Shoots Left Height 1.88 m Positions Defenseman Role Ice hockey player | Name Brian Salcido Career start 2006 Playing career Weight 90 kg | |
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DEL teamFormer teams ERC IngolstadtAnaheim DucksHC Sparta PrahaSaiPaAmur KhabarovskJYP NHL Draft 141st overall, 2005Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | ||
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Brian Michael Salcido (born April 14, 1985 in Los Angeles, California) is an American professional ice hockey player currently an unrestricted free agent who most recently played for ERC Ingolstadt in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He is the 23rd California-born NHL hockey player and first born and developed player from southern California to play for the Anaheim Ducks.
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Playing career
Salcido moved to Minnesota to play for Shattuck-Saint Mary's high school, noted for its midget AAA hockey program. From 2003 until 2006 Salcido attended Colorado College and was a member of the varsity ice hockey squad. Salcido was drafted by the Ducks in the fifth round, 141st overall of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.
On August 2, 2006, Salcido signed with Anaheim on a three-year entry level contract, he was assigned to the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League. On February 20, 2009, he made his NHL debut with the Anaheim Ducks.
On May 13, 2013 Salcido signed with HC Amur Khabarovsk of the Kontinental Hockey League. After 23 games with Khabarovsk and unable to attain a regular defensive role, Salcido returned to the Liiga with JYP.
On July 24, 2014, Salcido transferred from JYP to return to SaiPa as a free agent on a one-year deal. In the 2014–15 season, Salcido enjoyed his best season in the Finnish Liiga, contributing with 12 goals and 35 points in 59 games from the blueline with SaiPa leading the league in scoring for a defenseman.
Salcido left Finland as a free agent at seasons end, agreeing to a two-year contract with German club, ERC Ingolstadt of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga on May 20, 2015. In the second year of his contract in the 2016–17 season, Salcido appeared in 52 games for 22 points before suffering a preliminary playoff loss to the Fischtown Pinguins to conclude his tenure with ERC.