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USA John Leonard
#43 Detroit Red Wings / NHL - 25/26
1-time AHL Second All-Star Team 1
1-time NCAA (East) First All-American Team 1
Date of Birth
Aug 07, 1998
Position
LW/RW
Age
27
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Westwood, NJ, USA
Weight
190 lbs / 86 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
25/26
Cap Hit
$775,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings / Signed
Drafted
2018 round 6 #182 overall by San Jose Sharks
Agency
PREMIUM

Father: John Leonard (External Link)
Brother: Ryan Leonard

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John Leonard Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2012-13 Springfield Cathedral High USHS-Prep 22* 15* 9* 24* -* -* |
2013-14 Springfield Cathedral High USHS-Prep 25* 29* 23* 52* -* -* |
Springfield Rifles 16U AAA MSHL 16U 12* 15* 8* 23* 4* -* |
Springfield Jr. Pics 16U AAA USPHL 16U 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2014-15 Springfield Cathedral High USHS-Prep 25* 47* 28* 75* -* -* |
Springfield Rifles 16U AAA MSHL 16U 14* 21* 11* 32* 6* -* |
2015-16 Green Bay Gamblers USHL 48* 5* 4* 9* 10* 0* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 -2
2016-17 Green Bay Gamblers USHL 58* 19* 15* 34* 20* 4* |
2017-18 UMass NCAA 33* 13* 15* 28* 10* -1* |
2018-19 UMass NCAA 40* 16* 24* 40* 24* 14* |
2019-20 UMass NCAA 33* 27* 10* 37* 8* 17* |
2020-21 San Jose Sharks NHL 44* 3* 10* 13* 2* -7* |
San Jose Barracuda AHL 2* 1* 1* 2* 0* -1* |
2021-22 San Jose Sharks NHL 14* 1* 1* 2* 0* -5* |
San Jose Barracuda AHL 45* 17* 15* 32* 6* -28* |
2022-23 Nashville Predators NHL 6* 1* 0* 1* 2* 0* |
Milwaukee Admirals AHL 67* 17* 27* 44* 14* 0* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 0 -3
2023-24 Arizona Coyotes NHL 6* 1* 0* 1* 0* -1* |
Tucson Roadrunners AHL 63* 12* 20* 32* 24* -4* |
2024-25 Charlotte Checkers AHL 72* 36* 25* 61* 22* 21* | Playoffs 18 8 6 14 18 6
2025-26 Detroit Red Wings NHL 5* 2* 1* 3* 0* -1* |
Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 20* 19* 10* 29* 2* 14* |
Projected NHL 49* 20* 10* 30* 0* -10* |
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John Leonard Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 Team Orange USA-S16 5* 5* 3* 8* -* -* |
2015-16 Team Grey USA-S17 5* 6* 1* 7* 2* -* |
USA U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 4* 1* 1* 2* 0* 1* |

John Leonard Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 6 269* 102* 98* 200* 0.74* 68* 2* | 2 24 8 * 7 * 15 * 0.63 * 18 * 3 *
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 4* 1* 1* 2* 0.50* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
MSHL 16U 2 26* 36* 19* 55* 2.12* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 3 106* 56* 49* 105* 0.99* 42* 30* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 5 75* 8* 12* 20* 0.27* 4* -14* | 0 * * * * * *
USA-S16 1 5* 5* 3* 8* 1.60* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USA-S17 1 5* 6* 1* 7* 1.40* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 2 106* 24* 19* 43* 0.41* 30* 4* | 1 4 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * -2 *
USHS-Prep 3 72* 91* 60* 151* 2.10* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USPHL 16U 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *

John Leonard Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
12/15/2025
12/15/2025 Up/Down Grand Rapids Griffins Detroit Red Wings
10/01/2025
10/01/2025 Up/Down Detroit Red Wings Grand Rapids Griffins
07/01/2025
07/01/2025 Confirmed Charlotte Checkers Detroit Red Wings
07/02/2024
07/02/2024 Confirmed Arizona Coyotes Charlotte Checkers
07/03/2023
07/03/2023 Confirmed Nashville Predators Arizona Coyotes
07/18/2022
07/18/2022 Extension Nashville Predators Nashville Predators
07/08/2022
07/08/2022 Confirmed San Jose Sharks Nashville Predators
03/31/2020
03/31/2020 Confirmed UMass San Jose Sharks
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2014, 4 #54 overall by Green Bay Gamblers in the USHL Futures Draft

Cult/Star player for Pope Francis Prep