Dan LaCosta

Dan LaCosta (born March 28, 1986) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 4 games in the National Hockey League with the Columbus Blue Jackets between 2008 and 2009. He was drafted in the third round, 94th overall, by the Blue Jackets in the 2004 NHL entry draft. Prior to becoming professional, LaCosta played junior ice hockey with the Wellington Dukes, Owen Sound Attack, and the Barrie Colts.

Playing career LaCosta received many call-ups from the Columbus Blue Jackets American Hockey League farm team, the Syracuse Crunch. In American Hockey League Syracuse he posted a record in his career overall a total of 40 wins, 42 losses and 7 ties. On February 10, 2009 against the Colorado Avalanche, LaCosta received his first NHL shutout in his second NHL career start for the Columbus Blue Jackets. He was only the 2nd goaltender in Newfoundland And Labrador history to play in the National Hockey League. LaCosta was one of only four players to play in the National Hockey League from the Labrador sector of Newfoundland and Labrador, the others being Darryl Williams (Los Angeles Kings), Pascal Pelletier (Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks), and Chad Penney (Ottawa Senators).

After taking multiple blows to the head in the EIHL with the Cardiff Devils, he was advised by doctors to stop playing hockey due to recurring concussion symptoms, and retired on December 17, 2013.

Career statistics Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP W L T OTL MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 2001–02 Wellington Dukes OPJHL 24 19 2 3 — 1377 44 2 1.92 — — — — — — — — — 2002–03 Owen Sound Attack OHL 28 8 10 3 — 1321 82 0 3.72 .877 1 0 0 — — 0 2.63 .889 2003–04 Owen Sound Attack OHL 37 17 10 1 — 1810 82 4 2.72 .909 — — — — — — — — 2004–05 Owen Sound Attack OHL 25 15 7 2 — 1423 70 0 2.95 .895 — — — — — — — — 2004–05 Barrie Colts OHL 21 10 5 2 — 1054 48 1 2.73 .911 5 1 2 215 11 0 3.07 .908 2005–06 Barrie Colts OHL 59 36 17 — 0 3340 142 6 2.55 .915 11 5 2 654 34 0 3.12 .896 2006–07 Syracuse Crunch AHL 19 5 7 — 1 852 40 3 2.82 .894 — — — — — — — — 2006–07 Dayton Bombers ECHL 10 3 5 — 1 556 32 0 3.45 .874 — — — — — — — — 2007–08 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 1 0 0 — 0 14 0 0 0.00 1.000 — — — — — — — — 2007–08 Syracuse Crunch AHL 15 9 2 — 3 848 30 1 2.12 .932 — — — — — — — — 2007–08 Elmira Jackals ECHL 14 7 4 — 1 754 27 0 2.15 .932 — — — — — — — — 2008–09 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 3 2 0 — 0 156 4 1 1.54 .950 — — — — — — — — 2008–09 Syracuse Crunch AHL 45 19 18 — 2 2469 115 2 2.79 .910 — — — — — — — — 2009–10 Syracuse Crunch AHL 26 7 15 — 1 1362 90 1 3.96 .882 — — — — — — — — 2011–12 University of New Brunswick CIS 15 8 4 — 0 747 31 0 2.49 .898 1 — — — 0 — 0.00 1.000 2012–13 University of New Brunswick CIS 16 — — — — — — — 1.92 .917 7 — — — — — 1.76 .927 2013–14 Cardiff Devils EIHL 17 7 8 — 1 979 43 1 2.64 .908 — — — — — — — —NHL totals 4 2 0 — 0 169 4 1 1.42 .953 — — — — — — — —