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New Jersey Devils

Jay Leach

current status: Off season

#33 D | 6'5", 220 lbs. | New Jersey

Birth Date:September 2, 1979 (33 years old)
Place of Birth:Syracuse, NY
Shoots:L

Experience:5 years
Drafted:Drafted by Phoenix in 1998 (5/115).
Acquired:Acquired in a trade with San Jose in 2011.

Scouting Report

Assets:	Is a gritty, defensively-responsible rearguard. Scrappy and unselfish, he can be a presence in front of his own net. Is a natural leader in the minor leagues.
Flaws:	Not offensively gifted, he also doesn't shoot the puck enough. Has spent years in the minors due to limited talent for the National Hockey League game.
Career Potential:	Journeyman depth defenseman.

Movements & Injuries

2013
1/17/2013	Placed on waivers by the New Jersey Devils.
2012
9/15/2012	Assigned to Albany (AHL).
7/01/2012	Re-signed as an unrestricted free agent by the New Jersey Devils to a one-year contract.
5/01/2012	Recalled from Albany (AHL).
2011
10/05/2011	Assigned to Albany (AHL).
10/03/2011	Placed on waivers by the New Jersey Devils.
6/22/2011	Re-signed by the New Jersey Devils to a one-year contract.
3/26/2011	Recalled from Albany (AHL).
2/17/2011	Assigned to Albany (AHL).
2/11/2011	Recalled from Albany (AHL).
2/09/2011	Acquired from the San Jose Sharks.
2010
9/27/2010	Assigned to Worcester (AHL).
7/07/2010	Re-signed as an unrestricted free agent by the San Jose Sharks to a one-year contract.
2009
12/01/2009	Claimed off waivers from the Montreal Canadiens.
11/06/2009	Claimed off waivers from the New Jersey Devils.
9/30/2009	Assigned to Lowell (AHL).
9/29/2009	Placed on waivers by the New Jersey Devils.
3/07/2009	Recalled from Lowell (AHL).
3/04/2009	Assigned to Lowell (AHL).
2008
12/03/2008	Recalled from Lowell (AHL).
11/28/2008	Assigned to Lowell (AHL).
11/23/2008	Recalled from Lowell (AHL).
11/13/2008	Assigned to Lowell (AHL).
11/09/2008	Recalled from Lowell (AHL).
10/05/2008	Assigned to Lowell (AHL).
7/17/2008	Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the New Jersey Devils.
2/26/2008	Acquired from the Tampa Bay Lightning.
2/26/2008	Re-assigned to Portland (AHL).
2007
12/23/2007	Assigned to Norfolk (AHL).
12/19/2007	Recalled from Norfolk (AHL).
9/23/2007	Assigned to Norfolk (AHL).
7/03/2007	Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Tampa Bay Lightning to a one-year contract.
2006
9/25/2006	Assigned to Providence (AHL).
2005
11/14/2005	Assigned to Providence (AHL).
11/07/2005	Recalled from Providence (AHL).
11/06/2005	Assigned to Providence (AHL).
11/05/2005	Recalled from Providence (AHL).
9/28/2005	Assigned to Providence (AHL).
8/23/2005	Re-signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Boston Bruins to a two-year contract.
2004
11/25/2004	Signed by the Providence Bruins (AHL) (professional tryout).
10/12/2004	Signed by the Trenton Titans (ECHL).
10/11/2004	Released by the Rochester Americans (AHL).
2/24/2004	Signed by the Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL).
2/22/2004	Released by the Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL).
2/21/2004	Signed by the Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL).
2/18/2004	Released by the Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL).
2/14/2004	Signed by the Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL).
2003
12/17/2003	Re-assigned to Trenton (ECHL).
12/10/2003	Released by the Providence Bruins (AHL).
11/28/2003	Re-assigned to Providence (AHL).
9/26/2003	Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Boston Bruins.
3/20/2003	Re-assigned to Springfield (AHL).
2002
9/23/2002	Assigned to Springfield (AHL).
2001
10/09/2001	Re-assigned to Mississippi (ECHL).
9/20/2001	Assigned to Springfield (AHL).

Career Transactions

2011
2/09/2011	San Jose Sharks traded Jay Leach and Steven Zalewski to the New Jersey Devils for Patrick Davis and Mike Swift.
2009
12/01/2009	Claimed off waivers by the San Jose Sharks from the Montreal Canadiens.
11/06/2009	Claimed off waivers by the Montreal Canadiens from the New Jersey Devils.
2008
7/17/2008	Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the New Jersey Devils.
2/26/2008	Tampa Bay Lightning traded Jay Leach to the Anaheim Ducks for Brandon Segal and a 7th round selection in 2008.
2007
7/03/2007	Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Tampa Bay Lightning.
2003
9/26/2003	Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Boston Bruins.
1998
6/27/1998	Drafted by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 5th round (115th overall) in 1998.

