Len Esau
Leonard Esau (born March 16, 1968) is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman who played 27 games in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Quebec Nordiques, Calgary Flames and the Edmonton Oilers between 1991 and 1995. The Leafs drafted him in the fifth round 86th overall in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft from the St. Cloud State Huskies. Esau never scored a goal in the NHL, but notched up 10 assists and collected 24 penalty minutes. He spent much of his tenure in the American Hockey League and the International Hockey League, but also spent one season in Japan, playing for Seibu-Tetsudo Tokyo. Internationally Esau played for the Canadian national team at the 1995 World Championships, winning a bronze medal.
| Len Esau | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
March 16, 1968 Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Toronto Maple Leafs Quebec Nordiques Calgary Flames Edmonton Oilers | ||
| National team |
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| NHL Draft |
86th overall, 1988 Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| Playing career | 1990–2001 | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's ice hockey | ||
| Representing Canada | ||
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1995 Sweden | Ice hockey |
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1985–86 | Humboldt Broncos | SJHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1986–87 | Humboldt Broncos | SJHL | 57 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 278 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Humboldt Broncos | SJHL | 57 | 16 | 37 | 53 | 229 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | St. Cloud State University | NCAA | 35 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | St. Cloud State | NCAA | 29 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Newmarket Saints | AHL | 76 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 78 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 68 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | ||
| 1991–92 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Halifax Citadels | AHL | 75 | 11 | 31 | 42 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 75 | 12 | 36 | 48 | 129 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1993–94 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 54 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 73 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1994–95 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 14 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 82 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 150 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 26 | ||
| 1996–97 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 49 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 30 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 36 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 38 | ||
| 1997–98 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 26 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Indianapolis Ice | IHL | 55 | 6 | 33 | 39 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1998–99 | Seibu–Tetsudo | JIHL | 21 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1999–00 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 78 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 64 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | ||
| 2000–01 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 68 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 61 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| AHL totals | 358 | 49 | 137 | 186 | 377 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 20 | ||||
| IHL totals | 388 | 47 | 120 | 167 | 441 | 50 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 90 | ||||
| NHL totals | 27 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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