Justin Azevedo
| Justin Azevedo | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
April 1, 1988 West Lorne, Ontario , Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NL team Former teams | |||
| NHL draft |
153rd overall, 2008 Los Angeles Kings | ||
| Playing career | 2008–present | ||
Justin Azevedo (born April 1, 1988) is a Canadian ice hockey forward currently playing for the ZSC Lions of the National League (NL).
Playing career
Junior
Azevedo played his first OHL game on September 24, 2004 as a member of the Kitchener Rangers. During the 2007–08 OHL season, Azevedo won the Red Tilson Trophy for the most outstanding player in the OHL, Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy for being the top scorer in the OHL, Ed Chynoweth Trophy for being the top scorer of the Memorial Cup, CHL Player of the Year, CHL Top Scorer Award, and Wayne Gretzky 99 Award for being the most outstanding player in the OHL playoffs.
Professional
Azevedo was drafted 153rd overall, in the 6th round of the
Despite missing significant parts of the season with the Monarchs suffering two injuries, Azevedo scored 36 points in 49 games to earn a two-year entry level contract with the Kings on July 20, 2009.[2]
Azevedo was one of two players, alongside left wing Brandon Kozun, to be allowed a penalty shot in the same game during Manchester's 5-2 victory over the Providence Bruins, a franchise record for the Manchester Monarchs.
On June 7, 2012, he signed with
, Azevedo made a comfortable transition with Lukko, leading the SM-Liiga amongst rookies with 38 assists and 58 points. Azevedo lead the entire league in playoffs scoring with 10 goals and 18 points in only 14 games to also earn a selection in the SM-liiga All-Star Team.On April 15, 2013, Azevedo opted to play in the
Despite reaching the Gagarin Cup finals, Lev announced they would not continue participation due to bankruptcy. On July 1, 2014, Azevedo was transferred to fellow KHL club, Ak Bars Kazan, in exchange for financial compensation.[5]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 58 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 39 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | ||
| 2005–06 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 60 | 29 | 40 | 69 | 80 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 2006–07 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 50 | 17 | 39 | 56 | 42 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 22 | ||
| 2007–08 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 67 | 43 | 81 | 124 | 69 | 20 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 33 | ||
| 2008–09 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 49 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 46 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 31 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | ||
2010–11
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Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 79 | 18 | 35 | 53 | 71 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | ||
| 2011–12 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 63 | 28 | 22 | 50 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | Lukko
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SM-l
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58 | 20 | 38 | 58 | 88 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 6 | ||
| 2013–14 | Lev Prague | KHL | 48 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 34 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 6 | ||
| 2014–15 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 58 | 17 | 33 | 50 | 48 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 18 | ||
| 2015–16 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 59 | 17 | 36 | 53 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2016–17 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 54 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 34 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | ||
| 2017–18 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 31 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 6 | ||
| 2018–19 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 62 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 57 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 43 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 30 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2021–22
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ZSC Lions | NL | 45 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 57 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | ||
2022–23
|
ZSC Lions | NL | 31 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 43 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | ||
| AHL totals | 237 | 72 | 94 | 166 | 170 | 27 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 26 | ||||
| KHL totals | 399 | 102 | 187 | 289 | 273 | 91 | 32 | 40 | 72 | 48 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Canada Ontario | U17
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4th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | |
| 2006 | Canada | U18
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4th | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | |
| Junior totals | 13 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 28 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| OHL | ||
| First All-Star Team | 2008
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| Red Tilson Trophy | 2008 | |
Eddie Powers Trophy
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2008 | |
| Wayne Gretzky 99 Award | 2008 | |
| CHL First All-Star Team | 2008 | |
| CHL Ed Chynoweth Trophy | 2008 | |
| CHL Player of the Year | 2008 | |
| Memorial Cup All-Star Team | 2008 | [6] |
| Liiga | ||
| All-Star Team | 2013
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| KHL | ||
| First All-Star Team | 2018
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All-Star Game
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2015 | |
| Gagarin Cup (Ak Bars Kazan) | 2018
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[7] |
| Playoff MVP | 2018 | |
References
- ^ "Monarchs signs two; assign one". Los Angeles Kings. 2008-08-10. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- ^ "Kings sign Azevedo". Los Angeles Kings. 2009-07-20. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
- Lukko Rauma. June 6, 2012. Archived from the originalon July 28, 2012. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
- ^ "Lev amour up for second season" (in Czech). HC Lev Praha. 2013-04-15. Archived from the original on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
- ^ "Kazan buy Azevedo, rights to Sekac". HC Lev Praha. 2014-07-01. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
- ^ Memorial Cup All-Star Teams Archived 2016-01-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Ak Bars wins the Gagarin Cup". Kontinental Hockey League. 2018-04-22. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database