Mark Letestu
Jersey Number: 17, 10, 55
Player information for Mark Letestu
Position
Center
Height
5'10" (178cm)
Born
February 4, 1985
Number
17, 10, 55
Shoots
Right
Weight
195 lbs (88kg)
Birthplace
Elk Point, Alberta, CAN
Years in Columbus
6
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Player Career Notes
- Recorded 44-58-102 and 36 penalty minutes in 255 games over two stints with the Blue Jackets from 2011-19.
- Is one of nine players to play with the Blue Jackets franchise on multiple occasions.
- Served as an alternate captain for the club from 2013-15.
- Led Columbus in goals and ranked second in points with 13-14-27 in 46 outings in 2012-13.
- Notched a Columbus-career high in assists, points and games played with 12-22-34 while playing in all 82 games for the first time in his career in 2013-14.
- Finished his 11-year NHL career with 93-117-210 and 90 penalty minutes in 567 career games with the Winnipeg Jets, Blue Jackets, Edmonton Oilers and Pittsburgh Penguins from 2009-20.
- Suited up in seven games with the Jets in his final NHL campaign in 2019-20.
- Set single-season career highs in goals and points with 16-19-35 in 78 contests with the Oilers in 2016-17.
- Added 72-112-184 and 71 penalty minutes in 255 career appearances with the Cleveland Monsters and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins over five American Hockey League seasons from 2007-19.
- Played one year of collegiate hockey at Western Michigan University, notching 24-22-46 in 37 outings in 2006-07 to capture the CCHA Rookie of the Year award and named to the league’s All-Rookie Team after the campaign.
- Transitioned to coaching and joined the Blue Jackets organization as a development coach and assistant coach for the Monsters in 2021 before being named head coach of the AHL’s Colorado Eagles in July 2025.
CBJ Career Regular Season Stats
| Season | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-2012 | 51 | 11 | 13 | 24 | -3 | 6 | 105 |
| 2012-2013 | 46 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 7 | 10 | 92 |
| 2013-2014 | 82 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 1 | 20 | 122 |
| 2014-2015 | 54 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -9 | 0 | 63 |
| 2017-2018 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2018-2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 255 | 44 | 58 | 102 | -5 | 36 | 399 |
CBJ Playoff Statistics
| Season | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-2014 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 16 |
| 2017-2018 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 |
| Playoff Totals | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 18 |
Transaction History
- Undrafted
- Acquired by Columbus from Pittsburgh in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2012 NHL Draft on Nov. 8, 2011.
- Acquired by Columbus from Nashville in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2018 NHL Draft on Feb. 25, 2018.