JC Lipon[1] (born July 10, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for Straubing Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He has previously played for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL).
| JC Lipon | |||
|---|---|---|---|
_by_Sandro_Halank%E2%80%93002.jpg) Lipon with the Straubing Tigers in 2024 | |||
| Born |
July 10, 1993 Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| DEL team Former teams |
Straubing Tigers Winnipeg Jets Dinamo Riga IK Oskarshamn HC Sochi Sibir Novosibirsk | ||
| NHL draft |
91st overall, 2013 Winnipeg Jets | ||
| Playing career | 2013–present | ||
Playing career
editLipon was selected by the Winnipeg Jets in the third round (91st overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.
He played junior hockey for the Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey League. He made his NHL debut for the Jets on January 18, 2016.[2] On August 15, 2016, the Winnipeg Jets signed Lipon to a one-year, two-way contract worth $650,000.[3]
On August 17, 2020, Lipon left the Winnipeg Jets organization as a free agent and signed his first contract abroad with Latvian based, Dinamo Riga of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).[4] In his first season abroad in 2020–21, Lipon made an impact with Dinamo Riga, collecting 8 goals and 20 points through 37 regular season games. With Riga well out of playoff contention, Lipon left the club to join the Swedish top-tier club, IK Oskarshamn of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), for the remainder of the season on February 16, 2021.[5]
As a free agent in the following off-season, Lipon opted to return to the KHL, agreeing to a one-year contract with Russian-based, HC Sochi, on August 24, 2021.[6] In the 2021–22 season, Lipon recorded 3 goals and 10 points through 27 regular season games with Sochi before he was traded to HC Sibir Novosibirsk on December 27, 2021.[7]
On July 26, 2022, having left the KHL as a free agent, Lipon signed a one-year contract in Germany with Straubing Tigers of the DEL.[8]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2008–09 | Regina Pat Canadians | SMHL | 43 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 53 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 65 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 69 | 19 | 46 | 65 | 111 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 20 | ||
| 2012–13 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 61 | 36 | 53 | 89 | 115 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 20 | ||
| 2013–14 | St. John's IceCaps | AHL | 72 | 9 | 32 | 41 | 136 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | St. John's IceCaps | AHL | 75 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 163 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 45 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 71 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 129 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 68 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 103 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | ||
| 2018–19 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 60 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 61 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 37 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | IK Oskarshamn | SHL | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | HC Sochi | KHL | 27 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Sibir Novosibirsk | KHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | Straubing Tigers | DEL | 53 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 57 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Straubing Tigers | DEL | 34 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 11 | ||
| NHL totals | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| KHL totals | 69 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 110 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Canada Western | U17 | 8th | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2013 | Canada | WJC | 4th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | |
| Junior totals | 10 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 31 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "JC Lipon Team Canada's underdog at world juniors - NHL on CBC Sports - Hockey news, opinion, scores, stats, standings". Cbc.ca. 2012-12-25. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
- ^ Rob Vanstone (2016-01-20). "Regina's JC Lipon makes his NHL debut with the Winnipeg Jets | Regina Leader-Post". Leaderpost.com. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
- ^ Mitch Rosset (2016-08-15). "JC Lipon lands new deal with Winnipeg Jets". globalnews.ca.
- ^ "Forward JC Lipon joins the DINAMO RIGA". Dinamo Riga. August 17, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- ^ "JC Lipon joins from Dinamo Riga" (in Swedish). IK Oskarshamn. February 16, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ^ "Sochi signs Canadian JC Lipon" (in Russian). HC Sochi. August 24, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
- ^ "Sibir complete acquisition of JC Lipon" (in Russian). HC Sibir Novosibirsk. December 27, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
- ^ "JC Lipon comes to Tigers" (in German). Straubing Tigers. July 26, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database