- Curtis Leschyshyn
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Curtis Leschyshyn Born September 21, 1969
Thompson, MB, CANHeight 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 SenatorsNational team 
CanadaNHL Draft 3rd overall, 1988
Quebec NordiquesPlaying 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.
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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 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 Curtis retired before the 2005–06 season started on October 3, 2005.[3]
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 Littleton, Colorado with their three children, son Jake and daughters Anna and Kate.[4][5]
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.[6][7]
Leschyshyn is a participant in the current (as of October 2011) season of Battle of the Blades.
Awards and achievements
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 References
- ^ "Say it aint so:Colorado Avalanche". CNNSI.com. 2001-05-09. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/hockey/nhl/news/2001/05/09/sayitaintso_avalanche/. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
- ^ "Leschyshyn returns to Avalanche". avalanche.nhl.com. 2005-08-17. http://avalanche.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=318536&page=NewsPage&service=page. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
- ^ "Curtis Leschyshyn retires". avalanche.nhl.com. 2005-08-24. http://avalanche.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=318556&page=NewsPage&service=page. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
- ^ Frei, Terry (2007-09-18). "Avs' demote number 1 pick Stewart". denverpost.com. http://www.denverpost.com/ci_6928347. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
- ^ Dater, Adrian (2007-09-19). "Sakic, Avs welcome Kings tonight". denverpost.com. http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_6938235. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
- ^ NHL.com - Unforgettable
- ^ "The fischler report". hockeyjournal.com. 2007-08-27. http://www.hockeyjournal.com/Article.php?ArtID=41491. Retrieved 2009-02-24.[dead link]
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Preceded by
Joe SakicQuebec Nordiques first round draft pick
1988Succeeded by
Daniel DoreTessa Bonhomme · Bryan Berard · Boyd Devereaux · Curtis Leschyshyn · Cale Hulse · Brad May · Russ Courtnall · Todd Simpson · Wade BelakCategories:- 1969 births
- Living people
- Battle of the Blades participants
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Carolina Hurricanes players
- Colorado Avalanche players
- Halifax Citadels players
- Hartford Whalers players
- Ice hockey people from Saskatchewan
- Minnesota Wild players
- National Hockey League first round draft picks
- Ottawa Senators players
- People from Saskatoon
- Quebec Nordiques players
- Saskatoon Blades alumni
- Stanley Cup champions
- Washington Capitals players
- People from Thompson, Manitoba
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