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Canada Leigh Verstraete

#28 Toronto Maple Leafs / NHL - 87/88

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Leigh Verstraete Facts

Date of Birth
Jan 06, 1962
Position
RW
Age
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Calgary, AB, CAN
Weight
185 lbs / 84 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
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Contract
-
Drafted
1982 round 10 #192 overall by Toronto Maple Leafs

Verstraete, 61, died on August 8, 2023.

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Leigh Verstraete Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1978-79 Billings Bighorns WHL 32* 4* 4* 8* 58* -* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 5 -
1979-80 Billings Bighorns WHL 10* 1* 0* 1* 47* -* |
Calgary Wranglers WHL 56* 12* 14* 26* 168* -* | Playoffs 7 2 2 4 23 -
1980-81 Calgary Wranglers WHL 71* 22* 18* 40* 372* -* | Playoffs 21 6 5 11 155 -
1981-82 Calgary Wranglers WHL 49* 19* 20* 39* 385* -* | Playoffs 8 4 4 8 43 -
1982-83 Calgary Wranglers WHL 4* 0* 1* 1* 11* -* |
St. Catharines Saints AHL 61* 5* 3* 8* 221* -* |
Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 3* 0* 0* 0* 5* 0* |
1983-84 Muskegon Mohawks IHL 19* 5* 5* 10* 123* -* |
St. Catharines Saints AHL 51* 0* 7* 7* 183* -* |
1984-85 St. Catharines Saints AHL 43* 5* 8* 13* 164* -* |
Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
1985-86 St. Catharines Saints AHL 75* 8* 12* 20* 300* -* | Playoffs 11 2 3 5 114 -
1986-87 Newmarket Saints AHL 57* 9* 7* 16* 179* -* |
1987-88 Newmarket Saints AHL 12* 4* 3* 7* 38* -* |
Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 3* 0* 1* 1* 9* -2* |
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Leigh Verstraete Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 6 299* 31* 40* 71* 0.24* 1 085* -* | 1 11 2 * 3 * 5 * 0.45 * 114 * - *
IHL 1 19* 5* 5* 10* 0.53* 123* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 3 8* 0* 1* 1* 0.13* 14* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
WHL 5 222* 58* 57* 115* 0.52* 1 041* -* | 4 38 12 * 11 * 23 * 0.61 * 226 * - *
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Leigh Verstraete Connections

Player Period Teams
Bruce Dowie (G) 1982-1987 5 Muskegon Lumberjacks (IHL), Newmarket Saints, St. Catharines Saints
Tim Bernhardt (G) 1983-1988 5 Newmarket Saints, St. Catharines Saints, Toronto Maple Leafs
Dean Thompson (F) 1979-1983 4 Calgary Wranglers (WHL)
Ken Strong (F) 1982-1986 4 St. Catharines Saints, Toronto Maple Leafs

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