Jordan Weal

Jordan Weal (born April 15, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre for HC Dynamo Moscow in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was selected in the third round, 70th overall, by the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 2010 NHL entry draft. Weal has also previously played for the Philadelphia Flyers, Arizona Coyotes, and Montreal Canadiens.

Playing career As a youth, Weal played in the 2004 and 2005 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from North Vancouver.

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. During that time, Weal was selected in the third round, 70th overall, by the Los Angeles Kings during the 2010 NHL entry draft. 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 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.

During the 2016–17 season, Weal scored his first NHL goal against the Colorado Avalanche on February 28, 2017.

In the 2018–19 season, his fourth within the Flyers organization, Weal registered three goals and nine points in 28 games. On January 11, 2019, he was traded to the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for Jacob Graves and a 2019 sixth-round pick. Weal was unable to show his offensive attributes with the Coyotes, contributing just one goal and one assist in 19 games.

On February 25, 2019, the Coyotes traded Weal to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Michael Chaput. He performed admirably to close out the season for the Canadiens, recording four goals and six assists in 16 games. On April 26, 2019, the Canadiens re-signed Weal to a two-year, $2.8 million contract.

In May 2021, after spending the entirety of the 2020–21 season with the Canadiens' top affiliate Laval Rocket, Weal elected to sign an optional two-year deal in Russia to join Ak Bars Kazan.

Following the 2021–22 season, having enjoyed a productive tenure with Ak Bars, Weal was traded to fellow KHL club, HC Dynamo Moscow, in exchange for former NHL forward Stanislav Galiev on July 1, 2022.

International play In January 2022, Weal was selected to play for Team Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

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 — — — — — 2016–17 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 43 15 32 47 30 — — — — — 2016–17 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 23 8 4 12 10 — — — — — 2017–18 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 69 8 13 21 12 1 0 0 0 0 2018–19 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 28 3 6 9 16 — — — — — 2018–19 Arizona Coyotes NHL 19 1 1 2 0 — — — — — 2018–19 Montreal Canadiens NHL 16 4 6 10 2 — — — — — 2019–20 Montreal Canadiens NHL 49 8 7 15 14 2 0 0 0 0 2020–21 Laval Rocket AHL 34 7 17 24 32 — — — — — 2021–22 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 36 12 18 30 20 6 0 2 2 4 2022–23 Dynamo Moscow KHL 62 14 29 43 62 6 3 3 6 14 2023–24 Dynamo Moscow KHL 66 30 47 77 30 10 4 5 9 10 2024–25 Dynamo Moscow KHL 66 15 36 51 40 17 5 6 11 11 2025–26 Dynamo Moscow KHL 67 14 41 55 51 4 0 1 1 2 NHL totals 218 32 37 69 56 3 0 0 0 0 KHL totals 297 85 171 256 203 43 12 17 29 41

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 2022 Canada OG 6th 5 3 2 5 6 Junior totals 12 4 11 15 32 Senior totals 5 3 2 5 6

Awards and honours Award Year WHL (East) First All-Star Team 2011–12 Jack A. Butterfield Trophy 2014–15 Calder Cup (Manchester Monarchs) 2015