Leon Gawanke

Leon Gawanke (born 31 May 1999) is a German professional ice hockey player for Adler Mannheim of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He represents the German national team.^[1]

Leon Gawanke
Leon Gawanke, 2024
Born	(1999-05-31) 31 May 1999 (age 26) Berlin, Germany
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	193 lb (88 kg; 13 st 11 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Right
DEL team Former teams	Adler Mannheim Eisbären Berlin
National team	Germany
NHL draft	136th overall, 2017 Winnipeg Jets
Playing career	2019–present

Playing career

He was drafted 136th overall in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft by the Winnipeg Jets and signed an entry-level contract on 23 May 2019.^[2][3]

Gawanke played within the Winnipeg Jets organization for four seasons, featuring exclusively with their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Manitoba Moose.

As a pending restricted free agent following the 2022–23 season, Gawanke opted to return to Germany in agreeing to a four-year contract with Adler Mannheim of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), on 10 May 2023.^[4] Two months later, his NHL rights were traded by the Jets to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for Artemi Kniazev.^[5] Three days later, he was signed to a one-year, two-way contract by the Sharks.^[6] After 38 games in the 2023–24 season with the Sharks' AHL affiliate, the San Jose Barracuda, Gawanke and the organization mutually agreed to terminate his contract on 8 February 2024. After clearing waivers a day later, Gawanke subsequently re-joined Adler Mannheim.^[7]

International play

Medal record
Representing  Germany
Ice hockey
World Championships
	2023 Finland/Latvia

He represented Germany at the 2021 IIHF World Championship.^[8][9]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2014–15	Eisbären Juniors Berlin	DNL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Eisbären Juniors Berlin	DNL		41	11	25	36	18		2	1	3	4	0
2016–17	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles	QMJHL		54	8	24	32	26		11	1	3	4	4
2017–18	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles	QMJHL		62	4	28	32	39		5	1	1	2	5
2018–19	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles	QMJHL		62	17	40	57	26		11	2	5	7	4
2019–20	Manitoba Moose	AHL		48	4	22	26	21		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Eisbären Berlin	DEL		6	0	2	2	4		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Manitoba Moose	AHL		26	1	6	7	7		—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	Manitoba Moose	AHL		65	10	26	36	19		5	1	3	4	4
2022–23	Manitoba Moose	AHL		68	20	25	45	51		5	0	1	1	6
2023–24	San Jose Barracuda	AHL		38	8	19	27	37		—	—	—	—	—
2023–24	Adler Mannheim	DEL		8	1	9	10	2		7	2	4	6	11
2024–25	Adler Mannheim	DEL		52	8	30	38	40		10	1	1	2	6
AHL totals				245	43	98	141	135		10	1	4	5	10
DEL totals				66	9	41	50	46		17	3	5	8	17

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2016	Germany	U18 D1	12th		5	0	1	1	0
2017	Germany	WJC D1	12th		4	0	1	1	0
2018	Germany	WJC D1	13th		5	2	3	5	2
2019	Germany	WJC D1	11th		5	0	3	3	2
2021	Germany	WC	4th		10	2	0	2	0
2022	Germany	WC	7th		4	0	1	1	0
2023	Germany	WC			8	0	3	3	2
Junior totals					19	2	8	10	4
Senior totals					22	2	4	6	2