Jordan Leopold

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Jordan Leopold
Date of birth 3rd August 1980
place of birth Golden Valley , Minnesota , USA
size 185 cm
Weight 91 kg
position defender
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1999 , 2nd round, 44th position
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Career stations
1998-2002 University of Minnesota
2002-2006 Calgary Flames
2006-2009 Colorado Avalanche
2009 Calgary Flames
2009-2010 Florida panthers
2010 Pittsburgh Penguins
2010-2013 Buffalo Sabers
2013-2014 St. Louis Blues
2014-2015 Columbus Blue Jackets
2015 Minnesota Wild

Jordan Leopold (born August 3, 1980 in Golden Valley , Minnesota ) is a former American ice hockey player who played 775 games for the Calgary Flames , Colorado Avalanche , Florida Panthers , Pittsburgh Penguins , Buffalo Sabers , St. Louis Blues , Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild has played in the National Hockey League on the position of defender .

Career

Leopold was selected in the second round of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft in 44th place by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim . In 2002 he received the Hobey Baker Memorial Award for best male college player . In the same year he also made his debut for the US national team .

Although he was drafted in 1999, he did not play his first NHL game until the 2002/03 season . That season he played 58 games for the Calgary Flames and scored 14 points, including four goals. In the second season with the Flames, he completed all 82 games in the regular season and reached the playoffs of the NHL for the first time, where they only lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Stanley Cup final . On June 24, 2006 he moved to Denver to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange with Alex Tanguay . The Avalanche received from Calgary for Tanguay not only Leopold but also a draft pick for the second round in the NHL Entry Draft 2006 and another draft pick for the second round in the NHL Entry Draft 2007 .

In Colorado he played 122 games and scored 38 points, including 13 goals, before being transferred back to Calgary on March 4, 2009, the day of the Trade Deadline , in exchange for defenders Lawrence Nycholat and Ryan Wilson and a second-round draft pick . In his first game for his new team, he scored a goal in a 5-1 win against the Philadelphia Flyers . However, he only stayed in the Canadian ice hockey metropolis until the end of the season, as he was given in the NHL Entry Draft 2009 together with a third-round draft right to the Florida Panthers . In return, the Flames received primary contract negotiation rights for free agent defender Jay Bouwmeester . In the 2009/10 season , Leopold completed 61 games for the Florida Panthers and scored seven goals and 18 assists in these.

On May 1, 2010, the US defender was transferred to the Pittsburgh Penguins for a second-round vote in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft . At the playoffs, Leopold only took part in one complete game in the first series. In the second game between the Penguins and the Ottawa Senators , which took place on April 16, 2010, the defender remained motionless on the ice for several seconds after a body check by player Andy Sutton . He returned to the second game of the Conference semi-finals after a shorter recovery period.

On July 1, 2010, the Buffalo Sabers signed Jordan Leopold as a free agent. On March 30, 2013, he was transferred to the St. Louis Blues . He stayed there until November 2014, when the Blues handed him over to the Columbus Blue Jackets and in return received a five-round vote for the 2016 NHL Entry Draft .

In Columbus, Leopold only stayed a few months until he moved to the Minnesota Wild in March 2015 in exchange for Justin Falk and a five-round vote in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft . There Leopold ended the season, but received no new contract. Then he ended his active career.

Achievements and Awards

  • 1999 WCHA All-Rookie Team
  • 1999 WCHA Third All-Star Team
  • 2000 WCHA Second All-Star Team
  • 2001 WCHA First All-Star Team
  • 2001 WCHA Defensive Player of the Year
  • 2001 NCAA West First All-American Team

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1998/99 University of Minnesota WCHA 39 7th 16 23 20th
1999/00 University of Minnesota WCHA 39 6th 18th 24 20th
2000/01 University of Minnesota WCHA 42 12 37 49 38
2001/02 University of Minnesota WCHA 44 20th 28 48 28
2002/03 Saint John Flames AHL 3 1 2 3 0 - - - - -
2002/03 Calgary Flames NHL 58 4th 10 14th 12 - - - - -
2003/04 Calgary Flames NHL 82 9 24 33 24 26th 0 10 10 6th
2004/05 without a contract not played because of lockout
2005/06 Calgary Flames NHL 74 2 18th 20th 68 7th 0 1 1 4th
2006/07 Colorado Avalanche NHL 15th 2 3 5 14th - - - - -
2007/08 Colorado Avalanche NHL 43 5 8th 13 20th 7th 0 3 3 0
2008/09 Colorado Avalanche NHL 64 6th 14th 20th 18th - - - - -
2008/09 Calgary Flames NHL 19th 1 3 4th 6th 6th 0 1 1 8th
2009/10 Florida panthers NHL 61 7th 11 18th 22nd - - - - -
2009/10 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 20th 4th 4th 8th 6th 8th 0 0 0 2
2010/11 Buffalo Sabers NHL 71 13 22nd 35 36 5 0 1 1 4th
2011/12 Buffalo Sabers NHL 79 10 14th 24 28 - - - - -
2012/13 Buffalo Sabers NHL 24 12 6th 8th 14th - - - - -
2012/13 St. Louis Blues NHL 15th 0 2 2 0 6th 0 0 0 0
2013/14 St. Louis Blues NHL 27 1 5 6th 6th 6th 0 1 1 2
2014/15 St. Louis Blues NHL 7th 0 0 0 2 - - - - -
2014/15 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 18th 1 2 3 9 - - - - -
2014/15 Minnesota Wild NHL 18th 0 1 1 8th 9 0 0 0 0
NCAA overall 164 45 99 144 106
NHL overall 695 67 147 214 293 80 0 17th 17th 26th

International

Represented USA at:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1998 United States U20 World Cup 5th place 6th 0 1 1 0
1999 United States U20 World Cup 8th place 7th 1 2 3 0
2002 United States WM 7th place 7th 0 1 1 4th
2003 United States WM 13th place 6th 1 3 4th 2
2004 United States World cup 4th Place Without any effort
2005 United States WM 6th place 7th 0 1 1 0
2006 United States Olympia 8th place 6th 1 0 1 4th
2008 United States WM 6th place 4th 0 1 1 6th
Juniors overall 13 1 3 4th 0
Men overall 30th 2 6th 8th 16

( 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

Commons : Jordan Leopold  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Flames acquire Leopold, Jokinen. sports.espn.go .com, accessed July 7, 2011 .
  2. ↑ Panthers trade defender Leopold to Penguins. tsn .ca, accessed July 7, 2011 .
  3. ↑ Shelly Anderson: Senators 'Sutton delivers crushing hit on Penguins' Leopold. post-gazette.com, accessed July 7, 2011 .
  4. ^ Sabers, Leopold agree to deal. ESPN , July 1, 2010, accessed October 16, 2013 .
personal data
SURNAME Leopold, Jordan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH 3rd August 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH Golden Valley , Minnesota