Bryan Deasley is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 winger

Winger (ice hockey)

Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink...

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Playing career

He played college hockey for the Michigan Wolverines

Michigan Wolverines

The Michigan Wolverines comprise 27 varsity sports teams at the University of Michigan. These teams compete in the NCAA's Division I and in the Big Ten Conference in all sports except men's ice hockey which competes in the NCAA D1 Central Collegiate Hockey Association, and women's water polo, which...

. After turning professional, he played for the Salt Lake Golden Eagles

Salt Lake Golden Eagles

The Salt Lake Golden Eagles were a minor professional hockey team based in Salt Lake City, Utah from 1969 to 1994.They played in the Western Hockey League from 1969 to 1974, the Central Hockey League from 1974 to 1984 and the International Hockey League from 1984 to 1994...

 of the IHL and the Halifax Citadels

Halifax Citadels

The Halifax Citadels were a professional ice hockey team based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. They played in the American Hockey League between 1988 and 1993...

 of the AHL

American Hockey League

The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...

. He also was a member of the Canadian National Team

Canadian national men's hockey team

The Canadian national ice hockey team is the ice hockey team representing Canada. The team is overseen by Hockey Canada, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation, and participates in international competitions. From 1920 until 1963, Canada's international representation was by senior...

 for the 1988–1989 season. Bryan was drafted to the Calgary Flames in the 1st round of the 1987 NHL Entry Draft but was not able to crack the NHL lineup. After 5 seasons in the AHL/IHL Bryan retired and returned to the University of Michigan to complete his degree in Sports Management and Communications.

Post-playing career

Since retiring as a player Deasley worked as a player agent for 15 years. Recently Bryan left the agency business and accepted the position of Vice President Marketing and Development for the Canadian Sport Centre Ontario. Located in Toronto the CSC Ontario provides programs and services for Canada's provincial and national

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