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Jay Leach (hockey coach)

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Jay Leach
Born (1951-05-24) May 24, 1951 (age 73)
Lexington, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Center
Shot Right
Played for Syracuse Hornets
Manchester Blackhawks
Erie Golden Blades
Nashville South Stars
Playing career 1980–1983

Jay Leach (born May 24, 1951) is a former ice hockey assistant coach of the National Hockey League's Los Angeles Kings, Atlanta Thrashers, New Jersey Devils, and Washington Capitals. He also has five years of head coaching experience in the American Hockey League with the Springfield Indians and the Hershey Bears.

Leach served as assistant coach for Team USA under Bob Johnson in the 1991 Canada Cup. He also served as assistant coach for the U.S. Men's National Team in the 2004 and 2006 World Championships.

On June 25, 2013, Leach was named associate head coach for the University of Maine men's ice hockey team.[1]

His nephew of the same name was the head coach of the Providence Bruins, and is now an assistant coach with the Seattle Kraken.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Announces the Hiring of Associate Head Coach Jay Leach". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  2. ^ "JAY LEACH AND TRENT WHITFIELD NAMED PROVIDENCE BRUINS ASSISTANT COACHES". The Official Site of the Providence Bruins. Retrieved 16 May 2017.