Curtis Leschyshyn

Curtis Michael Leschyshyn (born September 21, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Leschyshyn played 1033 games in the National Hockey League.

Curtis Leschyshyn
Born (1969-09-21) September 21, 1969
Thompson, Manitoba, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Quebec Nordiques
Colorado Avalanche
Washington Capitals
Hartford Whalers
Carolina Hurricanes
Minnesota Wild
Ottawa Senators
National team  Canada
NHL Draft 3rd overall, 1988
Quebec Nordiques
Playing career 1988–2004

Playing career

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 was traded to the Washington Capitals with Chris Simon in exchange for Keith Jones and a 1st round pick,[1] then after just 2 games, he was traded to the Hartford Whalers for Andrei Nikolishin on November 9, 1996.

At the end of that season, the Whalers became the Carolina Hurricanes, for whom Leschyshyn played for another 3 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 NHL Lockout on August 17, 2005.[2] His return to the Avalanche was short lived when he retired before the 2005–06 season started on October 3, 2005.[3]

Post-playing career

In retirement, Leschyshyn was a member of the Avalanche radio broadcast team providing color commentary. However, he stepped down prior to the 2007–08 season to spend more time with his family. Leschyshyn and his wife, Laura, reside in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan with their three children, son Jake and daughters Anna and Kate. He was an assistant coach with the Saskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League before remaining to coach at the lower junior minor league level.[4][5]

Leschyshyn returned to the Avalanche organization as a professional scout prior to the 2018–19 season.[6]

Leschyshyn is an avid cyclist and cycles 40–50 miles a day. He has been a participant on Battle of the Blades.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1985–86 Saskatoon Blazers AAA SMHL 34 9 34 43 52 — — — — —
1985–86 Saskatoon Blades WHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1986–87 Saskatoon Blades WHL 70 14 26 40 107 11 1 5 6 14
1987–88 Saskatoon Blades WHL 56 14 41 55 86 10 2 5 7 16
1988–89 Quebec Nordiques NHL 71 4 9 13 71 — — — — —
1989–90 Quebec Nordiques NHL 68 2 6 8 44 — — — — —
1990–91 Quebec Nordiques NHL 55 3 7 10 49 — — — — —
1991–92 Halifax Citadels AHL 6 0 2 2 4 — — — — —
1991–92 Quebec Nordiques NHL 42 5 12 17 42 — — — — —
1992–93 Quebec Nordiques NHL 82 9 23 32 61 6 1 1 2 6
1993–94 Quebec Nordiques NHL 72 5 17 22 65 — — — — —
1994–95 Quebec Nordiques NHL 44 2 13 15 20 3 0 1 1 4
1995–96 Colorado Avalanche NHL 77 4 15 19 73 17 1 2 3 8
1996–97 Colorado Avalanche NHL 11 0 5 5 6 — — — — —
1996–97 Washington Capitals NHL 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
1996–97 Hartford Whalers NHL 64 4 13 17 30 — — — — —
1997–98 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 73 2 10 12 45 — — — — —
1998–99 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 65 2 7 9 50 6 0 0 0 6
1999–2000 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 53 0 2 2 14 — — — — —
2000–01 Minnesota Wild NHL 54 2 3 5 19 — — — — —
2000–01 Ottawa Senators NHL 11 0 4 4 0 4 0 0 0 0
2001–02 Ottawa Senators NHL 79 1 9 10 44 12 0 1 1 0
2002–03 Ottawa Senators NHL 54 1 6 7 18 18 0 1 1 10
2003–04 Ottawa Senators NHL 56 1 4 5 16 2 0 0 0 0
NHL totals 1033 47 165 212 669 68 2 6 8 34

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
1990 Canada WC 4th 9 0 0 0 4
Senior totals 9 0 0 0 4

Awards and honours
Award Year
NHL
Stanley Cup (Colorado Avalanche) 1996 [7]
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See also
  • List of NHL players with 1000 games played

References
  1. "Say it aint so:Colorado Avalanche". CNNSI.com. 2001-05-09. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
  2. "Leschyshyn returns to Avalanche". avalanche.nhl.com. 2005-08-17. Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
  3. "Curtis Leschyshyn retires". avalanche.nhl.com. 2005-08-24. Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
  4. Frei, Terry (2007-09-18). "Avs' demote number 1 pick Stewart". denverpost.com. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
  5. Dater, Adrian (2007-09-19). "Sakic, Avs welcome Kings tonight". denverpost.com. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
  6. "Colorado Avalanche 2019-20 Media Guide" (PDF). Colorado Avalanche. February 19, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  7. "After 104 minutes, Colorado wins the Stanley Cup". The New York Times. 1996-06-11. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Joe Sakic		 Quebec Nordiques first round draft pick
1988		 Succeeded by
Daniel Dore
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