Devon Levi

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Devon Levi
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Born (2001-12-27) December 27, 2001 (age 22)
Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NHL team Buffalo Sabres
National team  Canada
NHL Draft 212th overall, 2020
Florida Panthers
Playing career 2023–present

Devon Levi (born December 27, 2001) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Buffalo Sabres.

Levi was the MVP at the 2019 World Junior A Challenge. He was then the 2019–20 Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) MVP and Top Goalie, and the 2019–20 Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL) MVP and Top Goaltender. He was drafted 212th overall by the Florida Panthers in the 7th round of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, and in 2021 his rights were traded to the Buffalo Sabres.

He played for the Canadian national junior ice hockey team at the 2021 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. The team won the silver medal, and Levi ended the tournament with a .964 save percentage (SV%) (topping the all-time record established by Carey Price in 2007). He was named the Best Goaltender of the tournament, and to the tournament All Star Team. He was named to Team Canada in the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Early life

Levi is from Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec, a Montreal suburb.[1] His father Laurent Levi is a software engineer, and his mother Eta Yacowar is an office administrator at the software company they are building.[2][3] He has a younger brother, James.[4][5] While Levi's first language is English, he also speaks French.[6]

Levi, who is Jewish, attended Hebrew Foundation School.[7] He then attended West Island College (2019), where he was a valedictorian.[7][8] He took online courses from Athabasca University.[9]

Playing career

Levi began by playing street hockey with his father, and until he was 11 years old, his only experience in goal was on concrete.[8]

He is noted by media for his speed and technique.[10][11] He is also noted by coaches for his ability to read the players and the game in front of him, and track the puck through traffic.[12][13][14] During every timeout, he drops to his knees 15 feet in front of his net, bows his head, and uses breathing techniques to reset.[15]

Quebec Midget AAA Hockey League

Levi played youth hockey for the Lac St-Louis Lions of the under-18 Quebec Midget AAA Hockey League in the Quebec Junior Hockey League (QMAAA) in 2016-19, beginning as their youngest player in his first season at 14 years of age.[6][5][16] In 2018 he won the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association (MAAA) Governor's Award for Student Athlete of the Year, and the Daniel Brière Award for Best Hockey and Academic Achievement.[6] In 2018 and 2019 he was chosen for the MAAA First All Star Team, and he was a two-time recipient of the Federation of Athletic Excellence of Quebec (FAEQ)/Montreal Canadiens' Foundation Award and Scholarship for Athletic and Academic Excellence (bursaries of $1,500).[6][17]

In 2019, he set the record for most saves ever in a 60-minute Quebec Midget AA game, in a game in which he made 64 saves on 65 shots.[18] In 2019 he also received the MAAA Ken Dryden Trophy as Best Goalie Prospect in the League, and was awarded the Patrick Roy Trophy as the best defensive player in the playoffs.[6] He holds the league record for career shutouts, with eight.[19]

Central Canada Hockey League

Levi began his junior career in the Ottawa, Ontario, area with the Carleton Place Canadians in the Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL), a Junior A league, during the 2019–20 season.[8][20] For the season, he had a .941 save percentage (SV%), and a 1.47 goals against average (GAA), with 8 shutouts (in 37 games), all leading the league.[2][21][8][22]

He was named the 2019–20 Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) Player of the Year, CJHL MVP, CJHL Top Rookie, and CJL Top Goalie.[8] He was also named the 2019–20 CCHL MVP, CCHL Top Goaltender, CCHL Rookie of the Year, CCHL Top Prospect, and a CCHL First Team All Star.[8][23][24][25] Canadians' head coach Jason Clarke said: "If there is anyone who is going to take the NCAA by storm next year and really do some special things, I’d bet my mortgage on Devon Levi."[26]

Draft and college

He was drafted 212th overall by the Florida Panthers in the 7th round of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. On July 24, 2021, Levi's NHL rights, along with a 2022 first-round pick, were traded by the Panthers to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for Sam Reinhart.[27][28]

Levi committed to play in Boston for the NCAA Division I Northeastern University's Huskies men's ice hockey team, starting in the 2020–21 season. However, Levi did not begin his college career until the following season, due to his lingering rib injury.[29][30][31] Levi majored in computer science at Northeastern, where he attended on scholarship.[9][8] He was named to the Hockey East All-Academic Team for 2020–21.[4]

He began his NCAA career, playing in the 2021–22 season for Northeastern, with back-to-back shutouts.[31] In both October and November 2021, Levi was named Hockey East Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Month.[4][15] By mid-season, he had set the Northeastern record for shutouts in a season.[11]

International play

Medal record
Representing  Canada
Ice hockey
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Finland/Latvia
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Canada

Levi first attracted the attention of Hockey Canada through his stellar performance at the 2019 World Junior A Challenge, an under-20 tournament.[8] He stopped 77 of 80 shots, led Canada East to a silver medal, and was named tournament MVP.[32][33]

He gained more widespread recognition during the 2021 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships due to his outstanding play for the Canada men's national junior ice hockey team, helping them win the silver medal.[34][35] Levi ended the tournament with a .964 SV% (topping the all-time record established by Carey Price in 2007) and a 0.75 GAA, both being the best in the tournament.[36][37] He became the second goaltender ever to record three shutouts in the tournament.[38] He was named the Best Goaltender of the tournament by the IIHF Directorate, and named to the tournament All-Star Team.[39][40] After the World Juniors, Levi revealed that he had played the entire tournament with a fractured rib, after sustaining the injury against the German team in the opening game.[41][42]

He was named to Team Canada in the 2022 Winter Olympics.[43][44] Levi did not feature in any games in the 2022 Olympics, as Canada chose to play Matt Tomkins and Edward Pasquale.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L OTL MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2016–17 Lac St-Louis Lions QMAAA 23 11 10 0 — — 5 2.69 .925 4 1 3 — — 0 3.53 .877
2017–18 Lac St-Louis Lions QMAAA 26 14 11 0 — — 1 2.98 .927 5 2 3 — — 0 2.12 .942
2018–19 Lac St-Louis Lions QMAAA 28 14 13 0 — — 2 3.10 .909 16 9 7 — — 2 2.49 .937
2019–20 Carleton Place Canadians CCHL 37 34 2 1 2209 54 8 1.47 .941 — — — — — — — —
2021–22 Northeastern University HE 32 21 10 1 1875 48 10 1.54 .952 — — — — — — — —
2022–23 Northeastern University HE 34 17 12 5 2,065 77 6 2.24 .933 — — — — — — — —
2022–23 Buffalo Sabres NHL 7 5 2 0 430 21 0 2.94 .905 — — — — — — — —
NHL totals 7 5 2 0 430 21 0 2.94 .905 — — — — — — — —

International

Year Team Event Result GP W L OT MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2021 Canada WJC 2nd 7 6 1 0 398 5 3 0.75 .964
2023 Canada WC 1st 1 1 0 0 60 2 0 2.00 .917
Junior totals 7 6 1 0 398 5 3 0.75 .964
Senior totals 1 1 0 0 60 2 0 2.00 .917

Awards and honours

Award Year
Hockey East All-Rookie Team 2021–22 [45]
All-Hockey East First Team 2021–22 [46]
AHCA East First Team All-American 2021–22 [47]

See also

References

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Hockey East Three-Stars Award
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Preceded by Hockey East Goaltending Champion
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Preceded by Hockey East Rookie of the Year
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Preceded by Tim Taylor Award
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Preceded by Mike Richter Award
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