Jordan Weal (born April 15, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre for HC Dynamo Moscow in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was selected in the third round, 70th overall, by the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. Weal has also previously played for the Philadelphia Flyers, Arizona Coyotes, and Montreal Canadiens.
| Jordan Weal | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Weal practicing with the Los Angeles Kings in 2012 | |||
| Born |
April 15, 1992 North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 179 lb (81 kg; 12 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| KHL team Former teams |
Dynamo Moscow Los Angeles Kings Philadelphia Flyers Arizona Coyotes Montreal Canadiens Ak Bars Kazan | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| NHL draft |
70th overall, 2010 Los Angeles Kings | ||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||
Playing career
editAs a youth, Weal played in the 2004 and 2005 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from North Vancouver.[1]
Weal played four years (2008–2012) of major junior hockey with the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League (WHL),[2] scoring 135 goals and 250 assists for 385 points while earning 186 penalty minutes in 282 games played. During that time, Weal was selected in the third round, 70th overall, by the Los Angeles Kings during the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. He was recognized for his outstanding play when he was named to the 2011–12 WHL (East) First All-Star Team.[3]
On April 18, 2011, the Kings signed Weal to a three-year entry-level contract.[4] 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.[5]
On January 6, 2016, Weal was traded by the Kings at the mid-point of the 2015–16 season, along with a third-round pick, to the Philadelphia Flyers, in exchange for Vincent Lecavalier and Luke Schenn.[6]
During the 2016–17 season, Weal scored his first NHL goal against the Colorado Avalanche on February 28, 2017.[7]
In the 2018–19 season, his fourth within the Flyers organization, Weal registered three goals and nine points in 28 games. On January 11, 2019, he was traded to the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for Jacob Graves and a 2019 sixth-round pick.[8] Weal was unable to show his offensive attributes with the Coyotes, contributing just one goal and one assist in 19 games.
On February 25, 2019, the Coyotes traded Weal to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Michael Chaput.[9] He performed admirably to close out the season for the Canadiens, recording four goals and six assists in 16 games. On April 26, 2019, the Canadiens re-signed Weal to a two-year, $2.8 million contract.[10]
In May 2021, after spending the entirety of the 2020–21 season with the Canadiens' top affiliate Laval Rocket, Weal elected to sign an optional two-year deal in Russia to join Ak Bars Kazan.[11]
Following the 2021–22 season, having enjoyed a productive tenure with Ak Bars, Weal was traded to fellow KHL club, HC Dynamo Moscow, in exchange for former NHL forward Stanislav Galiev on July 1, 2022.[12]
International play
editIn January 2022, Weal was selected to play for Team Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[13]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| 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 | ||
| 2018–19 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 28 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Arizona Coyotes | NHL | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 16 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 49 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Laval Rocket | AHL | 34 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 36 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23 | Dynamo Moscow | KHL | 62 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 62 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | ||
| 2023–24 | Dynamo Moscow | KHL | 66 | 30 | 47 | 77 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | ||
| NHL totals | 218 | 32 | 37 | 69 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| KHL totals | 164 | 56 | 94 | 150 | 112 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 28 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Canada Pacific | U17 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2010 | Canada | WJC18 | 7th | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 30 | |
| 2022 | Canada | OG | 6th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |
| Junior totals | 12 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 32 | ||||
| Senior totals | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | ||||
Awards and honours
edit| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| WHL | ||
| (East) First All-Star Team | 2011–12 | [3] |
| AHL | ||
| Second All-Star Team | 2014–15 | [14] |
| Jack A. Butterfield Trophy | 2014–15 | [5] |
| Calder Cup (Manchester Monarchs) | 2015 | [15] |
References
edit- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ^ "Regina Pats star Jordan Weal leaves a legacy". leaderpost.com. April 1, 2012. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
- ^ a b "2012 WHL EAST ALL STARS & AWARD FINALISTS". whl.ca. March 21, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ^ "Kings Sign Tyler Toffoli and Jordan Weal to Three-Year Entry Level Contracts". Los Angeles Kings. April 18, 2011. Retrieved April 18, 2011.
- ^ a b "At last, Monarchs rule the AHL". American Hockey League. June 19, 2015. Archived from the original on June 17, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
- ^ "LA Kings acquire Lecavalier, Schenn from Flyers". Yahoo! Sports. January 6, 2016. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
- ^ "Jordan Weal's goal late in overtime gives Flyers win over Hurricane". sportsnet.ca. February 6, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
- ^ "Weal traded by Flyers to Coyotes". National Hockey League. January 11, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ^ "Canadiens acquire Jordan Weal from Arizona". Montreal Canadiens. February 25, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
- ^ "Canadiens sign centre Jordan Weal to two-year contract". Montreal Gazette. April 26, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
- ^ "Jordan Weal: Signs with KHL club". CBSSports.com. May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ "Jordan Weal becomes a Dynamo player" (in Russian). HC Dynamo Moscow. July 1, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
- ^ "Canada unveils non-NHL Olympic hockey roster with pro experience, young talent". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. January 25, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- ^ "First, Second Team AHL All-Stars named". American Hockey League. April 1, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
- ^ "Manchester defeats Utica to win Calder Cup". National Hockey League. June 19, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database