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Canada Ryan McLeod
#71 Buffalo Sabres / NHL - 25/26
1-time U17 WHC Gold Medal 1
Date of Birth
Sep 21, 1999
Position
C/LW
Age
26
Height
6'3" / 191 cm
Place of Birth
Mississauga, ON, CAN
Weight
205 lbs / 93 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Toronto Marlboros MHA
Contract
28/29
Cap Hit
$5,000,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres / Signed
Drafted
2018 round 2 #40 overall by Edmonton Oilers
Agency
PREMIUM

Brothers: Matt McLeod & Michael McLeod

© Photo: Dan Hickling

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Ryan McLeod Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2012-13 Toronto Marlboros U14 AAA GTHL U14 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2013-14 Toronto Marlboros U15 AAA GTHL U15 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Toronto Marlboros U16 AAA GTHL U16 2* 0* 2* 2* 0* -* | Playoffs 3 0 2 2 4 -
2014-15 Toronto Marlboros U16 AAA “A” GTHL U16 74* 30* 51* 81* 46* -* |
Oakville Blades OJHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2015-16 Mississauga Steelheads OHL 62* 7* 13* 20* 16* -6* | Playoffs 7 0 2 2 2 1
Canada White U17 WHC-17 6* 0* 1* 1* 4* -* |
2016-17 Mississauga Steelheads OHL 68* 9* 33* 42* 36* 12* | Playoffs 20 5 15 20 2 13
2017-18 Mississauga Steelheads “A” OHL 68* 26* 44* 70* 26* -2* | Playoffs 6 2 3 5 6 -4
2018-19 Mississauga Steelheads “A” OHL 32* 12* 26* 38* 17* -12* |
Saginaw Spirit OHL 31* 7* 17* 24* 16* 18* | Playoffs 17 5 7 12 4 8
Bakersfield Condors AHL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* | Playoffs 5 0 3 3 0 2
2019-20 Bakersfield Condors AHL 56* 5* 18* 23* 22* 0* |
2020-21 EV Zug NL 15* 4* 7* 11* 10* 3* |
Edmonton Oilers NHL 10* 0* 1* 1* 0* -2* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 -1
Bakersfield Condors AHL 28* 14* 14* 28* 10* 23* |
2021-22 Edmonton Oilers NHL 71* 9* 12* 21* 12* -2* | Playoffs 16 3 1 4 8 -4
Bakersfield Condors AHL 7* 1* 4* 5* 6* -2* |
2022-23 Edmonton Oilers NHL 57* 11* 12* 23* 18* 4* | Playoffs 12 0 5 5 2 -1
2023-24 Edmonton Oilers NHL 81* 12* 18* 30* 10* 10* | Playoffs 24 4 0 4 16 -7
2024-25 Buffalo Sabres NHL 79* 20* 33* 53* 16* 13* |
2025-26 Buffalo Sabres NHL 49* 11* 20* 31* 4* 13* |
Projected NHL 82* 18* 33* 51* 7* 22* |
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Ryan McLeod Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2013-14 Toronto Marlboros U16 AAA OHL Cup 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2014-15 Team Ontario CWG 6* 6* 5* 11* 4* -* |
Toronto Marlboros U16 AAA “A” OHL Cup 7* 3* 4* 7* 0* -* |
Team GTHL Blue OGC-16 5* 1* 2* 3* 0* -* |
2015-16 Team Gold U17-Dev 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2016-17 Canada U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 4* 0* 0* 0* 4* 2* |
2017-18 OHL All-Stars Jr Super Series 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
2018-19 OHL All-Stars Jr Super Series 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
2020-21 EV Zug Swiss Cup 2* 1* 2* 3* 0* -* |

Ryan McLeod Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 4 91* 20* 36* 56* 0.62* 38* 21* | 1 5 0 * 3 * 3 * 0.60 * 0 * 2 *
CWG 1 6* 6* 5* 11* 1.83* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
GTHL U14 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
GTHL U15 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
GTHL U16 2 76* 30* 53* 83* 1.09* 46* -* | 1 3 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.67 * 4 * - *
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 4* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 4* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
Jr Super Series 2 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 6 347* 63* 96* 159* 0.46* 60* 36* | 4 56 7 * 6 * 13 * 0.23 * 26 * -13 *
NL 1 15* 4* 7* 11* 0.73* 10* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
OGC-16 1 5* 1* 2* 3* 0.60* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
OHL 4 261* 61* 133* 194* 0.74* 111* 10* | 4 50 12 * 27 * 39 * 0.78 * 14 * 18 *
OHL Cup 2 8* 3* 4* 7* 0.88* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
OJHL 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Swiss Cup 1 2* 1* 2* 3* 1.50* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U17-Dev 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 6* 0* 1* 1* 0.17* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *

Ryan McLeod Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/01/2025
07/01/2025 Extension Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres
07/05/2024
07/05/2024 Confirmed Edmonton Oilers Buffalo Sabres
08/02/2023
08/02/2023 Extension Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers
09/22/2022
09/22/2022 Extension Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers
09/05/2020
09/05/2020 Loan Edmonton Oilers EV Zug
05/01/2019
05/01/2019 Confirmed Saginaw Spirit Edmonton Oilers
01/03/2019
01/03/2019 Confirmed Mississauga Steelheads Saginaw Spirit
09/02/2015
09/02/2015 Confirmed Flint Firebirds Mississauga Steelheads
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2015, 1 #3 overall by Flint Firebirds in the OHL Priority Selection

2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #23 by FCHockey

2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #29 by McKeen's Hockey

2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #22 by TSN/McKenzie

2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #16 by NHL Central Scouting