Len Esau

Len Esau
Born	(1968-03-16) 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	Canada
NHL draft	86th overall, 1988 Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career	1990–2001

Len Esau

Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing Canada
World Championships
	1995 Sweden	Ice hockey

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.

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	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		—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1995	Canada	WC		7	0	1	1	2
Senior totals				7	0	1	1	2

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database