Brett Leason
Leason with the Washington Capitals in 2021
Born (1999-04-30) April 30, 1999 (age 24)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight 218 lb (99 kg; 15 st 8 lb)
Position Right wing
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams		 Anaheim Ducks
Washington Capitals
NHL Draft 56th overall, 2019
Washington Capitals
Playing career 2019–present

Brett Leason (born April 30, 1999) is a Canadian ice hockey winger with the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected 56th overall by the Washington Capitals in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft after going undrafted the previous two years.

Playing career

Amateur career

Leason played his minor hockey in Calgary, Alberta, for the Calgary Stampeders and the junior Calgary Flames organizations of the Alberta Minor Hockey Association. He was chosen in the third round, 50th overall by the Tri-City Americans of the Western Hockey League (WHL) in the 2014 WHL Bantam Draft.[1] He earned a silver medal with Calgary North at the 2015 Alberta Cup.[2] Starting the 2016–17 season, Leason earned a spot with the Americans but could not move up in their roster and was traded the following season to the Prince Albert Raiders for a draft pick.[2][3] After joining the Raiders, Leason blossomed, scoring 15 goals and 32 points in his next 54 games. In the 2018–19 season, Leason led the Raiders in scoring with 36 goals and 89 points. With his solid play, the Raiders earned a first place finish in the league. Leason continued his great play into the WHL playoffs, where he led his team in scoring with 10 goals and 25 points in 22 games, helping the Raiders win the Ed Chynoweth Cup as champions of the WHL.[2] Leason and the Raiders were invited to the 2019 Memorial Cup tournament, but finished fourth.[4] Leason was named to the WHL (East) First All-Star Team at the end of the season.[5]

Professional career

He was selected 56th overall by the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft after going undrafted the previous two years.[6] On July 11, 2019, Leason signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Capitals.[5] Leason played his first two full professional seasons in the American Hockey League (AHL) with the Hershey Bears. Leason made his NHL debut for the Washington Capitals on October 29, 2021, against the Arizona Coyotes.[7] Three days later, he scored his first NHL goal on Andrei Vasilevskiy in a 3–2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.[8] He finished the season with three goals and six points in 36 games with the Capitals. Leason made his Stanley Cup playoffs debut on Game 2 of Washington's first round series against the Florida Panthers replacing Tom Wilson who was injured in Game 1.[9] On June 20 2022, he re-signed with the Capitals to a two-year, $1.55 million contract.[10] Leason failed to make the Capitals team out of training camp and was placed on waivers on October 9, 2022.[11]

On October 10, 2022, Leason was claimed off waivers by the Anaheim Ducks.[12] He made his Ducks debut in a 6–4 loss to the New York Rangers on October 17.[13][14] Leason scored his first goal as a Duck against James Reimer in a 5–4 win over the San Jose Sharks on November 5.[15]

International play

Leason also represented Team Canada at the 2019 World Juniors. He registered three goals and five points in the five games Canada played.[16]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2015–16 Calgary Canucks AJHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2015–16 Tri-City Americans WHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2016–17 Calgary Canucks AJHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2016–17 Tri-City Americans WHL 68 8 10 18 6 4 0 0 0 0
2017–18 Tri-City Americans WHL 12 1 0 1 2 — — — — —
2017–18 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 54 15 17 32 14 7 0 3 3 0
2018–19 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 55 36 53 89 28 22 10 15 25 15
2019–20 Hershey Bears AHL 50 3 11 14 12 — — — — —
2020–21 Hershey Bears AHL 33 9 11 20 8 — — — — —
2021–22 Hershey Bears AHL 31 6 7 13 14 2 1 0 1 0
2021–22 Washington Capitals NHL 36 3 3 6 4 1 0 0 0 0
2022–23 Anaheim Ducks NHL 54 6 3 9 14 — — — — —
NHL totals 90 9 6 15 18 1 0 0 0 0

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2019 Canada WJC 6th 5 3 2 5 0
Junior totals 5 3 2 5 0

Awards and honors

Award Year Ref
NHL
E.J. McGuire Award of Excellence 2019 [17]

References

  1. ^ "Americans Sign Prospect Brett Leason". Tri-City Americans. July 24, 2015. Retrieved February 26, 2024 – via CHL.ca.
  2. ^ a b c "Growing the Game's Best Talent: Brett Leason". Prince Albert Raiders. June 17, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  3. ^ "Brett Leason traded to Prince Albert". Tri-City Americans. October 25, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2023 – via CHL.ca.
  4. ^ McKenna, Ryan (May 21, 2019). "WHL champion woes continue at Memorial Cup with Raiders elimination". Sportsnet. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Capitals Sign Brett Leason". Washington Capitals. July 11, 2019. Retrieved November 1, 2021 – via NHL.com.
  6. ^ Gutierrez, Matthew (July 13, 2019). "Capitals' second-round pick could make a splash after draft delay". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  7. ^ Whyno, Stephen (October 30, 2021). "Capitals hand Coyotes 8th consecutive loss to start season". AP News. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  8. ^ "Vasilevskiy, Cirelli help Lightning end Capitals' streak". ESPN. Associated Press. November 1, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  9. ^ Pell, Samantha (June 20, 2022). "Capitals re-sign Brett Leason, Beck Malenstyn to two-year deals". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  10. ^ "Capitals sign forward Brett Leason to two-year, $1.55-million deal". Sportsnet. June 20, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  11. ^ "Capitals' Brett Leason: Lands on waivers". CBS Sports. October 9, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  12. ^ "Ducks Claim Right Wing Leason on Waivers from Washington". Anaheim Ducks. October 10, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2022 – via NHL.com.
  13. ^ "Zibanejad, Panarin lead Rangers to 6-4 win over Ducks". ESPN. Associated Press. October 18, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  14. ^ Dillman, Lisa (October 17, 2022). "Ducks' Strome, Vatrano honored by Rangers while facing former teammates". The Orange County Register. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  15. ^ "Henrique lifts Ducks to 5-4 win over Sharks in SO". ESPN. Associated Press. November 6, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  16. ^ Harder, Greg (June 20, 2019). "Brett Leason's patience is about to pay off at 2019 NHL draft". Regina Leader-Post. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  17. ^ Morreale, Mike (June 22, 2019). "Leason receives E.J. McGuire Award of Excellence at NHL Draft". National Hockey League.

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