Jordan Weal
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Birthday:
1992-04-15 |
Position:
C |
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Eligible for draft:
2010 |
Shoots:
Right |
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Drafted:
2010 |
Height:
5-9 |
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Acquired:
3rd round (70th overall), 2010 |
Weight:
165 lbs. |
Prospect Talent Score
Probability of Success
- C
History
2007-08: Saw limited WHL action playing for the Regina Pats. In 3 games, Jordan Weal notched 1 assist.
2008-09: In his WHL rookie season, Weal played in 65 games for the Pats. He scored 16 goals and added 54 assists for 70 points. Weal was named the WHL Eastern Conference's Rookie of the Year. Won a gold medal as a member of Canada's entry at the 2009 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Under-18 Tournament.
2009-10: In 72 games for the Pats, Weal scored 35 goals and added 67 assists for 102 points. His point total placed him third overall in the WHL. Weal played for Team Cherry at the 2010 CHL Top Prospects Game, scoring a goal for the victorious Cherry squad.
2010-11: Weal made his pro debut after signing a three-year, entry-level contract with Los Angeles in March 2011, skating in seven games with the AHL Manchester Monarchs. Prior to signing with the Kings, Weal led the WHL's Regina Pats in scoring in his third season of junior hockey. Weal had one assist and was +1 in limited ice time with the Monarchs and did not play in the AHL playoffs. In 72 games for Regina, he scored 43 goals with 53 assists and was a team-best +13 on a Pats team that finished fifth in its division and missed the WHL playoffs.
2011-12: Weal was the fourth-leading scorer in the WHL as a 19-year-old and joined the AHL's Manchester Monarchs at the end of the year for the second straight season. Weal was minus-one with no points or penalty minutes in two games with Manchester and did not play in the Monarchs' playoff series with Norfolk. He had a career high 116 points in his fourth season with the Regina Pats. Weal scored 41 goals with 75 assists and was plus-31 with 36 penalty minutes. The Pats reached the WHL playoffs after finishing fourth in the East Division. In the five game playoff series with Moose Jaw, Weal scored 1 goal with 4 assists and was plus-two. Snubbed from Team Canada's camp prior to the 2012 U20 World Junior Championship, Weal was the leading scorer for Team WHL in the two games against Russia in the Subway Super Series in November – scoring 1 goal with 3 assists.
Talent Analysis
Weal, a right-handed shooting center, is revered for his tenacity on the forecheck and for creating turnovers in the offensive zone.
