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made junior debut with Flin Flon (MJHL) at 16 in 1966-67. ... played on a line with Bobby Clarke. ... scored 67 goals, a league record for right wingers. ... finished fourth in league scoring with 113 points in 45 games. ... led playoffs in points (30) and goals (18). ... named to First All-Star Team. ... won the first of three junior championships. ... in 1967-68, set WCJHL record with 87 goals. ... named to First All-Star Team. ... missed most of 1968-69 season with separated shoulder. ... came back to lead WCHL playoffs with 13 goals. ... named to First All-Star Team. ... Flin Flon won the league championship. ... succeeded Clarke as team captain for 1969-70. ... led WCHL with 65 goals. ... won Brownridge Trophy as the league's top scorer with 111 points. ... led playoffs with 16 goals. ... named to First All-Star Team. ... named league MVP. ... Flin Flon won their second straight league title. ... the third player claimed in the 1970 Amateur Draft when Boston called his name. ... the Bruins were in the midst of winning the Stanley Cup twice in three years and were too deep in talent to give the youngster a fair shot. ... on February 23, 1972, was part of the package sent to California to acquire Carol Vadnais. ... had back to back 20 goal seasons in 1972-73 and 1973-74. ... got decent playing time, but had few quality players to play with. ...<br /> |
made junior debut with Flin Flon (MJHL) at 16 in 1966-67. ... played on a line with Bobby Clarke. ... scored 67 goals, a league record for right wingers. ... finished fourth in league scoring with 113 points in 45 games. ... led playoffs in points (30) and goals (18). ... named to First All-Star Team. ... won the first of three junior championships. ... in 1967-68, set WCJHL record with 87 goals. ... named to First All-Star Team. ... missed most of 1968-69 season with separated shoulder. ... came back to lead WCHL playoffs with 13 goals. ... named to First All-Star Team. ... Flin Flon won the league championship. ... succeeded Clarke as team captain for 1969-70. ... led WCHL with 65 goals. ... won Brownridge Trophy as the league's top scorer with 111 points. ... led playoffs with 16 goals. ... named to First All-Star Team. ... named league MVP. ... Flin Flon won their second straight league title. ... the third player claimed in the 1970 Amateur Draft when Boston called his name. ... the Bruins were in the midst of winning the Stanley Cup twice in three years and were too deep in talent to give the youngster a fair shot. ... on February 23, 1972, was part of the package sent to California to acquire Carol Vadnais. ... had back to back 20 goal seasons in 1972-73 and 1973-74. ... got decent playing time, but had few quality players to play with. ...<br /> |
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− | [[Image: Reggie Leach III.jpg|left|200px]]that all changed in the May of 1974. ... only days after Philadelphia won the Stanley Cup, Flyers GM Keith Allen asked Bobby Clarke, his opinion about acquiring Reggie. … then he was a Flyer, only 5 days after they won the cup. ... teamed with Clarke and Bill Barber to score 45 goals. ... scored another eight goals in the playoffs. ... helping the Flyers repeat as Cup winners. ... in 1975-76, he exploded, scoring a league leading 61 goals. ... saved his best for the post-season, scoring 19 in only 16 games, a league record. ... scored 5 goals in one playoff game, tying a NHL record. ... the Flyers, however, would fall short, losing the Stanley Cup final to Montreal. ... |
+ | [[Image: Reggie Leach III.jpg|left|200px]]that all changed in the May of 1974. ... only days after Philadelphia won the Stanley Cup, Flyers GM Keith Allen asked Bobby Clarke, his opinion about acquiring Reggie. … then he was a Flyer, only 5 days after they won the cup. ... teamed with Clarke and Bill Barber to score 45 goals. ... scored another eight goals in the playoffs. ... helping the Flyers repeat as Cup winners. ... in 1975-76, he exploded, scoring a league leading 61 goals. ... saved his best for the post-season, scoring 19 in only 16 games, a league record. ... scored 5 goals in one playoff game, tying a NHL record. ... the Flyers, however, would fall short, losing the Stanley Cup final to Montreal. ... received the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP. ... |
