JC Lipon

JC Lipon[1] (born July 10, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for Dinamo Riga in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) He has previously played for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL).

JC Lipon
Born (1993-07-10) July 10, 1993
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
KHL team
Former teams		 Dinamo Riga
Winnipeg Jets
NHL Draft 91st overall, 2013
Winnipeg Jets
Playing career 2013–present

Playing career

Lipon was selected by the Winnipeg Jets in the third round (91st overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

He played junior hockey for the Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey League. He made his NHL debut for the Jets on January 18, 2016.[2] On August 15, 2016, the Winnipeg Jets signed Lipon to a one-year, two-way contract worth $650,000.[3]

On August 17, 2020, Lipon left the Winnipeg Jets organization as a free agent and signed his first contract abroad with Latvian based, Dinamo Riga of the Kontinental Hockey League.[4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2008–09 Regina Pat Canadians SMHL 43 4 9 13 26 5 2 1 3 4
2009–10 Kamloops Blazers WHL 53 3 10 13 38 3 0 0 0 0
2010–11 Kamloops Blazers WHL 65 3 18 21 111 — — — — —
2011–12 Kamloops Blazers WHL 69 19 46 65 111 10 2 7 9 20
2012–13 Kamloops Blazers WHL 61 36 53 89 115 15 6 17 23 20
2013–14 St. John's IceCaps AHL 72 9 32 41 136 14 0 1 1 4
2014–15 St. John's IceCaps AHL 75 5 21 26 163 — — — — —
2015–16 Manitoba Moose AHL 45 13 17 30 87 — — — — —
2015–16 Winnipeg Jets NHL 9 0 1 1 5 — — — — —
2016–17 Manitoba Moose AHL 71 12 18 30 129 — — — — —
2017–18 Manitoba Moose AHL 68 17 21 38 103 9 1 0 1 13
2018–19 Manitoba Moose AHL 60 11 15 26 121 — — — — —
2019–20 Manitoba Moose AHL 61 13 18 31 100 — — — — —
NHL totals 9 0 1 1 5 — — — — —

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2010 Canada Western U17 8th 5 0 5 5 4
2013 Canada WJC 4th 5 0 0 0 27
Junior totals 10 0 6 5 31

References
  1. "JC Lipon Team Canada's underdog at world juniors - NHL on CBC Sports - Hockey news, opinion, scores, stats, standings". Cbc.ca. 2012-12-25. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
  2. Rob Vanstone (2016-01-20). "Regina's JC Lipon makes his NHL debut with the Winnipeg Jets | Regina Leader-Post". Leaderpost.com. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
  3. Mitch Rosset (2016-08-15). "JC Lipon lands new deal with Winnipeg Jets". globalnews.ca.
  4. "Forward JC Lipon joins the DINAMO RIGA". Dinamo Riga. August 17, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
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