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Canada Dan LaCosta
#30 Cardiff Devils / EIHL - 13/14
1-time USports University Cup Champion 1
Date of Birth
Mar 28, 1986
Position
G
Age
39
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Labrador City, NL, CAN
Weight
185 lbs / 84 kg
Nation
Canada
Catches
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
2004 round 3 #93 overall by Columbus Blue Jackets

A good-sized goalie whose game is based on positioning. Lacks rebound control. (EP 2008)

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Dan LaCosta Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
2001-02 Wellington Dukes OPJHL 24* -* 1.92* -* 45* -* 2* - * 1 378* |
2002-03 Owen Sound Attack OHL 28* -* 3.77* .877* 83* 594* 0* 8-10-3 * 1 321* | Playoffs 1 - 2.63 .889 1 8 0 0-0-0 23
2003-04 Owen Sound Attack OHL 37* -* 2.72* .909* 82* 818* 4* 17-10-1 * 1 810* | Playoffs 0 - - - - - - - -
2004-05 Owen Sound Attack OHL 25* -* 2.95* .895* 70* 598* 0* 15-7-2 * 1 423* |
Barrie Colts OHL 21* -* 2.73* .911* 48* 493* 1* 10-5-2 * 1 054* | Playoffs 5 - 3.08 .908 11 108 0 1-2-0 215
2005-06 Barrie Colts OHL 59* -* 2.55* .915* 142* 1 533* 6* 36-17-4 * 3 340* | Playoffs 11 - 3.12 .896 34 294 0 5-5-0 655
2006-07 Syracuse Crunch AHL 19* -* 2.82* .894* 40* 338* 3* 5-7-1 * 853* |
Dayton Bombers ECHL 10* -* 3.45* .874* 32* 221* 0* 3-5-1 * 556* |
2007-08 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 1* -* 0.00* 1.000* 0* 5* 0* 0-0-0 * 13* |
Syracuse Crunch AHL 15* -* 2.12* .932* 30* 408* 1* 9-2-3 * 849* |
Elmira Jackals ECHL 14* -* 2.15* .932* 27* 371* -* 7-4-1 * 754* |
2008-09 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 3* -* 1.54* .950* 4* 76* 1* 2-0-0 * 156* | 0 - - - - - - - -
Syracuse Crunch AHL 45* -* 2.79* .913* 115* 1 202* 2* 19-18-2 * 2 470* |
2009-10 Syracuse Crunch AHL 26* -* 3.96* .882* 90* 671* 1* 7-15-1 * 1 363* |
2010-11 Did not play * * * -* * * * - * * |
2011-12 Univ. of New Brunswick CIS 15* -* 2.49* .898* -* -* -* - * -* | Playoffs 1 - 0.00 1.000 - - - - -
2012-13 Univ. of New Brunswick CIS 16* -* 1.92* .917* -* -* -* - * -* | Playoffs 7 - 1.76 .927 - - - - -
2013-14 Cardiff Devils EIHL 17* -* 2.63* .908* -* -* -* - * -* |

Dan LaCosta Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
2002-03 Team Newfoundland CWG -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
2005-06 OHL All-Stars CHL Challenge 1* 2* 2.00* .926* 2* 25* 0* 1-0-0 * 60* |
2010-11 EC Salzburg ET 3* -* 2.32* .933* -* -* -* - * -* | Playoffs 2 - 7.29 .828 - - - - -
2012-13 Univ. of New Brunswick University Cup 3* -* 1.33* .937* -* -* -* - * -* |
2013-14 Cardiff Devils EIHL Cup 6* -* 2.98* .890* -* -* -* - * -* |

Dan LaCosta Career Totals

League Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI | Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
AHL 4 105* -* 2.98* .905* 275* 2 619* 7* 40-42-7* 5 532 | 0 * * * * * * *
CHL Challenge 1 1* 2* 2.00* .926* 2* 25* 0* 1-0-0* 60 | 0 * * * * * * *
CWG 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
ECHL 2 24* -* 2.70* .909* 59* 592* 0* 10-9-2* 1 310 | 0 * * * * * * *
EIHL 1 17* -* 2.63* .908* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
EIHL Cup 1 6* -* 2.98* .890* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
ET 1 3* -* 2.32* .933* -* -* -* -* - | 1 2 - 7.29* .828* -* -* -* -* -*
NHL 2 4* -* 1.42* .953* 4* 81* 1* 2-0-0* 169 | 0 0 - -* -* -* -* -* -* -*
OHL 4 170* -* 2.85* .905* 425* 4 036* 11* 86-49-12* 8 947 | 4 17 - 3.10* .899* 46* 410* 0* 6-7-0* 892*
OPJHL (OJHL) 1 24* -* 1.92* -* 45* -* 2* -* 1 378 | 0 * * * * * * *
University Cup 1 3* -* 1.33* .937* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
CIS (USports) 2 31* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 2 8 - -* -* -* -* -* -* -*
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Dan LaCosta Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
12/17/2013
12/17/2013 Confirmed Cardiff Devils Retired
07/12/2013
07/12/2013 Confirmed Univ. of New Brunswick Cardiff Devils
09/11/2011
09/11/2011 Confirmed No team Univ. of New Brunswick
09/06/2010
09/06/2010 Confirmed EC Salzburg Unknown
07/26/2010
07/26/2010 Confirmed Syracuse Crunch EC Salzburg
07/25/2009
07/25/2009 Extension Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2002, 1 #4 overall by Owen Sound Attack in the OHL Priority Selection

Retired on 17th December 2013 on doctor's advice due to recurring concussion-related symptoms.