| David Leggio | |
| Position | Goaltender |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 179 lb (81 kg) |
| SM-Liiga Team F. Teams |
TPS Florida Everblades Albany River Rats Binghamton Senators |
| Nationality |  American
|
| Born | July 31, 1984, Williamsville, New York |
| NHL Draft | Undrafted |
| Pro Career | 2008 – present |
David Leggio (born July 31, 1984 in Williamsville, New York) is a professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for TPS of the Finnish SM-Liiga.
Playing career[]
Leggio played for four years at Clarkson University, where he amassed a record of 59–29–12 with a .922 save percentage and allowed an average of 2.3 goals per game. In his college career, he had 8 shutouts. At Clarkson, Leggio won two straight Eastern College Athletic Conference tournaments in 2007 and 2008.
Leggio's pro career began with an amateur tryout with the Binghamton Senators of the American Hockey League at the end of the 2007–08 season, but for the 2008–09 season, he found himself with the Florida Everblades of the ECHL, sharing goaltending duties with Anton Khudobin on the way to winning the Brabham Cup as regular-season champions.
Leggio moved to Finland in 2009–10 to play for TPS in the top Finnish league, the SM-liiga. Leggio played in 30 games in his first season in Finland. He also played in 7 of TPS's playoff games, leading the league in postseason goals against average at 1.57 and helping TPS to the league title.[1]
Career statistics[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | OT | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 2004–05 | Clarkson University | NCAA | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 182 | 9 | 0 | 2.97 | .908 | ||||||||||
| 2005–06 | Clarkson University | NCAA | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1446 | 62 | 1 | 2.57 | .913 | ||||||||||
| 2006–07 | Clarkson University | NCAA | 37 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 2167 | 78 | 2 | 2.16 | .930 | ||||||||||
| 2007–08 | Clarkson University | NCAA | 38 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 2211 | 81 | 5 | 2.20 | .920 | ||||||||||
| 2007–08 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 4.06 | .778 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2008–09 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | 39 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 2284 | 86 | 4 | 2.26 | .916 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 734 | 30 | 0 | 2.45 | n/a | ||
| 2008–09 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 7 | 0 | 7.00 | .788 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2009–10 | TPS | SM-liiga | 30 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 1598 | 78 | 1 | 2.93 | .901 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 419 | 11 | 1 | 1.58 | .942 | ||
- Notes
A dash (–) indicates that the player's team was not active in the play-offs/postseason.
References[]
- ↑ "American aid to Finnish championship", USA Today, April 28, 2010. Retrieved on May 24, 2010.