Curtis Leschyshyn
Curtis Michael Leschyshyn is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Leschyshyn played 1033 games in the National Hockey League.Playing career
Leschyshyn was drafted by the Quebec Nordiques in the first round in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. He played for the Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche franchise for parts of 9 seasons. He won a Stanley Cup in 1996 with Colorado. The season after winning the Stanley Cup, Curtis was traded to the Washington Capitals with Chris Simon in exchange for Keith Jones and a 1st round pick, then after just 2 games, he was traded to the Hartford Whalers for Andrei Nikolishin on November 9, 1996.
At the end of that season, the Whalers became the Carolina Hurricanes, for whom Leschyshyn played for another 3 seasons before he was claimed in the expansion draft by the Minnesota Wild on June 23, 2000. Leschyshyn started the 2000–01 season with the Wild before he was traded to the Ottawa Senators for a 3rd round pick on March 13, 2001. After three more seasons as a fixture on the Senators defense Leschyshyn signed with Colorado after the 2004 NHL Lockout on August 17, 2005. His return to the Avalanche was short lived when he retired before the 2005–06 season started on October 3, 2005.Post-playing career
In retirement, Leschyshyn was a member of the Avalanche radio broadcast team providing color commentary. However, he stepped down prior to the 2007–08 season to spend more time with his family. Leschyshyn and his wife, Laura, reside in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan with their three children, son Jake and daughters Anna and Kate. He was an assistant coach with the Saskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League before remaining to coach at the lower junior minor league level.
Leschyshyn returned to the Avalanche organization as a professional scout prior to the 2018–19 season.
Leschyshyn is an avid cyclist and cycles 40–50 miles a day. He has been a participant on Battle of the Blades.International
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