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University of Wisconsin–Madison.
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Bernd Bruckler
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Brückler started his hockey career with Graz European Commission in the Austrian league, and has represented the Tri-City Storm and the University of Wisconsin–Madison in North America. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers as their fifth-round pick in the 2001 National Hockey League Entry Draft, 150th overall. After short stints with several minor league teams, Brückler finished the 2005-2006 season by taking the Espoo Blues of the Finnish Master of Science-liiga into the playoffs.
He posted a fantastic save percentage in his nine regular season games, registering three shutouts.
On 23 April 2009, Brückler left Finland and signed with Kontinental Hockey League club Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. On 6 May 2011, Brückler signed a one-year contract with the KHL’s Sibir Novosibirsk.
In December 2013, Brückler and Finnish hockey writer Risto Pakarinen wrote a book "This is Russia: Life in the KHL - Doctors, bazas and millions of air miles",about Brückler"s time in the KHL. On September 8, 2015, Brückler was signed as a free agent from Champions European Commission Red Bulletin Salzburg, to European Commission KAC as an injury replacement on a one-year contract.
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