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Canada Michael Leighton
a.k.a. "Mike Leighton"
#49 Utica Comets / AHL - 18/19
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Player Facts
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Date of Birth
May 19, 1981
Position
G
Age
39
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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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 1583 |
1998-99 Windsor Spitfires OHL 28 4.83 .883 112 844 0 4-17-2 1390 | Playoffs 3 7.43 .884 10 76 0 0-1-0 81
1999-00 Windsor Spitfires OHL 42 3.12 .900 118 1062 1 17-17-2 2273 | Playoffs 12 3.11 .922 32 377 0 5-6-0 617
2000-01 Windsor Spitfires OHL 54 2.73 .918 138 1537 2 32-13-5 3036 | Playoffs 9 3.12 .914 27 287 1 4-5-0 520
2001-02 Norfolk Admirals AHL 52 2.14 .920 111 1269 6 27-16-8 3114 | 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 2184 | 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 1988 |
Norfolk Admirals AHL 18 1.83 .926 33 411 1 10-7-1 1081 | 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 2319 |
2005-06 Buffalo Sabres NHL 0 - - |
Rochester Americans AHL 40 3.21 .887 124 978 2 15-22-1 2317 |
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 1634 7 28-25-4 3451 | 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 1029 |
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 1449 | 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 1784 |
2011-12 Adirondack Phantoms AHL 56 2.58 .918 139 1565 2 28-26-1 3238 |
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 2449 | Playoffs 8 13 2.57 .908 20 197 0 3-4-0 468
2014-15 Rockford IceHogs AHL 42 2.26 .920 90 1034 5 22-13-6 2392 | 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 1169 5 28-8-11 2585 |
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 1326 | 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 1066 |
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 |
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score GA SA SV SV% TOI
AHL 2018-2019
Fri 05/04 Utica Comets vs Toronto Marlies
Sat 30/03 Utica Comets @ Syracuse Crunch
Fri 29/03 Utica Comets vs Toronto Marlies
Sat 23/03 Utica Comets @ Syracuse Crunch
Fri 22/03 Utica Comets vs Laval Rocket
Wed 20/03 Utica Comets @ Belleville Senators
Sat 16/03 Utica Comets vs Hartford Wolf Pack
Fri 15/03 Utica Comets vs Springfield Thunderbirds
Wed 13/03 Utica Comets @ Rochester Americans
Sat 09/03 Utica Comets @ Laval Rocket
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 1169 12801 50 250-186-55 29470 | 6 28 1.67 .946 47 818 5 13-12-0 1693
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 2449 | 1 8 13 2.57 .908 20 197 0 3-4-0 468
NHL 11 111 2.98 .900 298 2687 4 37-43-14 6004 | 2 16 2.54 .912 35 365 3 8-4-0 827
OHL 3 124 3.30 .903 368 3443 3 53-47-9 6698 | 3 24 3.40 .915 69 740 1 9-12-0 1217
QC Int PW 1 - | 0
WOHL 2 46 3.30 .000 87 2 1583 | 0
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
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
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1998, 3 #56 overall by Windsor Spitfires in the OHL Priority Selection

Cult/Star player for Adirondack Phantoms

Cult/Star player for Norfolk Admirals

Cult/Star player for Windsor Spitfires

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