Alex Kannok Leipert: “I need to be a very good, regular AHL participant this 12 months … I would like that within the short-term after which to construct from there. I really feel like issues are coming collectively more-and-more every single day.”
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Alex Kannok Leipert had 4 fights final season for the Abbotsford Canucks.
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It looks like he had far more as a result of two of these scraps specifically — towards Adam Klapka of the Calgary Wranglers on Jan. 21 and Alex Gallant of Calgary on April 12 — acquired ample consideration on numerous social-media platforms.
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A clip of the 6-foot, 200 pound Kannok Leipert dropping the gloves with 6-foot-8, 235 pound Klapka after a questionable hit by Klapka on Abbotsford’s Chase Wouters has acquired over 233,000 views on the X feed for Chris Faber of the CanucksArmy web site as an example.
Kannok Leipert understands the eye he’s garnered whereas taking part in with the Vancouver Canucks’ major farm crew. The suitable-shot defenceman doesn’t appear to revel within the job one iota.
“It’s simply one thing that I’ve stumbled into just a little bit. It’s not one thing that I like to do. It’s one thing that I can do if I’ve to,” mentioned Kannok Leipert, who’s skating this week on the professional camp in Richmond placed on by former Canucks defenceman Troy Stecher to assist assist diabetes analysis.
“I need to care for my teammates. I need to attempt to step in and care for issues when issues are just a little bit out of hand. It’s not like I’m obligated to do it. I need to do it once I really feel like I’ve to.”
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There have been studies that Kannok Leipert has a martial arts background. He says that isn’t the case. He had 10 fights over 4 years in junior hockey, taking part in simply up the street from Abbotsford within the WHL with the Vancouver Giants.
Mother isn’t a fan of any of the tough stuff, as you’d may anticipate.
“She often calls me crying/yelling,” Kannok Leipert mentioned of when requested how Jit reacts after a scrap. “The household doesn’t find it irresistible.”
He believes he’s succesful contributing far more on the AHL degree. He was a sensible, dependable top-four rearguard for 4 years with the Giants, and was a mainstay specifically on the crew that misplaced within the 2019 WHL championship collection in Recreation 7 in extra time on the street to the Prince Albert Raiders.
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He did sufficient with the Giants that he was a 2018 sixth-round draft alternative of the Washington Capitals. He by no means signed with Washington and inked a free-agent take care of Abbotsford when his days with the Giants have been full. All advised, he had 21 objectives, 83 factors and 240 penalty minutes in 219 regular-season video games. He was Vancouver’s captain for 2 seasons.
“Final 12 months, I used to be ready the place that (combating) is what stood out most,” mentioned Kannok Leipert. “Hopefully this 12 months I can nonetheless have that but additionally construct on it with my play and be extra useful to the crew.
“I’ve to be good at being easy … That’s my sturdy level. Transfer the puck, get it out of the zone, be a very good teammate.”
Kannok Leipert had no objectives, 4 assists and 68 penalty minutes to go along with a plus-14 score, in 44 regular-season video games final season.
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He signed his third straight one-year take care of Abbotsford in Could and crew normal supervisor Ryan Johnson was quoted in a information launch as saying, “Alex has grown into a task with our crew and brought a giant duty in holding the usual of our surroundings each day.”
Kannok Leipert says this camp placed on by Stecher with the assistance of famous abilities coach Derek Popke has been a assist for him. It closes out at this time in Richmond and has featured famous NHLers like J.T. Miller, Tanner Pearson, Brendan Gallagher, Milan Lucic, Bowen Byram and Sam Reinhart, amongst others.
“That is precisely what I want. Going up towards guys like this one-on-one, they’re pushing me to the max,” Kannok Leipert mentioned.
“I need to be a very good, regular AHL participant this 12 months … I would like that within the short-term after which to construct from there. I really feel like issues are coming collectively increasingly more every single day. If I can do that each one 12 months, then I’ll be excited for what’s to come back subsequent.”
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