Cale Fleury

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Cale Fleury
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Fleury during Seattle Kraken training camp in 2022.
Born (1998-11-19) November 19, 1998 (age 25)
Carlyle, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams
Seattle Kraken
Coachella Valley Firebirds  (AHL)
Montreal Canadiens
NHL draft 87th overall, 2017
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 2018present

Cale Fleury (born November 19, 1998) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Coachella Valley Firebirds of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the third round, 87th overall, by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.

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Playing career

Fleury was drafted in the fourth round, 87th overall by the Kootenay Ice in the 2013 WHL Bantam Draft. Fleury began playing with the Ice in 2014, and was named team captain during his third and final full season with the team. On November 11, 2017, Fleury was traded to the Regina Pats to help bolster their roster in hopes of going on a deep playoff run. [1]

Fleury was selected 87th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft in Chicago. On October 4, 2018, Fleury signed a three-year entry level contract with the Canadiens. [2] He was assigned to Montreal's AHL affiliate, the Laval Rocket, where he played his first season at the professional level.

On October 1, 2019, it was announced that Fleury would appear in the Canadiens' opening night roster. [3] On November 16, 2019, Fleury earned his first NHL point, scoring a goal during a 3–4 overtime loss against the New Jersey Devils. He split the 2019–20 season between the Canadiens and their minor league affiliate Laval Rocket of the American Hockey League. [4]

On July 21, 2021, Fleury was selected from the Canadiens at the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft by the Seattle Kraken, reuniting him with his brother Haydn. [5]

Personal life

Fleury’s older brother Haydn was his teammate on the Seattle Kraken and was selected seventh overall in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft by the Carolina Hurricanes.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2014–15 Kootenay Ice WHL 7011213870110
2015–16 Kootenay IceWHL618172545
2016–17 Kootenay IceWHL7011273867
2017–18 Kootenay IceWHL17641017
2017–18 Regina Pats WHL51635414170444
2018–19 Laval Rocket AHL 609142323
2019–20 Montreal Canadiens NHL 411016
2019–20 Laval RocketAHL142354
2020–21 Laval RocketAHL220662
2021–22 Charlotte Checkers AHL587263339703324
2021–22 Seattle Kraken NHL90000
2022–23 Seattle KrakenNHL120112
2023–24 Coachella Valley Firebirds AHL6572936201859148
2023–24 Seattle KrakenNHL10000
NHL totals631128

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