Taylor Leier (born February 15, 1994) is a Canadian professional

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player who is currently playing for

Straubing Tigers The Straubing Tigers are a professional men's ice hockey team, based in Straubing, Germany, that competes in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. Straubing plays its home games at the Eisstadion am Pulverturm, which has a capacity of 5,635 spectators. P ...

of the

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(DEL). He was drafted in the fourth round, 117th overall, at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft by the

Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia. The Flyers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The team play ...

Playing career

Leier began his

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hockey career in the

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with the

Portland Winterhawks The Portland Winterhawks are a junior ice hockey team based in Portland, Oregon. Founded in 1950 as the Edmonton Oil Kings, the team relocated to Portland in 1976 and was known as the Winter Hawks until 2009. The team plays in the U.S. Divisio ...

who drafted him 24th overall in the 2009 WHL Bantam Draft. While playing with the Winterhawks, Leier was drafted 117th overall by the

in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. Leier signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Flyers on September 9, 2013. He made his NHL debut against the

Carolina Hurricanes The Carolina Hurricanes (colloquially known as the Canes) are a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Hurricanes compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Con ...

on November 14, 2015. During the 2016–17 season, Leier scored his first NHL goal with the Flyers on December 17, 2016, against the

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. He was later returned to the Phantoms and represented Lehigh Valley at the 2017 AHL All-Star Game where he was awarded MVP of the game. In July 2017, he signed a 1-year, two-way, $807,000 contract extension with the Flyers. On July 15, 2018, after Leier applied for arbitration, he signed a one-year deal with the Flyers worth $720,000. After attending Flyers training camp prior to the 2018–19 season, Leier was a late roster cut and was loaned to the Phantoms on October 2. On January 17, 2019, Leier was traded to the

Buffalo Sabres The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. The Sabres compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Con ...

for

Justin Bailey Justin Bailey (born July 1, 1995) is an American professional ice hockey Forward (ice hockey), forward who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for the San Diego Gulls of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under c ...

. Immediately assigned to AHL affiliate, the

Rochester Americans The Rochester Americans (colloquially known as the Amerks) are a professional ice hockey team based in Rochester, New York. They are the American Hockey League affiliate of the National Hockey League's Buffalo Sabres. The team plays its home g ...

, Leier tallied 12 goals and 23 points in 35 games to close out the campaign. On June 28, 2019, Leier opted to continue his tenure with the Americans, agreeing to a one-year AHL contract. During the 2019–20 season, Leier returned from injury scoring 7 goals in 17 games with the Americans, before securing a one-year, two-way NHL contract for the remainder of the season with parent affiliate, the Buffalo Sabres on February 17, 2020. As a free agent from the Americans, Leier belatedly opted to extend his career in Europe, signing mid-season in to the

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campaign with Czech club,

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of the ELH, on January 3, 2021. His contract with Oceláři Třinec was terminated at the end of January after playing 10 games with the team. On February 2, 2021, Leier signed with

Adler Mannheim The Adler Mannheim (English: ''Mannheim Eagles'', formerly Mannheimer ERC) is a professional ice hockey team of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, the highest-level ice hockey league in Germany. The team is based in Mannheim, a city in the northern par ...

in the

for the remainder of the 2020–21 season. On August 26, 2021, Leier signed with the

, also of the DEL, alongside other former Flyers Jason Akeson and

Brandon Manning Brandon Manning (born June 4, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for IF Björklöven in the Swedish second tier HockeyAllsvenskan (Allsv). Manning previously ...

Personal life

Leier grew up in

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with parents Tim and Cindy Leier and younger brother Keaton. Keaton is a professional ballet dancer with the

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Leier, Taylor 1994 births Living people Adler Mannheim players Canadian ice hockey left wingers Lehigh Valley Phantoms players Linköping HC players HC Oceláři Třinec players Philadelphia Flyers draft picks Philadelphia Flyers players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Portland Winterhawks players Rochester Americans players Ice hockey people from Saskatoon Straubing Tigers players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany 21st-century Canadian sportsmen