Editing Brian Leetch (section)

==Awards and achievements==
{| class="wikitable"
! Award
! Year
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| All-[[Hockey East]] [[List of All-Hockey East Teams#Rookie Team|Rookie Team]]
| [[1986–87 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1986–87]]
| <ref>{{cite news|title=Hockey East All-Rookie Teams|url=http://www.augenblick.org/chha/hea_roo.html|publisher=College Hockey Historical Archives|access-date=May 19, 2013}}</ref>
|-
| All-[[Hockey East]] [[List of All-Hockey East Teams#First Team|First Team]]
| [[1986–87 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1986–87]]
| <ref>{{cite news|title=Hockey East All-Teams|url=http://www.augenblick.org/chha/hea_all.html|publisher=College Hockey Historical Archives|access-date=May 19, 2013}}</ref>
|-
| [[American Hockey Coaches Association|AHCA]] [[List of Division I AHCA All-American Teams|East first-team All-American]]
| [[1986–87 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1986–87]]
| <ref>{{cite news|title=Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_icehockey_rb/2013/MIH%20awards%20for%202013.pdf|publisher=NCAA.org|access-date=June 11, 2013}}</ref>
|-
| [[Hockey East]] [[List of Hockey East All-Tournament Teams|All-Tournament Team]]
| [[1987 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|1987]]
| <ref>{{cite news|title=2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide|url=http://issuu.com/hockeyeast/docs/1314heamguide|publisher=Hockey East|access-date=2014-05-19}}</ref>
|-
|}

*Olympic silver medal ([[Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics|2002]])
*Olympic Tournament All-Star team (2002)
*[[James Norris Memorial Trophy]] (Top NHL Defenseman) ([[1991–92 NHL season|1992]], [[1996–97 NHL season|1997]])
*[[NHL All-Star team|NHL first team All-Star]] (1992, 1997)
*NHL second team All-Star ([[1990–91 NHL season|1991]], [[1993–94 NHL season|1994]], [[1995–96 NHL season|1996]])
*[[Stanley Cup]] champion ([[1994 Stanley Cup Finals|1994]])
*First American-born [[Conn Smythe Trophy]] award winner (NHL Playoffs MVP) ([[1994 Stanley Cup Finals|1994]])
*[[Calder Memorial Trophy]] (Top NHL Rookie) ([[1988–89 NHL season|1989]])
*[[NHL All-Rookie Team]] (1989)
*Hockey East Player of the Year (1987)
*Hockey East Rookie of the Year (1987)
*Hockey East Tournament MVP Award (1987)
*Won bronze medal at [[1986 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships]].
*All-Star Selection, Defense, [[1987 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1987]] IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships<ref>Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009–10, p.519, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, {{ISBN|978-1-55468-621-6}}</ref>
*[[NHL All-Star Game]] selection ([[40th National Hockey League All-Star Game|1990]], [[41st National Hockey League All-Star Game|1991]], [[42nd National Hockey League All-Star Game|1992]], [[43rd National Hockey League All-Star Game|1993]], [[44th National Hockey League All-Star Game|1994]], [[46th National Hockey League All-Star Game|1996]], [[47th National Hockey League All-Star Game|1997]], [[48th National Hockey League All-Star Game|1998]], [[51st National Hockey League All-Star Game|2001]], [[52nd National Hockey League All-Star Game|2002]], [[53rd National Hockey League All-Star Game|2003]]).
*Won gold medal at [[1996 World Cup of Hockey]] – Was the captain of Team USA
*While still playing, was named #71 on the [[List of 100 greatest NHL players by The Hockey News|100 greatest NHL players]], as compiled by [[The Hockey News]] (and the second-highest player born and trained in the United States, behind [[Frank Brimsek]])
* Inducted into the [[Hockey Hall of Fame]] – 2009<ref name="HHOF"/>
* In the 2009 book ''100 Ranger Greats'', the authors ranked Leetch the Top Ranger of All Time of the [[List of New York Rangers players|901 New York Rangers]] who had played during the team's first [[2008–09 New York Rangers season|82 seasons]].<ref>{{cite book|url= https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6860998-100-ranger-greats#bookDetails |title=100 Ranger Greats: Superstars, Unsung Heroes and Colorful Characters |first1=Russ |last1=Cohen |first2=John |last2=Halligan |first3=Adam |last3=Raider |publisher=[[John Wiley & Sons]] |isbn= 978-0470736197 |date=2009 |access-date=February 3, 2020|page=228}}</ref>
*[[IIHF Hall of Fame]] induction in 2023<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/news/40893/iihf_honours_international_mix_for_hall_of_fame_23|title=IIHF honours international mix for Hall of Fame '23|last=Podnieks|first=Andrew|author-link=Andrew Podnieks|date=9 December 2022|website=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]]|access-date=11 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/wm/news/45376/celebrating_a_century_of_legends|title=Celebrating a century of legends|last=Potts|first=Andy|date=28 May 2023|website=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]]|access-date=13 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://teamusa.usahockey.com/news_article/show/1274725|title=Leetch Inducted Into IIHF Hall of Fame|date=28 May 2023|website=[[USA Hockey]]|access-date=13 June 2023}}</ref>

===New York Rangers awards===
*MVP: 1989, 1991, 1997, [[1998–99 NHL season|1999]], [[2000–01 NHL season|2001]], [[2002–03 NHL season|2003]]
*Players' Player Award: 2001, [[2001–02 NHL season|2002]], 2003, 2004
*Frank Boucher Award: 2001
*Crumb Bum Award: 1994
*[[Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award]]: 1997
*Good Guy Award: 2002
*Ceil Saidel Memorial Award: 2002, 2003
*<nowiki>#</nowiki>2 jersey retired by New York Rangers on January 24, 2008