Mark Letestu
| Mark Letestu | |||
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With the Blue Jackets in 2012
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February 4, 1985 Lindbergh, Alberta |
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| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 199 lb (90 kg; 14 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
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NHL team Former teams |
Edmonton Oilers Pittsburgh Penguins Columbus Blue Jackets |
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| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2007–present | ||
Mark Letestu (born February 4, 1985) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Letestu played three seasons of junior hockey with the Bonnyville Pontiacs of the Alberta Junior Hockey League, before playing one season at Western Michigan of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association. During the 2005–06 season with the Pontiacs, Letestu led the AJHL in scoring with 105 points (50 goals, 55 assist) in 58 games and was named the league's most valuable player. While at Western Michigan during the 2006–07 season, Letestu was sixth in goals, fourteenth in points, and first in the NCAA with five short handed goals.
After playing at Western Michigan, Letestu was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Pittsburgh Penguins on March 22, 2007. He appeared in three regular and two post-season games with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, Pittsburgh's American Hockey League affiliate, when he joined the team at the end of the 2006–07 season. In 2007–08 he appeared in 52 games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and six games with the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL. He then spent the entire 2008–09 season in the AHL. The Penguins re-signed Letestu to a two-year contract in March 2009.
On November 14, 2009, Letestu made his NHL debut with the Penguins against the Boston Bruins. He made another appearance with the Penguins before being returned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Letestu was called up again on December 5 and played that night against the Chicago Blackhawks. He played 13 minutes, 52 seconds, and won a faceoff against John Madden that set up a tying goal by Jordan Staal with 31 seconds remaining.
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