Willie Levesque

Willie Levesque
Born (1980-01-11) January 11, 1980
Oak Bluffs, MA, USA
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Left Wing
Played for AHL
Cleveland Barons
ECHL
Johnstown Chiefs
NHL Draft 111th overall, 1999
San Jose Sharks
Playing career 2002–2004

Willie Levesque (born January 22, 1980) is a retired professional hockey player[1] from Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts.

Career

Willie Levesque played one season of junior hockey, splitting his time between the Under-18 National Team in the North American Hockey League and the National Team Development Team of Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States Hockey League during the 1997-98 season. That season he committed to Northeastern University for the 1998-99 season.[2]

He was drafted by the San Jose Sharks in the 4th round of the 1999 NHL Draft[3][4] out of Northeastern University.[5]

Levesque competed in the 2000 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Skelleftea, Sweden as a member of the United States men's national junior ice hockey team. Levesque would score in the bronze medal game they lost to Canada.[6]

Levesque never made it to the NHL, spending his career with the Cleveland Barons of the AHL[7][8][9] and Johnstown Chiefs of the ECHL.[10][11]

Levesque is now a chiropractor in Connecticut.[12]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2002-03 Cleveland Barons AHL 64 4 5 9 32
2003-04 Johnstown Chiefs ECHL 31 5 6 11 27
2003-04 Cleveland Barons AHL 27 1 2 3 20 7 0 1 1 6
ECHL Totals 31 5 6 11 27
AHL Totals 91 5 7 12 52 7 0 1 1 6

Awards and honors

Award Year
All-Hockey East Rookie Team 1998–99
IIHF World U20 Championship - Team USA 2000 [13]

References

  1. ↑ Martha's Vineyard Mariners skate to East Coast Classic title : The Martha's Vineyard Times
  2. ↑ USHL Preview 98/99-East Division - Hockey's Future
  3. ↑ Hockey On An Island: Martha's Vineyard | USA Hockey Magazine
  4. ↑ Willie Levesque San Jose Sharks - 2012-2013 Stats - San Jose Sharks - Team
  5. ↑ HockeyEastOnline.com - Northeastern Statistics
  6. ↑ USA Blows Lead vs. Canada - CBS News
  7. ↑ Grizzlies get 5 straight goals to down Barons | Deseret News
  8. ↑ AHL - American Hockey League - Cleveland vs. Lowell
  9. ↑ Willie Levesque Hockey Stats and Fights
  10. ↑ Leinweber Finally Makes Way to Johnstown; Levesque Recalled to Cleveland - OurSports Central - Independent and Minor League Sports News
  11. ↑ "Willie Levesque" | Search Lubbock, Texas | Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
  12. ↑ West Hill Spine and Sports Therapeutics, LLC
  13. ↑ Hockey: World Juniors; Czechs Win Gold; U.S. Is Fourth - New York Times

External links

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