Mark Letestu was born on February 4,1985 and is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward.
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15 Facts About Mark Letestu
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Mark Letestu played in eleven seasons of the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Columbus Blue Jackets, Edmonton Oilers and Winnipeg Jets.
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Amongst players throughout the entire NCAA, Mark Letestu finished the season 6th in goals, 14th in points and 1st in short-handed goals with five.
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Mark Letestu made his NHL debut on November 14,2009, against the Boston Bruins.
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Mark Letestu received 13:52 of ice time and won a faceoff against John Madden that set up the game's tying goal by Jordan Staal with 31 seconds remaining in the game.
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Mark Letestu scored his first career NHL goal on February 1,2010, against Ryan Miller of the Buffalo Sabres, scoring 47 seconds into the first period; the goal was assisted by Tyler Kennedy and Kris Letang.
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Mark Letestu finished the pre-season with one goal and five assists in five games.
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Mark Letestu was then named the first star against the Ottawa Senators on October 18,2010, after scoring a power-play goal and assisting on Evgeni Malkin's goal by winning a faceoff in the Ottawa zone.
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On December 8,2010, Mark Letestu broke his scoring drought with the first multi-goal game of his NHL career, scoring twice against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
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On January 18,2011, Mark Letestu signed a new two-year contract with the Penguins worth an average annual value of $625,000.
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On November 8,2011, Mark Letestu was traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for a fourth-round draft pick.
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Mark Letestu finished the season with 25 points in 62 games split between both clubs.
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On February 25,2018, Mark Letestu was traded to the Nashville Predators in exchange for Pontus Aberg.
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Later that day, Mark Letestu was traded from Nashville to the Blue Jackets in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.
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Mark Letestu was immediately placed on waivers for the purpose of assignment to the team's AHL affiliate, the Cleveland Monsters.
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