Amanda Leveille

Amanda Leveille
Amanda Leveille playing for the Buffalo Beauts in 2017
Born (1994-06-10) 10 June 1994
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Position Goaltender
NWHL team
Former teams		 Minnesota Whitecaps
Buffalo Beauts
Playing career 2016–present

Amanda Leveille (born June 10, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for the Minnesota Whitecaps of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL). In 2017, she won the Isobel Cup with Buffalo.

Personal life

During college, Leveille played for the Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey program for four seasons between 2012 and 2016.[1]

NWHL

Leveille was drafted 12th overall in the 2015 NWHL draft by the Buffalo Beauts. On 28 April 2016, Leveille signed a one-year, $15,000 contract with the Beauts for the 2016–17 season.[2][3] Leveille won the 2017 Isobel Cup with the Buffalo Beauts.[4][5]

Leveille was one of the team captains at the 3rd NWHL All-Star Game during the 2017–18 season.[6] By season's end, she was recognized as the 2018 NWHL Goaltender of the Year.

On 18 June 2018, Leveille signed with the Minnesota Whitecaps for their first season in the NWHL.[7]

Career stats

NWHL

YearGPMINGAWLTGAASvsPct
2016-179428314204.34250.890
2017-18169714112402.53457.918

[8]

Awards and honours

  • NWHL Co-Player of the Week, Awarded January 29, 2018 [9]
  • NWHL Goaltender of the Year, 2018[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Leveille wins another championship". The Whig-Standard. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  2. ↑ Nelson, Dustin L. (28 April 2016). "Amanda Leveille Becomes First NWHL Draft Pick to Sign". The Hockey Writers. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "2015 Draft Pick Leveille Signs With Beauts". NWHL.co. 28 April 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-05-30. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  4. ↑ Rice, Dan (18 March 2017). "Beauts Shock the Rivs in NWHL SemiFinal". The Hockey Writers. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  5. ↑ Moritz, Amy (19 March 2017). "Buffalo Beauts win NWHL's Isobel Cup". The Buffalo News. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Media Guide for the 2018 NWHL All-Star Game". NWHL.zone. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  7. ↑ "Leveille Returns to Minnesota, Joins the Whitecaps". OurSportsCentral.com. 18 June 2018.
  8. ↑ n/a (n.d.). "Amanda Leveille". Hockey Database. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "NWHL Players of The Week: Amanda Leveille and Brittany Ott". nwhl.zone. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  10. ↑ "2018 #NWHLAWARDS RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED". NWHL.zone. March 20, 2018.
Preceded by
Katie Fitzgerald (2017)		 NWHL Goaltender of the Year
2018		 Succeeded by
To Be Determined (2019)
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