Canadian winger Josh Leivo, 31, has signed a two-year contract extension with Salavat Yulaev Ufa, the KHL club announced on Tuesday.
A native of Innisfil, Ont. who played junior hockey for the OHL’s Sudbury Wolves and Kitchener Rangers, Leivo was picked in the third round of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Leivo played 265 NHL games between 2013 and 2023 for the Leafs, Vancouver Canucks, Calgary Flames, Carolina Hurricanes and St. Louis Blues, recording 93 points and 93 penalty minutes. In 2022, he won a Calder Cup championship with the AHL’s Chicago Wolves, leading the playoffs with 29 points in 18 games and winning the playoff MVP award.
Leivo is currently in his second season in Ufa. Through 53 games this season he has 41 goals, establishing a new club record, and has 25 assists for 66 points. He is the first player in KHL history to record four hat tricks in a single season.
His new contract will keep him in Ufa until 2027.
