Chase De Leo

Chase De Leo (born October 25, 1995) is an American professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for the San Diego Gulls of the American Hockey League (AHL), as a prospect of the Anaheim Ducks in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Chase De Leo
De Leo at the 2014 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game
Born (1995-10-25) October 25, 1995
La Mirada, California
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Center
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams		 Anaheim Ducks
San Diego Gulls (AHL)
Winnipeg Jets
NHL Draft 99th overall, 2014
Winnipeg Jets
Playing career 2015–present

Playing career

As a youth, De Leo played in the 2008 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Los Angeles Selects minor ice hockey team.[1]

De Leo played junior ice hockey for the Western Hockey League's Portland Winterhawks from 2011 to 2015. During those four seasons, his showed consistent improvement each season and finished his junior career with 251 points in 279 regular season games, which included back-to-back 39-goal seasons. He also tallied 58 points in 81 playoff games and was part of the Winterhawks 2013 WHL championship team that advanced to the Memorial Cup final.[2]

The Winnipeg Jets selected De Leo in the fourth round of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. After completing his junior career in 2015, De Leo was assigned to the Manitoba Moose, the Jets' top minor league affiliate. He spent most of his first professional season with the Moose, but was briefly recalled by the Jets on March 20, 2016 to make his NHL debut on March 20 against the Anaheim Ducks. De Leo played one more game for the Jets before being returned to the AHL.[3]

As an impending restricted free agent following the 2017–18 season, De Leo was traded by the Jets to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for Nic Kerdiles on June 30, 2018.[4]

International play

De Leo was a member of Team USA at the 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Personal life

De Leo was born and raised in La Mirada, California, a suburb of Los Angeles, where his parents own and operate a plumbing business. As a youth, De Leo played for the prestigious Los Angeles Selects program, where he was a teammate of Eric Comrie. The two players remain close friends.[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2011–12 Portland Winterhawks WHL 6914163025 220112
2012–13 Portland Winterhawks WHL 7118385624 215121715
2013–14 Portland Winterhawks WHL 7239428136 21109196
2014–15 Portland Winterhawks WHL 6739458430 177121910
2015–16 Manitoba Moose AHL 7319214034 —————
2015–16 Winnipeg Jets NHL 20000 —————
2016–17 Manitoba Moose AHL 6914183212 —————
2017–18 Manitoba Moose AHL 6912233531 92680
2018–19 San Diego Gulls AHL 6620355512 165052
2018–19 Anaheim Ducks NHL 10000 —————
2019–20 San Diego Gulls AHL 5110152516 —————
2019–20 Anaheim Ducks NHL 10000 —————
NHL totals 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — —

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2015 United States WJC 5th 5 1 0 1 0
Junior totals 5 1 0 1 0

References
  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  2. "Versatile Winnipeg Jets prospect Chase De Leo had strong drive to succeed at next level". Winnipeg Sun. July 15, 2015.
  3. "Jets re-assign De Leo & Kosmachuk to Manitoba Moose". Winnipeg Jets. March 24, 2014.
  4. "Ducks acquire De Leo from Winnipeg". Anaheim Ducks. June 30, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  5. "California dreamin': Chase De Leo pursues passion for hockey all the way to Winnipeg". MyToba.ca. September 14, 2014.
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