JC Lipon

JC Lipon (born July 10, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for HC Pustertal Wölfe of the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL). He has previously played for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career Lipon was selected by the Winnipeg Jets in the third round (91st overall) of the 2013 NHL entry draft.

He played junior hockey for the Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey League. He made his NHL debut for the Jets on January 18, 2016. On August 15, 2016, the Winnipeg Jets signed Lipon to a one-year, two-way contract worth $650,000.

On August 17, 2020, Lipon left the Winnipeg Jets organization as a free agent and signed his first contract abroad with Latvian based, Dinamo Riga of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). In his first season abroad in 2020–21, Lipon made an impact with Dinamo Riga, collecting 8 goals and 20 points through 37 regular season games. With Riga well out of playoff contention, Lipon left the club to join the Swedish top-tier club, IK Oskarshamn of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), for the remainder of the season on February 16, 2021.

As a free agent in the following off-season, Lipon opted to return to the KHL, agreeing to a one-year contract with Russian-based, HC Sochi, on August 24, 2021. In the 2021–22 season, Lipon recorded 3 goals and 10 points through 27 regular season games with Sochi before he was traded to HC Sibir Novosibirsk on December 27, 2021.

On July 26, 2022, having left the KHL as a free agent, Lipon signed a one-year contract in Germany with Straubing Tigers of the DEL.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2008–09 Regina Pat Canadians SMHL 43 4 9 13 26 5 2 1 3 4 2009–10 Kamloops Blazers WHL 53 3 10 13 38 3 0 0 0 0 2010–11 Kamloops Blazers WHL 65 3 18 21 111 — — — — — 2011–12 Kamloops Blazers WHL 69 19 46 65 111 10 2 7 9 20 2012–13 Kamloops Blazers WHL 61 36 53 89 115 15 6 17 23 20 2013–14 St. John's IceCaps AHL 72 9 32 41 136 14 0 1 1 4 2014–15 St. John's IceCaps AHL 75 5 21 26 163 — — — — — 2015–16 Manitoba Moose AHL 45 13 17 30 87 — — — — — 2015–16 Winnipeg Jets NHL 9 0 1 1 5 — — — — — 2016–17 Manitoba Moose AHL 71 12 18 30 129 — — — — — 2017–18 Manitoba Moose AHL 68 17 21 38 103 9 1 0 1 13 2018–19 Manitoba Moose AHL 60 11 15 26 121 — — — — — 2019–20 Manitoba Moose AHL 61 13 18 31 100 — — — — — 2020–21 Dinamo Riga KHL 37 8 12 20 74 — — — — — 2020–21 IK Oskarshamn SHL 8 0 2 2 25 — — — — — 2021–22 HC Sochi KHL 27 3 7 10 31 — — — — — 2021–22 Sibir Novosibirsk KHL 5 0 0 0 5 5 0 2 2 2 2022–23 Straubing Tigers DEL 53 20 21 41 57 7 1 1 2 2 2023–24 Straubing Tigers DEL 34 13 10 23 36 11 6 3 9 11 2024–25 Straubing Tigers DEL 42 11 14 25 70 6 0 3 3 4 NHL totals 9 0 1 1 5 — — — — — KHL totals 69 11 19 30 110 5 0 2 2 2

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2010 Canada Western U17 8th 5 0 5 5 4 2013 Canada WJC 4th 5 0 0 0 27 Junior totals 10 0 6 5 31