Leason, 23 (4/30/99), has appeared in 36 career games with Washington, recording 3-3=6 points with a +1 rating and four penalty minutes (PIM). The 6-5, 218-pound forward made his NHL debut with the Capitals Oct. 29, 2021 vs. Arizona and scored his first NHL goal in his second career game Nov. 1 at Tampa Bay (Andrei Vasilevskiy). He also appeared in one Stanley Cup Playoff game in 2022.
Originally selected by Washington in the second round (56th overall) of the 2019 NHL Draft, Leason also recorded 6-7=13 points and 14 PIM in 31 American Hockey League (AHL) games with the Hershey Bears in 2021-22. He added one goal in two Calder Cup Playoff contests with Hershey. In 114 career AHL games with Hershey, Leason has earned 18-29=47 points with a +13 rating and 34 PIM.
Leason spent four seasons with Prince Albert and Tri-City from 2016-19, collecting 60-80=140 points with a +42 rating and 50 PIM. He helped Prince Albert to a WHL championship in 2018-19 and was named to the WHL First All-Star Team after scoring 36-53=89 points in 55 regular-season games. He added 10-15=25 points in 22 WHL Playoff contests. The Calgary, Alberta native represented Canada at the 2019 World Junior Championship, earning 3-2=5 points and a +7 rating in five tournament contests.
