Jeff Lerg
Jeff Lerg | |||
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Born |
Livonia, MI, U.S. | April 9, 1986||
Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | ||
Weight | 163 lb (74 kg; 11 st 9 lb) | ||
Position | Goalie | ||
Catches | Left | ||
ECHL team Former teams |
Toledo Walleye HC Asiago Ours de Villard-de-Lans San Diego Gulls Rungsted Seier Capital | ||
NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2009–present |
Jeff Lerg (born April 9, 1986) is a ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing for the Toledo Walleye in the ECHL.
Playing career
Prior to his college hockey career, Lerg played for the Omaha Lancers of the USHL. He led the league in shutouts, GAA, wins, minutes played and ranked second in save percentage. Lerg broke the USHL record for wins in a season with 36 in helping lead Omaha to a share of the regular-season title. Lerg joined the Michigan State Spartans in 2005 and was named CCHA Rookie of the Year for his outstanding performance as a freshman. He was a member of Michigan State's 2007 NCAA Championship team where he held a 1.25 GAA and .954 save percentage in the tournament. In 2008, he was selected as a finalist for the James E. Sullivan Award, given to the top amateur athlete in the United States each year.[1]
He led the Michigan State Spartans as captain during the 2008–09 season, in which he broke the CCHA saves record and placed second on the NCAA all-time saves list on Senior night at the Munn.[2]
On July 31, 2009, Lerg signed with the Lowell Devils of the American Hockey League.[3] After two injury hampered seasons within the Lowell Devils, playing primarily for ECHL affiliate. the Trenton Titans, Lerg spent a season with HC Asiago of the Serie A. During the 2011–12 season, Lerg played in 24 games with HC Asiago and held a 2.64 GAA and a .921 save percentage.
On April 23, 2012, Lerg signed with Ours de Villard-de-Lans of the Ligue Magnus. After two successful seasons with Villard, Lerg returned to North America and signed a one-year contract with the Toledo Walleye of the ECHL on July 16, 2014.[4]
On November 20, 2014, Lerg was signed to a Professional Try Out by the Grand Rapids Griffins.[5] Following the game on November 21, the Griffins released Lerg from his professional try out.[6] On March 9, 2015, Lerg was signed to a second professional try out by the Griffins.[7]
Lerg was named the ECHL Goaltender of the Month for the month of November. He went 7–0–1, with one shutout, a 2.65 GAA and a .922 save percentage in eight appearances during the month as the Walleyes went 10–2–1 in November. Lerg allowed two goals or less in four of his eight appearances.[8]
Lerg was named the CCM ECHL goaltender of the week for the week ending March 22. Lerg went 3–0–0 with one shutout, a 0.65 GAA and a .975 save percentage in three appearances last week, helping the Walleye extend their unbeaten streak to eight games (7–0–1).[9] Lerg set a Walleye franchise record for the most wins in one season, with 31 wins, and most shutouts in one season, with four shutouts. His 31 wins is tied for first in the league, while he ranks second with a 2.32 GAA, and third with a .921 save percentage.[10]
On December 28, 2015, Lerg was signed to a professional try-out by the Grand Rapids Griffins. Lerg played in 17 games with the Toledo Walleye, ranking eighth among ECHL goaltenders with a 2.01 GAA to go along with a 12–3–0 record, a 0.929 save percentage and one shutout.[11]
On July 21, 2016, Lerg opted to return overseas, signing a one-year deal as a free agent with Danish club, Rungsted Seier Capital, of the Metal Ligaen.[12] After 23 games and unable to guide Capital to the post-season, Lerg returned to rejoin the Toledo Walleye on January 28, 2017.
Personal life
Lerg is the cousin of Bryan Lerg. They were teammates at Michigan State University from 2005–06 to 2007–08.
