# David Leggio > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/David_Leggio > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/David_Leggio.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Leggio > Source revision: 1283123264 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American ice hockey player (born 1984)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2012}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | alt = | image = {{CSS image crop| Image = David Leggio US-Team by 2eight DSC0527.jpg|bSize = 500|cWidth = 220|cHeight = 310|oTop = 20|oLeft = 225|Location = center}} | caption = Leggio with [Team USA](/source/United_States_men's_national_ice_hockey_team) in 2014 | image_size = | played_for = [Binghamton Senators](/source/Binghamton_Senators)
[Albany River Rats](/source/Albany_River_Rats)
[TPS](/source/HC_TPS)
[Portland Pirates](/source/Portland_Pirates)
[Rochester Americans](/source/Rochester_Americans)
[Hershey Bears](/source/Hershey_Bears)
[Bridgeport Sound Tigers](/source/Bridgeport_Sound_Tigers)
[EHC München](/source/EHC_M%C3%BCnchen)
[Grizzlys Wolfsburg](/source/Grizzlys_Wolfsburg) | position = [Goaltender](/source/Goaltender) | catches = Left | ntl_team = USA | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 11 | weight_lb = 179 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|7|31}} | birth_place = [Williamsville, New York](/source/Williamsville%2C_New_York), U.S. | draft = Undrafted | career_start = 2008 | career_end = 2019 }} '''David Leggio''' (born July 31, 1984) is an American former professional [ice hockey](/source/ice_hockey) [goaltender](/source/goaltender). Leggio spent most of his playing career in the [American Hockey League](/source/American_Hockey_League). Leggio is perhaps best known for a controversial play in which he intentionally dislodged his own net to force a play dead when faced against a two-man breakaway, forcing the [American Hockey League](/source/American_Hockey_League) to implement a rule change to prevent similar incidents. Leggio would employ a similar strategy in a [Deutsche Eishockey Liga](/source/Deutsche_Eishockey_Liga) game a few years later, prompting the league to likewise implement a ban on the maneuver. ==Playing career== Leggio played for four years at [Clarkson University](/source/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.{{Cite web |first=Angela |last=Busch |url=http://www.naplesnews.com/blogs/blades_blog_old/2008/sep/04/blog0904/ |title=Goalie question answered? |work=[Naples Daily News](/source/Naples_Daily_News) |date=September 4, 2008 |accessdate=May 24, 2010 |archive-date=June 6, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606115509/http://www.naplesnews.com/blogs/blades_blog_old/2008/sep/04/blog0904/ |url-status=dead }} At Clarkson, Leggio helped Clarkson win the [Eastern College Athletic Conference](/source/Eastern_College_Athletic_Conference) tournament championship in 2007 and the [Eastern College Athletic Conference](/source/Eastern_College_Athletic_Conference) regular season title in 2008. Leggio's pro career began with an amateur tryout with the [Binghamton Senators](/source/Binghamton_Senators) of the [American Hockey League](/source/American_Hockey_League) (AHL) at the end of the 2007–08 season, but for the [2008–09 season](/source/2008-09_ECHL_season), he found himself with the [Florida Everblades](/source/Florida_Everblades) of the [ECHL](/source/ECHL), sharing goaltending duties with [Anton Khudobin](/source/Anton_Khudobin) on the way to winning the [Brabham Cup](/source/Brabham_Cup) as regular-season champions. [[File:Yasin Ehliz and David Leggio by 2eight DSC0583.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Leggio with Team [USA](/source/United_States_national_men's_ice_hockey_team)]] Leggio moved to [Finland](/source/Finland) in [2009–10](/source/2009%E2%80%9310_SM-liiga_season) to play for [TPS](/source/TPS_(ice_hockey)) in the top Finnish league, the [SM-liiga](/source/SM-liiga), which bans net dislodging. Leggio played in 30 games in his season in Finland. He also played in 7 of TPS's playoff games, leading the league in postseason [goals against average](/source/goals_against_average) at 1.57 and helping TPS to the league title.