Kris Letang
Kristopher " Kris " Letang ( born April 24, 1987 in Montreal, Quebec ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently with the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League contract.
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Career
Kris Letang began his professional career with the Foreurs de Val -d'Or in the Canadian Junior Football League Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, before he selected at the NHL Entry Draft in 2005 as 62 in the third round of the Penguins ( drafted ) was. In his first QMJHL game time he was elected to the All- Rookie team in the league as well as in that of the umbrella organization the Canadian Hockey League, with 68 scorer points in 60 games he managed in the 2005/06 season finally gets elected to the QMJHL First All - Star team.
After attending a training camp of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the right shooter was in the 2006/07 season his NHL debut for the franchise from Pennsylvania, but then returned to the Foreurs back, with whom he eventually even reach the play-off final of the QMJHL could. After the defeat of the junior teams against the Lewiston MAINEiacs Letang was then still in the game at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, the farm team of the Pittsburgh Penguins, in the play- offs of the American Hockey League on the ice. After the QMJHL season, he received both the Trophée Émile Bouchard as the best defender of the League as well as the Trophée Paul Dumont as " Person of the Year " and the Trophée Kevin Lowe as the best defensive defender of the season.
The 2007/08 season began Kristopher Letang in Wilkes -Barre, he was called forth by seven points in only ten games in the NHL squad of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Because of its good performance in his rookie season of defensive players for the NHL Young Stars Game was nominated in 2008, where he ran aground on the team in the Eastern Conference. In the NHL playoffs with the Penguins Letang reached the final of the Stanley Cup, the North American Hockey Championship, lost it, however, the team in six games against the Detroit Red Wings. A year later there was a reprise of last year's Finals. The Pittsburgh Penguins sat down this time by 4-3 victories. Kris Letang was doing to ordinary defenders in the team.
On 2 July 2013, Letang agreed with his employer, the Pittsburgh Penguins, on an early contract extension over eight years with a total financial package of 58 million U.S. dollars. This corresponds to an average salary of $ 7.25 million annually.
Internationally
With the Canadian Junior National Team Kris Letang won in the U20 World Championships in 2006 and 2007, the gold medal, he also took the " Team Canada " at the U18 World Cup in 2005 to second place. In a total of 18 junior finals games the defender scored three goals and ten assists, 2007, he led the Canadians as team captain through the tournament.
Awards and achievements
- 2005 QMJHL All- Rookie Team
- 2005 CHL All- Rookie Team
- 2006 QMJHL First All -Star Team
- 2006 CHL Second All-Star Team
- 2007 QMJHL First All -Star Team
- 2007 CHL Second All-Star Team
- 2007 Trophée Émile Bouchard
- 2007 Trophée Kevin Lowe
- 2007 Trophée Paul Dumont
- 2008 NHL Young Stars Game
- 2009 NHL Young Stars Game
- 2009 Stanley Cup win with the Pittsburgh Penguins
- 2011 NHL All-Star Game
- 2012 NHL All-Star Game
- 2013 NHL Second All-Star Team
Internationally
- 2005 Silver medal at the U18 World Youth Championship
- 2005 All- Star team the U18 World Youth Championship
- 2006 Gold medal at the U20 World Junior Championships
- 2007 Gold medal at the U20 World Junior Championships
Career Stats
Internationally
Represented Canada at:
- U18 World Junior Championships 2005
- U20 Junior World Cup 2006
- U20 World Junior Championships 2007
( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )