Curtis Leschyshyn

Curtis Leschyshyn
Born	September 21, 1969 (1969-09-21) Thompson, MB, CAN
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
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

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

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, 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 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. His return to the Avalanche was short lived when Curtis retired before the 2005–06 season started on October 3, 2005.

In retirement he 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.Curtis is a coach in the GSHL league.

Leschyshyn is an avid cyclist and cycles 40–50 miles a day. He will take part in a triathlon near his summer home in Saskatchewan.

Leschyshyn is a participant in the current (as of October 2011) season of Battle of the Blades.

Awards and achievements

• 1995–96 NHL Stanley Cup (Colorado Avalanche)

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
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
1999–00	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	44	165	212	669		68	2	6	8	34

External links

• Curtis Leschyshyn's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Joe Sakic

Quebec Nordiques first round draft pick 1988

Succeeded by Daniel Dore