salt Lake City, UT |date=1989-04-22 |accessdate=2013-12-22 |page=D3}}</ref> Deasley recorded three goals and three assists for the Eagles who lost the Turner Cup final.<ref name="9192FlamesMG" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Hamilton |first=Linda |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=194oAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-oMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5834%2C1518534 |title=Lumberjacks wrest Turner Cup from Eagles |work=Deseret News |location=Salt Lake City, UT |date=1989-05-20 |accessdate=2013-12-22 |page=D1}}</ref> He then played three full seasons with Salt Lake between 1989 and 1992 where he had seasons of 27, 45 and 35 points.<ref name="HockeyDB">{{cite web |url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=1306 |title=Bryan Deasley statistics |publisher=The Internet Hockey Database |accessdate=2013-12-22}}</ref> The Flames traded Deasley to the Quebec Nordiques prior to the 1992–93 season.<ref>{{cite news |last=Saevig |first=Dan |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1350&dat=19921101&id=zlZPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TgMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5807,261694 |title=Picking up pounds |work=Toledo Blade |date=1992-11-01 |accessdate=2013-12-22 |page=D3}}</ref> He spent the year with their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Halifax Citadels. He played only 37 games, and recorded 20 points, before retiring as a player.<ref name="HockeyDB" />
== Post-playing career == Since retiring as a player Deasley worked as a player agent for several years. He represented John Tavares while the player was still in junior hockey,<ref>{{cite news |last=Westhead |first=Rick |url=https://www.thestar.com/opinion/columnists/2007/11/16/agent_has_meal_ticket_in_tavares.html |title=Agent has meal ticket in Tavares |work=Toronto Star |date=2007-11-16 |accessdate=2013-12-22}}</ref> but Tavares' family opted to change representation when Deasley left his employer, Siskinds Sports Management in 2008.<ref>{{cite news |last=Pyette |first=Ryan |url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Columnists/Pyette/2009/08/19/10513011-sun.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310150651/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Columnists/Pyette/2009/08/19/10513011-sun.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 10, 2016 |title=Kadri's agent loves draft drama |publisher=Sun Media |date=2009-08-19 |access-date=2013-12-22}}</ref> Deasley left his career as an agent to join the Canadian Sports Centre Ontario as vice-president of marketing and business development.<ref>{{cite news |last=Cox |first=Damien |url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/2008/09/18/can_tavares_be_no1.html |title=Can Tavares be No.1? |work=Toronto Star |date=2008-09-18 |accessdate=2013-12-22}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {| 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 |- | 1985–86 | St. Michael's Buzzers | MetJHL | | | | | | | | | | |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1986–87 | Michigan Wolverines | CCHA | 38 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 1987–88 | Michigan Wolverines | CCHA | 27 | 18 | 4 | 22 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1988–89 | Canada | Intl | 54 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 1988–89 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | IHL | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 25 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1989–90 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | IHL | 71 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 46 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |- | 1990–91 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | IHL | 75 | 24 | 21 | 45 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1991–92 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | IHL | 65 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |- | 1992–93 | Halifax Citadels | AHL | 37 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | IHL totals ! 211 ! 52 ! 55 ! 107 ! 166 ! 20 ! 7 ! 2 ! 9 ! 37 |}
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * {{Ice hockey stats}}
{{s-start}} {{succession box | before = George Pelawa | title = Calgary Flames' first-round draft pick | years = 1987 | after = Jason Muzzatti}} {{s-end}}
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