| Leon Gawanke | |
| Birth Date: | 31 May 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Berlin, Germany |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 2 |
| Weight Lb: | 193 |
| Position: | Defence |
| Shoots: | Right |
| League: | DEL |
| Team: | Adler Mannheim |
| Former Teams: | Eisbären Berlin |
| Ntl Team: | DEU |
| Draft: | 136th overall |
| Draft Year: | 2017 |
| Draft Team: | Winnipeg Jets |
| Career Start: | 2019 |
Leon Gawanke (born 31 May 1999) is a German professional ice hockey player for Adler Mannheim of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He represents the German national team.[1]
He was drafted 136th overall in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft by the Winnipeg Jets and signed an entry-level contract on 23 May 2019.[2] [3]
Gawanke played within the Winnipeg Jets organization for four seasons, featuring exclusively with their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Manitoba Moose.
As a pending restricted free agent following the 2022–23 season, Gawanke opted to return to Germany in agreeing to a four-year contract with Adler Mannheim of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), on 10 May 2023.[4] Two months later, his NHL rights were traded by the Jets to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for Artemi Kniazev.[5] Three days later, he was signed to a one-year, two-way contract by the Sharks.[6] After 38 games in the 2023–24 season with the Sharks' AHL affiliate, the San Jose Barracuda, Gawanke and the organization mutually agreed to terminate his contract on 8 February 2024. After clearing waivers a day later, Gawanke subsequently re-joined Adler Mannheim.[7]
He represented Germany at the 2021 IIHF World Championship.[8] [9]
| Team | League | GP | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | Eisbären Juniors Berlin | DNL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Eisbären Juniors Berlin | DNL | 41 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | QMJHL | 54 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18 | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | QMJHL | 62 | 4 | 28 | 32 | 39 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 2018–19 | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | QMJHL | 62 | 17 | 40 | 57 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2019–20 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 48 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 26 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 65 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 68 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 51 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2023–24 | San Jose Barracuda | AHL | 38 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 8 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | ||
| AHL totals | 245 | 43 | 98 | 141 | 135 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | ||||
| DEL totals | 14 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Germany | U18 D1 | 12th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 | Germany | WJC D1 | 12th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Germany | WJC D1 | 13th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2019 | Germany | WJC D1 | 11th | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2021 | Germany | WC | 4th | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Germany | WC | 7th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 19 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | ||||
| Senior totals | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||