Jordan Weal

Jordan Weal
Born (1992-04-15) April 15, 1992
North Vancouver, British Columbia
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams		 Philadelphia Flyers
Los Angeles Kings
NHL Draft 70th overall, 2010
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 2011–present

Jordan Weal (born April 15, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing within the Philadelphia Flyers organization of the National Hockey League (NHL). Weal was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the third round (70th overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Weal played four years (2008–2012) of major junior hockey with the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League (WHL),[1] scoring 135 goals and 250 assists for 385 points, while earning 186 penalty minutes, in 282 games played. He was recognized for his outstanding play when he was named to the 2011–12 WHL (East) First All-Star Team.

On April 18, 2011, the Los Angeles Kings signed Weal to a three-year entry level contract.[2] While with the Kings' American Hockey League affiliate, the Manchester Monarchs, Weal won the Calder Cup in 2015, being chosen the playoffs' most valuable player with 10 goals and 12 assists.[3]

On January 6, 2016, Weal was traded by the Kings, along with a third round pick, to the Philadelphia Flyers, in exchange for Vincent Lecavalier and Luke Schenn.[4]

During the 2016–17 season, Weal scored his first NHL goal against the Colorado Avalanche on February 28, 2017.[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2007–08 Regina Pats WHL 3 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0
2008–09 Regina Pats WHL 65 16 54 70 26 — — — — —
2009–10 Regina Pats WHL 72 35 67 102 54 — — — — —
2010–11 Regina Pats WHL 72 43 53 96 70 — — — — —
2010–11 Manchester Monarchs AHL 7 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2011–12 Regina Pats WHL 70 41 75 116 36 5 1 4 5 0
2011–12 Manchester Monarchs AHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2012–13 Manchester Monarchs AHL 63 15 18 33 38 4 0 2 2 4
2013–14 Manchester Monarchs AHL 73 23 47 70 42 4 0 3 3 2
2014–15 Manchester Monarchs AHL 73 20 49 69 56 19 10 12 22 16
2015–16 Los Angeles Kings NHL 10 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2015–16 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2016–17 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 43 15 32 47 30 — — — — —
2016–17 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 23 8 4 12 10 — — — — —
2017–18 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 69 8 13 21 12 1 0 0 0 0
NHL totals 106 16 17 33 24 1 0 0 0 0

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2009 Canada Pacific U17 2nd, silver medalist(s) 6 1 5 6 2
2010 Canada WJC18 7th 6 3 6 9 30
Junior totals 12 4 11 15 32

Awards and honours

Award Year
WHL
(East) First All-Star Team 2011–12 [6]
AHL
Second All-Star Team 2014–15 [7]
Jack A. Butterfield Trophy 2014–15 [3]
Calder Cup (Manchester Monarchs) 2015 [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Regina Pats star Jordan Weal leaves a legacy". leaderpost.com. 2012-04-01. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
  2. ↑ "Kings Sign Tyler Toffoli and Jordan Weal to Three-Year Entry Level Contracts". Los Angeles Kings. 2011-04-18. Retrieved 2011-04-18.
  3. 1 2 "At last, Monarchs rule the AHL". American Hockey League. 2015-06-19. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
  4. ↑ "LA Kings acquire Lecavalier, Schenn from Flyers". Yahoo! Sports. 2016-01-06. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  5. ↑ "Jordan Weal's goal late in overtime gives Flyers win over Hurricane". sportsnet.ca. February 6, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  6. ↑ "2012 WHL east All-Star awards finalists". Western Hockey League. 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
  7. ↑ "First, Second Team AHL All-Stars named". American Hockey League. 2015-04-01. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
  8. ↑ "Manchester defeats Utica to win Calder Cup". National Hockey League. 2015-06-19. Retrieved 2015-06-19.


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