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Canada Michael Leighton

a.k.a. "Mike Leighton"
#49 Utica Comets / AHL - 18/19
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
May 19, 1981
Position
G
Age
41
Height
6'3" / 191 cm
Place of Birth
Petrolia, ON, CAN
Weight
185 lbs / 84 kg
Nation
Canada
Catches
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1999 round 6 #165 overall by Chicago Blackhawks
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Highlights
1-time AHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time AHL Best Goaltender (Baz Bastien Memorial Award) 1
1-time AHL First All-Star Team 1
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Player Statistics
S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
1996-97 Petrolia Jets WOHL 16 - 3.66 .887 - - - - - |
1997-98 Petrolia Jets WOHL 30 - 3.30 - 87 - 2 - 1 583 |
1998-99 Windsor Spitfires OHL 28 - 4.83 .883 112 844 0 4-17-2 1 390 | Playoffs 3 - 7.43 .884 10 76 0 0-1-0 81
1999-00 Windsor Spitfires OHL 42 - 3.12 .900 118 1 062 1 17-17-2 2 273 | Playoffs 12 - 3.11 .922 32 377 0 5-6-0 617
2000-01 Windsor Spitfires OHL 54 - 2.73 .918 138 1 537 2 32-13-5 3 036 | Playoffs 9 - 3.12 .914 27 287 1 4-5-0 520
2001-02 Norfolk Admirals AHL 52 - 2.14 .920 111 1 269 6 27-16-8 3 114 | Playoffs 4 - 2.02 .927 8 101 0 1-2-0 238
2002-03 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 8 - 2.82 .913 21 220 1 2-3-2 447 |
Norfolk Admirals AHL 36 - 2.50 .912 91 948 4 18-13-5 2 184 | Playoffs 4 - 1.75 .931 7 94 1 3-1-0 240
2003-04 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 35 - 2.98 .900 99 888 2 6-18-8 1 988 |
Norfolk Admirals AHL 18 - 1.83 .926 33 411 1 10-7-1 1 081 | Playoffs 4 - 0.57 .978 2 89 2 2-1-0 212
2004-05 Norfolk Admirals AHL 41 - 2.02 .921 78 910 7 20-16-3 2 319 |
2005-06 Buffalo Sabres NHL 0 - - - - - - - - |
Rochester Americans AHL 40 - 3.21 .887 124 978 2 15-22-1 2 317 |
2006-07 Portland Pirates AHL 16 - 2.31 .910 37 375 2 8-6-1 963 |
Nashville Predators NHL 1 - 6.07 .800 2 8 0 0-0-0 20 |
Philadelphia Flyers NHL 4 - 3.70 .882 12 90 0 2-2-0 195 |
Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 5 - 1.56 .948 7 128 0 2-0-2 270 |
Montréal Canadiens NHL 0 - - - - - - - - |
2007-08 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 3 - 2.66 .897 7 61 0 1-1-0 158 |
Albany River Rats AHL 58 - 2.10 .931 121 1 634 7 28-25-4 3 451 | Playoffs 7 - 1.18 .968 10 304 2 3-4-0 511
2008-09 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 19 - 2.92 .901 50 457 0 6-7-2 1 029 |
2009-10 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 7 - 4.28 .848 25 139 0 1-4-0 350 |
Philadelphia Flyers NHL 27 - 2.48 .918 60 675 1 16-5-2 1 449 | Playoffs 14 - 2.46 .916 31 340 3 8-3-0 757
2010-11 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 1 - 4.01 .889 4 32 0 1-0-0 60 | Playoffs 2 - 3.44 .862 4 25 0 0-1-0 70
Adirondack Phantoms AHL 30 - 2.22 .926 66 823 5 14-12-3 1 784 |
2011-12 Adirondack Phantoms AHL 56 - 2.58 .918 139 1 565 2 28-26-1 3 238 |
2012-13 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 1 - 5.07 .808 5 21 0 0-1-0 59 |
Adirondack Phantoms AHL 2 - 2.02 .933 4 56 0 1-1-0 119 |
Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 0 - - - - - - - - |
2013-14 Donbass Donetsk KHL 42 48 1.74 .933 71 996 6 20-16-6 2 449 | Playoffs 8 13 2.57 .908 20 197 0 3-4-0 468
2014-15 Rockford IceHogs AHL 42 - 2.26 .920 90 1 034 5 22-13-6 2 392 | Playoffs 8 - 2.59 .919 19 216 0 4-3-0 441
2015-16 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 1 - 1.52 .941 1 16 0 0-0-0 39 |
Rockford IceHogs AHL 46 - 2.44 .918 105 1 169 5 28-8-11 2 585 |
2016-17 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 4 - 3.42 .870 12 80 0 2-2-0 210 |
Charlotte Checkers AHL 23 - 2.17 .921 48 563 3 11-7-3 1 326 | Playoffs 1 - 1.15 .933 1 14 0 0-1-0 53
2017-18 Syracuse Crunch AHL 9 - 3.03 .868 24 158 0 3-3-2 476 |
Chicago Wolves AHL 5 - 3.40 .869 14 93 1 1-1-2 247 |
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 6 - 2.67 .913 17 178 0 5-0-1 383 |
2018-19 Ontario Reign AHL 3 - 4.46 .859 12 73 0 1-1-0 162 |
Utica Comets AHL 19 - 2.70 .901 48 436 0 8-9-1 1 066 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
1994-95 Lambton Peewee QC Int PW - - - - - - - - - |
2013-14 Donbass Donetsk Continental Cup 2 3 2.77 .903 6 56 0 0-1-0 130 |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2021-22 Windsor Spitfires OHL Goaltending Coach Hired Feb 23
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score GA SA SV SV% TOI
AHL
2019-04-05T19:00:00-0400 Utica Comets vs Toronto Marlies
2019-03-30T19:00:00-0400 Utica Comets @ Syracuse Crunch
2019-03-29T19:00:00-0400 Utica Comets vs Toronto Marlies
2019-03-23T19:00:00-0400 Utica Comets @ Syracuse Crunch
2019-03-22T19:00:00-0400 Utica Comets vs Laval Rocket
2019-03-20T19:00:00-0400 Utica Comets @ Belleville Senators
2019-03-16T19:00:00-0400 Utica Comets vs Hartford Wolf Pack
2019-03-15T19:00:00-0400 Utica Comets vs Springfield Thunderbirds
2019-03-13T19:05:00-0400 Utica Comets @ Rochester Americans
2019-03-09T18:00:00-0600 Utica Comets @ Laval Rocket
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI | Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
AHL 15 507 - 2.38 .916 1 169 12 801 50 250-186-55 29 470 | 6 28 - 1.67 .946 47 818 5 13-12-0 1 693
Continental Cup 1 2 3 2.77 .903 6 56 0 0-1-0 130 | 0
KHL 1 42 48 1.74 .933 71 996 6 20-16-6 2 449 | 1 8 13 2.57 .908 20 197 0 3-4-0 468
NHL 11 111 - 2.98 .900 298 2 687 4 37-43-14 6 004 | 2 16 - 2.54 .913 35 365 3 8-4-0 827
OHL 3 124 - 3.30 .903 368 3 443 3 53-47-9 6 698 | 3 24 - 3.40 .915 69 740 1 9-12-0 1 217
QC Int PW 1 - - - - - - - - - | 0
WOHL 2 46 - 3.30 .887 87 - 2 - 1 583 | 0
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Shawn Thornton (F) 2001-2007 5 Chicago Blackhawks, Norfolk Admirals, Portland Pirates
Tim Gleason (D) 1999-2010 5 Carolina Hurricanes, Windsor Spitfires
Cam Ward (G) 2007-2017 4 Carolina Hurricanes
Kimmo Timonen (D) 2006-2013 4 Nashville Predators, Philadelphia Flyers

