David LeNeveu
David LeNeveu (born May 23, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He has previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Phoenix Coyotes and the Columbus Blue Jackets. LeNeveu was rostered for the 2014 Stanley Cup Finals by the New York Rangers, but never entered play.
| David LeNeveu | |||
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| Born |
May 23, 1983 Fernie, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
Phoenix Coyotes EC Red Bull Salzburg Columbus Blue Jackets EHC Black Wings Linz HC Slovan Bratislava | ||
| NHL Draft |
46th overall, 2002 Phoenix Coyotes | ||
| Playing career | 2003–2015 | ||
Playing career
College career
As a sophomore, LeNeveu led the Cornell Big Red to the 2003 Frozen Four. He set a Cornell record for shutouts that year with nine, topping legendary goalie Ken Dryden's record of six set in 1968. He was selected to the "Hobey Hat Trick", the three finalists for the Hobey Baker Award. Following that season he elected to leave school for professional hockey.
Professional career
LeNeveu was selected by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 2nd round (46th overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. He made his NHL debut on October 6, 2005, against the Los Angeles Kings, making 25 saves in a 3–2 defeat.
At the trading deadline of the 2007–08 season, the Coyotes traded LeNeveu, along with forwards Fredrik Sjostrom and Josh Gratton, to the New York Rangers in exchange for Marcel Hossa and goaltender Al Montoya. He was then signed to a one-year contract by the Ducks during the 2008 NHL free agency period[1]
LeNeveu failed to play a game with the Ducks and served the year with affiliate, the Iowa Chops, for the 2008–09 season before leaving for Europe to signed initially on a try-out with EC Red Bull Salzburg on August 10, 2009.[2] After completing a one-month trial period, David's tenure to the end of the season was confirmed by Red bull Salzburg on September 8, 2009.[3]
After helping Salzburg capture the Austrian Championship, on July 7, 2010, LeNeveu signed a one-year, two-way deal to return to North America with the Columbus Blue Jackets.[4]
On August 12, 2011, LeNeveu signed a contract with the Oklahoma City Barons.[5] He recorded a career best 2.24 goals against average in 34 games during the 2011–12 season for the Barons.
A free agent into the following 2012–13 season, LeNeveu returned to Austria to sign a one-year deal to be inserted as the new starting goaltender for EHC Black Wings Linz on November 9, 2012.[6]
LeNeveu returned to North America by signing with the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL.[7] On December 27, 2013, LeNeveu was loaned to the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League, he returned to the Stingrays on January 4, 2014. LeNeveu was loaned to Providence again on January 9, 2014.[8][9][10]
On January 14, 2014, the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League announced they had signed LeNeveu.[11]
On January 21, 2014, the New York Rangers announced that LeNeveu had been signed to a two-way contract to serve as a backup goaltender when Henrik Lundqvist was ill and unable to play, forcing Cam Talbot to become the Rangers' starter.[12][13] LeNeveu dressed for all Rangers games in the 2014 Stanley Cup finals because of an injury sustained by back-up goalie Cam Talbot prior to Game 1 of the 2014 Stanley Cup Finals.[14]
On December 11, 2014, he was announced as the new acquisition of HC Slovan Bratislava. His stay with Slovan was very short one, he left the team on January 7, 2015, with only single appearance vs. SKA St. Petersburg with total ice time 8:38 and 5 saves out of 7 shots.[15]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T/OT | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 1999–00 | Fernie Ghostriders | AWHL | 22 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1140 | 48 | 0 | 2.49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Nanaimo Clippers | BCHL | 41 | — | — | — | 2330 | 127 | 6 | 3.29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Cornell University | ECAC | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 842 | 21 | 2 | 1.50 | .936 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Cornell University | ECAC | 32 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 1946 | 39 | 9 | 1.20 | .940 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 38 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 2217 | 102 | 1 | 2.76 | .917 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Utah Grizzlies | AHL | 48 | 11 | 32 | 3 | 2702 | 132 | 0 | 2.93 | .909 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 15 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 814 | 44 | 0 | 3.24 | .886 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 28 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 1646 | 80 | 2 | 2.92 | .921 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 37 | 13 | 20 | 2 | 2102 | 104 | 2 | 2.97 | .907 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 233 | 15 | 0 | 3.86 | .894 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 21 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1172 | 52 | 1 | 2.66 | .911 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 786 | 24 | 1 | 1.83 | .924 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 266 | 11 | 0 | 2.48 | .910 | ||
