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Brendan Leipsic
Leipsic with the Golden Knights in 2018
Born (1994-05-19) May 19, 1994 (age 30)
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

Leipsic 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

Leipsic 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 at the 2015 AHL All-Star Game

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

Regular season and playoffs

    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

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

Award Year
CHL
Top Scorer Award 2012–13 [15]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Two Jewish players chosen at NHL entry draft". cjnews.com. June 27, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ "Brendan Leipsic named Jewish athlete of the year". thehockeywriters.com. March 4, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ "Welcome to the show Brendan Leipsic". njjewishnews.com. February 16, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ "Minor Leaguers play as NHL lockout lingers". cjnews.com. May 4, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ "Team Canada summer camp media guide" (PDF). cdn.agilitycms.com. July 8, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ "2013 NT Summer Camp media guide" (PDF). Hockey Canada. April 5, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ Preds prospect Brendan Leipsic finishes as leading scorer in all of major junior… | Section 303
  8. ^ "Predators sign Leipsic". Nashville Predators. May 23, 2013. Retrieved May 23, 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ "Leafs trade Santorelli, Franson to Predators". MapleLeafsHotStove.com. February 15, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ "Leafs recall Leipsic, Morin on emergency basis". TSN. February 13, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  11. ^ a b "Brendan Leipsic scores winner in NHL debut as Maple Leafs beat Canucks". CBC Sports. February 13, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  12. ^ "Maple Leafs lose Leipsic in Vegas expansion draft". Toronto Sun. June 21, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  13. ^ "Vegas Signs Forward Brendan Leipsic and Defenseman Griffin Reinhart". NHL.com. Vegas: Vegas Golden Knights. July 15, 2017. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  14. ^ "Canucks acquire Leipsic from Golden Knights". NHL.com. February 26, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  15. ^ "2012–13 Award Winners". Canadian Hockey League. May 1, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)


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