Stephen Leach

Stephen Leach
Born	January 16, 1966 (1966-01-16) Cambridge, MA, USA
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Washington Capitals Boston Bruins St. Louis Blues Carolina Hurricanes Ottawa Senators Phoenix Coyotes Pittsburgh Penguins
National team	United States
NHL Draft	34th overall, 1984 Washington Capitals
Playing career	1986–2000

Stephen Morgan Leach (born January 16, 1966) is an American ice hockey coach and former professional ice hockey player. He is currently the head coach of the Valley Jr. Warriors '99 Elite squad.

Playing career

He was raised in Lexington, Ma. and played his high school hockey at Matignon HS, where he won four consecutive Massachusetts HS hockey titles from 1981–84. Leach, Ken Hodge, John Morris and Tom Glavine were generally considered the four best Massachusetts high school hockey players from the class of '84. His older brother Chris played D1 hockey at St. Lawrence.

Selected by the Washington Capitals in the 1984 NHL Draft, Leach played for the Capitals for parts of six seasons. It was during his time with the Capitals that he would also be a member of the U.S. Olympic Hockey Team that participated in the 1988 Winter Olympic Games.

Prior to the 1991–92 NHL season Leach was traded to the Boston Bruins in exchange for Randy Burridge. He would also play for the St. Louis Blues, Carolina Hurricanes, Ottawa Senators, Phoenix Coyotes, and Pittsburgh Penguins before retiring in 2000.

External links

• Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
• Stephen Leach's biography at Legends of Hockey
• Stephen Leach's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database