| Brendan Leipsic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Leipsic with the Golden Knights in 2018 | |||
| Born |
May 19, 1994 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Vancouver Canucks Toronto Maple Leafs Vegas Golden Knights | ||
| NHL draft |
89th overall, 2012 Nashville Predators | ||
| Playing career | 2014–present | ||
Brendan Leipsic (born May 19, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Leipsic was selected by the Nashville Predators in the third round (89th overall) of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.[1]
Leipsic is often considered one of the edgiest professional hockey players of all time.
Personal
editLeipsic was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and is Jewish. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.[2][3] His mother Kathleen was a gymnast who represented Canada at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, and his father Greg was an all star high school running back.[4] He has a brother (Jeremey) who plays for the Portage Terriers of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League and led the league in assists and points in 2016-17, as well as a sister (Emma) who was an international gymnast.[5] Leipsic is known to hate the holiday of thanksgiving, and has gone on to block many people on social media that have wished him a Happy thanksgiving.
Playing career
editLeipsic played in the WHL from the 2010–11 season. He was a member of Canada's National Junior Team for the 2012 Canada-Russia Challenge.[6]
In the 2012–13 season with the Portland Winterhawks, Leipsic scored 120 points in 68 games to win the CHL Top Scorer Award as the highest-scoring player in the Canadian Hockey League.[7]
Leipsic was selected by the Nashville Predators in the third-round (89th overall) of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.[1] On May 23, 2013, the Predators signed Leipsic to a three-year entry-level contract.[8]
Leipsic was assigned to the Predators AHL affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals to begin his first professional season in 2014–15. He led the Admirals in rookie scoring with 36 points in 47 games.
On February 15, 2015, the Predators traded Leipsic along with Olli Jokinen and Nashville's 2015 first round draft pick to the Toronto Maple Leafs in a package deal for Cody Franson and Mike Santorelli.[9] Leipsic played an important role down the stretch in helping the Toronto Marlies (a team that struggled to score early in the year) reach the post-season.
Leipsic began the 2015–16 season with the Marlies, and would play there for most of the year. However, in February 2016, the Maple Leafs lineup was depleted due to injuries. Wanting to allow younger players to remain in the AHL and develop, Toronto initially called up older veterans.
When injury struck again however, Leipsic was called up on February 13, 2016, in reward for his strong play, along with Jeremy Morin, both on an emergency basis.[10] Leipsic made his debut the same night, in a road game against the Vancouver Canucks, and scored his first NHL goal midway through the second period, batting a flying puck out of mid-air and past goaltender Ryan Miller.[11] The reaction of Leipsic's parents, who were in attendance and flew last minute to the game, garnered much media attention.[11] Leipsic became the first Maple Leafs' player to score a goal in his NHL debut since Nikolay Kulemin in 2008. Leipsic was sent back to the Marlies shortly after his debut.
On June 21, 2017, Leipsic was left exposed at the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs, and was selected by the Vegas Golden Knights.[12] He signed a two-year $1.3 million dollar contract in July 2017.[13]
On February 26, 2018, he was traded to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for Philip Holm.[14]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2010–11 | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | 68 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 50 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | ||
| 2011–12 | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | 65 | 28 | 30 | 58 | 82 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 28 | ||
| 2012–13 | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | 68 | 49 | 71 | 120 | 103 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 41 | ||
| 2013–14 | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | 60 | 39 | 52 | 91 | 111 | 20 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 49 | ||
| 2014–15 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 47 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 27 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | ||
| 2015–16 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 65 | 20 | 34 | 54 | 55 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 2015–16 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 49 | 18 | 33 | 51 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 21 | ||
| 2017–18 | Vegas Golden Knights | NHL | 44 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 14 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 64 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Canada Western | WHC17 | 6th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |
| Junior totals | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | ||||
Awards and honors
edit| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| CHL | ||
| Top Scorer Award | 2012–13 | [15] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Two Jewish players chosen at NHL entry draft". cjnews.com. June 27, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
- ^ "Brendan Leipsic named Jewish athlete of the year". thehockeywriters.com. March 4, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
- ^ "Welcome to the show Brendan Leipsic". njjewishnews.com. February 16, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
- ^ "Minor Leaguers play as NHL lockout lingers". cjnews.com. May 4, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
- ^ "Team Canada summer camp media guide" (PDF). cdn.agilitycms.com. July 8, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
- ^ "2013 NT Summer Camp media guide" (PDF). Hockey Canada. April 5, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
- ^ Preds prospect Brendan Leipsic finishes as leading scorer in all of major junior… | Section 303
- ^ "Predators sign Leipsic". Nashville Predators. May 23, 2013. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
- ^ "Leafs trade Santorelli, Franson to Predators". MapleLeafsHotStove.com. February 15, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
- ^ "Leafs recall Leipsic, Morin on emergency basis". TSN. February 13, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
- ^ a b "Brendan Leipsic scores winner in NHL debut as Maple Leafs beat Canucks". CBC Sports. February 13, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
- ^ "Maple Leafs lose Leipsic in Vegas expansion draft". Toronto Sun. June 21, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^ "Vegas Signs Forward Brendan Leipsic and Defenseman Griffin Reinhart". NHL.com. Vegas: Vegas Golden Knights. July 15, 2017. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
- ^ "Canucks acquire Leipsic from Golden Knights". NHL.com. February 26, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "2012–13 Award Winners". Canadian Hockey League. May 1, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
[[:Category:1994 births]]
[[:Category:Living people]]
[[:Category:Canadian ice hockey players]]
[[:Category:Ice hockey people from Manitoba]]
[[:Category:Jewish Canadian sportspeople]]
[[:Category:Jewish ice hockey players]]
[[:Category:Milwaukee Admirals players]]
[[:Category:Nashville Predators draft picks]]
[[:Category:Portland Winterhawks players]]
[[:Category:Sportspeople from Winnipeg]]
[[:Category:Toronto Maple Leafs players]]
[[:Category:Toronto Marlies players]]
[[:Category:Vancouver Canucks players]]
[[:Category:Vegas Golden Knights players]]