Josh Leivo
| Josh Leivo | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
May 26, 1993 Innisfil, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 173 lb (78 kg; 12 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team | Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| NHL draft |
86th overall, 2011 Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| Playing career | 2012–present | ||
Joshua Leivo (born May 26, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing with the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). Leivo was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the third round (86th overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
Leivo played three seasons (2010–2013) of major junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), scoring 74 goals and 102 assists for 176 points, while earning 150 penalty minutes, in 193 games played.[1]
In the early stages of the 2013–14 season, on October 10, 2013, he made his NHL debut with the Toronto Maple Leafs.[2] He later scored his first NHL goal, against Cam Ward of the Carolina Hurricanes on October 17, 2013.
Leivo was named to the 2016 AHL All-Star Classic on January 7, 2016, after a stellar first half to the 2015–16 season.[3] Following another stellar season in the AHL, along with decent production in his few NHL appearances, Leivo was rewarded with a two-year contract by the Toronto Maple Leafs on July 21, 2016.[4] The deal came a few hours after the signing of top draft choice Auston Matthews, and is worth an annual average of $612,500.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2010–11 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 64 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 37 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 66 | 32 | 41 | 73 | 61 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2011–12 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 34 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 29 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | ||
| 2012–13 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 59 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 51 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 51 | 17 | 31 | 48 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | ||
| 2015–16 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 12 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 28 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- ^ "Top 25 Under 25 - #9 Josh Leivo". pensionplanpuppets.com. August 27, 2013. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Maple Leafs blank Predators behind Bernier". National Hockey League. October 10, 2013. Retrieved October 10, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Playing Rosters Announced for 2016 Toyota American Hockey League All-Star Classic". Toronto Marlies. January 7, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Maple Leafs sign Josh Leivo to two-year deal". Toronto Maple Leafs. July 21, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
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External links
- Josh Leivo career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Josh Leivo career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Josh Leivo player profile at NHL.com
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