Jordan Weal
Weal practicing with the Los Angeles Kings in 2012
Born (1992-04-15) April 15, 1992 (age 31)
North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 179 lb (81 kg; 12 st 11 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Right
KHL team
Former teams		 Dynamo Moscow
Los Angeles Kings
Philadelphia Flyers
Arizona Coyotes
Montreal Canadiens
Ak Bars Kazan
National team  Canada
NHL Draft 70th overall, 2010
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 2011–present

Jordan Weal (born April 15, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing under contract with HC Dynamo Moscow in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Weal was originally selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the third round (70th overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

As a youth, Weal played in the 2004 and 2005 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from North Vancouver.[1]

Weal played four years (2008–2012) of major junior hockey with the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League (WHL),[2] scoring 135 goals and 250 assists for 385 points while earning 186 penalty minutes in 282 games played. During that time, Weal was selected in the third round, 70th overall, by the Los Angeles Kings during the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. He was recognized for his outstanding play when he was named to the 2011–12 WHL (East) First All-Star Team.[3]

On April 18, 2011, the Kings signed Weal to a three-year entry-level contract.[4] While with the Kings' American Hockey League affiliate, the Manchester Monarchs, Weal won the Calder Cup in 2015, being chosen the playoffs' most valuable player with 10 goals and 12 assists.[5]

On January 6, 2016, Weal was traded by the Kings at the mid-point of the 2015–16 season, along with a third-round pick, to the Philadelphia Flyers, in exchange for Vincent Lecavalier and Luke Schenn.[6]

During the 2016–17 season, Weal scored his first NHL goal against the Colorado Avalanche on February 28, 2017.[7]

In the 2018–19 season, his fourth within the Flyers organization, Weal registered three goals and nine points in 28 games. On January 11, 2019, he was traded to the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for Jacob Graves and a 2019 sixth-round pick.[8] Weal was unable to show his offensive attributes with the Coyotes, contributing just one goal and one assist in 19 games.

On February 25, 2019, the Coyotes traded Weal to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Michael Chaput.[9] He performed admirably to close out the season for the Canadiens, recording four goals and six assists in 16 games. On April 26, 2019, the Canadiens re-signed Weal to a two-year, $2.8 million contract.[10]

In May 2021, after spending the entirety of the 2020–21 season with the Canadiens' top affiliate Laval Rocket, Weal elected to sign an optional two-year deal in Russia to join Ak Bars Kazan.[11]

Following the 2021–22 season, having enjoyed a productive tenure with Ak Bars, Weal was traded to fellow KHL club, HC Dynamo Moscow, in exchange for former NHL forward Stanislav Galiev on July 1, 2022.[12]

International play

In January 2022, Weal was selected to play for Team Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[13][14][15]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2007–08 Regina Pats WHL 3 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0
2008–09 Regina Pats WHL 65 16 54 70 26 — — — — —
2009–10 Regina Pats WHL 72 35 67 102 54 — — — — —
2010–11 Regina Pats WHL 72 43 53 96 70 — — — — —
2010–11 Manchester Monarchs AHL 7 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2011–12 Regina Pats WHL 70 41 75 116 36 5 1 4 5 0
2011–12 Manchester Monarchs AHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2012–13 Manchester Monarchs AHL 63 15 18 33 38 4 0 2 2 4
2013–14 Manchester Monarchs AHL 73 23 47 70 42 4 0 3 3 2
2014–15 Manchester Monarchs AHL 73 20 49 69 56 19 10 12 22 16
2015–16 Los Angeles Kings NHL 10 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2015–16 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2016–17 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 43 15 32 47 30 — — — — —
2016–17 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 23 8 4 12 10 — — — — —
2017–18 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 69 8 13 21 12 1 0 0 0 0
2018–19 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 28 3 6 9 16 — — — — —
2018–19 Arizona Coyotes NHL 19 1 1 2 0 — — — — —
2018–19 Montreal Canadiens NHL 16 4 6 10 2 — — — — —
2019–20 Montreal Canadiens NHL 49 8 7 15 14 2 0 0 0 0
2020–21 Laval Rocket AHL 34 7 17 24 32 — — — — —
2021–22 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 36 12 18 30 20 6 0 2 2 4
2022–23 Dynamo Moscow KHL 62 14 29 43 62 6 3 3 6 14
2023–24 Dynamo Moscow KHL 66 30 47 77 30 10 4 5 9 10
NHL totals 218 32 37 69 56 3 0 0 0 0
KHL totals 164 56 94 150 112 22 7 10 17 28

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2009 Canada Pacific U17 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 1 5 6 2
2010 Canada WJC18 7th 6 3 6 9 30
2022 Canada OG 6th 5 3 2 5 6
Junior totals 12 4 11 15 32
Senior totals 5 3 2 5 6

Awards and honours

Award Year
WHL
(East) First All-Star Team 2011–12 [3]
AHL
Second All-Star Team 2014–15 [16]
Jack A. Butterfield Trophy 2014–15 [5]
Calder Cup (Manchester Monarchs) 2015 [17]

References

  1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  2. ^ "Regina Pats star Jordan Weal leaves a legacy". leaderpost.com. April 1, 2012. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
  3. ^ a b "2012 WHL EAST ALL STARS & AWARD FINALISTS". whl.ca. March 21, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  4. ^ "Kings Sign Tyler Toffoli and Jordan Weal to Three-Year Entry Level Contracts". Los Angeles Kings. April 18, 2011. Retrieved April 18, 2011.
  5. ^ a b "At last, Monarchs rule the AHL". American Hockey League. June 19, 2015. Archived from the original on June 17, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
  6. ^ "LA Kings acquire Lecavalier, Schenn from Flyers". Yahoo! Sports. January 6, 2016. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  7. ^ "Jordan Weal's goal late in overtime gives Flyers win over Hurricane". sportsnet.ca. February 6, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  8. ^ "Weal traded by Flyers to Coyotes". National Hockey League. January 11, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  9. ^ "Canadiens acquire Jordan Weal from Arizona". Montreal Canadiens. February 25, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  10. ^ "Canadiens sign centre Jordan Weal to two-year contract". Montreal Gazette. April 26, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  11. ^ "Jordan Weal: Signs with KHL club". CBSSports.com. May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  12. ^ "Jordan Weal becomes a Dynamo player" (in Russian). HC Dynamo Moscow. July 1, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  13. ^ "Canada unveils non-NHL Olympic hockey roster with pro experience, young talent". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. January 25, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  14. ^ Nichols, Paula (January 25, 2022). "Team Canada's 25-player men's hockey roster nominated for Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  15. ^ Stephens, Mike (January 25, 2022). "Canada Names Men's 2022 Olympic Hockey Roster". The Hockey News. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  16. ^ "First, Second Team AHL All-Stars named". American Hockey League. April 1, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  17. ^ "Manchester defeats Utica to win Calder Cup". National Hockey League. June 19, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2015.

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