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David Legwand

#17 Buffalo Sabres / NHL - 15/16

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#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Patrick Thoresen	24	10	29	39
2.	Dan Kissel	24	13	23	36
3.	Tim McGauley	24	11	23	34
4.	Bobby MacIntyre	23	10	23	33
5.	Daniel Leavens	24	14	16	30

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Date of Birth

Aug 17, 1980

Position

Age

Height

6'2" / 188 cm

Place of Birth

Detroit, MI, USA

Weight

207 lbs / 94 kg

Nation

USA

Shoots

Youth Team

Status

Retired

Drafted

1998 round 1 #2 overall by Nashville Predators

Legwand was a smart center who played a sound two-way game. Blessed with excellent speed and good defensive instincts.
- Erik K. Piri, EP (2014)

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Player Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-		POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1995-96	Compuware 14U AAA	14U AAA	-	-	-	-	-		\|
1996-97	Compuware Ambassadors	NAHL	44	21	41	62	58		\|
	USA U17	WHC-17	-	-	-	-	-		\|
1997-98	Plymouth Whalers	OHL	59	54	51	105	56	50	\|	Playoffs	15	8	12	20	24	3
	USA U20	WJC-20	7	0	0	0	2		\|
1998-99	Plymouth Whalers	OHL	55	31	49	80	65	32	\|	Playoffs	11	3	8	11	8	2
	Nashville Predators	NHL	1	0	0	0	0	0	\|
	USA U20	WJC-20	6	1	3	4	31		\|
	USA	WC	6	0	2	2	4	0	\|
1999-00	Nashville Predators	NHL	71	13	15	28	30	-6	\|
	USA	WC	6	1	1	2	4	0	\|
2000-01	Nashville Predators	NHL	81	13	28	41	38	1	\|
	USA	WC	9	2	4	6	4	2	\|
2001-02	Nashville Predators	NHL	63	11	19	30	54	1	\|
2002-03	Nashville Predators	NHL	64	17	31	48	34	-2	\|
2003-04	Nashville Predators	NHL	82	18	29	47	46	9	\|	Playoffs	6	1	0	1	8	1
2004-05	EHC Basel	NLB	3	6	2	8	2		\|	Playoffs	19	16	23	39	20
	USA	WC	7	0	1	1	4	0	\|
2005-06	Nashville Predators	NHL	44	7	19	26	34	3	\|	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	8	-1
	Milwaukee Admirals	AHL	3	0	0	0	0	-1	\|
2006-07	Nashville Predators	NHL	78	27	36	63	44	23	\|	Playoffs	5	0	3	3	2	-2
2007-08	Nashville Predators	NHL	65	15	29	44	38	-4	\|	Playoffs	3	1	0	1	2	0
2008-09	Nashville Predators	NHL	73	20	22	42	32	-3	\|
2009-10	Nashville Predators	NHL	82	11	27	38	24	-5	\|	Playoffs	6	2	5	7	8	5
2010-11	Nashville Predators	NHL	64	17	24	41	24	13	\|	Playoffs	12	6	3	9	8	1
2011-12	Nashville Predators “A”	NHL	78	19	34	53	26	3	\|	Playoffs	10	3	3	6	10	3
2012-13	Nashville Predators “A”	NHL	48	12	13	25	20	-6	\|
2013-14	Nashville Predators “A”	NHL	62	10	30	40	30	-8	\|
	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	21	4	7	11	31	-9	\|	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	0	-1
2014-15	Ottawa Senators	NHL	80	9	18	27	32	1	\|	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0	-3
2015-16	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	79	5	9	14	14	-4	\|

Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-		POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1992-93	Detroit Jr. Red Wings	QC Int PW	-	-	-	-	-		\|
1993-94	Detroit Jr. Red Wings	QC Int PW	-	-	-	-	-		\|

Team Staff History

S	Team	League	Role on Team	Notes
2014-15	Sarnia Sting	OHL	Franchise Owner	Co-Owner
2015-16	Sarnia Sting	OHL	Franchise Owner	Co-Owner
2016-17	Sarnia Sting	OHL	Franchise Owner	Co-Owner
2017-18	Sarnia Sting	OHL	Franchise Owner	Co-Owner
	Sarnia Sting	OHL	Assoc. Coach
2018-19	Sarnia Sting	OHL	Franchise Owner
	Sarnia Sting	OHL	Assoc. Coach
	OHL All-Stars	Jr Super Series	Asst. Coach	One game 2018/11/08
2019-20	Sarnia Sting	OHL	Franchise Owner
	Sarnia Sting	OHL	Assoc. Coach
2020-21	Sarnia Sting	OHL	Pres. of Hockey Operations
	Sarnia Sting	OHL	Franchise Owner

Player Career Totals

League	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	\|	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
14U AAA	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	\|	0
AHL	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	0	-1	\|	0
NAHL	1	44	21	41	62	1.41	58	-	\|	0
NHL	17	1136	228	390	618	0.54	551	7	\|	9	55	13	15	28	0.51	46	3
OHL	2	114	85	100	185	1.62	121	82	\|	2	26	11	20	31	1.19	32	5
QC Int PW	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	\|	0
NLB (SL)	1	3	6	2	8	2.67	2	-	\|	1	19	16	23	39	2.05	20	-
WC	4	28	3	8	11	0.39	16	2	\|	0
WHC-17	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	\|	0
WJC-20	2	13	1	3	4	0.31	33	-	\|	0

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1996-1997
1997-1998
2001-2002
- NHL YoungStars Roster
2004-2005
- NLB Champion (Basel)
- NLB Most Assists Playoffs (19)
- NLB Most Goals Playoffs (11)
- NLB Most Points Playoffs (30)
- NLB To NLA Promotion (Basel)

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DATE	STATUS	FROM	TO
12/22/2016
12/22/2016	Confirmed	No team	Retired
06/26/2015
06/26/2015	Confirmed	Ottawa Senators	Buffalo Sabres
07/04/2014
07/04/2014	Confirmed	Detroit Red Wings	Ottawa Senators
03/05/2014
03/05/2014	Confirmed	Nashville Predators	Detroit Red Wings

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Date	Article	Website
05/29/2017	Embrace the moment	The Players' Tribune

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Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1997, 1 #9 overall by Detroit Jr. Whalers in the OHL Priority Selection

Cult/Star player for Basel Sharks

Cult/Star player for Nashville Predators

Cult/Star player for Plymouth Whalers

Career transactions
- 2016-12-22 • Announced his retirement
- 2015-06-26 • Traded to the Buffalo Sabres - 2014-07-04 • Signed to a two-year contract by the Ottawa Senators
- 2014-03-05 • Traded to the Detroit Red Wings for Patrick Eaves, Calle Järnkrok & a 2014 3rd round pick
- 2007-12-07 • Signed to a six-year contract extension by the Nashville Predators
- 2006-07-22 • Re-signed to a two-year contract by the Nashville Predators
- 2005-08-15 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Nashville Predators
- 2005-01-27 • Signed to a lockout contract by Basel
- 2004-06-29 • One-year option exercised by the Nashville Predators
- 2003-09-10 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Nashville Predators

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