Career statistics
Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T/OT | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
2003–04 | River City Lancers | USHL | 35 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1963 | 72 | 4 | 2.20 | .917 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 183 | 0 | 7 | 2.29 | .929 | ||
2004–05 | Omaha Lancers | USHL | 52 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 3105 | 112 | 6 | 2.16 | .916 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 298 | 1 | 10 | 2.01 | .931 | ||
2005–06 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 31 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 1840 | 60 | 3 | 1.96 | .928 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 42 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 2465 | 99 | 3 | 2.41 | .913 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 41 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 2464 | 91 | 4 | 2.22 | .926 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 32 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 1921 | 94 | 2 | 2.94 | .917 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Trenton Devils | ECHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 120 | 11 | 0 | 5.50 | .810 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Trenton Devils | ECHL | 27 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1545 | 81 | 0 | 3.15 | .903 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | HC Asiago | ITL | 24 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 1475 | 65 | 3 | 2.64 | .921 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 139 | 0 | 12 | 5.16 | .844 | ||
2012–13 | Ours de Villard-de-Lans | FRA | 25 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1505 | 0 | 87 | 3.47 | .912 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 242 | 14 | 0 | 3.47 | .929 | ||
2013–14 | Ours de Villard-de-Lans | FRA | 26 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1549 | 0 | 86 | 3.33 | .910 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 505 | 28 | 0 | 3.32 | .907 | ||
2014–15 | Toledo Walleye | ECHL | 45 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 2635 | 104 | 4 | 2.37 | .920 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 956 | 35 | 0 | 2.20 | .924 | ||
2015–16 | Toledo Walleye | ECHL | 42 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 2514 | 91 | 3 | 2.17 | .925 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 256 | 13 | 0 | 3.05 | .902 | ||
2015–16 | San Diego Gulls | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Rungsted Seier Capital | DEN | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.59 | .903 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
ECHL totals | 116 | 73 | 33 | 7 | 6814 | 287 | 7 | 2.32 | .919 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 1212 | 48 | 0 | 2.50 | .916 |
Awards and honors
Award | Year | |
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USHL Dave Tyler Junior Player of the Year Award | 2005 | [13] |
USHL Goaltender of the Year | 2005 | |
USA Hockey Junior Player of the Year | 2005 | |
All-CCHA Rookie Team | 2005-06 | |
CCHA Rookie of the Year | 2005-06 | |
CCHA All-Tournament Team | 2006 | [14] |
CCHA Most Valuable Player in Tournament | 2006 | |
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team | 2007 | [15] |
USA Hockey College Player of the Year | 2007 | [16] |
All-CCHA First Team | 2007-08 | [17] |
AHCA West Second-Team All-American | 2007-08 | |
All-CCHA Second Team | 2008-09 | [17] |
Senior CLASS Award | 2009 | |
NCAA Top VIII Award | 2010 | [18] |
Ligue Magnus Jean Ferrand Trophy | 2014 | |
All-ECHL Second Team | 2014–15 | [19] |
References
- ^ Vega, Michael (April 7, 2007). "Lerg is a breath of fresh air for Spartans". Boston.com. Retrieved February 3, 2010.
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(help) - ^ "Spartans swept, Lerg sets CCHA saves record". statenews.com. March 20, 2009. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
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(help) - ^ "Jeff Lerg player profile". The Hockey News. May 18, 2011. Retrieved May 18, 2011.
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(help) - ^ "Jeff Lerg Returns To ECHL, Signs With Toledo". mes-tv.com. July 16, 2014. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
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(help) - ^ "Roster Shake-Up". Grand Rapids Griffins. November 20, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
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(help) - ^ "Monsters Complete Comeback". Grand Rapids Griffins. November 21, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
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(help) - ^ "Four Shifts". Grand Rapids Griffins. March 9, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
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(help) - ^ "Lerg named ECHL Goaltender of the Month". ECHL. December 3, 2014. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
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(help) - ^ "Lerg named CCM ECHL Goaltender of the Week". ECHL. March 24, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
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(help) - ^ "Jeff Lerg and Tyler Barnes earn ECHL honors". Toledo Walleye. April 10, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
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(help) - ^ "Time to Tango". Toledo Walleye. December 28, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
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(help) - ^ "American Jeff Lerg to Rungsted" (in Danish). RungstedSeierCapital.com. 2016-07-21. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
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(help) - ^ "USHL award winners announced". United States Hockey League. May 1, 2005. Archived from the original on August 7, 2011. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
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(help) - ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
- ^ "Lerg, Petry Honored by USA Hockey". Michigan State Spartans. May 30, 2007. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
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(help) - ^ a b "All-CCHA Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
- ^ "Lerg Named NCAA Award Winner". Michigan State Spartans. December 18, 2009. Retrieved December 18, 2009.
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External links
- 1986 births
- Living people
- American expatriates in France
- American expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- American ice hockey goaltenders
- Asiago Hockey 1935 players
- Ice hockey people from Michigan
- Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey players
- Omaha Lancers players
- Ours de Villard-de-Lans players
- Sportspeople from Livonia, Michigan
- San Diego Gulls (AHL) players
- Toledo Walleye players
- Trenton Devils players