Alex Leavitt (born January 31, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who last played for Braehead Clan in the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL).
| Alex Leavitt | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Leavitt playing for HPK | |||
| Born |
January 31, 1984 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Alaska Aces Houston Aeros Texas Wildcatters San Antonio Rampage Arizona Sundogs Kassel Huskies Ravensburg Towerstars HPK KHL Medveščak Zagreb SERC Wild Wings IK Oskarshamn Aalborg Pirates Braehead Clan | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2005–2017 | ||
Career
editUndrafted, Leavitt formerly played in the American Hockey League for the Houston Aeros and the San Antonio Rampage, the ECHL for the Alaska Aces and Texas Wildcatters and the Central Hockey League for the Arizona Sundogs before embarking on a European career in 2008.
He signed with the Kassel Huskies in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga and stayed for two seasons before moving to the 2nd Bundesliga for the Ravensburg Towerstars where he had a league leading 87 point season, including 55 assists as the Towerstars went on to win the championship. He moved on to Finland's SM-liiga with HPK in 2011, but was unable to match the same form of previous European seasons. In 2012-13 season, Leavitt had a brief spell in Austria's Erste Bank Eishockey Liga for KHL Medveščak Zagreb before returning to Germany and the 2nd Bundesliga for the SERC Wild Wings.
He then split the 2013-14 season in Sweden's HockeyAllsvenskan for Oskarshamns AIK and Denmark's Metal Ligaen for the Aalborg Pirates. While with Aalborg, Leavitt led the league with 61 points, his highest tally since the 2010-11 season, and made the league's Second All-Star Team. In 2014, Leavitt returned to the Ravensburg Towerstars, who were now playing in DEL2 which replaced the 2nd Bundesliga the previous year. On June 1, 2015, Leavitt signed a one-year contract for the 2015-16 season to play with Scottish club, Braehead Clan of the Elite Ice Hockey League,[1] where he contributed 66 points for the season and led the league in assists with 45. He re-signed for a second season with the Clan and scored 69 points.
Leavitt announced his intention to retire in March 2017, following two years with Braehead.[2]
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2000–01 | Notre Dame Hounds | SJHL | 58 | 26 | 32 | 58 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | University of Wisconsin | WCHA | 39 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | University of Wisconsin | WCHA | 28 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 71 | 27 | 41 | 68 | 67 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2004–05 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 15 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Everett Silvertips | WHL | 49 | 13 | 35 | 48 | 43 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 | ||
| 2005–06 | Alaska Aces | ECHL | 72 | 26 | 65 | 91 | 58 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 28 | ||
| 2006–07 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 23 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Texas Wildcatters | ECHL | 30 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 16 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Arizona Sundogs | CHL | 58 | 40 | 88 | 128 | 111 | 17 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 28 | ||
| 2007–08 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Kassel Huskies | DEL | 52 | 17 | 37 | 54 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Kassel Huskies | DEL | 54 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Ravensburg Towerstars | 2.GBun | 48 | 32 | 55 | 87 | 101 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 30 | ||
| 2011–12 | HPK | SM-l | 57 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | KHL Medveščak Zagreb | EBEL | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | SERC Wild Wings | 2.GBun | 32 | 13 | 35 | 48 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 42 | ||
| 2013–14 | IK Oskarshamn | Allsv | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Aalborg Pirates | DEN | 32 | 22 | 39 | 61 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 32 | ||
| 2014–15 | Ravensburg Towerstars | DEL2 | 44 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 38 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | ||
| 2015–16 | Braehead Clan | EIHL | 51 | 21 | 45 | 66 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2016–17 | Braehead Clan | EIHL | 52 | 24 | 45 | 69 | 57 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| AHL totals | 43 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honours
edit| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| SJHL | ||
| Rookie of the Year | 2000–01 | |
| ECHL | ||
| All-Rookie Team | 2005–06 | |
| Rookie of the Year | 2005–06 | |
| First All-Star Team | 2005–06 | [3] |
| Kelly Cup Champion | 2005–06 | |
| CHL | ||
| First All-Star Team | 2007–08 | [4] |
| Ray Miron Cup Champion | 2007–08 | |
| Playoff MVP | 2007–08 | |
| Joe Burton Award | 2007–08 | |
| AHL | ||
| Player of the Week (Mar 4.) | 2006–07 | |
| 2nd Bundesliga | ||
| Most Assists (55) | 2010–11 | |
| Most Points (87) | 2010–11 | |
| Denmark | ||
| Most Points (61) | 2013–14 | |
| Second All-Star Team | 2013–14 | |
References
edit- ^ "Alex Leavitt joins from Ravensburg". Braehead Clan. June 1, 2015. Archived from the original on July 1, 2015.
- ^ "Captain Keith pays tribute to Braehead Clan ace Alex Leavitt after announcing retirement".
- ^ "ECHL First All-Star Team". eliteprospects.com. February 3, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- ^ "CHL First All-Star Teams". eliteprospects.com. February 3, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database