Introduction
Jordan Weal (born April 15, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing within the Philadelphia Flyers organization of the National Hockey League (NHL). Weal was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the third round (70th overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
Weal played four years (2008–2012) of major junior hockey with the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League (WHL), scoring 135 goals and 250 assists for 385 points, while earning 186 penalty minutes, in 282 games played. He was recognized for his outstanding play when he was named to the 2011–12 WHL (East) First All-Star Team.
On April 18, 2011, the Los Angeles Kings signed Weal to a three-year entry level contract. While with the Kings' American Hockey League affiliate, the Manchester Monarchs, Weal won the Calder Cup in 2015, being chosen the playoffs' most valuable player with 10 goals and 12 assists.
On January 6, 2016, Weal was traded by the Kings, along with a third round pick, to the Philadelphia Flyers, in exchange for Vincent Lecavalier and Luke Schenn.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2007–08 | Regina Pats | WHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Regina Pats | WHL | 65 | 16 | 54 | 70 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Regina Pats | WHL | 72 | 35 | 67 | 102 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Regina Pats | WHL | 72 | 43 | 53 | 96 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Regina Pats | WHL | 70 | 41 | 75 | 116 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 63 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 73 | 23 | 47 | 70 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 73 | 20 | 49 | 69 | 56 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 16 | ||
| 2015–16 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Canada Pacific | U17 |  | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2010 | Canada | WJC18 | 7th | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 30 | |
| Junior totals | 12 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 32 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| WHL | ||
| (East) First All-Star Team | 2011–12 | |
| AHL | ||
| Second All-Star Team | 2014–15 | |
| Jack A. Butterfield Trophy | 2014–15 | |
| Calder Cup (Manchester Monarchs) | 2015 | |