Curtis Leschyshyn

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CanadaCanada  Curtis Leschyshyn Ice hockey player
Date of birth September 21, 1969
place of birth Thompson , Manitoba , Canada
size 185 cm
Weight 93 kg
position defender
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1988 , 1st lap, 3rd position in
Nordiques de Québec
Career stations
1985-1988 Saskatoon Blades
1988-1995 Nordiques de Québec
1995-1996 Colorado Avalanche
1996 Washington Capitals
1996-1997 Hartford Whalers
1997-2000 Carolina Hurricanes
2000-2001 Minnesota Wild
2001-2004 Ottawa Senators

Curtis Michael Leschyshyn (born September 21, 1969 in Thompson , Manitoba ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player who played 1101 games for the Nordiques de Québec , Colorado Avalanche , Washington Capitals , Hartford Whalers , Carolina during his active career between 1985 and 2004 Hurricanes , Minnesota Wild and Ottawa Senators has contested in the National Hockey League on the position of fullback . Leschyshyn, who had already been selected in third overall position in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft, celebrated his greatest career success in service of the Colorado Avalanche by winning the Stanley Cup in 1996 .

Career

Curtis Leschyshyn played two full seasons with the Saskatoon Blades in the Western Hockey League before he was selected in the NHL Entry Draft in 1988 in the first round in third position overall by the Nordiques de Québec . For the Nordiques, he became a regular player in the National Hockey League in his first season as a professional . At the beginning of the 1995/96 NHL season , the franchise moved to Denver in the US state of Colorado and was henceforth called Colorado Avalanche . In the very first season in the new home, Leschyshyn and his team won the Stanley Cup .

After a total of nine seasons for the Québec / Colorado organization, the defender was transferred to the Washington Capitals on November 2, 1996 together with Chris Simon , while the Avalanche received winger Keith Jones and a first- and four-round draft pick for the NHL entry Draft 1998 . However, the Canadian only played two games for the Capitals before being transferred again a week after his arrival. Washington sent Leschyshyn to the Hartford Whalers and received striker Andrei Nikolischin in return . After a season in Hartford, he experienced another move of an ice hockey franchise; the Whalers settled in Raleigh , North Carolina and became the Carolina Hurricanes prior to the start of the 1997/98 season .

After three more seasons for the Canes Curtis Leschyshyn was selected in the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft by the Minnesota Wild , where he played 54 games before he was on March 13, 2001 in exchange for a third-round draft pick for the 2001 NHL Entry Draft to the Ottawa Senators was sent.

After three more seasons in Ottawa and the lockout during the 2004/05 NHL season , the player signed a contract with the Colorado Avalanche on August 17, 2005; the franchise where he started his NHL career 17 years earlier. In Colorado, however, the defender did not play a game as he discovered during the pre-season that his physical condition was no longer sufficient for the NHL. Curtis Leschyshyn announced his retirement on October 3, 2005.

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1985/86 Saskatoon Blades WHL 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
1986/87 Saskatoon Blades WHL 70 14th 26th 40 107 11 1 5 6th 14th
1987/88 Saskatoon Blades WHL 56 14th 41 55 86 10 2 5 7th 16
1988/89 Nordiques de Québec NHL 71 4th 9 13 71 - - - - -
1989/90 Nordiques de Québec NHL 68 2 6th 8th 44 - - - - -
1990/91 Nordiques de Québec NHL 55 3 7th 10 49 - - - - -
1991/92 Halifax Citadels AHL 6th 0 2 2 4th - - - - -
1991/92 Nordiques de Québec NHL 42 5 12 17th 42 - - - - -
1992/93 Nordiques de Québec NHL 82 9 23 32 61 6th 1 1 2 6th
1993/94 Nordiques de Québec NHL 72 5 17th 22nd 65 - - - - -
1994/95 Nordiques de Québec NHL 44 2 13 15th 20th 3 0 1 1 4th
1995/96 Colorado Avalanche NHL 77 4th 15th 19th 73 17th 1 2 3 8th
1996/97 Colorado Avalanche NHL 11 0 5 5 6th - - - - -
1996/97 Washington Capitals NHL 2 0 0 0 2 - - - - -
1996/97 Hartford Whalers NHL 64 4th 13 17th 30th - - - - -
1997/98 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 73 2 10 12 45 - - - - -
1998/99 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 65 2 7th 9 50 6th 0 0 0 6th
1999/00 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 53 0 2 2 14th - - - - -
2000/01 Minnesota Wild NHL 54 2 3 5 19th - - - - -
2000/01 Ottawa Senators NHL 11 0 4th 4th 0 4th 0 0 0 0
2001/02 Ottawa Senators NHL 79 1 9 10 44 12 0 1 1 0
2002/03 Ottawa Senators NHL 54 1 6th 7th 18th 18th 0 1 1 10
2003/04 Ottawa Senators NHL 56 1 4th 5 16 2 0 0 0 0
WHL overall 127 28 67 95 193 21st 3 10 13 30th
NHL overall 1033 44 165 212 669 68 2 6th 8th 34

International

Represented Canada to:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1990 Canada WM 4th Place 9 0 0 0 4th
Men overall 9 0 0 0 4th

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ cbc.ca, Blues carry the day at NHL trade deadline
  2. ^ Avalanche.nhl.com , Leschyshyn Returns To The Avalanche
  3. ^ Avalanche.nhl.com, Curtis Leschyshyn Retires
personal data
SURNAME Leschyshyn, Curtis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Leschyshyn, Curtis Michael (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH September 21, 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH Thompson , Manitoba