Rebecca Leslie is a Canadian

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forward who is currently with

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of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL).

Career

Across four seasons at Boston University, Leslie scored 171 points in 139 games, and captained the team in her final year. In 2018, she signed her first professional contract with the Calgary Inferno of the

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, with whom she won the

Clarkson Cup The Clarkson Cup (french: La Coupe Clarkson) is a women's ice hockey trophy, which from 2009 to 2019 was awarded to the winner of the Canadian Women's Hockey Championship (CWHL champion). With the folding of the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CW ...

, and was a finalist for rookie of the year. After the CWHL folded, she announced she would join the newly-formed PWHPA. Leslie was drafted in the 12th round of the

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. She signed a one-year contract with Toronto in November 2023.

International

In 2014, Leslie put up 5 points in 5 games for the Canadian team that won the gold medal in the U18 IIHF Women's World Juniors. In 2019, she made her first senior appearance for Team Canada in the Rivalry Series.

Personal life

Her brother Zac Leslie also plays hockey professionally. Most of his career has been in the AHL.

References

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1996 births Living people Ice hockey people from Ottawa Canadian women's ice hockey forwards Professional Women's Hockey Players Association players Calgary Inferno players Boston University Terriers women's ice hockey players {{Canada-icehockey-player-stub