Michael Leighton
a.k.a. "Mike Leighton"
#49 Utica Comets / AHL - 18/19
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Michael Leighton Facts
- 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 Statistics
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| S | Team | League | GP | GAA | SV% | SO | W-L-T | POST | GP | GAA | SV% | SO | W-L-T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96-97 |  Petrolia Jets | WOHL | 16 | 3.66 | .887 | - | - | ||||||
| 97-98 | Petrolia Jets | WOHL | 30 | 3.30 | - | 2 | - | ||||||
| 98-99 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 28 | 4.83 | .883 | 0 | 4-17-2 | Playoffs | 3 | 7.43 | .884 | 0 | 0-1-0 |
| 99-00 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 42 | 3.12 | .900 | 1 | 17-17-2 | Playoffs | 12 | 3.11 | .922 | 0 | 5-6-0 |
| 00-01 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 54 | 2.73 | .918 | 2 | 32-13-5 | Playoffs | 9 | 3.12 | .914 | 1 | 4-5-0 |
| 01-02 |  Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 52 | 2.14 | .920 | 6 | 27-16-8 | Playoffs | 4 | 2.02 | .927 | 0 | 1-2-0 |
| 02-03 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 8 | 2.82 | .913 | 1 | 2-3-2 | ||||||
| Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 36 | 2.50 | .912 | 4 | 18-13-5 | Playoffs | 4 | 1.75 | .931 | 1 | 3-1-0 | |
| 03-04 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 35 | 2.98 | .900 | 2 | 6-18-8 | ||||||
| Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 18 | 1.83 | .926 | 1 | 10-7-1 | Playoffs | 4 | 0.57 | .978 | 2 | 2-1-0 | |
| 04-05 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 41 | 2.02 | .921 | 7 | 20-16-3 | ||||||
| 05-06 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 0 | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| Rochester Americans | AHL | 40 | 3.21 | .887 | 2 | 15-22-1 | |||||||
| 06-07 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 16 | 2.31 | .910 | 2 | 8-6-1 | ||||||
| Nashville Predators | NHL | 1 | 6.07 | .800 | 0 | 0-0-0 | |||||||
| Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 4 | 3.70 | .882 | 0 | 2-2-0 | |||||||
| Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 5 | 1.56 | .948 | 0 | 2-0-2 | |||||||
| Montréal Canadiens | NHL | 0 | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| 07-08 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 3 | 2.66 | .897 | 0 | 1-1-0 | ||||||
| Albany River Rats | AHL | 58 | 2.10 | .931 | 7 | 28-25-4 | Playoffs | 7 | 1.18 | .968 | 2 | 3-4-0 | |
| 08-09 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 19 | 2.92 | .901 | 0 | 6-7-2 | ||||||
| 09-10 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 7 | 4.28 | .848 | 0 | 1-4-0 | ||||||
| Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 27 | 2.48 | .918 | 1 | 16-5-2 | Playoffs | 14 | 2.46 | .916 | 3 | 8-3-0 | |
| 10-11 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 1 | 4.01 | .889 | 0 | 1-0-0 | Playoffs | 2 | 3.44 | .862 | 0 | 0-1-0 |
| Adirondack Phantoms | AHL | 30 | 2.22 | .926 | 5 | 14-12-3 | |||||||
| 11-12 | Adirondack Phantoms | AHL | 56 | 2.58 | .918 | 2 | 28-26-1 | ||||||
| 12-13 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 1 | 5.07 | .808 | 0 | 0-1-0 | ||||||
| Adirondack Phantoms | AHL | 2 | 2.02 | .933 | 0 | 1-1-0 | |||||||
| Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 0 | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| 13-14 |  Donbass Donetsk | KHL | 42 | 1.74 | .933 | 6 | 20-16-6 | Playoffs | 8 | 2.57 | .908 | 0 | 3-4-0 |
| 14-15 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 42 | 2.26 | .920 | 5 | 22-13-6 | Playoffs | 8 | 2.59 | .919 | 0 | 4-3-0 |
| 15-16 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 1 | 1.52 | .941 | 0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 46 | 2.44 | .918 | 5 | 28-8-11 | |||||||
| 16-17 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 4 | 3.42 | .870 | 0 | 2-2-0 | ||||||
| Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 23 | 2.17 | .921 | 3 | 11-7-3 | Playoffs | 1 | 1.15 | .933 | 0 | 0-1-0 | |
| 17-18 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 9 | 3.03 | .868 | 0 | 3-3-2 | ||||||
| Chicago WolvesLoan | AHL | 5 | 3.40 | .869 | 1 | 1-1-2 | |||||||
| Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 6 | 2.67 | .913 | 0 | 5-0-1 | |||||||
| 18-19 | Ontario Reign | AHL | 3 | 4.46 | .859 | 0 | 1-1-0 | ||||||
| Utica Comets | AHL | 19 | 2.70 | .901 | 0 | 8-9-1 |
Michael Leighton Tournament Statistics
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| S | Team | League | GP | GAA | SV% | SO | W-L-T | POST | GP | GAA | SV% | SO | W-L-T |
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| 94-95 | Lambton Peewee | QC Int PW | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| 13-14 | Donbass Donetsk | Continental Cup | 2 | 2.77 | .903 | 0 | 0-1-0 |
Michael Leighton Game Log
2018-2019
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| Fri 05/04 | | vs | ||||||
| Sat 30/03 | | @ | ||||||
| Fri 29/03 | | vs | ||||||
| Sat 23/03 | | @ | ||||||
| Fri 22/03 | | vs | ||||||
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Michael Leighton Career Highlights
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| 2014-2015 |
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Transactions
10/07/2019
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Utica Comets
Retired
Retired02/19/2019
confirmed
01/15/2019
confirmed
No teamUtica Comets
Utica Comets12/01/2018
confirmed
Ontario ReignUnknown
Unknown11/16/2018
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No teamOntario Reign
Ontario Reign12/19/2017
11/21/2017
11/14/2017
07/01/2017
09/07/2016
06/30/2015
extension
08/18/2014
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05/27/2014
confirmed
08/19/2013
04/03/2013
07/01/2012
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06/30/2010
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12/15/2009
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