| 2008–09 | Iowa Chops | AHL | 46 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 2627 | 129 | 0 | 2.95 | .895 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | EC Red Bull Salzburg | EBEL | 43 | — | — | — | 2467 | 106 | 2 | 2.58 | — | 9 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 2.17 | .912 | ||
| 2010–11 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 42 | 16 | 21 | 2 | 2426 | 120 | 0 | 2.97 | .896 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 6.00 | .833 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Oklahoma City Barons | AHL | 34 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 1927 | 72 | 2 | 2.24 | .918 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | ||
| 2012–13 | EHC Black Wings Linz | EBEL | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.60 | .917 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 2.56 | .930 | ||
| 2013–14 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 476 | 13 | 3 | 1.64 | .940 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 1.01 | .952 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 22 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1171 | 48 | 3 | 2.46 | .915 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 184 | 13 | 0 | 4.24 | .822 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | HC Slovan Bratislava | KHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 13.87 | .714 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 22 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1067 | 61 | 0 | 3.43 | .887 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's ice hockey | ||
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| World Junior Hockey Championships | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2003 Canada | |
Awards and honors
Post-Hockey career
David now lives in Nanaimo, BC with his family and is a Chartered Investment Manager and Co-Founder of Rockmoor Wealth Management.
References
- "Ducks Sign LeNeveu to One-Year Deal". Anaheim Ducks. July 7, 2008. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
- "Neuer Torhüter absolviert Try-Out bei den Red Bulls" (in German). EC Red Bull Salzburg. August 10, 2009. Retrieved August 10, 2009.
- "Red Bull extend contract to LeNeveu" (in German). Austrian Hockey League. September 8, 2009. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2009.
- "Blue Jackets Sign Goaltender David LeNeveu". Columbus Blue Jackets. July 7, 2010. Retrieved July 7, 2010.
- "Barons sign goaltender LeNeveu". The AHL.com. August 12, 2011. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
- "David LeNeveu new no.1 in Linz" (in German). EHC Black Wings Linz. November 9, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
- "Stingrays Net NHL and AHL Experience in Goaltender David LeNeveu". South Carolina Stingrays. November 27, 2013. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-21.
- "Goaltender David LeNeveu Loaned to Providence". South Carolina Stingrays. December 27, 2013. Archived from the original on December 31, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-21.
- "Stingrays Receive Defenseman Steve Spinell, Goaltender David LeNeveu from Providence". South Carolina Stingrays. January 4, 2014. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-21.
- "Goaltender David LeNeveu Heads to Providence". South Carolina Stingrays. January 9, 2014. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-21.
- "WOLF PACK SIGN GOALTENDER DAVID LENEVEU". Hartford Wolf Pack. January 14, 2014. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
- "NY Rangers agree to terms on two-way deal with goalie David LeNeveu to serve as emergency backup with Henrik Lundqvist ill". New York Daily News. January 21, 2014. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
- "Rangers Agree to Terms With Goaltender David LeNeveu". New York Rangers. January 21, 2014. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
- Ashmore, Mike (June 3, 2014). "David LeNeveu's one-year journey from the ECHL to the Stanley Cup Finals". The Trentonian. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
- "KHL stats".
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Marc Cavosie |
ECAC Hockey Player of the Year 2002–03 shared with Chris Higgins |
Succeeded by Yann Danis |
| Preceded by Matt Underhill |
Ken Dryden Award 2002–03 |
Succeeded by Yann Danis |
| Preceded by Tyler Kolarik |
ECAC Hockey Most Outstanding Player in Tournament 2003 |
Succeeded by Brendan Bernakevitch |