David LeNeveu (born May 23, 1983) is a

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former professional

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. He has previously played in the

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(NHL) with the

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and the

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. LeNeveu was rostered for the

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by the

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, but never entered play.

Playing career

College career

As a sophomore, LeNeveu led the

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Big Red to the 2003

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. He set a Cornell record for

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s that year with nine, topping legendary goalie

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's record of six set in 1968. He was selected to the "Hobey Hat Trick", the three finalists for the

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. Following that season he elected to leave school for professional hockey.

Professional career

LeNeveu was selected by the

in the 2nd round (46th overall) of the

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. 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

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, to the

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 LeNeveu failed to play a game with the Ducks and served the year with affiliate, the

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, for the 2008–09 season before leaving for Europe to signed initially on a try-out with

EC Red Bull Salzburg EC Red Bull Salzburg is a professional ice hockey team based in Salzburg, Austria, that currently plays in the ICE Hockey League. The club play their home games at the Eisarena Salzburg. History The history of ice hockey in Salzburg at the highe ...

on August 10, 2009. 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. 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

. On August 12, 2011, LeNeveu signed a contract with the Oklahoma City Barons. 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

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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. LeNeveu returned to North America by signing with the

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of the

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. On December 27, 2013, LeNeveu was loaned to the

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of the

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, he returned to the Stingrays on January 4, 2014. LeNeveu was loaned to Providence again on January 9, 2014. On January 14, 2014, the

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of the American Hockey League announced they had signed LeNeveu. On January 21, 2014, the

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. LeNeveu dressed for all Rangers games in the

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because of an injury sustained by back-up goalie Cam Talbot prior to Game 1 of the

. On December 11, 2014, he was announced as the new acquisition of

HC Slovan Bratislava Hockey Club Slovan Bratislava ( sk, Hokejový klub Slovan Bratislava) is a professional ice hockey club based in Bratislava, Slovakia. In 2012, it left the Slovak Extraliga and joined the international Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). In 2019, i ...

. His stay with Slovan was very short one, he left the team on January 7, 2015, with only single appearance vs.

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with total ice time 8:38 and 5 saves out of 7 shots.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Awards and honors

Post-Hockey career

David now lives in

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with his family and is a Chartered Investment Manager and Co-Founder of Rockmoor Wealth Management.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Leneveu, David 1983 births Living people Arizona Coyotes draft picks EHC Black Wings Linz players Canadian ice hockey goaltenders Columbus Blue Jackets players Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey players Hartford Wolf Pack players Ice hockey people from British Columbia Iowa Stars players Nanaimo Clippers players Oklahoma City Barons players People from Fernie, British Columbia Phoenix Coyotes players Providence Bruins players EC Red Bull Salzburg players San Antonio Rampage players HC Slovan Bratislava players South Carolina Stingrays players Springfield Falcons players Utah Grizzlies (AHL) players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Austria Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Slovakia AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans