Jake Leschyshyn
Born (1999-03-10) March 10, 1999
Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 New York Rangers
Vegas Golden Knights
NHL Draft 62nd overall, 2017
Vegas Golden Knights
Playing career 2019–present

Jake Leschyshyn (/lɛˈsɪʃʌn/ leh-SIH-shuhn;[1] born March 10, 1999) is an American-born Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Leschyshyn played junior hockey for the Lethbridge Hurricanes and Regina Pats in the Western Hockey League, serving as captain of the latter in 2018–19, and previously played in the NHL for the Vegas Golden Knights.

Early life

Leschyshyn was born on March 10, 1999, in Raleigh, North Carolina[2] to parents Curtis and Laura.[3][4] As his father played for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League, Leschyshyn started playing ice hockey in the state. He participated in organized ice hockey in Colorado from 2004 until 2011 when his family moved to Saskatchewan.[5] Prior to the move, Leschyshyn played with the Colorado Thunderbirds' U12 Pee Wee Major Team.[6]

Playing career

Amateur

Upon moving to Saskatchewan, Leschyshyn played his second year of pee wee AA, as well as bantam AA and midget AAA, in Saskatoon.[7] While playing with the Saskatoon Bantam AA Stallions of the Saskatchewan Midget Hockey League in the 2013–14 season, Leschyshyn accumulated 31 goals and 28 assists.[8] As a result of his play, Leschyshyn was drafted sixth overall by the Red Deer Rebels in the 2015 WHL Bantam Draft.[9] Although Leschyshyn signed with the Rebels in July 2014,[10] he was reassigned to the Saskatoon Blazers of the Saskatchewan Midget Hockey League for the 2014–15 season after attending their training camp.[11] While with the Blazers, he collected 15 goals and 20 assists for 35 points through 38 games.[8] In January 2015, Leschyshyn's WHL playing rights were traded to the Regina Pats in exchange for Connor Gay, a 2016 1st Round pick, 2015 2nd Round pick, and 2017 7th Round pick.[12] As such, Leschyshyn played earned a two-game call up from the Pats in February which saw him make his WHL debut and score his first WHL goal.[13]

Major junior

Upon concluding the 2014–15 season with the Blazers, Leschyshyn joined the Pats full-time in March 2015 for the remainder of their games.[13] He re-joined the Pats for the 2015–16 season where he immediately made an impact on the team by scoring his first WHL hat-trick on November 27, 2015.[14]

Professional

Drafted by the Golden Knights in 2017, he signed an entry level contract on June 1, 2018, and played his first NHL game on October 14, 2021.[15][16]

Leschyshyn was waived by Vegas for assignment to the AHL on January 10, 2023, after not registering a point in 22 games; however, he was claimed off waivers the next day by the New York Rangers.[17][4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2013–14 Saskatoon Blazers SMAAAHL 92462 —————
2014–15 Saskatoon Blazers SMAAAHL 3815203530 —————
2014–15 Regina Pats WHL 123030 91010
2015–16 Regina Pats WHL 66791638 121348
2016–17 Regina Pats WHL 4717234022 —————
2017–18 Regina Pats WHL 6418224067 73252
2018–19 Regina Pats WHL 2416163218 —————
2018–19 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 4424254930 764102
2018–19 Chicago Wolves AHL 30000 20000
2019–20 Chicago Wolves AHL 6144820 —————
2020–21 Henderson Silver Knights AHL 39651138 50005
2021–22 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 412468 —————
2021–22 Henderson Silver Knights AHL 3414132724 20002
2022–23 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 220008 —————
2022–23 New York Rangers NHL 130000 —————
2022–23 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 18510158 52132
NHL totals 7624616 —————

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2015 Canada Black U17 8th 51124
Junior totals 51124

References

  1. ↑ "Rangers Claim Forward Jake Leschyshyn off Waivers," New York Rangers, Wednesday, January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Jake Leschyshyn". Elite Prospects. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  3. ↑ Granger, Jesse (November 17, 2021). "Golden Knights' Jake Leschyshyn grew up around the NHL, but had another big influence: 'That's his mom right there'". The Athletic. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  4. 1 2 Walker, Mollie (January 23, 2023). "Rangers' Jake Leschyshyn hoping to make different impact in NHL than father". New York Post. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
  5. ↑ Nugent-Bowman, Daniel (February 21, 2015). "Younger Leschyshyn knows playing on the road". Regina Leader-Post. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Colorado Thunderbirds Announce Teams for 2011-2012 Season". Colorado Thunderbirds. August 4, 2011. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  7. ↑ Zary, Darren (June 23, 2017). "NHL Draft preview: Jake Leschyshyn has benefitted from fatherly advice given by his ex-NHLer dad Curtis". The StarPhoenix. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  8. 1 2 Rocca, Taylor (May 23, 2018). "Leschyshyn enjoying title chases with Pats, Golden Knights". Canadian Hockey League. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  9. ↑ Zary, Darren (May 2, 2014). "Leschyshyn, Holt crack top 10 selections". The StarPhoenix. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  10. ↑ Meachem, Greg (July 10, 2014). "Rebels ink 'important' pieces". Red Deer Advocate. Retrieved November 27, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Rebels Roster Now At 27". Red Deer Rebels. August 31, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Pats Acquire Top Prospect from Rebels". Regina Pats. January 5, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  13. 1 2 Harder, Greg (March 5, 2015). "Leschyshyn future starts right now". The Leader-Post. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Leschyshyn Leads Pats to Win in Calgary". Regina Pats. November 27, 2015. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  15. ↑ "Golden Knights prospects make NHL debuts against Kings". October 14, 2021.
  16. ↑ "Golden Knights sign forward Jake Leschyshyn to entry-level deal - Sportsnet.ca". www.sportsnet.ca.
  17. ↑ "Rangers Claim Forward Jake Leschyshyn off Waivers". New York Rangers. January 11, 2023.
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