Jake Leschyshyn

C

#16

  • DOB: 3/10/1999
  • Ht: 5-11
  • Wt: 196
  • Hometown: Raleigh, NC
  • Drafted: 2nd round (62nd) in 2017 (VGK)

Career Notes: 2023-24: Scored 19 points (8 g, 11 a) in 47 GP w/ AHL Hartford. Scored two goals on 1/6/24 @ HER (PPG, EN SHG). Notched two assists on 2/2/24 Vs. WBS. Recorded a goal and an assist on 2/21/24 Vs. BRI. Recorded a three-game point streak (1 g, 3 a, 4 pts) from 2/21/24 – 2/23/24. Fired a season-high five shots on 4/21/24 @ PRO (recorded a goal). Added six points (5 g, 1 a) in ten Calder Cup Playoff games. Scored two goals in Game 4 of the Atlantic Division Semifinals Vs. PRO (5/10/24), including the series winning OT winner. Recorded a goal and an assist in Game 1 of the Atlantic Division Semifinals @ PRO on 5/1/24. Scored in three straight playoff games (4 g) from 5/10/24 – 5/18/24. Led Wolf Pack in playoff goals. Tied in playoff points w/ Riley Nash & Brett Berard (6)…2022-23: Skated in 22 games w/ NHL Vegas, collecting 8 PIM. Placed on waivers by VGK on 1/10/23, claimed by NYR on 1/11/23. Skated in 13 games w/ NYR. Appeared in 18 games w/ AHL Hartford, scoring 15 points (5 g, 10 a). Made Wolf Pack debut on 3/3/23 @ SPR. Scored first goal w/. HFD on 3/4/23 @ BRI, finishing w/ two points (1 g, 1 a). Had four-game point streak from 3/10/23 – 3/17/23 (1 g, 4 a). Scored OT winner on 4/5/23 Vs. TOR. Also scored GWG on 3/29/23 Vs. BRI. Had five-game point streak from 3/29/23 – 4/7/23 (3 g, 3 a, 6 pts). Scored three points (2 g, 1 a) in 5 Calder Cup Playoff games w/ HFD. Scored two goals on 5/5/23 Vs. PRO in Atlantic Division Semifinals clinching game…2021-22: Skated in career-high 41 NHL games w/ Vegas Golden Knights, scoring six points (2 g, 4 a). Made NHL debut on 10/14/21 @ LAK. Scored first career NHL goal on 11/13/21 Vs. VAN. Recorded first two NHL points and first NHL multi-point game (1 g, 1 a) on 11/13/21 Vs. VAN. Scored an assist in back-to-back games on 11/18/21 Vs DET and 11/20/21 Vs. CBJ. Also scored on 4/9/22 Vs. ARI. Appeared in 34 games w/ AHL Henderson, scoring 27 points (14 g, 13 a). Scored two goals on 12/14/21 @ TUC. Scored goals in back-to-back games on 12/11/21 @ RFD and 12/14/21 @ TUC (3 goals), and on 3/19/22 V. SJ and 4/22/22 V. SJ. Appeared in two Calder Cup Playoffs games w/ HSK in May, 2022.…2020-21: Scored eleven points (6 g, 5 a) in 39 GP w/ AHL Henderson. Scored in Silver Knights’ first-ever game on 2/6/21, the first goal in franchise history (1:41 of 2nd period). Recorded two assists on 3/21/21 V. SJ. Scored in back-to-back games on 5/11/21 V. SJ and 5/13/21 V. BAK...2019-20: Appeared in 61 games as AHL rookie w/ Chicago Wolves, scoring eight points (4 g, 4 a). Scored first career AHL goal on 10/26/19 V. MB. Recorded first AHL assist on 11/7/19 @ IA. …2018-19: Served as captain of WHL Regina, skating in 24 games with the club and scoring 32 points (16 g, 16 a). Traded to WHL Lethbridge on 11/20/18. Scored 49 points (24 g, 25 a) in 44 GP w/ Lethbridge. Added ten points (6 g, 4 a) in 7 WHL Playoff Games. Scored hat tricks on 11/9/18 w Regina (Vs. Tri-City) and 3/15/19 w/ Lethbridge (@ Red Deer). Also recorded seven two-goal games during the WHL season. Collected season-high five points (2 g, 3 a) on 12/29/18 @ Kootenay. Made AHL debut on 4/7/`9 w/ Chicago Wolves. 0-0-0 in 3 GP, 0-0-0 in 2 Calder Cup Playoff GP…2017-18: Scored 40 points (17 g, 23 a) in 64 GP w/ WHL Regina. Wore “A” for WHL Regina. Scored two goals on three occasions (11/1/17 V. Kootenay, 11/7/18 @ Price Albert, and 3/4/18 @ Edmonton).…Misc.: Father Curtis Leschyshyn played in 1,033 career NHL games, including 64 as a member of the Hartford Whalers in 1996-97. He is currently a pro scout for the Colorado Avalanche (NHL), and won the 1996 Stanley Cup with the team. Sister Anna is a forward at Syracuse University. Selected in the second-round, 62nd overall, by the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. Claimed off waivers by the NY Rangers from Vegas on 1/11/23. Assigned to AHL Hartford on 2/26/23. 

 

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