Steve Leach
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Stephen Morgan Leach (born January 16, 1966) is an American ice hockey coach and former professional ice hockey player. He is currently the head coach of the Valley Jr. Warriors '99 Elite squad. He is the uncle of Jay Leach.
Playing career
As a youth, Leach played in the 1979 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Boston Braves minor ice hockey team.[1]
Leach was raised in Lexington, Massachusetts and played his high school hockey at Matignon High School, where he transferred to as a sophomore. He won three consecutive Massachusetts HS hockey titles from 1982 to 1984. His older brother Chris played D1 hockey at St. Lawrence. Selected by the Washington Capitals in the second round of the 1984 NHL Draft, Leach played for the Capitals for parts of six seasons. It was during his time with the Capitals that he would also be a member of the U.S. Olympic Hockey Team that participated in the 1988 Winter Olympic Games.[2]
Prior to the 1991–92 NHL season Leach was traded to the Boston Bruins in exchange for Randy Burridge. He would also play for the St. Louis Blues, Carolina Hurricanes, Ottawa Senators, Phoenix Coyotes, and Pittsburgh Penguins before retiring in 2000.[3][4]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1982–83 | Matignon High School | HS-MA | 23 | 17 | 21 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1983–84 | Matignon High School | HS-MA | 21 | 27 | 22 | 49 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | University of New Hampshire | HE | 41 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | University of New Hampshire | HE | 25 | 22 | 6 | 28 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1986–87 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 54 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 39 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1986–87 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | United States | Intl | 49 | 26 | 20 | 46 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1988–89 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 74 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 94 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 1989–90 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 70 | 18 | 14 | 32 | 104 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 1990–91 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 68 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 99 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 1991–92 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 78 | 31 | 29 | 60 | 147 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 1992–93 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 79 | 26 | 25 | 51 | 126 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1993–94 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 42 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 74 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1994–95 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 35 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 59 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 1996–97 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | ||
| 1997–98 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 45 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 13 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 56 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Louisville Panthers | AHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 702 | 130 | 153 | 283 | 978 | 92 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 87 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | United States | WJC | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1985 | United States | WJC | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | |
| 1986 | United States | WJC | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | |
| 1988 | United States | OG | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 21 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 20 | |||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-Hockey East Rookie Team | 1984–85 | [5] |
References
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