Lucas Lessio
Canadian ice hockey player (born 1993) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lucas Lessio (born January 23, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Krefeld Pinguine of the DEL2. He was selected in the second round, 56th overall, by the Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. Lessio has also previously played for the Montreal Canadiens.
| Lucas Lessio | |||
|---|---|---|---|
_by_Sandro_Halank–068.jpg) Lessio with Krefeld Pinguine in 2022 | |||
| Born |
January 23, 1993 Maple, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| DEL2 team Former teams |
Krefeld Pinguine Arizona Coyotes Montreal Canadiens Medvescak Zagreb Örebro HK Dinamo Riga Kunlun Red Star HIFK Mountfield HK Grizzlys Wolfsburg EC KAC HC Bolzano | ||
| NHL draft |
56th overall, 2011 Phoenix Coyotes | ||
| Playing career | 2013–present | ||
Playing career
Summarize
Perspective
Lessio played his final season of major junior hockey with the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) in 2012–13, amassing 19 goals and 34 points in 35 games. He also appeared in five American Hockey League (AHL) games with the Portland Pirates near the end of the 2012–13 AHL season, recording a goal and an assist.
Following a successful preseason training camp, Lessio made the cut to start the 2013–14 season in the NHL with the Phoenix Coyotes.[1][2]
In the 2015–16 season, Lessio was assigned to begin the year with new AHL affiliate, the Springfield Falcons. On December 15, 2015, Lessio was traded to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Christian Thomas. He remained in the AHL, assigned to the Canadiens' own affiliate, the St. John's IceCaps.[3] On January 31, 2016, Lessio was recalled to the NHL.
In October 2016, Lessio opted to take his game overseas, accepting an offer from Medvescak Zagreb of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).[4] He saw action in 38 KHL contests, tallying eleven goals and nine assists. In February 2017, he transferred to Örebro HK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).[5] Lessio played out the season with Örebro, registering two goals in eight games to end his brief tenure with the club.[6]
On June 20, 2017, Lessio returned for a second stint in the KHL, agreeing to a one-year deal with Latvian based club, Dinamo Riga.[7] In the 2017–18 season, Lessio appeared in just 13 games with Riga before he was released and later signed with Kunlun Red Star on November 3, 2017.
On July 22, 2020, Lessio signed with the Krefeld Pinguine of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).[8]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2008–09 | Toronto Marlboros Midget AAA | GTHL | 72 | 53 | 60 | 113 | 126 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | St. Michael's Buzzers | CCHL | 41 | 30 | 42 | 72 | 87 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 2010–11 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 66 | 27 | 27 | 54 | 66 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 2011–12 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 66 | 34 | 25 | 59 | 71 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 35 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | ||
| 2012–13 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 69 | 29 | 25 | 54 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 49 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Arizona Coyotes | NHL | 26 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | St. John's IceCaps | AHL | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | KHL Medveščak Zagreb | KHL | 40 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Örebro HK | SHL | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Kunlun Red Star | KHL | 29 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | HIFK | Liiga | 16 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Mountfield HK | ELH | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Grizzlys Wolfsburg | DEL | 19 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 37 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 56 | 25 | 16 | 41 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | EC KAC | ICEHL | 47 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | HC Bolzano | ICEHL | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL2 | 25 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 41 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
Awards and honours
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Canada | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World U-17 Hockey Challenge | ||
| 2010 Ontario | ||
References
External links
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