David Legwand

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David Legwand
Date of birth 17th August 1980
place of birth Detroit , Michigan , USA
size 188 cm
Weight 86 kg
position center
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1998 , 1st lap, 2nd position
Nashville Predators
Career stations
1997-1999 Plymouth Whalers
2005 EHC Basel
1999-2014 Nashville Predators
2014 Detroit Red Wings
2014-2015 Ottawa Senators
2015-2016 Buffalo Sabers

David Legwand (* 17th August 1980 in Detroit , Michigan ) is a retired American ice hockey player , who during his playing career 1997-2016 among others in 1191 games for the Nashville Predators , Detroit Red Wings , Ottawa Senators and Buffalo Sabers in the National Hockey League has contested on the position of the center . Legwand was the first draft election in the history of the Nashville Predators, for which he was active for 15 years and set numerous franchise records.

Career

Legwand in the jersey of the Nashville Predators (2009)

Legwand began his career with the Plymouth Whalers in the Ontario Hockey League . At the end of the season he had 54 goals and 105 points. He led the rookie statistics in the categories goals (54), assists (51), points (105) and power play goals (18). Because of his outstanding achievements, he was voted Most Valuable Player and Rookie of the Year in the OHL . He also made it to the OHL First All-Star Team. In the 1998 NHL Entry Draft Legwand was drafted in 2nd place overall by the Nashville Predators . This makes him the first draft pick in franchise history. He stayed in Plymouth for another season and also played a game in the NHL that season.

From the 1999/2000 season he played for the Predators in the NHL. So far he has not been able to meet the great expectations that had been placed in him and for a long time did not manage to score 50 points in any season. During the NHL lockout in the 2004/05 season , David Legwand played for the Swiss club EHC Basel , to whose promotion to the top division he contributed with many scorer points .

In the 2005/06 season , Paul Kariya was the first player to play with a big name by his side. However, Legwand was only able to play 44 games in the regular season due to major injuries and ended up with 7 goals and 26 points. Because of the good chemistry with his strike partners Martin Erat and Kariya, David also played with them in the first line in the 2006/07 season . This season was also Legwand's toughest season for Nashville. For the first time in his NHL career, he exceeded the 20 goals and 60 point mark. He also set a franchise record: no player had scored as many goals for Nashville as he did. On July 2, 2007, his contract was extended by six years (totaling $ 27 million). Due to financial problems, the Predators had to let go of some key players after the 2006/07 season, which also reduced the quality of the squad. Legwand, who lost his strong strike partner, also suffered from the losses, so his scorer points fell to 44 and 42 points in the two following seasons. In the 2009/10 season Legwand was moved to the third line to Jordin Tootoo and Jean-Pierre Dumont . Although Legwand was on the ice in all 82 regular season games, he ended the season with just 11 goals and 38 scorer points.

Legwand was the first player in NHL history to end overtime with a penalty shot through " sudden death ".

Shortly before the trade deadline , Legwand was transferred to the Detroit Red Wings on March 5, 2014 , which gave Patrick Eaves , Calle Järnkrok and a third-round vote in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft to Nashville. After the brief interlude in Detroit, he was signed as a free agent by the Ottawa Senators on July 4, 2014 . During the following season 2014/15, the American completed his 1000th game in the NHL. In the run-up to the 2015 NHL Entry Draft , the Senators including Robin Lehner gave it to the Buffalo Sabers and in return received Buffalo's first-round voting rights for this draft. Legwand ended the 2015/16 season in Buffalo, but did not receive a continuing contract. In December 2016, he announced the official end of his active career.

Achievements and Awards

Records

All in all
  • The Nashville Predators franchise record of 956 games
  • The Nashville Predators franchise record with 566 scorer points
  • The Nashville Predators franchise record with 210 goals
  • The Nashville Predators franchise record with 356 assists
  • The Nashville Predators franchise record with 41 winning goals

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1997/98 Plymouth Whalers OHL 59 54 51 105 56 15th 8th 12 20th 24
1998/99 Plymouth Whalers OHL 55 31 49 80 65 11 3 8th 11 8th
1998/99 Nashville Predators NHL 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
1999/00 Nashville Predators NHL 71 13 15th 28 30th - - - - -
2000/01 Nashville Predators NHL 81 13 28 41 38 - - - - -
2001/02 Nashville Predators NHL 63 11 19th 30th 54 - - - - -
2002/03 Nashville Predators NHL 64 17th 31 48 34 - - - - -
2003/04 Nashville Predators NHL 82 18th 29 47 46 6th 1 0 1 8th
2004/05 EHC Basel NLB 3 6th 2 8th 2 19th 16 23 39 20th
2005/06 Nashville Predators NHL 44 7th 19th 26th 34 5 0 1 1 8th
2006/07 Nashville Predators NHL 78 27 36 63 44 5 0 3 3 2
2007/08 Nashville Predators NHL 65 15th 29 44 38 3 1 0 1 2
2008/09 Nashville Predators NHL 73 20th 22nd 42 32 - - - - -
2009/10 Nashville Predators NHL 82 11 27 38 24 6th 2 5 7th 8th
2010/11 Nashville Predators NHL 64 17th 24 41 24 12 6th 3 9 8th
2011/12 Nashville Predators NHL 78 19th 34 53 26th 10 3 3 6th 10
2012/13 Nashville Predators NHL 48 12 13 25th 20th - - - - -
2013/14 Nashville Predators NHL 62 10 30th 40 30th - - - - -
2013/14 Detroit Red Wings NHL 21st 4th 7th 11 31 5 0 0 0 0
2014/15 Ottawa Senators NHL 80 9 18th 27 32 3 0 0 0 0
2015/16 Buffalo Sabers NHL 79 5 9 14th 14th - - - - -
OHL total 114 85 100 185 121 26th 11 20th 31 32
NHL overall 1136 228 390 618 551 55 13 15th 28 46

International

Represented the USA at:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1998 United States U20 World Cup 5th place 7th 0 0 0 2
1999 United States U20 World Cup 8th place 6th 1 3 4th 31
1999 United States WM 6th place 6th 0 2 2 4th
2000 United States WM 5th place 6th 1 1 2 4th
2001 United States WM 4th Place 9 2 4th 6th 4th
2005 United States WM 6th place 7th 0 1 1 4th
Juniors overall 13 1 3 4th 33
Men overall 28 3 8th 11 16

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

Web links

Commons : David Legwand  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Sens agree to terms with David Legwand on the Senators homepage, accessed July 5, 2014
personal data
SURNAME Legwand, David
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH 17th August 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH Detroit , Michigan