{{Cite news |title=American aid to Finnish championship |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2010-04-28-1038068969_x.htm |work=[USA Today](/source/USA_Today) |agency=[AP](/source/Associated_Press) |date=April 28, 2010 |accessdate=May 24, 2010}} On August 8, 2010, Leggio returned to the United States, signing as a free agent to a one-year contract with the [Portland Pirates](/source/Portland_Pirates) of the AHL. Three months later, the [Buffalo Sabres](/source/Buffalo_Sabres), the NHL team with which Portland was affiliated, converted Leggio's AHL contract to an NHL [two-way contract](/source/two-way_contract), but kept Leggio in Portland.{{cite web | url = http://mainehockeyjournal.com/2010/08/08/sabres-sign-goaltender-leggio-for-portland/ | title = Sabres sign goaltender Leggio for Portland | publisher = mainehockeyjournal.com | date = 2010-08-08 | accessdate = 2010-08-08 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120710130758/http://mainehockeyjournal.com/2010/08/08/sabres-sign-goaltender-leggio-for-portland/ | archive-date = July 10, 2012 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }} In [2010–11](/source/2010-11_AHL_season), he played 36 regular-season games for Portland and 9 in the postseason. Leggio was re-signed to the Sabres organization in June 2011, where he was assigned to the [Rochester Americans](/source/Rochester_Americans) (Buffalo changed minor-league affiliations from Portland to Rochester in 2011). Leggio saw action in 54 games for Rochester in the [2011–12 season](/source/2011-12_AHL_season), winning a career-high 28, but he went 0-3 in the postseason. Similarly, he saw 64 games for the Americans in the [2012–13](/source/2012-13_AHL_season) season, again winning a new career-high of 38, but also going 0-2 in the postseason. On July 8, 2013, Leggio signed a one-year, two-way contract with the [Washington Capitals](/source/Washington_Capitals) organization.{{Cite web| url = https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=427245 | title = Caps sign Strachan, Leggio and Watkins to one-year deal | publisher = [The Sports Network](/source/The_Sports_Network) | date = 2013-07-08 | accessdate = 2013-07-08}} He spent the duration of the [2013–14](/source/2013-14_AHL_season) season with the Capitals AHL affiliate, the [Hershey Bears](/source/Hershey_Bears). On July 1, 2014, Leggio continued his journeyman career in signing a one-year two-way contract with the [New York Islanders](/source/New_York_Islanders).{{cite web| url = http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=725059 | title = Islanders sign three to two-way deals | publisher = [National Hockey League](/source/National_Hockey_League) | date = 2014-07-01 | accessdate = 2014-07-01}} During the [2014–15](/source/2014-15_AHL_season) season, on November 2, 2014 Leggio, at the time with the Isles' AHL affiliate [Bridgeport Sound Tigers](/source/Bridgeport_Sound_Tigers), earned a degree of notoriety for strategically dislodging his goal net during a two player breakaway, under the assumption that the penalty shot he would face as a result of the flagrant foul would be easier to defend than the breakaway (although, ironically, the 2-on-0 was swiftly marred by a mishandled pass during its fast-paced approach to the net). He stopped Dana Tyrell's penalty shot attempt as a penalty for dislodging the net. The league immediately passed a rule imposing a game misconduct penalty on any goaltender who attempted the move again.Dhiren Mahiban (November 6, 2014). [http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2014/11/06/report-ahl-changes-rule-following-leggio-incident/ Report: AHL changes rule following Leggio incident]. ''ProHockeyTalk.com''. Retrieved November 7, 2014.{{cite web| url = http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/eye-on-hockey/24782337/video-ahl-goalie-david-leggio-intentionally-dislodges-net-to-stop-2-on-0 | title = Video:AHL goalie Leggio intentionally dislodges net | work = [CBS Sports](/source/CBS_Sports) | date = 2014-11-02 | accessdate = 2014-11-02}} On March 2, 2015, Leggio was traded by the Islanders to the [Arizona Coyotes](/source/Arizona_Coyotes) in exchange for Mark Louis; he was assigned to their AHL affiliate, in a return to the [Portland Pirates](/source/Portland_Pirates).{{cite web| url = http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2015/03/02/trade-coyotes-acquire-leggio-from-the-islanders/ | title = Coyotes acquire Leggio from Islanders | publisher = [NBC Sports](/source/NBC_Sports) | date = 2015-03-02 | accessdate = 2015-03-02}} As an unsigned free agent, Leggio accepted a tryout offer from the [Winnipeg Jets](/source/Winnipeg_Jets) on August 28, 2015.