David Levin

David Levin is an Israeli professional ice hockey player who was the first overall pick in the 2015 OHL Priority Selection.

born 1999First overall pick in 2015 OHL draftPlaying for the Sudbury WolvesIsrael national ice hockey team

Born: 16 September 1999, Tel Aviv
Occupation: ice hockey player

David Levin was born in 1999 in Tel Aviv

Levin was born in Tel Aviv to Pavel and Lena Levin. His father came from Riga and played professional soccer before joining Maccabi Tel Aviv in 1990, and his mother came from Moscow. He spoke Russian at home and Hebrew at school.

Because Israel had few ice rinks, he began playing inline hockey in Netanya. From 2010 he played in tournaments in Europe with the Israeli national inline team. At 12 he moved to Richmond Hill, Ontario, to live with relatives and play ice hockey.

He attended The Hill Academy in Vaughan and played for the Don Mills Flyers in the 2014-15 season, scoring 80 points in 55 games. The Ontario Hockey League granted him an exception to enter its 2015 draft, where he was picked first overall by the Sudbury Wolves.

He later played for Dinamo Riga of the Kontinental Hockey League and now plays for CSM Corona Brașov in the Erste Liga. He has also played for the Israel national team.