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Devon Levi
Born (2001-12-27) December 27, 2001 (age 22)
Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NCAA team Northeastern Huskies
NHL draft 212th overall, 2020
Florida Panthers
Playing career TBD–present

Devon Levi (born December 27, 2001) is a Canadian ice hockey goaltender.[1] He was drafted 212th overall by the Florida Panthers in the 7th round of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.[2] He was a member of Canada's National Junior Team at the 2021 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships,[3] winning the Silver Medal.[4]

Playing career

He began his junior career with the Carleton Place Canadians in the Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL) during the 2019–20 season,[5] after which he was named the 2019–20 CCHL Most Valuable Player (MVP).[6][7] He is committed to play for Northeastern University's men's ice hockey team starting in the 2020–21 season.[8][9]

International play

Levi first attracted the attention of Hockey Canada through his stellar performance at the 2019 World Junior A Challenge, where he led Canada East to a silver medal and was named tournament MVP.[10][11] He gained more widespread recognition during the 2021 IIHF U20 World Juniors Championship due to his outstanding play for Team Canada,[12][13] helping them win silver. He ended the tournament with a .964 SV% and a 0.75 GAA, both being the best in the tournament.[14] After the Gold Medal game, he was named the Best Goaltender of the tournament by the IIHF Directorate and named one of the members of the Media All-Star Team.[15][16]

Medal record
Representing  Canada
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Canada

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W GAA SV% SO GP W GAA SV% SO
2019–20 Carleton Place Canadians CCHL 37 34 1.48 .941 8 –* – – – –

*2019–20 playoffs cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

International

Year Team Event Result GP W GA GAA SA SV% SO
2021 Canada WJC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 6 5 0.75 139 0.964 3 [17]
Junior totals 7 6 5 0.75 139 0.964 3

GP = Games Played; W = Wins; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SA = Shots Against; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts

References

  1. ^ "Devon Levi at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  2. ^ "NHL Draft Tracker". NHL.com. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  3. ^ "IIHF - Canada". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  4. ^ "Canada gets silver medal at 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship". www.hockeycanada.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  5. ^ "Devon Levi | CCHL - Central Canada Hockey League". www.thecchl.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "CJHL Release | Canadians Devon Levi named Most Valuable Player". www.thecchl.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ The Canadian Press (2021-12-29). "Devon Levi set to start again as Canada takes on Switzerland at World Junior Championship on TSN - TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved 2021-01-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ Davis, Mike (2020-01-05). "Goaltender Devon Levi Commits to Northeastern". The Northeastern Hockey Blog. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  9. ^ "Devon Levi - Men's Ice Hockey". Northeastern University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  10. ^ Spencer, Donna (2020-12-29). "Devon Levi an outlier among Canadian junior hockey team goaltenders | CBC Sports". CBC. Retrieved 2021-01-13.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ Masters, Mark (2021-01-04). "Revenge-minded Devon Levi leads Canada into Russia showdown - TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  12. ^ Staff, BarDown (2021-01-05). "Devon Levi could set a new World Juniors shutout record in the gold medal game - Article". BARDOWN. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  13. ^ TSN (2021-01-05), Devon Levi's rise to World Juniors greatness, retrieved 2021-01-13.
  14. ^ "IIHF - Statistics 2021 IIHF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  15. ^ "IIHF - Zegras named MVP". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  16. ^ Staff, TSN.ca (2021-01-06). "Trevor Zegras wins World Juniors MVP, Canada's Devon Levi top goalie - TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved 2021-01-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ^ "2021 World Junior Championship Goaltenders" (PDF). IIHF.
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