Leigh Verstraete
| Leigh Verstraete | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 6, 1962 Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Died |
August 7, 2023 (aged 61) Harmony, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| NHL draft |
192nd overall, 1982 Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| Playing career | 1982–1988 | ||
Leigh Verstraete (January 6, 1962 – August 7, 2023) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played eight games in the National Hockey League. He played with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Verstraete died on August 7, 2023, at the age of 61.[1][2]
Verstraete continued his studies after hockey graduating from the University of Calgary and worked as an account executive in the petroleum industry in Alberta.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1978–79 | Billings Bighorns | WHL | 32 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1979–80 | Billings Bighorns | WHL | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Calgary Wranglers | WHL | 56 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 168 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 23 | ||
| 1980–81 | Calgary Wranglers | WHL | 71 | 22 | 18 | 40 | 372 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 155 | ||
| 1981–82 | Calgary Wranglers | WHL | 49 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 385 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 43 | ||
| 1982–83 | Calgary Wranglers | WHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | St. Catharines Saints | AHL | 61 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 221 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Muskegon Mohawks | IHL | 19 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 123 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | St. Catharines Saints | AHL | 51 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 183 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | St. Catharines Saints | AHL | 43 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 164 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | St. Catharines Saints | AHL | 75 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 300 | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| AHL totals | 299 | 31 | 40 | 71 | 1,085 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 114 | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Maple Leafs mourn passing of Leigh Verstraete". Hockey Feed. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ Leigh Owen Verstraete
- ^ https://www.evanjstrong.com/obituary/Leigh-Verstraete
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- Toronto Maple Leafs draft picks
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