Leggio named ECHL Goalie of the Month
February 6, 2009 - ECHL (ECHL)
Florida Everblades News Release
ESTERO, FL - The Florida Everblades are proud to announce that the ECHL has named rookie David Leggio the RBC Financial Group ECHL Saver of the Month for January.
The 24-year-old was a perfect 8-0-0 with two shutouts, a goals-against average of 1.50 and a save percentage of .945 as Florida went 12-1-0 and moved into first place in the ECHL.
He began the month posting three consecutive home wins, including stopping all 20 shots in a 3-0 win against Mississippi for his third shutout. He won three road games in a row, including a 24-save performance in a 4-0 win at South Carolina for his fourth shutout of the season. He ended January making 26 saves in a 4-1 win against Gwinnett on Jan. 24 and then stopped 23 of 24 shots for a 7-1 win at South Carolina on Jan. 30.
Leggio, who is under contract to Albany of the American Hockey League, is 16-3-1 and is second in the league with four shutouts while ranking third with a goals-against average of 2.23. He is tied for fourth in wins and ranks fifth with a save percentage of .921.
He played the last four years at Clarkson University where he was 59-29-12 with eight shutouts, a goals-against average of 2.30 and a save percentage of .922 in 103 games. He was 22-12-4 with five shutouts, a goals-against average of 2.20 and a save percentage of .920 in 2007-08 and 24-7-5 with two shutouts, a goals-against average of 2.16 and a save percentage of .930 in 2006-07 when he won the Ken Dryden Award as the top goaltender in the East Coast Athletic Conference.
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The Everblades return to action tonight when they travel to South Carolina to take on the Stingrays at 7:05 p.m. from the North Charleston Coliseum. The Everblades return home on Wednesday, February 11 when they host the Cincinnati Cyclones at 7:30 p.m. from Germain Arena.
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