Joey LaLeggia
LaLeggia with the Bakersfield Condors in 2017
Born (1992-06-24) June 24, 1992
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
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 is currently playing for HV71 in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). 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 20000 —————
2009–10 Penticton Vees BCHL 5413526519 16210128
2010–11 Penticton Vees BCHL 5820628247 9191012
2011–12 University of Denver WCHA 4311273835 —————
2012–13 University of Denver WCHA 3911182931 —————
2013–14 University of Denver NCHC 3712132536 —————
2014–15 University of Denver NCHC 3715254056 —————
2014–15 Oklahoma City Barons AHL 51122 20000
2015–16 Bakersfield Condors AHL 638192738 —————
2016–17 Bakersfield Condors AHL 6720183830 —————
2017–18 Bakersfield Condors AHL 6815284332 —————
2018–19 San Antonio Rampage AHL 7116314730 —————
2019–20 San Antonio Rampage AHL 507142116 —————
2020–21 Rögle BK SHL 122352 141124
2021–22 Timrå IK SHL 529293824 —————
2022–23 Timrå IK SHL 92354 —————
2022–23 HV71 SHL 4016173310 —————
AHL totals 32467111178148 20000
SHL totals 11329528140 141124

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. 1 2 "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.
  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.
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