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Dan LaCosta
#30 Cardiff Devils / EIHL - 13/14
- Date of Birth
- Mar 28, 1986
- Age
- 40
- Place of Birth
- Labrador City, NL, CAN
- Nation
- Canada
- Youth Team
- -
- Position
- G
- Height
- 185 cm / 6'1"
- Weight
- 84 kg / 185 lbs
- Catches
- L
- Status
- Retired
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Dan LaCosta Facts
A good-sized goalie whose game is based on positioning. Lacks rebound control. (EP 2008)
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Dan LaCosta Statistics
| Post | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-2002 | OPJHL | 24 | 1.92 | - | 2 | - | |||||||
| 2002-2003 | OHL | 28 | 3.77 | .877 | 0 | 8-10-3 | Playoffs | 1 | 2.63 | .889 | 0 | 0-0-0 | |
| 2003-2004 | OHL | 37 | 2.72 | .909 | 4 | 17-10-1 | Playoffs | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 2004-2005 | OHL | 25 | 2.95 | .895 | 0 | 15-7-2 | |||||||
| 2004-2005 | OHL | 21 | 2.73 | .911 | 1 | 10-5-2 | Playoffs | 5 | 3.08 | .908 | 0 | 1-2-0 | |
| 2005-2006 | OHL | 59 | 2.55 | .915 | 6 | 36-17-4 | Playoffs | 11 | 3.12 | .896 | 0 | 5-5-0 | |
| 2006-2007 | AHL | 19 | 2.82 | .894 | 3 | 5-7-1 | |||||||
| 2006-2007 | ECHL | 10 | 3.45 | .874 | 0 | 3-5-1 | |||||||
| 2007-2008 | NHL | 1 | 0.00 | 1.000 | 0 | 0-0-0 | |||||||
| 2007-2008 | AHL | 15 | 2.12 | .932 | 1 | 9-2-3 | |||||||
| 2007-2008 | ECHL | 14 | 2.15 | .932 | - | 7-4-1 | |||||||
| 2008-2009 | NHL | 3 | 1.54 | .950 | 1 | 2-0-0 | |||||||
| 2008-2009 | AHL | 45 | 2.79 | .913 | 2 | 19-18-2 | |||||||
| 2009-2010 | AHL | 26 | 3.96 | .882 | 1 | 7-15-1 | |||||||
| 2010-2011 | Did not play | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| 2011-2012 | CIS | 15 | 2.49 | .898 | - | - | Playoffs | 1 | 0.00 | 1.000 | - | - | |
| 2012-2013 | CIS | 16 | 1.92 | .917 | - | - | Playoffs | 7 | 1.76 | .927 | - | - | |
| 2013-2014 | EIHL | 17 | 2.63 | .908 | - | - |
Dan LaCosta Tournament Statistics
| Post | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-2003 | CWG | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| 2005-2006 | CHL Challenge | 1 | 2.00 | .926 | 0 | 1-0-0 | |||||||
| 2010-2011 | ET | 3 | 2.32 | .933 | - | - | Playoffs | 2 | 7.29 | .828 | - | - | |
| 2012-2013 | University Cup | 3 | 1.33 | .937 | - | - | |||||||
| 2013-2014 | EIHL Cup | 6 | 2.98 | .890 | - | - |
Dan LaCosta Career Totals by League
| 4 | 105 | 2.98 | .905 | 7 | 40-42-7 | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 2.00 | .926 | 0 | 1-0-0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | 31 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 8 | - | - | - | - | |
| 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | 24 | 2.70 | .909 | 0 | 10-9-2 | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | 17 | 2.63 | .908 | - | - | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | 6 | 2.98 | .890 | - | - | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | 3 | 2.32 | .933 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 7.29 | .828 | - | - | |
| 2 | 4 | 1.42 | .953 | 1 | 2-0-0 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | 170 | 2.85 | .905 | 11 | 86-49-12 | 4 | 17 | 3.10 | .899 | 0 | 6-7-0 | |
| 1 | 24 | 1.92 | - | 2 | - | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | 3 | 1.33 | .937 | - | - | 0 |
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
Dan LaCosta Career Totals by Team
| 2 | 80 | 2.59 | .914 | 7 | 46-22-6 | 2 | 16 | 3.11 | .899 | 0 | 6-7-0 | |
| 1 | 23 | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | 4 | 1.42 | .953 | 1 | 2-0-0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | 10 | 3.45 | .874 | 0 | 3-5-1 | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | 3 | 2.32 | .933 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 7.29 | .828 | - | - | |
| 1 | 14 | 2.15 | .932 | - | 7-4-1 | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 2.00 | .926 | 0 | 1-0-0 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | 90 | 3.10 | .895 | 4 | 40-27-6 | 2 | 1 | 2.63 | .889 | 0 | 0-0-0 | |
| 4 | 105 | 2.98 | .905 | 7 | 40-42-7 | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | 34 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 8 | - | - | - | - | |
| 1 | 24 | 1.92 | - | 2 | - | 0 |
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
Dan LaCosta Career Highlights
| Season | Awards |
|---|---|
| 2006-2007 |
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| 2007-2008 |
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| 2012-2013 |
Transactions
| Date | Status | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Confirmed | Cardiff Devils | Retired | |
| Confirmed | Univ. of New Brunswick | Cardiff Devils | |
| Confirmed | No team | Univ. of New Brunswick | |
| Confirmed | EC Salzburg | Unknown | |
| Confirmed | Syracuse Crunch | EC Salzburg | |
| Extension | Columbus Blue Jackets | Columbus Blue Jackets |
Dan LaCosta Biography and Trivia
Drafted 2002, 1 #4 by Owen Sound Attack in the OHL Priority Selection
Retired on 17th December 2013 on doctor's advice due to recurring concussion-related symptoms.