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Canada Michael Leighton
#49 Utica Comets / AHL - 18/19
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
Date of Birth
May 19, 1981
Position
G
Age
42
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
Agency
PREMIUM
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Michael Leighton 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* |

Michael Leighton 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* |

Michael Leighton 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 * * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Michael Leighton Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
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