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Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/07/2019
10/07/2019 Confirmed Utica Comets Retired
02/19/2019
02/19/2019 Confirmed Utica Comets Vancouver Canucks
01/15/2019
01/15/2019 Confirmed No team Utica Comets
12/01/2018
12/01/2018 Confirmed Ontario Reign Unknown
11/16/2018
11/16/2018 Confirmed No team Ontario Reign
12/19/2017
12/19/2017 Confirmed Arizona Coyotes Pittsburgh Penguins
11/21/2017
11/21/2017 Loan Arizona Coyotes Chicago Wolves
11/14/2017
11/14/2017 Confirmed Tampa Bay Lightning Arizona Coyotes
07/01/2017
07/01/2017 Confirmed Carolina Hurricanes Tampa Bay Lightning
09/07/2016
09/07/2016 Confirmed Chicago Blackhawks Carolina Hurricanes
06/30/2015
06/30/2015 Extension Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Blackhawks
08/18/2014
08/18/2014 Confirmed HK Sochi Chicago Blackhawks
07/28/2014
07/28/2014 Confirmed HK Sochi Unknown
05/27/2014
05/27/2014 Confirmed Donbass Donetsk HK Sochi
08/19/2013
08/19/2013 Confirmed Columbus Blue Jackets Donbass Donetsk
04/03/2013
04/03/2013 Confirmed Philadelphia Flyers Columbus Blue Jackets
07/01/2012
07/01/2012 Extension Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers
06/30/2010
06/30/2010 Extension Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers
12/15/2009
12/15/2009 Confirmed Carolina Hurricanes Philadelphia Flyers
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Drafted 1998, 3 #56 overall by Windsor Spitfires in the OHL Priority Selection

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