Michael Leighton
Michael Leighton
Born: May 19, 1981
Petrolia, ON Canada
Position: G
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 186
Shoot/Catch: Left
Career: 1998-2018
Major league statistics
Michael Leighton compiled a career record of 303 wins, 233 losses and 59 ties with a goals against average of 2.55 in his career with the Windsor Spitfires, Norfolk Admirals, Rochester Americans, Philadelphia Phantoms, Portland Pirates, Albany River Rats, Adirondack Phantoms, Rockford IceHogs, Charlotte Checkers, Chicago Wolves, Syracuse Crunch, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, Ontario Reign and Utica Comets. He began playing during the 1998 season and last took the ice during the 2018 campaign.
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Scoring:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-99 | OHL | Windsor Spitfires | 28 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1999-00 | OHL | Windsor Spitfires | 42 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000-01 | OHL | Windsor Spitfires | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001-02 | AHL | Norfolk Admirals | 52 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002-03 | AHL | Norfolk Admirals | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003-04 | AHL | Norfolk Admirals | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004-05 | AHL | Norfolk Admirals | 41 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005-06 | AHL | Rochester Americans | 40 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006-07 | AHL | Philadelphia Phantoms | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006-07 | AHL | Portland Pirates | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007-08 | AHL | Albany River Rats | 59 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010-11 | AHL | Adirondack Phantoms | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011-12 | AHL | Adirondack Phantoms | 56 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012-13 | AHL | Adirondack Phantoms | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014-15 | AHL | Rockford IceHogs | 42 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015-16 | AHL | Rockford IceHogs | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016-17 | AHL | Charlotte Checkers | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017-18 | AHL | Chicago Wolves | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017-18 | AHL | Syracuse Crunch | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017-18 | AHL | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018-19 | AHL | Ontario Reign | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018-19 | AHL | Utica Comets | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 632 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-99 | OHL | Windsor Spitfires | 28 | 1389 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 112 | 4.84 | 844 | 732 | .867 | |
| 1999-00 | OHL | Windsor Spitfires | 42 | 2272 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 118 | 3.12 | 1062 | 944 | .889 |
| 2000-01 | OHL | Windsor Spitfires | 54 | 3035 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 138 | 2.73 | 1537 | 1399 | .910 |
| 2001-02 | AHL | Norfolk Admirals | 52 | 3114 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 111 | 2.14 | 1380 | 1269 | .920 |
| 2002-03 | AHL | Norfolk Admirals | 36 | 2184 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 91 | 2.50 | 1039 | 948 | .912 |
| 2003-04 | AHL | Norfolk Admirals | 18 | 1081 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 1.83 | 444 | 411 | .926 |
| 2004-05 | AHL | Norfolk Admirals | 41 | 2318 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 78 | 2.02 | 988 | 910 | .921 |
| 2005-06 | AHL | Rochester Americans | 40 | 2316 | 15 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 124 | 3.21 | 1102 | 978 | .887 |
| 2006-07 | AHL | Philadelphia Phantoms | 5 | 270 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1.56 | 135 | 128 | .948 |
| 2006-07 | AHL | Portland Pirates | 16 | 962 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 2.31 | 412 | 375 | .910 |
| 2007-08 | AHL | Albany River Rats | 58 | 3451 | 28 | 25 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 121 | 2.10 | 1755 | 1634 | .931 |
| 2010-11 | AHL | Adirondack Phantoms | 30 | 1783 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 66 | 2.22 | 889 | 823 | .926 |
| 2011-12 | AHL | Adirondack Phantoms | 56 | 3237 | 28 | 26 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 139 | 2.58 | 1704 | 1565 | .918 |
| 2012-13 | AHL | Adirondack Phantoms | 2 | 119 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.02 | 60 | 56 | .933 |
| 2014-15 | AHL | Rockford IceHogs | 42 | 2391:29 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 90 | 2.26 | 1124 | 1034 | .920 | |
| 2015-16 | AHL | Rockford IceHogs | 46 | 2584:41 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 105 | 2.44 | 1274 | 1169 | .918 | |
| 2016-17 | AHL | Charlotte Checkers | 23 | 1325:38 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 2.17 | 611 | 563 | .921 | |
| 2017-18 | AHL | Syracuse Crunch | 9 | 476:00 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 3.03 | 182 | 158 | .868 | |
| 2017-18 | AHL | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 6 | 383:00 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2.66 | 195 | 178 | .913 | |
| 2017-18 | AHL | Chicago Wolves | 5 | 247:00 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3.40 | 107 | 93 | .869 | |
| 2018-19 | AHL | Ontario Reign | 3 | 162:00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4.44 | 85 | 73 | .859 | |
| 2018-19 | AHL | Utica Comets | 19 | 1065:00 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 2.70 | 484 | 436 | .901 | |
| Totals | 631 | 36164 | 303 | 233 | 59 | 39 | 53 | 1537 | 2.55 | 17413 | 15876 | .912 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-99 | OHL | Windsor Spitfires | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1999-00 | OHL | Windsor Spitfires | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000-01 | OHL | Windsor Spitfires | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001-02 | AHL | Norfolk Admirals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002-03 | AHL | Norfolk Admirals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003-04 | AHL | Norfolk Admirals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007-08 | AHL | Albany River Rats | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014-15 | AHL | Rockford IceHogs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016-17 | AHL | Charlotte Checkers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 52 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltending:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-99 | OHL | Windsor Spitfires | 3 | 81 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7.41 | 96 | 86 | .896 |
| 1999-00 | OHL | Windsor Spitfires | 12 | 617 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3.11 | 441 | 409 | .927 |
| 2000-01 | OHL | Windsor Spitfires | 9 | 519 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 3.12 | 341 | 314 | .921 |
| 2001-02 | AHL | Norfolk Admirals | 4 | 238 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2.02 | 117 | 109 | .932 |
| 2002-03 | AHL | Norfolk Admirals | 4 | 240 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1.75 | 108 | 101 | .935 |
| 2003-04 | AHL | Norfolk Admirals | 4 | 212 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.57 | 93 | 91 | .978 |
| 2007-08 | AHL | Albany River Rats | 7 | 510 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1.18 | 324 | 314 | .969 |
| 2014-15 | AHL | Rockford IceHogs | 8 | 440 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2.59 | 235 | 216 | .919 |
| 2016-17 | AHL | Charlotte Checkers | 1 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.15 | 15 | 14 | .933 |
| Totals | 52 | 2909 | 22 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 116 | 2.39 | 1770 | 1654 | .934 |
