Brian Wesenberg

Brian Wesenberg (born May 9, 1977) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He appeared in a single National Hockey League (NHL) game with the Philadelphia Flyers during the 1998–99 season. He hails from Peterborough, Ontario.

Playing career Wesenberg was selected in the second round of the 1995 NHL entry draft by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. In March 1996, Anaheim traded its NHL rights to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Anatoli Semenov and Mike Crowley. He signed with the Flyers that summer and began his pro career with their American Hockey League affiliate, the Philadelphia Phantoms, during the 1997 Calder Cup playoffs. He later helped the Phantoms capture the Calder Cup championship in 1998.

Late in the 1998–99 season, Wesenberg was called up by the Flyers and made his NHL debut on April 10 against the Washington Capitals. In what turned out to be his only NHL appearance, he logged just two shifts for a total of 1 minute and 8 seconds before exiting the game with a mild concussion sustained during a fight with Washington's Trevor Halverson.

Two months into the 1999–2000 season, the Flyers traded Wesenberg to the newly established Atlanta Thrashers in exchange for forward Eric Bertrand. Following the trade, Wesenberg was assigned to Atlanta's minor league system, where he split time between affiliates in the American Hockey League (AHL) and the International Hockey League (IHL). Despite efforts to work his way back to the NHL, he was unable to secure another call-up. After spending the 2000–01 season in the minors and facing ongoing injuries, Wesenberg chose to retire from professional hockey in 2001.

Awards 1994–95 – OHL – Second All-Rookie Team

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1993–94 Cobourg Cougars OPJHL 40 14 18 32 81 — — — — — 1994–95 Guelph Storm OHL 66 17 27 44 81 14 2 3 5 18 1995–96 Guelph Storm OHL 66 25 33 58 161 16 4 11 15 34 1996–97 Guelph Storm OHL 64 37 43 80 186 18 4 9 13 59 1996–97 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL — — — — — 3 0 0 0 7 1997–98 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 74 17 22 39 93 19 1 4 5 34 1998–99 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 71 23 20 43 169 16 5 3 8 28 1998–99 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 1 0 0 0 5 — — — — — 1999–00 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 22 3 5 8 44 — — — — — 1999–00 Orlando Solar Bears IHL 31 9 3 12 50 4 0 0 0 9 2000–01 Orlando Solar Bears IHL 12 2 0 2 19 — — — — — 2000–01 Greenville Grrrowl ECHL 4 0 0 0 7 — — — — — NHL totals 1 0 0 0 5 — — — — —