- David Leggio
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David Leggio 
Born July 31, 1984
Williamsville, NY, USAHeight 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Weight 179 lb (81 kg; 12 st 11 lb) Position Goaltender Catches Right NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teamsBuffalo Sabres
Rochester Americans (AHL)
TPSNHL Draft Undrafted Playing career 2008–present David Leggio (born July 31, 1984) is a professional ice hockey goaltender currently under contract with the Buffalo Sabres organization of the National Hockey League.
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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.[1] At Clarkson, Leggio helped Clarkson win the Eastern College Athletic Conference tournament championship in 2007 and the Eastern College Athletic Conference regular season title in 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.[2]
On August 8, 2010, Leggio returned to the United States, signing as a free agent to a one-year contract with the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League. Three months later, the Buffalo Sabres, the NHL team with which Portland is affiliated, converted Leggio's AHL contract to an NHL two-way contract, but kept Leggio in Portland.[3] Leggio was re-signed to the Sabres organization in June 2011, where he is expected to be assigned to the Rochester Americans (Buffalo changed minor-league affiliations from Portland to Rochester in 2011).
Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 2004–05 Clarkson University ECAC 5 2 1 0 182 9 0 2.97 .908 — — — — — — — — 2005–06 Clarkson University ECAC 23 11 9 3 1446 62 1 2.57 .913 — — — — — — — — 2006–07 Clarkson University ECAC 37 24 7 5 2167 78 2 2.16 .930 — — — — — — — — 2007–08 Clarkson University ECAC 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 .885 2008–09 Albany River Rats AHL 1 0 1 0 60 7 0 7.00 .788 — — — — — — — — 2009–10 TPS SM-l 30 12 13 3 1598 78 1 2.93 .901 7 5 2 419 11 1 1.58 .942 2010–11 Portland Pirates AHL 36 22 12 0 1993 93 3 2.80 .911 9 5 4 510 27 0 3.18 .900 SM-l totals 30 12 13 3 1598 78 1 2.93 .901 7 5 2 419 11 1 1.58 .942 References
- ^ Busch, Angela (September 4, 2008). "Goalie question answered?". Naples Daily News. http://www.naplesnews.com/blogs/blades_blog_old/2008/sep/04/blog0904/. Retrieved May 24, 2010.
- ^ "American aid to Finnish championship". USA Today. AP. April 28, 2010. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2010-04-28-1038068969_x.htm. Retrieved May 24, 2010.
- ^ "Sabres sign goaltender Leggio for Portland". mainehockeyjournal.com. 2010-08-08. http://mainehockeyjournal.com/2010/08/08/sabres-sign-goaltender-leggio-for-portland/. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
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Categories:- 1984 births
- Living people
- Albany River Rats players
- American ice hockey goaltenders
- Binghamton Senators players
- Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey players
- Florida Everblades players
- People from Buffalo, New York
- Portland Pirates players
- TPS players
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