Taylor Leier
| Taylor Leier | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
February 15, 1994 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team |
Philadelphia Flyers Lehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL) | ||
| NHL Draft |
117th overall, 2012 Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| Playing career | 2014–present | ||
Taylor Leier (born February 15, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who currently plays for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League while under contract to the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted in the fourth round, 117th overall, at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers.[1]
Playing career
Leier began his major junior hockey career in the Western Hockey League with the Portland Winterhawks who drafted him 24th overall in the 2009 WHL Bantam Draft.[2] While playing with the Winterhawks, Leier was drafted 117th overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.
Leier signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Flyers on September 9, 2013.[3] He made his NHL debut against the Carolina Hurricanes on November 14, 2015.[4]
During the 2016–17 season, Leier scored his first NHL goal with the Flyers on December 17, 2016 against the Dallas Stars.[5] He was later returned back to the Phantoms and represented Lehigh Valley at the 2017 AHL All-Star Game where he was awarded MVP of the game.[6] In July 2017, he signed a 1 year, two-way, $807,000 contract extension with the Flyers.[6][7] On July 15, 2018, after Leier applied for arbitration, he signed a one year deal with the Flyers worth $720,000.[8] After attending Flyers training camp prior to the 2018–19 season, Leier was a late roster cut and was loaned to the Phantoms on October 2.[9]
Personal life
Leier grew up in Saskatchewan with parents Tim and Cindy Leier and younger brother Keaton.[10] Keaton is a professional ballet dancer with the Atlanta Ballet.[10][11]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2008–09 | Saskatoon Contacts | SMHL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Saskatoon Contacts | SMHL | 41 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Saskatoon Contacts | SMHL | 44 | 31 | 43 | 74 | 32 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 8 | ||
| 2011–12 | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | 72 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 36 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | ||
| 2012–13 | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | 64 | 27 | 35 | 62 | 63 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 12 | ||
| 2013–14 | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | 62 | 37 | 42 | 79 | 42 | 21 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 10 | ||
| 2014–15 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 73 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 71 | 20 | 29 | 49 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 48 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 39 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 55 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Canada | WJC | 4th | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Junior totals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Philadelphia Flyers 2012 draft". NHL. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
- ↑ "Winterhawks Sign Taylor Leier, Nino Niederreiter". winterhawks.com. July 31, 2009. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- ↑ "Flyers sign Taylor Leier to Entry-Level Contract". Philadelphia Flyers. September 9, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
- ↑ Panaccio, Tim (November 15, 2015). "Taylor Leier, Shayne Gostisbehere impress in Flyers' win". CSNPhilly.com. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
- ↑ "In bittersweet moment, Flyers rookie Taylor Leier notches 1st NHL goal". NBCSports.com. December 18, 2016.
- 1 2 "Flyers re-sign Taylor Leier". NHL.com. Philadelphia Flyers. July 14, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
- ↑ Hall, Jordan (July 13, 2017). "Flyers re-sign Taylor Leier to 1-year deal". nbcsports.com. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
- ↑ "Flyers' Danick Martel accepts qualifying offer; team re-signs Taylor Leier and Tyrell Goulbourne". nbcsports.com. July 15, 2018. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
- ↑ "Flyers Set 2018-19 Opening Night Roster". NHL.com. October 2, 2018. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
- 1 2 Pinchevsky, Tal (November 11, 2017). "When He Needs Advice, a Philadelphia Flyer Turns to His Brother the Dancer". The New York Times. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
- ↑ McKay, Stephanie (November 25, 2015). "Ballet student brings his skills back to Saskatoon". The StarPhoenix. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database