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Michael Leighton
#49 Utica Comets / AHL - 18/19
- Date of Birth
- May 19, 1981
- Age
- 45
- Place of Birth
- Petrolia, ON, CAN
- Nation
- Canada
- Youth Team
- -
- Position
- G
- Height
- 191 cm / 6'3"
- Weight
- 84 kg / 185 lbs
- Catches
- L
- Status
- Retired
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Michael Leighton Facts
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Michael Leighton Statistics
| Post | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-1997 | WOHL | 16 | 3.66 | .887 | - | - | |||||||
| 1997-1998 | WOHL | 30 | 3.30 | - | 2 | - | |||||||
| 1998-1999 | OHL | 28 | 4.83 | .883 | 0 | 4-17-2 | Playoffs | 3 | 7.43 | .884 | 0 | 0-1-0 | |
| 1999-2000 | OHL | 42 | 3.12 | .900 | 1 | 17-17-2 | Playoffs | 12 | 3.11 | .922 | 0 | 5-6-0 | |
| 2000-2001 | OHL | 54 | 2.73 | .918 | 2 | 32-13-5 | Playoffs | 9 | 3.12 | .914 | 1 | 4-5-0 | |
| 2001-2002 | AHL | 52 | 2.14 | .920 | 6 | 27-16-8 | Playoffs | 4 | 2.02 | .927 | 0 | 1-2-0 | |
| 2002-2003 | NHL | 8 | 2.82 | .913 | 1 | 2-3-2 | |||||||
| 2002-2003 | AHL | 36 | 2.50 | .912 | 4 | 18-13-5 | Playoffs | 4 | 1.75 | .931 | 1 | 3-1-0 | |
| 2003-2004 | NHL | 35 | 2.98 | .900 | 2 | 6-18-8 | |||||||
| 2003-2004 | AHL | 18 | 1.83 | .926 | 1 | 10-7-1 | Playoffs | 4 | 0.57 | .978 | 2 | 2-1-0 | |
| 2004-2005 | AHL | 41 | 2.02 | .921 | 7 | 20-16-3 | |||||||
| 2005-2006 | NHL | 0 | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| 2005-2006 | AHL | 40 | 3.21 | .887 | 2 | 15-22-1 | |||||||
| 2006-2007 | AHL | 16 | 2.31 | .910 | 2 | 8-6-1 | |||||||
| 2006-2007 | NHL | 1 | 6.07 | .800 | 0 | 0-0-0 | |||||||
| 2006-2007 | NHL | 4 | 3.70 | .882 | 0 | 2-2-0 | |||||||
| 2006-2007 | AHL | 5 | 1.56 | .948 | 0 | 2-0-2 | |||||||
| 2006-2007 | NHL | 0 | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| 2007-2008 | NHL | 3 | 2.66 | .897 | 0 | 1-1-0 | |||||||
| 2007-2008 | AHL | 58 | 2.10 | .931 | 7 | 28-25-4 | Playoffs | 7 | 1.18 | .968 | 2 | 3-4-0 | |
| 2008-2009 | NHL | 19 | 2.92 | .901 | 0 | 6-7-2 | |||||||
| 2009-2010 | NHL | 7 | 4.28 | .848 | 0 | 1-4-0 | |||||||
| 2009-2010 | NHL | 27 | 2.48 | .918 | 1 | 16-5-2 | Playoffs | 14 | 2.46 | .916 | 3 | 8-3-0 | |
| 2010-2011 | NHL | 1 | 4.01 | .889 | 0 | 1-0-0 | Playoffs | 2 | 3.44 | .862 | 0 | 0-1-0 | |
| 2010-2011 | AHL | 30 | 2.22 | .926 | 5 | 14-12-3 | |||||||
| 2011-2012 | AHL | 56 | 2.58 | .918 | 2 | 28-26-1 | |||||||
| 2012-2013 | NHL | 1 | 5.07 | .808 | 0 | 0-1-0 | |||||||
| 2012-2013 | AHL | 2 | 2.02 | .933 | 0 | 1-1-0 | |||||||
| 2012-2013 | NHL | 0 | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| 2013-2014 | KHL | 42 | 1.74 | .933 | 6 | 20-16-6 | Playoffs | 8 | 2.57 | .908 | 0 | 3-4-0 | |
| 2014-2015 | AHL | 42 | 2.26 | .920 | 5 | 22-13-6 | Playoffs | 8 | 2.59 | .919 | 0 | 4-3-0 | |
| 2015-2016 | NHL | 1 | 1.52 | .941 | 0 | 0-0-0 | |||||||
| 2015-2016 | AHL | 46 | 2.44 | .918 | 5 | 28-8-11 | |||||||
| 2016-2017 | NHL | 4 | 3.42 | .870 | 0 | 2-2-0 | |||||||
| 2016-2017 | AHL | 23 | 2.17 | .921 | 3 | 11-7-3 | Playoffs | 1 | 1.15 | .933 | 0 | 0-1-0 | |
| 2017-2018 | AHL | 9 | 3.03 | .868 | 0 | 3-3-2 | |||||||
| 2017-2018 | AHL | 5 | 3.40 | .869 | 1 | 1-1-2 | |||||||
| 2017-2018 | AHL | 6 | 2.67 | .913 | 0 | 5-0-1 | |||||||
| 2018-2019 | AHL | 3 | 4.46 | .859 | 0 | 1-1-0 | |||||||
| 2018-2019 | AHL | 19 | 2.70 | .901 | 0 | 8-9-1 |
Michael Leighton Tournament Statistics
