David Leggio

David Leggio ( born July 31, 1984 in Buffalo, New York) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender who stands since 2010 with the Portland Pirates in the American Hockey League contract.

Career

David Leggio began his career as a hockey player in the youth team Capital District Selects, for those in the Eastern Junior Hockey League, he was on the ice from 2002 to 2004. In both seasons, he was elected to the first All-Star team in the league. Then he attended for four years, the Clarkson University and played in parallel for their hockey team in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The greatest success for the goalkeeper in his time to the team of Clarkson University was winning the ECAC Hockey Championship in season 2006/07. In the same season he was elected to the first All -Star team in the league and their Goalkeeper of the Year. In addition, he was Most Valuable Player of his team. A year later he was awarded the Knight Hockey Club Award from the ECAC on for his example and off the ice. Towards the end of the season 2007/ 08 he gave for the Binghamton Senators made ​​his debut in professional hockey. In his only season use in the American Hockey League he allowed two goals on nine shots in 30 minutes.

In the 2008 /09 season Leggio was at the Florida Everblades in the ECHL under contract. There he was able to convince immediately with a Gegentorschnitt 2.26 per game and a catch rate of 91.6 percent for its 39 missions in the regular season. Even in the playoffs, he pointed to a section of 2.45 goals against per game on a good record. He also came in the course of the season to a use in the AHL Albany River Rats for the, in which he stood throughout the season between the posts and suffered seven goals. For the season 2009/10 the Americans adopted a contract offer from the Finnish club TPS Turku in which it is in the SM- liiga together with the Finn Atte Engren shared time in the goal of TPS. At the end of the season he was with Turku immediately Finnish Champion. With a Gegentorschnitt 1.57 per game and a catch rate of 94.2 percent for its seven playoff inserts Leggio had significant share in this success and led TPS to five playoff victories.

For the season 2010/11 Leggio signed a one year contract in his hometown at the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League, who committed him by two-way contract for their AHL farm team.

Internationally

At the 2010 World Cup in Germany Leggio was first appointed to the levy of the U.S. ice hockey team. In Turniverlauf he remained as the third goalkeeper behind Ben Bishop and Scott Clemmensen, who had both previously already played in the National Hockey League, with no use.

Awards and achievements

  • 2003 EJHL First All -Star Team
  • 2004 EJHL First All -Star Team
  • 2007 ECAC Hockey Championship with Clarkson University
  • 2007 ECAC Hockey First All -Star Team
  • 2007 ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Year
  • 2007 MVP of the Clarkson University
  • 2008 ECAC Hockey Knight Club Award
  • 2010 Finnish Champion with TPS Turku

SM- liiga - Statistics

(End of season 2009/10)

2007–08 AHL season 2008–09 ECHL season 2009–10 SM-liiga season 2010–11 AHL season Farmteam 2010 IIHF World Championship
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