| Justin Azevedo | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Azevedo with Lukko in 2012 | |||
| Born | April 1, 1988 West Lorne, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NL team Former teams | ZSC Lions Manchester Monarchs Lukko Rauma HC Lev Praha Ak Bars Kazan | ||
| NHL draft | 153rd overall, 2008 Los Angeles Kings | ||
| Playing career | 2008–present | ||
Justin Azevedo (born April 1, 1988) is a Canadian ice hockey forward currently playing for the ZSC Lions of the National League (NL).
Azevedo played his first OHL game on September 24, 2004 as a member of the Kitchener Rangers. During the 2007–08 OHL season, Azevedo won the Red Tilson Trophy for the most outstanding player in the OHL, Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy for being the top scorer in the OHL, Ed Chynoweth Trophy for being the top scorer of the Memorial Cup, CHL Player of the Year, CHL Top Scorer Award, and Wayne Gretzky 99 Award for being the most outstanding player in the OHL playoffs.
Azevedo was drafted 153rd overall, in the sixth round, of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft by the Los Angeles Kings. As an older draft pick, Azevedo immediately turned professional and was signed by the Kings' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Manchester Monarchs, on August 10, 2008. [1] After attending the Kings' training camp on September 29, 2008, he was assigned to the Monarchs for the 2008–09 season.
Despite missing significant parts of the season with the Monarchs suffering two injuries, Azevedo scored 36 points in 49 games to earn a two-year entry-level contract with the Kings on July 20, 2009. [2]
Azevedo was one of two players, alongside left wing Brandon Kozun, to be awarded a penalty shot in the same game during Manchester's 5–2 victory over the Providence Bruins, a franchise record for the Monarchs.
On June 7, 2012, Azevedo signed with Lukko Rauma in the Finnish SM-liiga. [3] In his first European season in 2012–13, Azevedo made a comfortable transition with Lukko, leading the SM-liiga amongst rookies with 38 assists and 58 points. Azevedo lead the entire league in playoffs scoring with 10 goals and 18 points in only 14 games to also earn a selection in the SM-liiga All-Star Team.
On April 15, 2013, Azevedo opted to play in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), signing a multi-year contract with Czech-based club HC Lev Praha for the 2013–14 season. [4] Azevedo contributed with 9 goals and 27 assists in 48 games for Lev before stepping up in the playoffs for a second consecutive season, to post 13 goals and 20 points in 22 games.
Despite reaching the Gagarin Cup finals, Lev announced they would not continue participation due to bankruptcy. On July 1, 2014, Azevedo was transferred to fellow KHL club Ak Bars Kazan in exchange for financial compensation. [5]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 58 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 39 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | ||
| 2005–06 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 60 | 29 | 40 | 69 | 80 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 2006–07 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 50 | 17 | 39 | 56 | 42 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 22 | ||
| 2007–08 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 67 | 43 | 81 | 124 | 69 | 20 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 33 | ||
| 2008–09 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 49 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 46 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 31 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | ||
| 2010–11 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 79 | 18 | 35 | 53 | 71 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | ||
| 2011–12 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 63 | 28 | 22 | 50 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | Lukko | SM-l | 58 | 20 | 38 | 58 | 88 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 6 | ||
| 2013–14 | Lev Prague | KHL | 48 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 34 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 6 | ||
| 2014–15 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 58 | 17 | 33 | 50 | 48 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 18 | ||
| 2015–16 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 59 | 17 | 36 | 53 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2016–17 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 54 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 34 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | ||
| 2017–18 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 31 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 6 | ||
| 2018–19 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 62 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 57 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 43 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 30 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | ZSC Lions | NL | 45 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 57 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | ||
| 2022–23 | ZSC Lions | NL | 31 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 43 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | ||
| AHL totals | 237 | 72 | 94 | 166 | 170 | 27 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 26 | ||||
| KHL totals | 399 | 102 | 187 | 289 | 273 | 91 | 32 | 40 | 72 | 48 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Canada Ontario | U17 | 4th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | |
| 2006 | Canada | U18 | 4th | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | |
| Junior totals | 13 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 28 | ||||
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| OHL | ||
| First All-Star Team | 2008 | |
| Red Tilson Trophy | 2008 | |
| Eddie Powers Trophy | 2008 | |
| Wayne Gretzky 99 Award | 2008 | |
| CHL First All-Star Team | 2008 | |
| CHL Ed Chynoweth Trophy | 2008 | |
| CHL Player of the Year | 2008 | |
| Memorial Cup All-Star Team | 2008 | [6] |
| Liiga | ||
| All-Star Team | 2013 | |
| KHL | ||
| First All-Star Team | 2014, 2018 | |
| All-Star Game | 2015 | |
| Gagarin Cup (Ak Bars Kazan) | 2018 | [7] |
| Playoff MVP | 2018 | |
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