Jared Legien
Jared Legien (born September 2, 1998) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger currently playing for the Birmingham Bulls in the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL).[1][2] Along with the SPHL, Legien has played in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, Western Hockey League, and Alberta Colleges Athletics Conference.[1][2]
| Jared Legien | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
September 2, 1998 Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| SPHL team | Birmingham Bulls | ||
| Played for |
Huntsville Havoc Vancouver Giants Regina Pats Victoria Royals Kootenay Ice | ||
| Playing career | 2014–present | ||
Playing careeer
In the 2014 Western Hockey League (WHL) draft, Legien was selected 9th overall by the Kootenay Ice.[3] Following this, he also played major junior hockey with the Victoria Royals, Regina Pats, and Vancouver Giants, amounting for a total of 148 games played in the WHL over five seasons. At the same time, he also played with the Yorkton Terriers of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League.[2][4]
In the 2019-20 season, Legien played for the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology team in the Alberta Colleges Athletics Conference, where he led the league with 32 goals in 28 games.[1] In this league, he was honoured as the 2019-20 ACAC Men’s Hockey Rookie of the Year.[5]
He began his professional career in the 2020-21 season of the Southern Professional Hockey League, where he has played games for both the Huntsville Havoc and the Birmingham Bulls.[1][6]
Personal life
Legien was born in Regina, Saskatchewan and grew up in Pilot Butte, Saskatchewan, where he played minor hockey before beginning his junior and then professional career.[4][5] He is in the mill work and carpentry program at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology.[5]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2014–15 | Kootenay Ice | WHL | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Kootenay Ice | WHL | 69 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Kootenay Ice | WHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Victoria Royals | WHL | 36 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Regina Pats | WHL | 25 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Vancouver Giants | WHL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | NAIT | ACAC | 28 | 32 | 16 | 48 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WHL totals | 148 | 28 | 34 | 62 | 89 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
References
- "Jared Legien at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
- "Jared Legien Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
- "Giants select forward Tyler Benson with first overall pick in WHL bantam draft". NHL.com. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
- "Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL)". www.sjhl.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
- "Jared Legien Honoured as 2019-20 ACAC Men's Hockey Rookie of the Year". Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference. 2020-03-19. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
- "ROSTER". Birmingham Bulls. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
- "Jared Legien at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
- "Jared Legien Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2021-01-27.