Alex Leavitt

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Alex Leavitt
Alex Leavitt HPK.jpg
Leavitt playing for HPK
Born (1984-01-31) January 31, 1984 (age 39)
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

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).

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Career

Undrafted, 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

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2000–01 Notre Dame Hounds SJHL 5826325856—————
2001–02 University of Wisconsin WCHA 3911132442—————
2002–03 University of WisconsinWCHA282131524—————
2003–04 Swift Current Broncos WHL 712741686752248
2004–05 Swift Current BroncosWHL153111427—————
2004–05 Everett Silvertips WHL49133548431165116
2005–06 Alaska Aces ECHL 7226659158161121328
2006–07 Houston Aeros AHL 23291114—————
2006–07 Texas Wildcatters ECHL3010142430—————
2006–07 San Antonio Rampage AHL1610102022—————
2007–08 Arizona Sundogs CHL 5840881281111710203028
2007–08 San Antonio RampageAHL41236—————
2008–09 Kassel Huskies DEL 5217375464—————
2009–10 Kassel HuskiesDEL5410293962—————
2010–11 Ravensburg Towerstars 2.GBun 48325587101125141930
2011–12 HPK SM-l 578243262—————
2012–13 KHL Medveščak Zagreb EBEL 1314518—————
2012–13 SERC Wild Wings 2.GBun32133548201510102042
2013–14 IK Oskarshamn Allsv 1012312—————
2013–14 Aalborg Pirates DEN 32223961281334732
2014–15 Ravensburg Towerstars DEL2 4419304938421314
2015–16 Braehead Clan EIHL 512145663620226
2016–17 Braehead ClanEIHL522445695721014
AHL totals4313213442—————

Awards and honours

AwardYear
SJHL
Rookie of the Year2000–01
ECHL
All-Rookie Team 2005–06
Rookie of the Year2005–06
First All-Star Team2005–06 [3]
Kelly Cup Champion2005–06
CHL
First All-Star Team 2007–08 [4]
Ray Miron Cup Champion2007–08
Playoff MVP2007–08
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 Team2013–14

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References

  1. ↑ "Alex Leavitt joins from Ravensburg". Braehead Clan. June 1, 2015. Archived from the original on July 1, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Captain Keith pays tribute to Braehead Clan ace Alex Leavitt after announcing retirement".
  3. ↑ "ECHL First All-Star Team". eliteprospects.com. February 3, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  4. ↑ "CHL First All-Star Teams". eliteprospects.com. February 3, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
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