Stefan Legein (born November 24, 1988) is a
Canadian
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former professional
ice hockey
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right winger
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. He was drafted by the
Columbus Blue Jackets
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in the 2nd round, 37th overall of the
2007 NHL Entry Draft
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.
Playing career
Legein spent most of his junior career in the
OHL OHL or Ohl may refer to:
Initialisms
*Latvian Hockey Higher League, known in Latvian as the ''Optibet hokeja līga''
*Oberste Heeresleitung, the Supreme Army Command of Germany in World War I
*Obrascón Huarte Lain, a Spanish construction company
* ...
, playing only one year in another league, the
Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League (OPJHL) before being drafted by the
Columbus Blue Jackets
The Columbus Blue Jackets (often simply referred to as the Jackets) are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference, ...
. Legein participated in the 2007 CHL Top Prospects Game and the OHL Eastern Conference All-Star Team in 2007, where he won the fastest skater competition, completing a single lap in 14.109 seconds. He also recorded 3 points in the game (2 goals, 1 assist). Prior to the 2008-09 season, Legein made headlines following his announcement to retire from the game though no official reason was announced, later that season, he announced that he would like to return to the game and joined the
Syracuse Crunch
The Syracuse Crunch are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL). They play in Syracuse, New York, at the Upstate Medical University Arena. They are the primary development affiliate of the National Hockey League's Tampa ...
of the
AHL for the remainder of the season.
On October 20, 2009, Legein was traded by the Blue Jackets to the
Philadelphia Flyers
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for fellow minor leaguer, Mike Ratchuk. Legein was later traded on October 12, 2011, along with a 2012 sixth-round draft pick, to the
Los Angeles Kings
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for future considerations.
On October 5, 2013, the
Toronto Marlies
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of the
American Hockey League
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signed Legein to a professional tryout contract. In the
2013–14 season, Legein appeared in 7 games with the Marlies before opting to sign for the remainder of the season in
Sweden
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with
VIK Västerås HK Vik (Old Norse: vík) means wick or bay in Norwegian and Swedish (''vig'' in Danish), and it may refer to the following:
Places Iceland
*Vík í Mýrdal, a village in southern Iceland
Iran
* Vik, Iran, a village in Zanjan Province, Iran
Norway
* ...
of the second division,
HockeyAllsvenskan
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. In the following season, Legein belatedly signed in Germany with
DEL2
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club,
Heilbronner Falken
Heilbronner Falken (; 'Heilbronn Falcons') are a professional ice hockey team based in Heilbronn, Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country i ...
.
On September 2, 2015, Legein returned to the United States and signed a one-year contract with Los Angeles Kings now ECHL affiliate, the
Manchester Monarchs Manchester Monarchs may refer to:
*Manchester Monarchs (AHL) (2001–2015)
*Manchester Monarchs (ECHL)
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.
He ended his career playing semi-professionally for the
Stoney Creek Generals who compete for the
Allan Cup
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in the 2016–17 season.
International play
In 2007, Legein was a member of
Team Canada in the
2007 Super Series
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against Russia. Legein was later selected to be a member of
Team Canada in the
2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
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in
Pardubice
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,
Czech Republic
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.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
Awards and honours
References
External links
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1988 births
Living people
Adirondack Phantoms players
Canadian ice hockey right wingers
Columbus Blue Jackets draft picks
Greenville Road Warriors players
Heilbronner Falken players
Ice hockey people from Ontario
Manchester Monarchs (AHL) players
Manchester Monarchs (ECHL) players
Mississauga IceDogs players
Niagara IceDogs players
Syracuse Crunch players
Toronto Marlies players
Tulsa Oilers (1992–present) players
VIK Västerås HK players
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States