Leggio '08 Named to U.S. Men's Hockey Olympic Team

1/1/2018 10:19:00 AM

An all-star goaltender for Clarkson Hockey in the mid-2000s, David Leggio '08 has been named to the United States Men's Olympic Hockey team, which will compete in PyeongChang, South Korea for the 2018 Winter Olympic Hockey Tournament.

Leggio, along with Brandon Maxwell, joins the first 23 players named to the 2018 U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team on Jan. 1 and completes the final 25-player roster. Team USA will begin play in the 2018 Olympic Winter Games on Feb. 14 against Slovenia.

USA Hockey

Leggio, who has represented Team USA in two IIHF Men's World Championships (2010, 2014) and two Deutschland Cups (2009, 2017), is currently playing with EHC München of the DEL, where he has competed in 20 games and recorded a 2.55 goals against average and .917 save percentage this season.

The Williamsville, NY native established himself as one of the best goaltenders in Clarkson's illustrious history, playing for the Golden Knights from 2004-08. He played a key role in the Green and Gold resurgence, which lifted the Clarkson Hockey program back among the nation's elite. Leggio helped the Golden Knights compile 78 victories from 2004-2008, two back-to-back 20-win campaigns (2006-07, 2007-08) for the first time in 10 seasons, an ECAC Hockey Tournament Championship (2007) and a conference regular season title (2008) along with making two consecutive showings in the NCAA Tournament (2007, 2008) for the first time since the late 1990s. Leggio capped off his collegiate career by back boning the Knights to one of the most successful seasons in the program's 86-year history in 2007-08 with a 22-13-4 overall record, a first-place 15-4-3 ECAC Hockey mark and Clarkson's first NCAA Tournament victory since 1996. He posted the fourth most wins at Clarkson with a 59-29-12 career record, including eight shutouts. Leggio completed his collegiate career with a .922 save percentage and a 2.30 goals against average.

Leggio's Clarkson bio

Clarkson Hockey in the Olympics

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Dave Tretowicz '90 - Defense - United States - 1992 - Albertville, France
Todd Marchant '93 - Center - United States - 1994 - Lillehammer, Norway
Guillaume Besse '97 - Wing - France - 2002 - Salt Lake City, Utah
Erik Cole '00 - Forward - United States - 2006 - Torino, Italy
Craig Conroy '94 - Forward - United States - 2006 - Torino, Italy

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