Joey LaLeggia

Joey LaLeggia
LaLeggia with the Bakersfield Condors in 2017
Born (1992-06-24) June 24, 1992 (age 32)
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
SHL team
Former teams		 HV71
Oklahoma City Barons
Bakersfield Condors
San Antonio Rampage
Rögle BK
Timrå IK
HV71
HC Lugano
NHL draft 123rd overall, 2012
Edmonton Oilers
Playing career 2015–present

Joseph LaLeggia (born June 24, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for HV71 in the Swedish Hockey League. He most recently played for HC Lugano in the National League (NL). LaLeggia was drafted 123rd overall in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft by the Edmonton Oilers.

Playing career

LaLeggia played collegiate hockey for the Denver Pioneers in NCAA's Division I in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) conference. LaLeggia came to the Denver Pioneers after playing junior hockey in the British Columbia Hockey League with the Penticton Vees.

On March 31, 2015, upon completing his senior year LaLeggia signed his first professional contract in agreeing to a two-year entry-level deal with the Edmonton Oilers.[1]

During his first season with the Oilers organization, LaLeggia recorded 27 points in 63 games with the Bakersfield Condors of the American Hockey League.[2] He improved his scoring totals the following season, recording 38 points.[2] On July 12, 2017, the Oilers re-signed LaLeggia to a one-year, two-way contract worth $700,000 at the NHL level.[3]

On July 1, 2018, having left the Oilers in the off-season as a free agent, LaLeggia agreed to a two-year, two-way contract with the St. Louis Blues.[4]

Following the conclusion of his contract with the Blues, having played exclusively with affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage, LaLeggia opted to pursue a European career, by signing a one-year contract for the remainder of the 2020-21 season with Swedish club, Rögle BK of the SHL, on January 17, 2021.[5]

In helping Rögle BK reach the SHL finals, LaLeggia opted to remain in the SHL by signing an initial one-year contract with fellow SHL outfit, Timrå IK, on June 9, 2021.[6]

During his second season with Timrå IK in the 2022–23 campaign, LaLeggia registered 2 goals and 5 points through 9 games before transferring to newly promoted HV71 on October 19, 2022.[7]

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2008–09 Penticton Vees BCHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2009–10 Penticton Vees BCHL 54 13 52 65 19 16 2 10 12 8
2010–11 Penticton Vees BCHL 58 20 62 82 47 9 1 9 10 12
2011–12 University of Denver WCHA 43 11 27 38 35 — — — — —
2012–13 University of Denver WCHA 39 11 18 29 31 — — — — —
2013–14 University of Denver NCHC 37 12 13 25 36 — — — — —
2014–15 University of Denver NCHC 37 15 25 40 56 — — — — —
2014–15 Oklahoma City Barons AHL 5 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
2015–16 Bakersfield Condors AHL 63 8 19 27 38 — — — — —
2016–17 Bakersfield Condors AHL 67 20 18 38 30 — — — — —
2017–18 Bakersfield Condors AHL 68 15 28 43 32 — — — — —
2018–19 San Antonio Rampage AHL 71 16 31 47 30 — — — — —
2019–20 San Antonio Rampage AHL 50 7 14 21 16 — — — — —
2020–21 Rögle BK SHL 12 2 3 5 2 14 1 1 2 4
2021–22 Timrå IK SHL 52 9 29 38 24 — — — — —
2022–23 Timrå IK SHL 9 2 3 5 4 — — — — —
2022–23 HV71 SHL 40 16 17 33 10 — — — — —
2023–24 HC Lugano NL 39 9 17 26 10 — — — — —
AHL totals 324 67 111 178 148 2 0 0 0 0
SHL totals 113 29 52 81 40 14 1 1 2 4

Awards and honours

Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing Canada Canada West
World Junior A Challenge
Silver medal – second place 2009 Summerside
Award Year
College
All-WCHA Rookie Team 2011–12 [8]
WCHA Rookie of the Year 2011–12 [9]
All-WCHA First Team 2011–12 [10]
All-WCHA Second Team 2012–13 [11]
All-NCHC First Team 2013–14 [12]
AHCA West Second-Team All-American 2013–14
NCHC All-Tournament Team 2014 [13]
Hobey Baker Award Finalist 2014–15 [14]

References

  1. ^ "Oilers agree to terms with LaLeggia". Edmonton Oilers. March 31, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Joey Laleggia hockey statistics and profile at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com.
  3. ^ "Oilers sign Joey LaLeggia to one-year deal". Sportsnet.ca. Sportsnet. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  4. ^ "Blues building San Antonio roster". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. July 1, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  5. ^ "RBK reinforces squad with addition of Joey LaLeggia" (in Swedish). Rögle BK. January 17, 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  6. ^ "Joey LaLeggia and Nolan Zajac join Timrå IK" (in Swedish). Timrå IK. June 9, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  7. ^ "Joey LaLeggia strengthens HV71" (in Swedish). HV71. October 19, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  8. ^ "WCHA All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  9. ^ "Pioneers' LaLeggia honored". Denver Post. April 1, 2012. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
  10. ^ "Patterson, Bjugstad named to all-WCHA first team". Minnesota Star Tribune. April 2, 2012. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  11. ^ "Conference honors 2012–13". collegehockeyinc.com. March 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
  12. ^ "NCHC announces All-Conference Rookie-Team". USCHO.com. March 12, 2014. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
  13. ^ "Denver Wins Inaugural NCHC Frozen Faceoff Championship". NCHC Hockey. March 22, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2014.[permanent dead link‍]
  14. ^ Helland, Kelsey (March 22, 2015). "MCINTYRE AND KERO NAMED HOBEY BAKER FINALISTS". Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by WCHA Rookie of the Year
2011–12 		Succeeded by
Preceded by NCAA Rookie of the Year
2011–12 		Succeeded by
Preceded by NCHC Player of the Year
2014–15 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Award Created
 NCHC Defenseman of the Year
2013–14, 2014–15 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Award Created
 NCHC Offensive Defenseman of the Year
2013–14, 2014–15 		Succeeded by