is a retired professional ice hockey winger who played in the NHL between 1970 and 1983. He is of First Nations ethnicity. |
is a retired professional ice hockey winger who played in the NHL between 1970 and 1983. He is of First Nations ethnicity. |
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== Playing career== |
== Playing career== |
Revision as of 01:37, 8 September 2014
Reginald Joseph Leach
Selected by Boston Bruins 1st round (#3) in 1970 NHL Amateur Draft
made junior debut with Flin Flon (MJHL) at 16 in 1966-67. ... played on a line with Bobby Clarke. ... scored 67 goals, a league record for right wingers. ... finished fourth in league scoring with 113 points in 45 games. ... led playoffs in points (30) and goals (18). ... named to First All-Star Team. ... won the first of three junior championships. ... in 1967-68, set WCJHL record with 87 goals. ... named to First All-Star Team. ... missed most of 1968-69 season with separated shoulder. ... came back to lead WCHL playoffs with 13 goals. ... named to First All-Star Team. ... Flin Flon won the league championship. ... succeeded Clarke as team captain for 1969-70. ... led WCHL with 65 goals. ... won Brownridge Trophy as the league's top scorer with 111 points. ... led playoffs with 16 goals. ... named to First All-Star Team. ... named league MVP. ... Flin Flon won their second straight league title. ... the third player claimed in the 1970 Amateur Draft when Boston called his name. ... the Bruins were in the midst of winning the Stanley Cup twice in three years and were too deep in talent to give the youngster a fair shot. ... on February 23, 1972, was part of the package sent to California to acquire Carol Vadnais. ... had back to back 20 goal seasons in 1972-73 and 1973-74. ... got decent playing time, but had few quality players to play with. ...
that all changed in the May of 1974. ... only days after Philadelphia won the Stanley Cup, Flyers GM Keith Allen asked Bobby Clarke, his opinion about acquiring Reggie. … then he was a Flyer, only 5 days after they won the cup. ... teamed with Clarke and Bill Barber to score 45 goals. ... scored another eight goals in the playoffs. ... helping the Flyers repeat as Cup winners. ... in 1975-76, he exploded, scoring a league leading 61 goals. ... saved his best for the post-season, scoring 19 in only 16 games, a league record. ... scored 5 goals in one playoff game, tying a NHL record. ... the Flyers, however, would fall short, losing the Stanley Cup final to Montreal. ... received the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP. ...
is a retired professional ice hockey winger who played in the NHL between 1970 and 1983. He is of First Nations ethnicity.
Playing career
Nicknamed "The Riverton Rifle", Leach was drafted third overall by the Boston Bruins in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft. He played 934 career NHL games, scoring 381 goals and 285 assists for 666 points. His best season was the 1975–76 season, when he set career highs in goals (61), points (91), game-winning goals (11), and plus-minus with a +73 rating. Those 61 goals gave him the goal-scoring title (now the Richard Trophy) for the season.
He is best remembered as being one of very few players to win the Conn Smythe Trophy as the MVP of the playoffs from the losing team in the Stanley Cup finals, a distinction he achieved while playing for the Philadelphia Flyers, as they were defeated by the Montreal Canadiens in 1976. He is the only non-goaltender to win this award in a losing cause. Leach won the trophy after setting the NHL record for most goals in the playoffs (19), a record that stands to this day. During that same playoff season Leach recorded a five-goal game vs. the Boston Bruins, a record shared with Maurice Richard and Darryl Sittler. Also, his total of 80 goals for the season and playoffs together set a new NHL record which stood until 1980-81 when Mike Bossy of the New York Islanders scored 85.
Coaching career
In late 2007, Leach joined the Manitoulin Islanders of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League as an associate coach. In the spring of 2008, it was announced that Leach would return to Manitoulin for the 2008–09 season as the full-time head coach and director of hockey operations.
