Jay Leach (ice hockey)
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| Born | September 2, 1979 Syracuse, NY, USA |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| NHL team Former teams |
New Jersey Devils Boston Bruins Tampa Bay Lightning Montreal Canadiens San Jose Sharks |
| NHL Draft | 115th overall, 1998 Phoenix Coyotes |
| Playing career | 2001–present |
Jay Christopher Leach (born September 2, 1979 in Syracuse, New York) is an American professional ice hockey player, currently playing for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League.
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[edit] Playing career
Jay Leach was drafted in the fifth round (115th overall) by the Phoenix Coyotes. After spending several years in minor hockey leagues, he signed as a free agent with the Boston Bruins on September 26, 2003. While with the Bruins he appeared in his first two NHL games during the 2005–06 season, collecting no points and seven penalty minutes. Leach spent most of his time in the Bruins organization with their AHL affiliate in Providence. On July 3, 2007, he was signed as a free agent by the Tampa Bay Lightning. He played in two games for the Lightning during the 2007–08 season, but spent most of the season in the AHL. On February 26, 2008 he was traded to the Anaheim Ducks. Later, during the summer of 2008 he signed with the New Jersey Devils. On November 6, 2009, Leach was claimed by the Montreal Canadiens on re-entry waivers from the Devils. On November 28, 2009, due to a high number of injuries to Canadiens forwards, Leach played forward instead of his usual defense position.[1]
Leach was claimed off waivers by the San Jose Sharks on December 1, 2009, he played 28 games for the Sharks during the season. He recorded his first NHL goal in an 8 to 5 victory over the visiting Nashville Predators on March 11, 2010. He began the 2010–11 season playing for the AHL's Worcester Sharks, but on February 9, 2011, he was traded back to the New Jersey Devils along with Steven Zalewski in exchange for Patrick Davis and Mike Swift.[2]
[edit] Personal life
Leach is married to NHL Network's Kathryn Tappen. He is also the nephew of former NHL forward Stephen Leach.
[edit] Career statistics
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1997–98 | Providence College | HE | 32 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Providence College | HE | 33 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Providence College | HE | 37 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Providence College | HE | 40 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Mississippi Sea Wolves | ECHL | 70 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 116 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2002–03 | Augusta Lynx | ECHL | 65 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 162 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | ECHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Trenton Titans | ECHL | 31 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 2004–05 | Trenton Titans | ECHL | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 62 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 92 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | ||
| 2005–06 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 71 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 100 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | ||
| 2005–06 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 73 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 128 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | ||
| 2007–08 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 55 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 20 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 2008–09 | Lowell Devils | AHL | 24 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Lowell Devils | AHL | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 28 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 50 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Albany Devils | AHL | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 70 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
[edit] References
- ^ "Price gets another call; Leach plays forward". Habs Inside/Out.com. 2009-11-28. http://habsinsideout.com/main/24861. Retrieved 2009-11-28.
- ^ "Sharks, Devils deal minor-leaguersd". Boston Globe. 2011-02-09. http://www.boston.com/sports/hockey/articles/2011/02/09/sharks_devils_deal_minor_leaguers/?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+Boston+Globe+--+Sports+News. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
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- People from Syracuse, New York
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