Alex Leavitt

Alex Leavitt
Leavitt playing for HPK
Born	(1984-01-31) January 31, 1984 (age 41) 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).

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	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

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

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.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database