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Canada Jackson van de Leest
#55 Utica Comets / AHL - 25/26
1-time U17 WHC Silver Medal 1
1-time CSSHL U15 Champion 1
1-time CSSHL U15 Top Defenseman 1
Date of Birth
Jun 15, 2001
Position
D
Age
24
Height
6'7" / 200 cm
Place of Birth
Kelowna, BC, CAN
Weight
238 lbs / 108 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
25/26

Sister: Adriana Van de Leest

© Photo: Dan Hickling

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Jackson van de Leest Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2015-16 Yale Hockey Academy U15 Prep CSSHL U15 23* 2* 8* 10* 18* -* | Playoffs 4 0 2 2 4 -
2016-17 Okanagan HA White U18 Prep CSSHL U18 29* 3* 16* 19* 52* -* | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 2 -
Penticton Vees BCHL 5* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Calgary Hitmen WHL 7* 0* 1* 1* 2* -2* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 0
2017-18 Calgary Hitmen WHL 36* 1* 4* 5* 30* -9* |
Canada Red U17 WHC-17 6* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2018-19 Calgary Hitmen WHL 67* 1* 20* 21* 75* -5* | Playoffs 11 0 1 1 12 -3
2019-20 Calgary Hitmen WHL 64* 3* 25* 28* 71* 11* |
2020-21 Calgary Hitmen “A” WHL 21* 3* 9* 12* 34* 6* |
2021-22 Calgary Hitmen “C” WHL 26* 1* 10* 11* 39* 7* |
Red Deer Rebels WHL 34* 2* 8* 10* 29* -1* | Playoffs 9 0 4 4 10 2
2022-23 Dalhousie Univ. USports 27* 1* 7* 8* 50* -19* |
2023-24 Dalhousie Univ. USports 30* 3* 6* 9* 30* -26* |
Adirondack Thunder ECHL 14* 0* 2* 2* 7* 1* | Playoffs 15 0 3 3 26 1
Utica Comets AHL 6* 0* 1* 1* 0* 4* |
2024-25 Utica Comets AHL 6* 0* 0* 0* 4* -3* |
Adirondack Thunder ECHL 40* 2* 10* 12* 57* -21* |
South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 9* 1* 1* 2* 2* 8* | Playoffs 7 0 1 1 9 -2
2025-26 Utica Comets AHL 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* 0* |
Adirondack Thunder ECHL 10* 2* 3* 5* 11* 2* |
Projected AHL 48* 0* 24* 24* 0* 0* |

Jackson van de Leest Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2015-16 BCMML Wild 1 BC U16 Cup 5* 0* 2* 2* 2* -* |
2016-17 Team British Columbia WCCC-16 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2017-18 Team White U17-Dev 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |

Jackson van de Leest Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 14* 0* 2* 2* 0.14* 4* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
BC U16 Cup 1 5* 0* 2* 2* 0.40* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
BCHL 1 5* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
CSSHL U15 1 23* 2* 8* 10* 0.43* 18* -* | 1 4 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.50 * 4 * - *
CSSHL U18 1 29* 3* 16* 19* 0.66* 52* -* | 1 3 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.33 * 2 * - *
ECHL 3 73* 5* 16* 21* 0.29* 77* -10* | 2 22 0 * 4 * 4 * 0.18 * 35 * -1 *
U17-Dev 1 3* 0* 1* 1* 0.33* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USports 2 57* 4* 13* 17* 0.30* 80* -45* | 0 * * * * * *
WCCC-16 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 6* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHL 6 255* 11* 77* 88* 0.35* 280* 7* | 3 23 0 * 5 * 5 * 0.22 * 22 * -1 *

Jackson van de Leest Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
12/23/2025
12/23/2025 Up/Down Adirondack Thunder Utica Comets
11/24/2025
11/24/2025 Up/Down Utica Comets Adirondack Thunder
07/11/2025
07/11/2025 Extension Utica Comets Utica Comets
03/19/2025
03/19/2025 Up/Down Adirondack Thunder South Carolina Stingrays
07/01/2024
07/01/2024 Confirmed Adirondack Thunder Utica Comets
03/13/2024
03/13/2024 Loan Adirondack Thunder Utica Comets
02/14/2024
02/14/2024 Confirmed Dalhousie Univ. Adirondack Thunder
06/22/2022
06/22/2022 Confirmed Red Deer Rebels Dalhousie Univ.
01/12/2022
01/12/2022 Confirmed Calgary Hitmen Red Deer Rebels
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2016, 1 #16 overall by Calgary Hitmen in the WHL Prospects Draft

2019 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #207 by FCHockey

2019 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #138 by NHL Central Scouting