Jake Leschyshyn

BIOGRAPHY

Jake Leschyshyn was born March 10, 1999 in Raleigh, North Carolina. He is a centre in the National Hockey League.

Upon moving to Saskatchewan, Leschyshyn played his second year of pee wee AA, as well as bantam AA and midget AAA, in Saskatoon. While playing with the Saskatoon Bantam AA Stallions of the Saskatchewan Midget Hockey League in the 2013–14 season, Leschyshyn accumulated 31 goals and 28 assists. As a result of his play, Leschyshyn was drafted sixth overall by the Red Deer Rebels in the 2015 WHL Bantam Draft. Although Leschyshyn signed with the Rebels in July 2014, he was re-assigned to the Saskatoon Blazers of the Saskatchewan Midget Hockey League for the 2014–15 season after attending their training camp. While with the Blazers, he collected 15 goals and 20 assists for 35 points through 38 games. In January 2015, Leschyshyn's WHL playing rights were traded to the Regina Pats in exchange for Connor Gay, a 2016 1st Round pick, 2015 2nd Round pick, and 2017 7th Round pick. As such, Leschyshyn played earned a two-game call up from the Pats in February which saw him make his WHL debut and score his first WHL goal.

Drafted by the Golden Knights in 2017, Leschyshyn signed an entry level contract on June 1, 2018 and played his first NHL game on October 14, 2021. Leschyshyn was waived by Vegas for assignment to the AHL on January 10, 2023; however, he was claimed off waivers the next day by the New York Rangers.