Career Statistics
Playing
Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1966-67 | Flin Flon Bombers | MJHL | 45 | 67 | 46 | 113 | 118 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 4 | ||
Memorial Cup | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 11 | ||||
1967-68 | Flin Flon Bombers | WCJHL | 59 | 87 | 44 | 131 | 208 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 48 | ||
1968-69 | Flin Flon Bombers | WCHL | 22 | 36 | 10 | 46 | 49 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 0 | ||
1969-70 | Flin Flon Bombers | WCHL | 57 | 65 | 46 | 111 | 168 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 50 | ||
1970-71 | Oklahoma City Blazers | CHL | 41 | 24 | 18 | 42 | 32 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
Boston Bruins | NHL | 23 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
1971-72 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 56 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
California Golden Seals | NHL | 17 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
1972-73 | California Golden Seals | NHL | 76 | 23 | 12 | 35 | 45 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
1973-74 | California Golden Seals | NHL | 78 | 22 | 24 | 46 | 34 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
1974-75 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 80 | 45 | 33 | 78 | 63 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 6 | ||
1975-76 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 80 | 61 | 30 | 91 | 41 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 24 | 8 | ||
1976-77 | Team Canada | Canada Cup | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 77 | 32 | 14 | 46 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | |||
1977-78 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 72 | 24 | 28 | 52 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||
1978-79 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 76 | 34 | 20 | 54 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
1979-80 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 76 | 50 | 26 | 76 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 6 | ||
1980-81 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 79 | 34 | 36 | 70 | 59 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1981-82 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 66 | 26 | 21 | 47 | 18 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
1982-83 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 78 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 13 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
1983-84 | Montana Magic | CHL | 76 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 34 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
NHL Totals | 934 | 381 | 285 | 666 | 387 | 94 | 47 | 22 | 69 | 22 |
Coaching
Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | Type | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | Finish | GP | W | L | Results | ||
2007-08 | Manitoulin Islanders | NOJHL | Associate | Statistics Unavailable | 6th | 5 | 1 | 4 | Lost Qtr Final | ||||||
2008-09 | Manitoulin Islanders | NOJHL | Head | 50 | 7 | 40 | 3 | 17 | 4th West | 4 | 0 | 4 | Lost Div Semi | ||
2009-10 | Manitoulin Islanders | NOJHL | Head | 50 | 4 | 45 | 1 | 9 | 4th West | 4 | 0 | 4 | Lost Div Semi | ||
2010-11 | Manitoulin Islanders | NOJHL | Head | 50 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 8 | 4th West | 4 | 0 | 4 | Lost Div Semi |
Career Moves
- Signed by Boston, June 25, 1970
- Traded by Boston to California with Rick Smith and Bob Stewart for Carol Vadnais and Don O'Donoghue, February 23, 1972.
- Traded by California to Philadelphia for Larry Wright, Al MacAdam and Philadelphia's 1st round choice (Ron Chipperfield) in 1974 Amateur Draft, May 24, 1974.
- Signed as a free agent by Detroit, August 25, 1982.
Awards & Achievements
- Manitoba Junior Hockey League Record Most Goals--Right Winger 67 (1967)
- Manitoba Junior Hockey League First All-Star Team (1967)
- Turnbull Cup Manitoba Junior Hockey League Championship (1967)
- Western Canada Junior Hockey League Goal Scoring Leader (1968), setting League Record of 87
- Western Canada Hockey League League Record Most Points--Right Winger 131
- Western Canada Hockey League First All-Star Team (1968, 1969, & 1970)
- President's Cup Western Canada Hockey League Championship (1969 & 1970)
- Western Canada Hockey League Goal Scoring Leader (1970)
- Brownridge Trophy Western Canada Hockey League Scoring Champion (1970)
- Western Canada Hockey League MVP (1970)
- Stanley Cup National Hockey League Championship (1975)
- National Hockey League Goal Scoring Leader (1976)
- National Hockey League Second All-Star Team (1976)
- tied National Hockey League record for most goals one playoff game with 5 (May 6, 1976)
- set National Hockey League record for longest playoff goal scoring streak with 10 games (1976)
- set National Hockey League record for most goals one playoff year with 19 (1976)
- Conn Smythe Trophy National Hockey League Playoff MVP (1976)
- Played in NHL All-Star Game (1976 & 1980)
- Played in the Canada Cup Tournament for Canada (1976)
- Inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 1997
- Selected to Manitoba's All-Century Second All-Star Team
- “Honoured Member” of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
External links
Reggie Leach's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
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