Kris Letang

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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.

Letang (right) in November 2008

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.

Kris Letang in the Pittsburgh Penguins jersey

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

International

Career statistics

Status: end of the 2018/19 season

Regular season Playoffs
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:

year team event result Sp T V Pt +/- SM
2004 Canada Québec U17-WHC 3rd place, bronze 6th 1 1 2 18th
2005 Canada U18 World Cup 2nd place, silver 6th 2 2 4th +4 20th
2006 Canada U20 World Cup 1st place, gold 6th 1 2 3 +5 2
2007 Canada U20 World Cup 1st place, gold 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 )

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personal data
SURNAME Letang, Kris
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Letang, Kristopher
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH April 24, 1987
PLACE OF BIRTH Montréal , Québec