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2025-26 Player in Review: Alex Kannok Leipert

Jun 30, 2026
Written By: Andrew Streitel

Defenseman Alex Kannok Leipert skated in his first season with the Griffins and totaled 16 points (2-14—16), 51 penalty minutes and a plus-13 rating in 64 regular-season games. The 25-year-old notched career highs in games played (64), assists (14), points (16) and shots (56). Kannok Leipert made his Griffins debut on Oct. 10 at the Texas Stars and tied a career best with two assists.

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Regular Season Stat Line

64 GP, 2 goals, 14 assists, 16 points, +13 rating, 51 PIM 

Contract Status 

Under contract by Grand Rapids through the 2026-27 season

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By the Numbers 

1 – Scored first goal as a Griffin on Dec. 17 at the Iowa Wild 

10 – Made Griffins debut on Oct. 10 at Texas and tied a career best with two assists

2 – Tied a single-game career high of two assists on Oct. 10 at Texas and Jan. 7 against Texas 

200 – Skated in 200th AHL/professional game on Dec. 3 versus the Cleveland Monsters 

14 – Registered a career-best 14 assists, beating out previous high of seven in 2024-25

16 – Amassed a career-high 16 points, beating out previous high of 11 in 2024-25

2 – Two goals this season came on Dec. 17 at Iowa and April 15 at Iowa 

3 – Recorded a season-high two-game point streak on three occasions from Jan. 3-7 (0-3—3), March 4-6 (0-2—2) and April 15-19 (1-1—2)

7 – Season-high seven penalty minutes on Nov. 2 against the Rockford IceHogs

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