{{cite web| url = http://www.buffalohockeybeat.com/williamsvilles-david-leggio-to-attend-jets-camp-on-tryout/ | title = David Leggio to attend Jets camp on try-out | publisher = buffalohockeybeat.com | date = 2015-08-28 | accessdate = 2015-08-28}} Upon his release from the Jets, Leggio opted for a second stint in Europe, agreeing to an initial one-year contract with German club EHC München of the DEL on October 22, 2015.{{cite web | url = http://www.redbullmuenchen.de/de/news/red-bulls-verpflichten-us-goalie-david-leggio | publisher = [EHC München](/source/EHC_M%C3%BCnchen) | date = 2015-10-22 | accessdate = 2015-10-22 | language = German | title = Red Bulls sign American goalie David Leggio | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160406201239/http://www.redbullmuenchen.de/de/news/red-bulls-verpflichten-us-goalie-david-leggio | archive-date = April 6, 2016 | url-status = dead }} While in Munich, Leggio pulled the same intentional dislodging of the goalposts (as the DEL had not yet outlawed the maneuver) in a game against the [Fischtown Pinguins](/source/Fischtown_Pinguins) on December 9, 2017.{{cite web|last1=Schlager|first1=Brandon|title=David Leggio is up to his old tricks|url=http://www.sportingnews.com/ca/nhl/news/david-leggio-net-breakaway-video-olympics-2018-pyeongchang-del-germany/fmi7dr52fvde10r060q0pswgb|website=sportingnews.com|publisher=Sporting News|accessdate=12 December 2017|date=9 December 2017}}{{cite web|last1=Leahy|first1=Sarah|title=Goaltender David Leggio knocks own net off again to avoid breakaway (Video)|url=http://nhl.nbcsports.com/2017/12/09/goaltender-david-leggio-knocks-own-net-off-again-to-avoid-breakaway-video/|website=nbcsports.com|publisher=NBC|accessdate=12 December 2017|date=9 December 2017}} The DEL changed its rules immediately thereafter, automatically [awarding a goal](/source/awarded_goal) if the net is intentionally dislodged.{{cite web|last1=Leahy|first1=Sarah|title=Another league changes its rules, thanks to David Leggio|url=http://nhl.nbcsports.com/2017/12/13/another-league-changes-its-rules-thanks-to-david-leggio/|website=NBCsports.com|publisher=NBC|accessdate=13 December 2017|date=13 December 2017}} Leggio was also fined an undisclosed amount for the play. Leggio suffered a severe concussion when he again attempted to dislodge his net during a March 3, 2018 game, ending his season. He briefly considered retirement but eventually recovered with the help of doctors in his hometown. He then signed with injury-hit [Grizzlys Wolfsburg](/source/Grizzlys_Wolfsburg) early in the season.{{cite web| url = https://buffalonews.com/2019/01/19/david-leggio-rochester-americans-usa-hockey-williamsville/ | title = Leggio continues European career | publisher = [Buffalo News](/source/Buffalo_News) | date = 2019-01-19 | accessdate = 2019-01-19}} Leggio collected 12 wins through 31 games in the [2018–19](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_DEL_season) season with Wolfsburg, leaving the club as a free agent on March 8, 2019.{{Cite web| url = https://www.grizzlys.de/news_1081.html | title = Further personnel decisions taken by Wolfsburg | publisher = [Grizzlys Wolfsburg](/source/Grizzlys_Wolfsburg) | date = 2019-03-08 | accessdate = 2019-03-08}} ==International play== Leggio represented the [United States](/source/United_States_men's_national_ice_hockey_team) at the [2018 Olympics](/source/Ice_hockey_at_the_2018_Winter_Olympics).{{cite web|url=http://www.sportingnews.com/nhl/news/usa-hockey-olympics-winter-2018-roster-nhl-players-pyeongchang-deutschlandcup/1bygz6f63csa01m7ugyzowbo1j|title=A peak at Pyeongchang: USA Hockey announces roster for pre-Olympic tournament|first=Brandon|last=Schlager|work=The Sporting News|date=October 18, 2017|accessdate=October 18, 2017}} ==Personal life== Leggio received a degree in business from [Clarkson University](/source/Clarkson_University) in 2008. He started working as a business banking relationship manager at [Five Star Bank](/source/Five_Star_Bank_(New_York)) in February 2020. He also owns a company that hosts instructional groups and clinics for aspiring ice hockey goaltenders.