| Post | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-1995 | QC Int PW | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| 2013-2014 | Continental Cup | 2 | 2.77 | .903 | 0 | 0-1-0 |
Michael Leighton Career Totals by League
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
Michael Leighton Career Totals by Team
| 3 | 88 | 2.44 | .921 | 7 | 43-39-4 | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | 58 | 2.10 | .931 | 7 | 28-25-4 | 1 | 7 | 1.18 | .968 | 2 | 3-4-0 | |
| 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | 33 | 3.23 | .887 | 0 | 10-14-2 | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | 23 | 2.17 | .921 | 3 | 11-7-3 | 1 | 1 | 1.15 | .933 | 0 | 0-1-0 | |
| 3 | 44 | 2.93 | .903 | 3 | 8-21-10 | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | 5 | 3.40 | .869 | 1 | 1-1-2 | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | 44 | 1.79 | .932 | 6 | 20-17-6 | 1 | 8 | 2.57 | .908 | 0 | 3-4-0 | |
| 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 6.07 | .800 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | 147 | 2.16 | .919 | 18 | 75-52-17 | 3 | 12 | 1.48 | .944 | 3 | 6-4-0 | |
| 1 | 3 | 4.46 | .859 | 0 | 1-1-0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | 46 | 3.30* | .887* | 2* | - | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | 33 | 2.76 | .910 | 1 | 19-8-2 | 2 | 16 | 2.54 | .913 | 3 | 8-4-0 | |
| 1 | 5 | 1.56 | .948 | 0 | 2-0-2 | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | 16 | 2.31 | .910 | 2 | 8-6-1 | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | 40 | 3.21 | .887 | 2 | 15-22-1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | 88 | 2.35 | .919 | 10 | 50-21-17 | 1 | 8 | 2.59 | .919 | 0 | 4-3-0 | |
| 1 | 9 | 3.03 | .868 | 0 | 3-3-2 | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | 19 | 2.70 | .901 | 0 | 8-9-1 | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | 6 | 2.67 | .913 | 0 | 5-0-1 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | 124 | 3.30 | .903 | 3 | 53-47-9 | 3 | 24 | 3.40 | .915 | 1 | 9-12-0 |
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
Michael Leighton Career Highlights
| Season | Awards |
|---|---|
| 2001-2002 | |
| 2007-2008 | |
| 2011-2012 | |
| 2014-2015 |
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| 2015-2016 | |
| 2016-2017 | |
| 2024-2025 |
Transactions
| Date | Status | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Confirmed | Utica Comets | Retired | |
| Confirmed | Utica Comets | Vancouver Canucks | |
| Confirmed | No team | Utica Comets | |
| Confirmed | Ontario Reign | Unknown | |
| Confirmed | No team | Ontario Reign | |
| Confirmed | Arizona Coyotes | Pittsburgh Penguins | |
| Loan | Arizona Coyotes | Chicago Wolves | |
| Confirmed | Tampa Bay Lightning | Arizona Coyotes | |
| Confirmed | Carolina Hurricanes | Tampa Bay Lightning | |
| Confirmed | Chicago Blackhawks | Carolina Hurricanes | |
| Extension | Chicago Blackhawks | Chicago Blackhawks | |
| Confirmed | HK Sochi | Chicago Blackhawks | |
| Confirmed | HK Sochi | Unknown | |
| Confirmed | Donbass Donetsk | HK Sochi | |
| Confirmed | Columbus Blue Jackets | Donbass Donetsk | |
| Confirmed | Philadelphia Flyers | Columbus Blue Jackets | |
| Extension | Philadelphia Flyers | Philadelphia Flyers | |
| Extension | Philadelphia Flyers | Philadelphia Flyers | |
| Confirmed | Carolina Hurricanes | Philadelphia Flyers |
Michael Leighton Biography and Trivia
Drafted 1998, 3 #56 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