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American ice hockey player (born 2005) Ice hockey player
Ryan Leonard
Leonard playing for the USA Hockey National Team Development Program in 2023
Born (2005-01-21) January 21, 2005 (age 20)
Amherst, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
NCAA team Boston College
National team  United States
NHL draft 8th overall, 2023
Washington Capitals
Playing career 2024–present

Ryan Leonard (born January 21, 2005) is an American college ice hockey player for Boston College of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. He was drafted eighth overall by the Washington Capitals in the 2023 NHL entry draft.

Playing career

Leonard is committed to play for Boston College during the 2023–24 season.

International play

Medal record
Representing  United States
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Sweden
Gold medal – first place 2025 Canada
World U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Switzerland
Silver medal – second place 2022 Germany

Leonard represented the United States at the 2022 IIHF World U18 Championships where he recorded five goals and one assist in six games and won a silver medal. He again represented the United States at the 2023 IIHF World U18 Championships where he recorded eight goals and nine assists in seven games. He scored the game-winning goal in overtime of the championship game against Sweden to help team USA win a gold medal.

On December 16, 2023, Leonard was named to the United States men's national junior ice hockey team to compete at the 2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. During the tournament he recorded three goals and three assists in seven games and won a gold medal. He again represented the United States at the 2025 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, where he served as team captain and recorded five goals and five assists in seven games and won a gold medal. He was subsequently named the inaugural Murray Costello World Junior Championship MVP award winner. He helped team USA win back-to-back gold medals at the IIHF World Junior Championship for the first time in history.

Personal life

Leonard was born to parents John and Cindy Leonard. He has three siblings. His brother, John, is a professional ice hockey player. His father, John Sr., was an assistant coach for the UMass Minutemen basketball team between 2001 and 2005.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2021–22 U.S. National Development Team USHL 33 10 5 15 22 — — — — —
2022–23 U.S. National Development Team USHL 17 11 9 20 18 — — — — —
2023–24 Boston College HE 41 31 29 60 38 — — — — —
NCAA totals 41 31 29 60 38 — — — — —

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2022 United States U18 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 5 1 6 6
2023 United States U18 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 8 9 17 4
2024 United States WJC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 3 3 6 4
2024 United States WC 5th 6 0 1 1 2
2025 United States WJC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 5 5 10 12
Junior totals 27 21 18 39 26
Senior totals 6 0 1 1 2

Awards and honors

Award Year
College
All-Hockey East Second Team 2024
Hockey East All-Rookie Team
AHCA East Second Team All-American
International
IIHF World Junior Championship Best Forward 2025
IIHF World Junior Championship Most Valuable Player 2025
IIHF World Junior Championship Media All-Star team 2025

References

  1. Wilken, Shawn (June 28, 2023). "Washington Capitals Draft Ryan Leonard 8th Overall". thehockeywriters.com. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  2. Grabowski, Kyle (August 1, 2021). "Amherst native Ryan Leonard commits to Boston College hockey". Daily Hampshire Gazette. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  3. Grabowski, Kyle (June 27, 2023). "Western Mass. hasn't seen an NHL Draft prospect like Ryan Leonard since all-star Bill Guerin". Daily Hampshire Gazette. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  4. Grabowski, Kyle (June 27, 2023). "Call him 'goal-oriented': Amherst hockey prodigy Ryan Leonard likely a top 10 NHL Draft pick". Daily Hampshire Gazette. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  5. "Team USA Captures Gold Medal at U18 Men's World Championship". usahockeyntdp.com. May 8, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  6. Morreale, Mike G. (December 16, 2023). "Gauthier leads United States 2024 World Junior roster". NHL.com. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  7. ^ Aykroyd, Lucas (January 5, 2025). "Leonard named MVP". IIHF.com. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
  8. Kimelman, Adam (January 6, 2025). "Leonard's leadership paves way for U.S. gold at WJC". NHL.com. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  9. "John Leonard". umassathletics.com. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  10. "HOCKEY EAST NAMES 2023-24 MEN'S ALL-STAR TEAMS". Hockey East. March 15, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  11. "HOCKEY EAST NAMES 2023-24 PRO AMBITIONS ALL-ROOKIE TEAM". Hockey East. March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  12. "Top 25 men's college hockey players earn distinction as CCM/AHCA Hockey All-Americans for 2023-24 season". USCHO.com. April 12, 2024. Retrieved April 12, 2024.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded byIvan Miroshnichenko Washington Capitals first round draft pick
2023 		Succeeded byTerik Parascak


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