Kris Letang
Date of birth | April 24, 1987 |
place of birth | Montréal , Québec , Canada |
size | 183 cm |
Weight | 93 kg |
position | defender |
number | # 58 |
Shot hand | Right |
Draft | |
NHL Entry Draft |
2005 , 3rd round, 62nd position Pittsburgh Penguins |
Career stations | |
2004-2007 | Foreurs de Val-d'Or |
since 2007 | Pittsburgh Penguins |
Kristopher "Kris" Letang (born April 24, 1987 in Montréal , Québec ) is a Canadian ice hockey player who has played under contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins in the National Hockey League since 2006 . With the team he won the Stanley Cup in the 2009 , 2016 and 2017 playoffs
Career
Kris Letang began his professional career at the Foreurs de Val-d'Or in the Canadian junior league Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec before he was selected ( drafted ) in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft as 62nd in the third round of the Penguins . In his first LHJMQ season he was elected to the all- rookie team of the league as well as to that of the umbrella organization Canadian Hockey League , with 68 points in 60 games he even made it into the LHJMQ First All- Star team .
After participating in a training camp of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the right shooter was in the 2006/07 season his NHL debut for the franchise from Pennsylvania , but then returned to the Foreurs, with whom he eventually even the play-off to reach finale of LHJMQ could. After the junior team's defeat against the Lewiston MAINEiacs , Letang was then on the ice in a game with the Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins , the farm team of the Pittsburgh Penguins, in the play-offs of the American Hockey League . After the LHJMQ season he received both the Trophée Émile Bouchard as the best defender of the league and the Trophée Paul Dumont as "Personality of the Year" and the Trophée Kevin Lowe as the best defensive defender of the season.
The 2007/08 season began Kristopher Letang in Wilkes-Barre, but then he was called up after seven points in just ten games in the NHL squad of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Due to good performance in his rookie season, the defender was nominated for the NHL YoungStars Game 2008 , where he ran for the Eastern Conference team. In the NHL play-offs, Letang reached the final of the Stanley Cup , the North American ice hockey championship, with the Penguins , but the team lost this in six games against the Detroit Red Wings . A year later there was a reprise of last year's final. The Pittsburgh Penguins prevailed this time with 4-3 wins. Kris Letang was one of the regular defenders on the team.
On July 2, 2013, Letang agreed with the Pittsburgh Penguins on an early contract extension for eight years with a total financial package of 58 million US dollars. This equates to an average salary of $ 7.25 million annually. During the 2013-14 season, Letang suffered a minor stroke from which he recovered 6 weeks later. The 2014/15 season was Letang's personal best of his career with 54 points.
In the 2015/16 season he was able to set new personal bests with 16 goals, 51 assists and 67 points in 71 games. In the following playoffs he won the Stanley Cup for the second time with the team. He scored in the sixth game of the Stanley Cup Finals against the San Jose Sharks after presentation by Sidney Crosby the decisive goal to win the title. In the 2016/17 season, the Penguins were able to defend the title, but Letang was out half of the regular season. However, his 41 games completed were sufficient to be engraved on the trophy for the third time.
International
With the Canadian junior national team , Kris Letang won the gold medal at the U20 World Championships in 2006 and 2007 , and he also took second place at the 2005 U18 World Championships with Team Canada . In a total of 18 youth finals, the defender scored three goals and ten assists , and in 2007 he led the Canadians through the tournament as team captain .
Achievements and Awards
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International
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Career statistics
Status: end of the 2018/19 season
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season | team | league | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | ||
2004/05 | Foreurs de Val-d'Or | LHJMQ | 70 | 13 | 19th | 32 | 79 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2005/06 | Foreurs de Val-d'Or | LHJMQ | 60 | 25th | 43 | 68 | 156 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6th | 20th | ||
2006/07 | Foreurs de Val-d'Or | LHJMQ | 40 | 14th | 38 | 52 | 74 | 19th | 12 | 19th | 31 | 48 | ||
2006/07 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 7th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2006/07 | Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins | AHL | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
2007/08 | Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins | AHL | 10 | 1 | 6th | 7th | 4th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2007/08 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 63 | 6th | 11 | 17th | 23 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||
2008/09 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 74 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 24 | 23 | 4th | 9 | 13 | 26th | ||
2009/10 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 73 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 51 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 7th | 6th | ||
2010/11 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 82 | 8th | 42 | 50 | 101 | 7th | 0 | 4th | 4th | 10 | ||
2011/12 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 51 | 10 | 32 | 42 | 34 | 6th | 1 | 4th | 5 | 21st | ||
2012/13 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 35 | 5 | 33 | 38 | 8th | 15th | 3 | 13 | 16 | 8th | ||
2013/14 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 37 | 11 | 11 | 22nd | 16 | 13 | 2 | 4th | 6th | 14th | ||
2014/15 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 69 | 11 | 43 | 54 | 79 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2015/16 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 71 | 16 | 51 | 67 | 66 | 23 | 3 | 12 | 15th | 22nd | ||
2016/17 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 41 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2017/18 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 79 | 9 | 42 | 51 | 56 | 12 | 3 | 8th | 11 | 15th | ||
2018/19 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 65 | 16 | 40 | 56 | 48 | 4th | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
LHJMQ total | 170 | 52 | 100 | 152 | 309 | 24 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 68 | ||||
NHL overall | 747 | 112 | 381 | 493 | 542 | 132 | 21st | 59 | 80 | 136 |
International
Represented Canada to:
- World U-17 Hockey Challenge 2004
- U18 Junior World Championship 2005
- U20 Junior World Championship 2006
- U20 Junior World Championship 2007
year | team | event | result | Sp | T | V | Pt | +/- | SM | |
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2004 | Canada Québec | U17-WHC | 6th | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18th | |||
2005 | Canada | U18 World Cup | 6th | 2 | 2 | 4th | +4 | 20th | ||
2006 | Canada | U20 World Cup | 6th | 1 | 2 | 3 | +5 | 2 | ||
2007 | Canada | U20 World Cup | 6th | 0 | 6th | 6th | +4 | 12 | ||
Juniors overall | 24 | 4th | 11 | 15th | 52 |
( 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
- Player biography on the Pittsburgh Penguins website
- Kris Letang at legendsofhockey.net (English)
Goalkeeper:
Tristan Jarry |
Matt Murray
Defender:
Brian Dumoulin |
Jack Johnson |
Kris Letang ( A ) |
John Marino |
Marcus Pettersson |
Juuso Riikola |
Chad Ruhwedel |
Justin Schultz
attacker:
Zach Aston-Reese |
Nick Bjugstad |
Teodors Bļugers |
Sidney Crosby ( C ) |
Jake Guentzel |
Patric Hörnqvist |
Kasperi Kapanen |
Sam Lafferty |
Yevgeny Malkin ( A ) |
Patrick Marleau |
Jared McCann |
Bryan Rust |
Conor Sheary |
Dominik Simon |
Brandon Tanev |
Jason Zucker
Head Coach: Mike Sullivan Assistant Coach: Vacant General Manager: Jim Rutherford
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Letang, Kris |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Letang, Kristopher |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian ice hockey player |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 24, 1987 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Montréal , Québec |