December 2, 2009

Alaska Acquires Leitch

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- The Alaska Aces have aquired the ECHL rights for former Quinnipiac forward Bryan Leitch from the Cincinnati Cyclones in exchange for center Chris Morehouse.

The 25-year-old Leitch scored twice and assisted on five other goals in his 16 games for the 2008 Kelly Cup champions. He had an assist in his first pro game for the Cyclones Oct. 23 at Wheeling and scored the game-winning goal at Toledo Nov. 7.

The 6-3, 190-pound Leitch led all NCAA Division I players with 59 points and 47 assists for Quinnipiac while earning second team all-ECAC honors in 2008-09. He finished his career with a school record-tying 169 points (53g-116a) in 167 games for the Bobcats, including a 45-point campaign as a freshman (14g-31a) that landed him a spot on the ECAC All-Rookie team. Leitch's 116 assists rank second all-time in school history, and his 47 assists and 59 points are single-season highs for the Bobcats since they entered Division I in 2005-06.