Alex Leavitt (born January 31, 1984) is a

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former professional

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who last played for

Braehead Clan Glasgow Clan (formerly ''Braehead Clan'') is a Scottish professional ice hockey team. It was formed in 2010 as the UK Elite Ice Hockey League expanded into the west of Scotland market, and are based at the Braehead Arena in Renfrewshire. It is o ...

in the

Elite Ice Hockey League The Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL), sometimes referred to as the British Elite League or, for sponsorship reasons, the Viaplay Elite League, is an ice hockey league in the United Kingdom. Formed in 2003 following the demise of the Ice Hockey ...

(EIHL).

Career

Undrafted, Leavitt formerly played in the

American Hockey League The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental league for the National Hockey League (NHL). Since the 2010–11 season, every team in the le ...

for the Houston Aeros and the

San Antonio Rampage The San Antonio Rampage were a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League based in San Antonio, Texas. The Rampage was primarily owned by Spurs Sports & Entertainment throughout the team's existence. In 2020, the franchise was sol ...

, the

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for the Alaska Aces and

Texas Wildcatters The Texas Wildcatters, who took their name from Texas wildcatters, were a professional minor league ice hockey team in the ECHL based in Beaumont, Texas. They played their home games at the Ford Arena. The franchise previously played in Huntin ...

and the

Central Hockey League The Central Hockey League (CHL) was a North American mid-level minor professional ice hockey league which operated from 1992 until 2014. It was founded by Ray Miron and Bill Levins and later sold to Global Entertainment Corporation, which opera ...

for the

Arizona Sundogs The Arizona Sundogs were a minor league professional ice hockey team based in Prescott Valley, Arizona. They played in the Central Hockey League from 2006 to 2014 with their home games at Tim's Toyota Center. History The team name, Sundogs, re ...

before embarking on a European career in 2008. He signed with the

Kassel Huskies The EC Kassel Huskies are a professional ice hockey club based in Kassel, Hessen, Germany. The club currently competes in DEL2, the second level of ice hockey in Germany. The Huskies were founded in 1977 and have competed in the top five levels o ...

in the

Deutsche Eishockey Liga The Deutsche Eishockey Liga (for sponsorship reasons called "PENNY Deutsche Eishockey Liga") (; English: ''German Ice Hockey League'') or DEL, is a German professional ice hockey league and the highest division in German ice hockey. Founded in ...

and stayed for two seasons before moving to the 2nd Bundesliga for the

Ravensburg Towerstars The Ravensburg Towerstars, also known as EV Ravensburg, are a professional ice hockey team based in Ravensburg, Germany, and one of the oldest clubs in the country. They currently play in DEL2 DEL2 (also known as DEL II) is the second tier ic ...

where he had a league leading 87 point season, including 55 assists as the Towerstars went on to win the championship. He moved on to

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with

HPK Hämeenlinnan Pallokerho (HPK) is a professional ice hockey team in the Liiga, the top men's ice hockey league in Finland. Their home ice is the Ritari-areena in Hämeenlinna. HPK was established in 1929. The parent club of the team is HPK Edu ...

in 2011, but was unable to match the same form of previous European seasons. In 2012-13 season, Leavitt had a brief spell in

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's Erste Bank Eishockey Liga for

KHL Medveščak Zagreb KHL Medveščak Zagreb ( hr, Klub hokeja na ledu Medveščak Zagreb), also known as KHL Medveščak Mladi, is a Croatian ice hockey club based in Zagreb, established in 1961. The team's name derives from the location of its original arena in the ...

before returning to Germany and the 2nd Bundesliga for the SERC Wild Wings. He then split the 2013-14 season in Sweden's

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for

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and

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Metal Ligaen Metal Ligaen is the premier league in Danish ice hockey. The league consists of 9 professional teams. The name of the league has changed many times, but is being sponsored by Dansk Metal and therefore got the name Metalligaen. History It is a ...

for the

Aalborg Pirates Aalborg Pirates is a professional ice hockey team (previously known as Aalborg Ishockey and AaB Ice Hockey) playing in the Danish ice hockey league, Metal Ligaen. The ice hockey team first appeared in 1967 as AaB Ice Hockey organized under Aalb ...

. While with Aalborg, Leavitt led the league with 61 points, his highest tally since the 2010-11 season, and made the league's Second All-Star Team. In 2014, Leavitt returned to the Ravensburg Towerstars, who were now playing in

DEL2 DEL2 (also known as DEL II) is the second tier ice hockey league in Germany, below the ''Deutsche Eishockey Liga'' (DEL) and ahead of the '' Oberliga''. Founded in 2013 to replace the defunct '' 2nd Bundesliga'', DEL2 is administered by ESBG, ...

which replaced the 2nd Bundesliga the previous year. On June 1, 2015, Leavitt signed a one-year contract for the 2015-16 season to play with Scottish club,

of the

, where he contributed 66 points for the season and led the league in assists with 45. He re-signed for a second season with the Clan and scored 69 points. Leavitt announced his intention to retire in March 2017, following two years with Braehead.

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Awards and honours

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Leavitt, Alex 1984 births Aalborg Pirates players Alaska Aces (ECHL) players Arizona Sundogs players Canadian ice hockey centres Everett Silvertips players Houston Aeros (1994–2013) players HPK players Kassel Huskies players KHL Medveščak Zagreb players Living people Notre Dame Hounds players IK Oskarshamn players Ravensburg Towerstars players San Antonio Rampage players Schwenninger Wild Wings players Ice hockey people from Edmonton Swift Current Broncos players Texas Wildcatters players Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey players Braehead Clan players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Scotland