Leigh Verstraete | |||
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Born |
Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada | January 6, 1962||
Died |
August 7, 2023 Harmony, Alberta, Canada | (aged 61)||
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]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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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 |