Devon Levi

Devon Levi (born December 27, 2001) is a Canadian collegiate ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Northeastern Huskies as a prospect for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 212th overall by the Florida Panthers in the 7th round of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.[1] He played for the Canadian national junior Team at the 2021 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, winning the silver medal.

Devon Levi
Born (2001-12-27) December 27, 2001
Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NCAA team Northeastern Huskies
NHL Draft 212th overall, 2020
Florida Panthers
Playing career TBD–present

Playing career

He began his junior career with the Carleton Place Canadians in the Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL) during the 2019–20 season,[2] after which he was named the 2019–20 CCHL Most Valuable Player (MVP).[3][4] He is committed to play for Northeastern University's men's ice hockey team starting in the 2020–21 season.[5][6]

On July 24, 2021, Levi's NHL rights, along with a 2022 first-round pick, were traded by the Panthers to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for Sam Reinhart.[7]

International play
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
2021 Canada

Levi first attracted the attention of Hockey Canada through his stellar performance at the 2019 World Junior A Challenge, where he led Canada East to a silver medal and was named tournament MVP.[8][9]

He gained more widespread recognition during the 2021 IIHF U20 World Juniors Championship due to his outstanding play for Team Canada,[10][11] helping them win silver. He ended the tournament with a .964 SV% and a 0.75 GAA, both being the best in the tournament.[12] After the Gold Medal game, he was named the Best Goaltender of the tournament by the IIHF Directorate and named one of the members of the Media All-Star Team.[13][14] After the World Juniors, Levi revealed that he had played the entire tournament with a fractured rib after sustaining the injury against the German team.[15][16]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2016–17 Lac St-Louis Lions QMAAA 23 11 10 0 — — 5 2.69 .925 4 1 3 — — 0 3.53 .877
2017–18 Lac St-Louis Lions QMAAA 26 14 11 0 — — 1 2.98 .927 5 2 3 — — 0 2.12 .942
2018–19 Lac St-Louis Lions QMAAA 28 14 13 0 — — 2 3.10 .909 16 9 7 — — 2 2.49 .937
2019–20 Carleton Place Canadians CCHL 37 34 2 1 2209 54 8 1.47 .941 — — — — — — — —
CCHL totals 37 34 2 1 2209 54 8 1.47 .941 — — — — — — — —

International
Year Team Event Result GP W L OT MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2021 Canada WJC 7 6 1 0 398 5 3 0.75 .964
Junior totals 7 6 1 0 398 5 3 0.75 .964

References
  1. "NHL Draft Tracker". NHL.com. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  2. "Devon Levi | CCHL - Central Canada Hockey League". www.thecchl.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  3. "CJHL Release | Canadians Devon Levi named Most Valuable Player". www.thecchl.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  4. The Canadian Press (2021-12-29). "Devon Levi set to start again as Canada takes on Switzerland at World Junior Championship on TSN - TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  5. Davis, Mike (2020-01-05). "Goaltender Devon Levi Commits to Northeastern". The Northeastern Hockey Blog. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  6. "Devon Levi - Men's Ice Hockey". Northeastern University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  7. "Reinhart traded to Panthers by Sabres". National Hockey League. July 24, 2021. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  8. Spencer, Donna (2020-12-29). "Devon Levi an outlier among Canadian junior hockey team goaltenders | CBC Sports". CBC. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  9. Masters, Mark (2021-01-04). "Revenge-minded Devon Levi leads Canada into Russia showdown - TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  10. Staff, BarDown (2021-01-05). "Devon Levi could set a new World Juniors shutout record in the gold medal game - Article". BARDOWN. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  11. TSN (2021-01-05), Devon Levi's rise to World Juniors greatness, retrieved 2021-01-13.
  12. "IIHF - Statistics 2021 IIHF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  13. "IIHF - Zegras named MVP". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  14. Staff, TSN.ca (2021-01-06). "Trevor Zegras wins World Juniors MVP, Canada's Devon Levi top goalie - TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  15. "Devon Levi reveals he played entire WJC with injury". TSN. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  16. "2021 World Junior Championship Goaltenders" (PDF). IIHF.
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