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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. He also played in the AHL for the Chicago Wolves and Henderson Silver Knights.
Leschyshyn played in his first career NHL game on October 6, 1988, earning no points in a 5–2 victory over the Hartford Whalers. On October 20, Leschyshyn earned his first career NHL point, as he assisted on a goal scored by Gord Donnelly in a 5–2 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers.
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Curtis Leschyshyn(born September 21, 1969 in Thompson, Manitoba, raised in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a retired former professional ice hockey player who played 1033 games in the National Hockey League.
Leschyshyn was drafted by the Quebec Nordiques in the first round (third overall) in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. He played for the Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche franchise for parts of 9 seasons. He won a Stanley Cup in 1996 with Colorado. The season after winning the Stanley Cup, Curtis hit what he describes as 'the low point' of his career when he was traded to the Washington Capitals with Chris Simon in exchange for Keith Jones and a 1st round pick, then after just 2 games, he was traded to the Hartford Whalers for Andrei Nikolishin on November 9, 1996.
He then played with the Carolina Hurricanes for three seasons before he was claimed in the expansion draft by the Minnesota Wild on June 23, 2000. Leschyshyn started the 2000–01 season with the Wild before he was traded to the Ottawa Senators for a 3rd round pick (Stéphane Veilleux) on March 13, 2001. After three more seasons as a fixture on the Senators defense Leschyshyn signed with Colorado (his adopted home) after the 2004-05 NHL Lockout on August 17, 2005. His return to the Avalanche was short lived when Curtis retired before the 2005–06 season started on October 3, 2005.
•1995–96 NHL Stanley Cup (Colorado Avalanche)
Statistics and Records of Curtis Leschyshyn, a hockey player and coach from Thompson, MAN born Sep 21 1969 who was active from 1985 to 2004.
SeasonTeamLgeGp1985-86WHL11986-87WHL701987-88WHL561988-89NHL71- Thompson, MAN
Curtis Michael Leschyshyn (/lɛˈsɪʃʌn/ leh-SIH-shuhn; [1] born September 21, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Leschyshyn played 1,033 games in the NHL. He is the...
Leschyshyn played seven seasons in Quebec City before the team relocated to become the Colorado Avalanche for the 1995-96 season. During the inaugural season in Denver, Leschyshyn and the Avalanche would capture the Stanley Cup.
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Mar 10, 1999 · Full Name: Jake Leschyshyn. Position: C • Shoots: Left. 5-11, 198lb (180cm, 89kg) Born: March 10, 1999 in Raleigh, North Carolina us. Draft: Vegas, 2nd round (62nd overall), 2017 NHL Entry. Amateur Teams: Regina Pats. Current salary: $775,000. Current cap hit: $766,667. Pronunciation: \ JAYK leh-SIH-shihn \.
