anemptytextlline
Carolina Hurricanes
Nashville Predators
John Leonard
Leonard played three seasons at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. As a sophomore in 2018-19 he scored 40 points (16 goals, 24 assists) in 40 games to help UMass advance to the NCAA championship game, a 3-0 loss to Minnesota Duluth. As a junior in 2019-20, he led the NCAA with 27 goals to set a UMass Division I single-season record and become a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award given to the top men’s player in NCAA Division I ice hockey.
| Born | August 7, 1998 |
| Birthplace | Westwood, NJ |
| Position | LW |
| 1st NHL Game | 2021 |
| Draft | 2018 SJS, 6th rd, 27th pk (182nd overall) |
Leonard scored 105 points (56 goals, 49 assists) in 106 NCAA games. He is the sixth UMass player to score at least 50 goals and 100 points, and the first since the program moved to Division I to do so in three seasons. He had two assists in his NHL debut, Jan. 14, 2021, playing on a line with Evander Kane and Tomas Hertl during a 4-3 shootout win against the Arizona Coyotes, and led Sharks rookies with 13 points (three goals, 10 assists) in 44 games.
Nashville Predators
John Leonard
| Born | August 7, 1998 |
| Birthplace | Westwood, NJ |
| Position | LW |
| 1st NHL Game | 2021 |
| Draft | 2018 SJS, 6th rd, 27th pk (182nd overall) |
Leonard played three seasons at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. As a sophomore in 2018-19 he scored 40 points (16 goals, 24 assists) in 40 games to help UMass advance to the NCAA championship game, a 3-0 loss to Minnesota Duluth. As a junior in 2019-20, he led the NCAA with 27 goals to set a UMass Division I single-season record and become a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award given to the top men’s player in NCAA Division I ice hockey.
Leonard scored 105 points (56 goals, 49 assists) in 106 NCAA games. He is the sixth UMass player to score at least 50 goals and 100 points, and the first since the program moved to Division I to do so in three seasons.
He had two assists in his NHL debut, Jan. 14, 2021, playing on a line with Evander Kane and Tomas Hertl during a 4-3 shootout win against the Arizona Coyotes, and led Sharks rookies with 13 points (three goals, 10 assists) in 44 games.