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Career Regular Season Statistics

Year	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	TOI	S	PtsPG
2012-13	Albany	AHL	60	4	10	14	9	63	0	0	-	-	51	0.23
2011-12	Albany	AHL	21	0	2	2	-10	12	0	0	-	-	16	0.10
2010-11	New Jersey	NHL	7	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	14:14	2	0.00
	Albany	AHL	16	1	3	4	4	8	0	0	-	-	26	0.25
	Worcester	AHL	50	1	4	5	-4	45	0	0	-	-	51	0.10
	Total Wor/Alb	AHL	66	2	7	9	0	53	0	0	-	-	64	0.14
2009-10	San Jose	NHL	28	1	1	2	3	20	0	0	0	15:11	26	0.07
	Montreal	NHL	7	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	13:02	4	0.00
	Total Mtl/SJ	NHL	35	1	1	2	3	25	0	0	0	14:45	30	0.06
	Lowell	AHL	12	0	3	3	-2	10	0	0	-	-	13	0.25
2008-09	New Jersey	NHL	24	0	1	1	0	21	0	0	0	14:50	5	0.04
	Lowell	AHL	24	2	4	6	2	29	0	0	-	-	-	0.25
2007-08	Tampa Bay	NHL	2	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	4:37	0	0.00
	Portland	AHL	20	3	6	9	9	30	1	1	-	-	-	0.45
	Norfolk	AHL	55	3	8	11	12	54	1	0	-	-	-	0.20
	Total Nor/Por	AHL	75	6	14	20	21	84	2	1	-	-	-	0.27
2006-07	Providence	AHL	73	2	5	7	1	128	1	0	1	-	59	0.10
2005-06	Boston	NHL	2	0	0	0	1	7	0	0	0	6:19	0	0.00
	Providence	AHL	71	5	11	16	12	100	0	1	-	-	-	0.23
2004-05	Providence	AHL	62	4	5	9	5	92	0	0	0	-	43	0.15
	Trenton	ECHL	11	0	2	2	0	17	0	0	0	-	13	0.18
2003-04	Bridgeport	AHL	23	0	1	1	1	33	0	0	0	-	7	0.04
	Providence	AHL	3	0	0	0	-1	4	0	0	0	-	2	0.00
	Total Pro/Bri	AHL	26	0	1	1	0	37	0	0	0	-	9	0.04
	Trenton	ECHL	31	2	11	13	-	45	-	-	-	-	-	0.42
	Long Beach	ECHL	3	0	1	1	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	0.33
	Total LB/Tre	ECHL	34	2	12	14	-1	49	0	0	0	-	57	0.41
2002-03	Springfield	AHL	9	0	0	0	-4	0	0	0	0	-	8	0.00
	Augusta	ECHL	65	8	11	19	4	162	2	0	1	-	116	0.29
2001-02	Mississippi	ECHL	70	3	13	16	9	116	0	1	0	-	78	0.23
2000-01	Providence	HE	40	4	21	25	4	104	3	0	0	-	73	0.63
1999-00	Providence	HE	37	1	9	10	-	101	-	-	-	-	-	0.27
1998-99	Providence	HE	33	1	8	9	-	42	-	-	-	-	-	0.27
1997-98	Providence	HE	32	0	8	8	-	29	-	-	-	-	-	0.25
NHL	Total	NHL	70	1	2	3	3	60	0	0	0	-	37	0.04
AHL	Total	AHL	499	25	62	87	34	608	3	2	-	-	-	0.17
ECHL	Total	ECHL	180	13	38	51	-	344	-	-	-	-	-	0.28
HE	Total	HE	142	6	46	52	-	276	-	-	-	-	-	0.37

Career Playoff Statistics

Year	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	TOI	S	PtsPG
2012-13	Albany	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2011-12	Albany	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2010-11	New Jersey	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Albany	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2009-10	San Jose	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Lowell	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2008-09	New Jersey	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Lowell	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2007-08	Tampa Bay	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Portland	AHL	18	1	0	1	-2	7	0	0	-	-	-	0.06
2006-07	Providence	AHL	13	0	4	4	-10	13	0	0	-	-	-	0.31
2005-06	Boston	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Providence	AHL	6	0	1	1	0	15	0	0	-	-	-	0.17
2004-05	Providence	AHL	17	0	0	0	8	28	0	0	0	-	14	0.00
	Trenton	ECHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2003-04	Bridgeport	AHL	7	0	1	1	0	10	0	0	0	-	1	0.14
	Trenton	ECHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2002-03	Springfield	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Augusta	ECHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2001-02	Mississippi	ECHL	10	1	1	2	0	8	0	0	1	-	12	0.20
2000-01	Providence	HE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
1999-00	Providence	HE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
1998-99	Providence	HE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
1997-98	Providence	HE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
AHL	Total	AHL	61	1	6	7	-4	73	0	0	-	-	-	0.11
ECHL	Total	ECHL	10	1	1	2	0	8	0	0	1	-	12	0.20

Career Highs (SEASON)

	TOTAL	SEASON
Games	35	2009-10 (Mtl/SJ)
Goals	1	2009-10 (Mtl/SJ)
Assists	1	2 times-last: 2009-10 (Mtl/SJ)
Points	2	2009-10 (Mtl/SJ)
Penalty Minutes	25	2009-10 (Mtl/SJ)
Plus/Minus	+3	2009-10 (Mtl/SJ)
Shots	30	2009-10 (Mtl/SJ)

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