{{cite news |last1=Miner |first1=Dan |title=From pro hockey to professional services: David Leggio on his new career as a commercial banker |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/news/2020/06/19/from-pro-hockey-to-professional-services-david-le.html |access-date=14 December 2020 |work=Buffalo Business First |publisher=American City Business Journals |date=19 June 2020}} ==Career statistics== ===Regular season and playoffs=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:75%" |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! align="center" colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! align="center" rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! align="center" colspan="9" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | [Regular season](/source/Regular_season) ! align="center" rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! align="center" colspan="8" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | [Playoffs](/source/Playoffs) |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! [Season](/source/Season_(sports)) ! Team ! League ! GP ! W ! L ! OT ! MIN ! GA ! [SO](/source/Shutout) ! [GAA](/source/Goals_against_average) ! [SV%](/source/save_percentage) ! GP ! W ! L ! MIN ! GA ! SO ! GAA ! SV% |- | [2004–05](/source/2004%E2%80%9305_NCAA_Division_I_men's_ice_hockey_season) | [Clarkson University](/source/Clarkson_University) | [ECAC](/source/ECAC_Hockey) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 182 | 9 | 0 | 2.97 | .908 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [2005–06](/source/2005%E2%80%9306_NCAA_Division_I_men's_ice_hockey_season) | Clarkson University | ECAC | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1446 | 62 | 1 | 2.57 | .913 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- | [2006–07](/source/2006%E2%80%9307_NCAA_Division_I_men's_ice_hockey_season) | Clarkson University | ECAC | 37 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 2167 | 78 | 2 | 2.16 | .930 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [2007–08](/source/2007%E2%80%9308_NCAA_Division_I_men's_ice_hockey_season) | Clarkson University | ECAC | 38 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 2211 | 81 | 5 | 2.20 | .920 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- | [2007–08](/source/2007%E2%80%9308_AHL_season) | [Binghamton Senators](/source/Binghamton_Senators) | [AHL](/source/American_Hockey_League) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 4.06 | .778 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [2008–09](/source/2008%E2%80%9309_ECHL_season) | [Florida Everblades](/source/Florida_Everblades) | [ECHL](/source/ECHL) | 39 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 2284 | 86 | 4 | 2.26 | .916 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 734 | 30 | 0 | 2.45 | .885 |- | [2008–09](/source/2008%E2%80%9309_AHL_season) | [Albany River Rats](/source/Albany_River_Rats) | AHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 7 | 0 | 7.00 | .788 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [2009–10](/source/2009%E2%80%9310_SM-liiga_season) | [TPS](/source/TPS_(ice_hockey)) | [SM-l](/source/SM-liiga) | 30 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 1598 | 78 | 1 | 2.93 | .901 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 419 | 11 | 1 | 1.58 | .942 |- | [2010–11](/source/2010%E2%80%9311_AHL_season) | [Portland Pirates](/source/Portland_Pirates) | AHL | 36 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 1993 | 93 | 3 | 2.80 | .911 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 510 | 27 | 0 | 3.18 | .900 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [2011–12](/source/2011%E2%80%9312_AHL_season) | [Rochester Americans](/source/Rochester_Americans) | AHL | 54 | 28 | 24 | 2 | 3243 | 142 | 2 | 2.63 | .917 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 175 | 11 | 0 | 3.76 | .876 |- | [2012–13](/source/2012%E2%80%9313_AHL_season) | Rochester Americans | AHL | 64 | 38 | 24 | 1 | 3799 | 162 | 4 | 2.56 | .924 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 125 | 8 | 0 | 3.84 | .830 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [2013–14](/source/2013%E2%80%9314_AHL_season) | [Hershey Bears](/source/Hershey_Bears) | AHL | 45 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 2688 | 118 | 2 | 2.63 | .913 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- | [2014–15](/source/2014%E2%80%9315_AHL_season) | [Bridgeport Sound Tigers](/source/Bridgeport_Sound_Tigers) | AHL | 23 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1267 | 83 | 1 | 3.93 | .861 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2014–15 