Leggio named ECHL Goalie of the Week
January 24, 2009 - ECHL (ECHL)
Florida Everblades News Release
ESTERO, FL - The Florida Everblades proudly announced today that the ECHL has named Everblades goalie David Leggio the ECHL Goaltender of the Week for the week of Jan. 12- 18.
Leggio finished off a busy week with a perfect 3-0-0 record, including recording his league-leading fourth shutout, with goals-against average of 1.67 and a save percentage of .933 to help the Everblades extend their winning streak to nine games and enter the All-Star break with a league-leading 28 wins and 58 points. The 24-year-old was the winning goaltender for the American Conference in the All-Star Game on Wednesday stopping 10 of 11 shots in the second period.
After turning aside 19 of 21 shots in an 8-2 win at Charlotte on Jan. 13, the native of Buffalo, N.Y. stopped all 24 shots he faced in a 4-0 win at South Carolina on Jan. 15 and made 27 saves in a 4-3 win at Charlotte on Jan. 18.
Leggio, who is under contract to Albany of the American Hockey League, is 14-3-1 with a goals-against average of 2.22 and a save percentage of .921 in 19 games for the Everblades. He is tied for third in the league in wins and is fifth in goals-against average.
Prior to joining the pro ranks Leggio 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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