Len Esau

Leonard Esau (born March 16, 1968) is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman who played 27 games in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Quebec Nordiques, Calgary Flames and the Edmonton Oilers between 1991 and 1995. The Leafs drafted him in the fifth round 86th overall in the 1988 NHL entry draft from the St. Cloud State Huskies. Esau never scored a goal in the NHL, but notched up 10 assists and collected 24 penalty minutes. He spent much of his tenure in the American Hockey League and the International Hockey League, but also spent one season in Japan, playing for Seibu-Tetsudo Tokyo. Internationally Esau played for the Canadian national team at the 1995 World Championships, winning a bronze medal.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1985–86 Humboldt Broncos SJHL 2 0 0 0 21 2 1 1 2 4 1986–87 Humboldt Broncos SJHL 57 4 26 30 278 — — — — — 1987–88 Humboldt Broncos SJHL 57 16 37 53 229 — — — — — 1988–89 St. Cloud State NCAA 35 12 27 39 69 — — — — — 1989–90 St. Cloud State NCAA 29 8 11 19 83 — — — — — 1990–91 Newmarket Saints AHL 76 4 14 18 28 — — — — — 1991–92 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 78 9 29 38 68 13 0 2 2 14 1991–92 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1992–93 Halifax Citadels AHL 75 11 31 42 79 — — — — — 1992–93 Quebec Nordiques NHL 4 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 1993–94 Saint John Flames AHL 75 12 36 48 129 7 2 2 4 6 1993–94 Calgary Flames NHL 6 0 3 3 7 — — — — — 1994–95 Saint John Flames AHL 54 13 27 40 73 5 0 2 2 0 1994–95 Edmonton Oilers NHL 14 0 6 6 15 — — — — — 1994–95 Calgary Flames NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1995–96 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 82 15 21 36 150 17 5 6 11 26 1996–97 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 49 6 16 22 70 — — — — — 1996–97 Detroit Vipers IHL 30 6 8 14 36 13 1 4 5 38 1997–98 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 26 3 9 12 32 — — — — — 1997–98 Indianapolis Ice IHL 55 6 33 39 28 5 0 0 0 4 1998–99 Seibu–Tetsudo JIHL 21 6 11 17 0 3 0 1 1 0 1999–00 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 78 8 17 25 64 10 0 2 2 14 2000–01 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 68 3 16 19 61 5 1 1 2 8 AHL totals 358 49 137 186 377 25 2 6 8 20 IHL totals 388 47 120 167 441 50 7 13 20 90 NHL totals 27 0 10 10 24 — — — — —

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1995 Canada WC 7 0 1 1 2 Senior totals 7 0 1 1 2