Len Esau

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1968)

Ice hockey player

Len Esau

Born|  (1968-03-16) March 16, 1968 (age 57)
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

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### Regular season and playoffs

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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

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Year  | Team  | Event  |  | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM

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1995 | Canada | WC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2
Senior totals  | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2

## External links

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

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