Nick Leddy
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Leddy with the New York Islanders in January 2015
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March 20, 1991 Eden Prairie, Minnesota, U.S. |
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 191 lb (87 kg; 13 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
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NHL team Former teams |
New York Islanders Chicago Blackhawks |
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| National team |
 United States
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| NHL Draft | 16th overall, 2009 Minnesota Wild |
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| Playing career | 2010–present | ||
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| Representing USA
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| World Junior Championships | ||
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2011 USA | |
Nicholas Michael Leddy (born March 20, 1991) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing with the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted in the first round, 16th overall by the Minnesota Wild in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.
On February 12, 2010, the Minnesota Wild traded Leddy's NHL rights to the Chicago Blackhawks. He won a Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2013.
He was later traded to the New York Islanders on October 4, 2014.
After a solid sophomore year at Eden Prairie High School, Leddy recorded five goals and 22 assists for a total of 27 points in his junior year. These numbers propelled Leddy to second-team all-Metro and earned him an honorable mention for all-state honors in Minnesota. The USA Hockey National Team Development Program and USA Hockey acknowledged Leddy as one of the best young players in the nation, but instead of heading to Ann Arbor, Michigan, to join the USNTDP, Leddy chose to finish his high school career with his teammates, and returned to Eden Prairie for his senior year. Leddy posted 12 goals and 33 assists for a total of 45 points during that 2008-09 season, earning him the prestigious Minnesota "Mr. Hockey" award and the title of Metro Player of the Year by the Minneapolis Star-Tribune en route to a state title win over Moorhead High School. In addition, the Associated Press named Leddy to first-team all-state. Leddy was also awarded a position on the Class AA all-state tournament team.
As a freshman at the Minnesota Golden Gophers in 2009-10, Leddy scored a power-play goal in a 6-1 rout of the University of British Columbia in his NCAA debut. Shortly afterward, however, Leddy suffered a broken jaw against Alaska-Anchorage on October 30, 2009. This injury caused Leddy to miss eight early-season games. When he returned to the lineup Leddy scored his first career goal in his second game back in a win at Minnesota State on December 5, 2009. In early January 2009, Leddy collected an assist in each game of the Golden Gophers' rout of Harvard, and soon followed up with two more assists against Alaska-Anchorage later in the month. He was named WCHA Rookie of the Week after a three-point game against Colorado College on February 20, 2010, scoring the game-winning goal with two assists. Shortly after having his NHL draft rights traded from Minnesota to Chicago on February 12, 2010, Leddy heated up in February, tallying four assists, five points, 21 shots on goal and a plus-4 rating for the month. He carried that momentum into March, scoring yet another power-play goal against Wisconsin on March 7, 2010. Leddy ultimately was named the team's Rookie of the Year after playing 30 games and ranking third among the team's defensemen in points with 11. He led the team in plus/minus (plus-6), all while maintaining excellent discipline on the ice: Leddy committed just two penalties all season. The Golden Gophers were 7-1 when Leddy had at least one point.
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