Justin Azevedo

Justin Azevedo (born April 1, 1988) is a Canadian ice hockey forward who is currently an unrestricted free agent. Azevedo most recently played for Ak Bars Kazan of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Justin Azevedo
Born (1988-04-01) April 1, 1988
West Lorne, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Right
KHL team
Former teams		 Free Agent
Manchester Monarchs
Lukko Rauma
HC Lev Praha
Ak Bars Kazan
National team  Canada
NHL Draft 153rd overall, 2008
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 2008–present

Playing career

Junior

Azevedo played his first OHL game on September 24, 2004. During the 2007–08 OHL season, Azevedo won the Red Tilson Trophy for the most outstanding player in the OHL, Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy for being the top scorer in the OHL, Ed Chynoweth Trophy for being the top scorer of the Memorial Cup, CHL Player of the Year, CHL Top Scorer Award, and Wayne Gretzky 99 Award for being the most outstanding player in the OHL playoffs.

Professional

Azevedo was drafted 153rd overall, in the 6th round of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft by the Los Angeles Kings. As an older draft pick, Azevedo immediately turned professional and was signed by the Kings AHL affiliate, the Manchester Monarchs on August 10, 2008.[1] After attending the Kings training camp on September 29, 2008, he was assigned to the Monarchs for the 2008–09 season.

Despite missing significant parts of the season with the Monarchs suffering two injuries, Azevedo scored 36 points in 49 games to earn a two-year entry level contract with the Kings on July 20, 2009.[2]

Azevedo was one of two players, alongside left wing Brandon Kozun, to be allowed a penalty shot in the same game during Manchester's 5-2 victory over the Providence Bruins, a franchise record for the Manchester Monarchs.

On June 7, 2012, he signed with Lukko Rauma, in the Finnish SM-liiga.[3] In his first European season in 2012–13, Azevedo made a comfortable transition with Lukko, leading the SM-Liiga amongst rookies with 38 assists and 58 points. Azevedo lead the entire league in playoffs scoring with 10 goals and 18 points in only 14 games to also earn a selection in the SM-liiga All-Star Team.

On April 15, 2013, Azevedo opted to play in the Kontinental Hockey League, signing a multi-year contract with Czech based club, HC Lev Praha for the 2013–14 season.[4] Azevedo contributed with 9 goals and 27 assists in 48 games for Lev before stepping up in the playoffs for a second consecutive season, to post 13 goals and 20 points in 22 games.

Despite reaching the Gagarin Cup finals, Lev announced they would not continue participation due to bankruptcy. On July 1, 2014, Azevedo was transferred to fellow KHL club, Ak Bars Kazan, in exchange for financial compensation.[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2004–05 Kitchener Rangers OHL 5818213939 1531414
2005–06 Kitchener Rangers OHL 6029406980 503312
2006–07 Kitchener Rangers OHL 5017395642 94111522
2007–08 Kitchener Rangers OHL 67438112469 2010263633
2008–09 Manchester Monarchs AHL 4912243631 —————
2009–10 Manchester Monarchs AHL 4614132731 1636912
2010–11 Manchester Monarchs AHL 7918355371 7371010
2011–12 Manchester Monarchs AHL 6328225037 41124
2012–13 Lukko SM-l 5820385888 14108186
2013–14 Lev Prague KHL 489182734 22137206
2014–15 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 5817335048 20561118
2015–16 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 5917365326 71128
2016–17 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 5413213434 1537108
2017–18 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 3115132822 19915246
2018–19 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 6213253842 40442
2019–20 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 5713243743 41010
AHL totals 2377294166170 277142126
KHL totals 36997170267249 9132407248

International
Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2005 Canada Ontario WHC17 4th 6 2 4 6 8
2006 Canada WJC18 4th 7 4 4 8 20
Junior totals 13 6 8 14 28

Awards and honours
Award Year
OHL
First All-Star Team 2008
Red Tilson Trophy 2008
Eddie Powers Trophy 2008
Wayne Gretzky 99 Award 2008
CHL First All-Star Team 2008
CHL Ed Chynoweth Trophy 2008
CHL Player of the Year 2008
Memorial Cup All-Star Team 2008 [6]
Liiga
All-Star Team 2013
KHL
First All-Star Team 2014, 2018
All-Star Game 2015
Gagarin Cup (Ak Bars Kazan) 2018 [7]
Playoff MVP 2018

References
  1. "Monarchs signs two; assign one". Los Angeles Kings. 2008-08-10. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
  2. "Kings sign Azevedo". Los Angeles Kings. 2009-07-20. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
  3. "Lukko nappasi Justin Azevedon" (in Finnish). Lukko Rauma. June 6, 2012. Archived from the original on July 28, 2012. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  4. "Lev amour up for second season" (in Czech). HC Lev Praha. 2013-04-15. Archived from the original on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
  5. "Kazan buy Azevedo, rights to Sekac". HC Lev Praha. 2014-07-01. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
  6. Memorial Cup All-Star Teams Archived 2016-01-07 at the Wayback Machine
  7. "Ak Bars wins the Gagarin Cup". Kontinental Hockey League. 2018-04-22. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
John Tavares		 CHL Player of the Year
2008		 Succeeded by
Cody Hodgson
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