Kiel McLeod

Kiel McLeod
McLeod with the Albany River Rats in 2008
Born (1982-12-30) December 30, 1982 (age 41)
Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Weight 235 lb (107 kg; 16 st 11 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Right
Played for Springfield Falcons
Utah Grizzlies
San Antonio Rampage
Philadelphia Phantoms
Albany River Rats
SG Cortina
EC VSV
EV Ravensburg
Frisk Asker Ishockey
HC Pustertal Wölfe
NHL draft 53rd overall, 2001
Columbus Blue Jackets
Playing career 2003–2014

Kiel McLeod (born December 30, 1982) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He most recently played for HC Pustertal Wölfe in the Italian Serie A.[1] He joined the Wolves after a stints with EV Ravensburg of the 2nd Bundesliga and Frisk Asker of the GET-ligaen. He retired after the 2013-2014 season.

Playing career

McLeod played his entire major junior hockey career in his hometown for the Kelowna Rockets. He was drafted in the second round, 53rd overall, in 2001 by the Columbus Blue Jackets. Upon signing an entry-level contract with the Blue Jackets, he was sent to the minors to develop his play in the American Hockey League however never received a recall before he was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes.

On December 28, 2005, McLeod was traded by the Coyotes to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Eric Chouinard, and was immediately assigned to remain in the AHL with the Philadelphia Phantoms. Throughout his professional playing career, McLeod has played for ten teams, in five leagues, and in five countries.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1997–98 Kelowna Rockets WHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1998–99 Kelowna Rockets WHL 55 12 15 27 48 6 0 1 1 2
1999–2000 Kelowna Rockets WHL 59 17 13 30 100 5 2 1 3 2
2000–01 Kelowna Rockets WHL 65 38 28 66 94 4 4 1 5 8
2001–02 Kelowna Rockets WHL 41 17 31 48 62 15 3 10 13 14
2002–03 Kelowna Rockets WHL 68 39 51 90 163 8 5 5 10 4
2003–04 Springfield Falcons AHL 77 7 11 18 71 — — — — —
2004–05 Utah Grizzlies AHL 73 13 12 25 107 — — — — —
2005–06 San Antonio Rampage AHL 28 0 1 1 33 — — — — —
2005–06 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 34 2 2 4 36 — — — — —
2005–06 Trenton Titans ECHL 8 5 4 9 15 2 0 1 1 2
2006–07 Victoria Salmon Kings ECHL 65 32 31 63 116 6 2 1 3 10
2007–08 Victoria Salmon Kings ECHL 48 15 20 35 117 3 2 2 4 10
2007–08 Albany River Rats AHL 20 5 8 13 20 7 2 1 3 11
2008–09 SG Cortina ITA 37 28 22 50 129 4 1 0 1 10
2009–10 EC VSV AUT 51 22 19 41 170 5 0 1 1 8
2010–11 Victoria Salmon Kings ECHL 40 9 16 25 83 12 3 3 6 12
2011–12 EV Ravensburg GER.2 26 18 13 31 63 11 5 4 9 26
2012–13 Frisk Asker NOR 31 8 13 21 136 5 0 0 0 4
2013–14 HC Pustertal Wölfe ITA 27 10 9 19 54 14 1 3 4 10
AHL totals 232 27 34 61 267 7 2 1 3 11
ECHL totals 161 61 71 132 331 23 7 7 14 34

Awards and honours

Award Year
WHL
West Second All-Star Team 2003

References

  1. ^ "Kiel McLeod rocking up the areana!". HC Pustertal Wölfe (in German). 2013-08-01. Retrieved 2013-08-01.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Ryan Wade
 Victoria Salmon Kings team captain
2006 – 2008 		Succeeded by


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