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2016-17 RMU Men's Hockey Roster

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26 Daniel Leavens

26 Daniel Leavens

  • Position:
    Forward
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-2 / 200
  • Hometown:
    Toronto, Ontario
  • Previous Team:
    Newmarket Hurricanes (OJHL)
  • Birthdate:
    6/26/1993

Summary

Biography

Career Achievements 
- Scored 40 goals and 68 assists in 136 career games
- Graduates as eighth all-time leading scorer at Robert Morris with 108 career points
- Recorded a plus-17 rating
- Member of both the Colonials power play and penalty kill units, with ten goals on the man-advantage and a pair of shorthanded goals to go with 67 blocked shots

2016-17 | Senior Season
- Alternate captain
- Skated in all 38 games
- Second on the team in scoring, with 49 points on 14 goals and 35 assists
- Leavens' 49 points are the fifth best individual season total in program history
- 13th in the NCAA in scoring with 49 points, averaging 1.29 points per game
- Set the RMU single-season assists record with 35 helpers
- Posted five game-winning goals in his senior campaign to total eight over the course of his career
- Averaged 3.76 shots per game, blocking 21 shots as well
- Named Atlantic Hockey Player of the Week on January 10
- Atlantic Hockey Player of the Month for November
- Robert Morris University Athletics Presidential Scholar Athlete 

2015-16 | Junior Season 
- Skated in all 39 games
- Seventh on the team in scoring, with 18 goals and 11 assists for 29 points
- Took 138 shots on goal with a .130 shooting percentage
- Averaged 3.54 shots per game with a season-high 9 shots vs. Air Force (10/17)
- Finished the season with 20 blocks and a plus-4 rating
- Recorded 6 power play goals
- Scored first career hat trick at Air Force on Feb. 19 in a 7-4 win
- Scored 2 goals in the Atlantic Hockey quarterfinals in game 3 vs. Bentley, en route to a 6-3 win to advance to the semifinals
- Named to AHC All-Academic Team

2014-15 | Sophomore Season 
- Skated in 33 games, racking up 27 points on seven goals and 20 assists
- Tied with Brandon Denham for fourth on the team in points and was third in assists
- Recorded season-high three points (all assists) Dec. 6 against Sacred Heart
- Buried two goals Nov. 21 at American International
- Finished the season plus-5 and had 20 blocked shots
- Won the Colonials' Most Improved Player award
- Named AHC All-Academic Team for the second time

2013-14 | Freshman Season 
- Skated in 26 of the Colonials' 42 games, earning three points (1-2)
- Scored first NCAA point, an assist, against RIT on Nov. 9 at 84 Lumber Arena
- Buried first RMU goal against Army on March 7 in Game 1 of a first-round AHA playoff series
- Took 33 faceoffs, winning 17 for a 51.5 percent success rate
- Fired a season-high six of his 43 total shots on goal Jan. 24 vs. Air Force
- Finished the season with a -4 rating, although he was a +1 in two games
- Named to AHA All-Academic Team

Pre-RMU Highlights
- Registered 127 points (61-66) and 144 penalty minutes in 147 regular-season games for coach Justin Peca and Newmarket in three seasons from 2010-13
- Had 35 points (15-20) in 49 playoff games with Newmarket from 2010-13
- Registered one goal in 4 games with the Canada East U19 team during the 2011-12 season
- Named to the 2nd Team OJHL North-West Conference All-Prospect Team in 2010-11
- Registered 21 points (10-11) in 47 games for the Hamilton Red Wings (CCHL) during the 2009-10 season
- Was drafted 197th overall by the Brampton Battalion in the 2009 OHL Priority Selection

Personal

- Born June 26, 1993
- Majoring in Sports Management
- Parents are Ed and Lisa; brother to Jordyn and Samantha
- Favorite team is the Toronto Maple Leafs
- Favorite athlete growing up was Pavel Datsyuk
- Has also played roller hockey
- Hopes to make a career in the sports/business industry

Why RMU? 
"To play college hockey"
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Historical Player Information

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    2013-14Freshman

    Forward
    6'2" 185 lbs
    26
  • 26

    2014-15Sophomore

    Forward
    6'2" 200 lbs
    26
  • 26

    2015-16Junior

    Forward
    6'2" 200 lbs
    26
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    2016-17Senior

    Forward
    6'2" 200 lbs
    26
    C