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 274 | 11 | 0 | 2.41 | .908 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- | [2015–16](/source/2015%E2%80%9316_DEL_season) | [EHC München](/source/EHC_M%C3%BCnchen) | [DEL](/source/Deutsche_Eishockey_Liga) | 23 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 1369 | 46 | 4 | 2.02 | .927 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 854 | 25 | 2 | 1.76 | .930 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [2016–17](/source/2016%E2%80%9317_DEL_season) | EHC München | DEL | 24 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 1447 | 57 | 1 | 2.36 | .902 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- | [2017–18](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_DEL_season) | EHC München | DEL | 25 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 1499 | 65 | 2 | 2.60 | .914 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [2018–19](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_DEL_season) | [Grizzlys Wolfsburg](/source/Grizzlys_Wolfsburg) | DEL | 31 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 1799 | 85 | 5 | 2.83 | .906 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan=3 align=center| AHL totals ! 229 ! 119 ! 95 ! 7 ! 13,355 ! 618 ! 12 ! 2.66 ! .917 ! 14 ! 5 ! 9 ! 610 ! 46 ! 0 ! 3.41 ! .887 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan=3 align=center| Liiga totals ! 30 ! 12 ! 13 ! 3 ! 1,598 ! 78 ! 1 ! 2.93 ! .901 ! 7 ! 5 ! 2 ! 419 ! 11 ! 1 ! 1.58 ! .942 |} ===International=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em" |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! GP ! W ! L ! OT ! MIN ! GA ! SO ! GAA ! SV% |- ALIGN="center" | [2014](/source/2014_IIHF_World_Championship) | [United States](/source/United_States_men's_national_ice_hockey_team) | [WC](/source/IIHF_World_Championships) | 6th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 2.08 | .875 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan=4 | Senior totals ! 1 ! 0 ! 0 ! 0 ! 29 ! 1 ! 0 ! 2.08 ! .875 |} ==Awards and honors== {| class="wikitable" ! Season ! Award |- |[2006–07](/source/2006%E2%80%9307_NCAA_Division_I_men's_ice_hockey_season) |NCAA (ECAC) Champion |- | |NCAA (ECAC) Clarkson Team MVP |- | |All-[ECAC Hockey](/source/ECAC_Hockey) [First Team](/source/List_of_All-ECAC_Hockey_Teams) |- | |NCAA (ECAC) Goaltender of the Year |- |[2007–08](/source/2007%E2%80%9308_NCAA_Division_I_men's_ice_hockey_season) |NCAA (ECAC) Knight Club Award |- | |All-[ECAC Hockey](/source/ECAC_Hockey) [Second Team](/source/List_of_All-ECAC_Hockey_Teams) |- |2008–09 |ECHL Goaltender of the Month (January) |- | |ECHL Goaltender Of The Week (01/12–01/18) |- |2009–10 |SM-liiga Champion |- |2012–13 |AHL Goalie of the Month (March) |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category}} *{{icehockeystats}} {{s-start}} {{s-ach}} {{succession box | before = [Mark DeKanich](/source/Mark_DeKanich)| title = [Ken Dryden Award](/source/List_of_ECAC_Ken_Dryden_Award)| years = [2006–07](/source/2006%E2%80%9307_NCAA_Division_I_men's_ice_hockey_season)| after = [Kyle Richter](/source/Kyle_Richter)}} {{s-end}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Leggio, David}} Category:1984 births Category:Living people Category:Albany River Rats players Category:American men's ice hockey goaltenders Category:Binghamton Senators players Category:Bridgeport Sound Tigers players Category:Clarkson University alumni Category:Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey players Category:Florida Everblades players Category:Hershey Bears players Category:Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics Category:Olympic ice hockey players for the United States Category:EHC München players Category:Sportspeople from Williamsville, New York Category:Ice hockey people from Erie County, New York Category:Portland Pirates players Category:Rochester Americans players Category:HC TPS players Category:Grizzlys Wolfsburg players Category:St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute alumni Category:21st-century American sportsmen Category:American expatriate ice hockey players in Finland --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [David Leggio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Leggio) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Leggio?action=history)). 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