Leigh Verstraete
Born (1962-01-06)January 6, 1962
Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada
Died August 7, 2023(2023-08-07) (aged 61)
Harmony, Alberta, Canada
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 19821988

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]


Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1978–79 Billings Bighorns WHL 3244858 20005
1979–80 Billings Bighorns WHL 1010147
1979–80 Calgary Wranglers WHL 56121426168 722423
1980–81 Calgary Wranglers WHL 71221840372 216511155
1981–82 Calgary Wranglers WHL 49192039385 844843
1982–83 Calgary Wranglers WHL 401111
1982–83 St. Catharines Saints AHL 61538221
1982–83 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 30005
1983–84 Muskegon Mohawks IHL 195510123
1983–84 St. Catharines Saints AHL 51077183
1984–85 St. Catharines Saints AHL 435813164
1984–85 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 20000
1985–86 St. Catharines Saints AHL 7581220300 11235114
1986–87 Newmarket Saints AHL 579716179
1987–88 Newmarket Saints AHL 1243738
1987–88 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 30119
NHL totals 8 0 1 1 14
AHL totals 299 31 40 71 1,085 11 2 3 5 114

References

  1. "Maple Leafs mourn passing of Leigh Verstraete". Hockey Feed. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  2. Leigh Owen Verstraete
  3. https://www.evanjstrong.com/obituary/Leigh-Verstraete


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