Jake Leschyshyn (born March 10, 1999) is an American-born Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Jake Leschyshyn | |||
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Born |
(1999-03-10) March 10, 1999 (age 23) Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
Position | Center | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NHL team | Vegas Golden Knights | ||
NHL Draft |
62nd overall, 2017 Vegas Golden Knights | ||
Playing career | 2019–present |
Leschyshyn played for the Lethbridge Hurricanes and Regina Pats in the Western Hockey League, serving as captain of the latter in 2018–19.[1] Drafted by the Golden Knights in 2017, he signed an entry level contract on June 1, 2018 and played his first NHL game on October 14, 2021.[2][3]
He is the son of former NHL player Curtis Leschyshyn, and was born in Raleigh, North Carolina while his father played there for the Carolina Hurricanes. Leschyshyn grew up in Grasswood, Saskatchewan following the end of his father's playing career.[4]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2013–14 | Saskatoon Blazers | SMAAAHL | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Saskatoon Blazers | SMAAAHL | 38 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Regina Pats | WHL | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
2015–16 | Regina Pats | WHL | 66 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 38 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||
2016–17 | Regina Pats | WHL | 47 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Regina Pats | WHL | 64 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 67 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||
2018–19 | Regina Pats | WHL | 24 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | 44 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | ||
2018–19 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 61 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | Henderson Silver Knights | AHL | 39 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
2021–22 | Vegas Golden Knights | NHL | 41 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2021–22 | Henderson Silver Knights | AHL | 34 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
NHL totals | 41 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2015 | Canada Black | U17 | 8th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
Junior totals | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
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