Curtis Leschyshyn

Curtis Leschyshyn(born September 21, 1969 in Thompson, Manitoba, raised in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a retired former professional ice hockey player who played 1033 games in the National Hockey League. 
==Playing career==
Leschyshyn was drafted by the Quebec Nordiques in the first round (third overall) in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. He played for the Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche franchise for parts of 9 seasons. He won a Stanley Cup in 1996 with Colorado. The season after winning the Stanley Cup, Curtis hit what he describes as 'the low point' of his career when he was traded to the Washington Capitals with Chris Simon in exchange for Keith Jones and a 1st round pick, then after just 2 games, he was traded to the Hartford Whalers for Andrei Nikolishin on November 9, 1996. 
He then played with the Carolina Hurricanes for three seasons before he was claimed in the expansion draft by the Minnesota Wild on June 23, 2000. Leschyshyn started the 2000–01 season with the Wild before he was traded to the Ottawa Senators for a 3rd round pick (Stéphane Veilleux) on March 13, 2001. After three more seasons as a fixture on the Senators defense Leschyshyn signed with Colorado (his adopted home) after the 2004-05 NHL Lockout on August 17, 2005. His return to the Avalanche was short lived when Curtis retired before the 2005–06 season started on October 3, 2005.
In retirement he was a member of the Avalanche radio broadcast team providing color commentary. However he stepped down prior to the 2007–08 season to spend more time with his family.
==Awards and achievements==
*1995–96 NHL Stanley Cup (Colorado Avalanche)
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1985–86 	Saskatoon Blades 	WHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0 		-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1986–87 	Saskatoon Blades 	WHL 		70 	14 	26 	40 	107 		11 	1 	5 	6 	14
1987–88 	Saskatoon Blades 	WHL 		56 	14 	41 	55 	86 		10 	2 	5 	7 	16
1988–89 	Quebec Nordiques 	NHL 		71 	4 	9 	13 	71 		-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1989–90 	Quebec Nordiques 	NHL 		68 	2 	6 	8 	44 		-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1990–91 	Quebec Nordiques 	NHL 		55 	3 	7 	10 	49 		-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1991–92 	Halifax Citadels 	AHL 		6 	0 	2 	2 	4 		-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1991–92 	Quebec Nordiques 	NHL 		42 	5 	12 	17 	42 		-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1992–93 	Quebec Nordiques 	NHL 		82 	9 	23 	32 	61 		6 	1 	1 	2 	6
1993–94 	Quebec Nordiques 	NHL 		72 	5 	17 	22 	65 		-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1994–95 	Quebec Nordiques 	NHL 		44 	2 	13 	15 	20 		3 	0 	1 	1 	4
1995–96 	Colorado Avalanche 	NHL 		77 	4 	15 	19 	73 		17 	1 	2 	3 	8
1996–97 	Colorado Avalanche 	NHL 		11 	0 	5 	5 	6 		-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1996–97 	Washington Capitals	NHL 		2 	0 	0 	0 	2 		-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1996–97 	Hartford Whalers 	NHL 		64 	4 	13 	17 	30 		-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1997–98 	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL 		73 	2 	10 	12 	45 		-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1998–99 	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL 		65 	2 	7 	9 	50 		6 	0 	0 	0 	6
1999–00 	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL 		53 	0 	2 	2 	14 		-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2000–01 	Minnesota Wild 	NHL 		54 	2 	3 	5 	19 		-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2000–01 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 		11 	0 	4 	4 	0 		4 	0 	0 	0 	0
2001–02 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 		79 	1 	9 	10 	44 		12 	0 	1 	1 	0
2002–03 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 		54 	1 	6 	7 	18 		18 	0 	1 	1 	10
2003–04 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 		56 	1 	4 	5 	16 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		1033 	44 	165 	212 	669 		68 	2 	6 	8 	34
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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Category:Born in 1969
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Carolina Hurricanes players
Category:Colorado Avalanche players
Category:Halifax Citadels players
Category:Hartford Whalers players
Category:Minnesota Wild players
Category:National Hockey League first round draft picks
Category:Ottawa Senators players
Category:Quebec Nordiques players
Category:Saskatoon Blades alumni
Category:Stanley Cup champions
Category:Washington Capitals players
Category:Retired in 2004