David LeNeveu

David LeNeveu (born May 23, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He has previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Phoenix Coyotes and the Columbus Blue Jackets. LeNeveu was rostered for the 2014 Stanley Cup Final by the New York Rangers, but never entered play.

Playing career

College career As a sophomore, LeNeveu led the Cornell Big Red to the 2003 Frozen Four. He set a Cornell record for shutouts that year with nine, topping legendary goalie Ken Dryden's record of six set in 1968. He was selected to the "Hobey Hat Trick", the three finalists for the Hobey Baker Award. Following that season he elected to leave school for professional hockey.

Professional career LeNeveu was selected by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 2nd round (46th overall) of the 2002 NHL entry draft. 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 Josh Gratton, to the New York Rangers 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 Iowa Chops, for the 2008–09 season before leaving for Europe to signed initially on a try-out with EC Red Bull Salzburg 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 Columbus Blue Jackets.

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 2012–13 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 South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL. On December 27, 2013, LeNeveu was loaned to the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League, he returned to the Stingrays on January 4, 2014. LeNeveu was loaned to Providence again on January 9, 2014.

On January 14, 2014, the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League announced they had signed LeNeveu.

On January 21, 2014, the New York Rangers 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 2014 Stanley Cup Final because of an injury sustained by back-up goaltender Cam Talbot prior to game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final.

On December 11, 2014, he was announced as the new acquisition of HC Slovan Bratislava. His stay with Slovan was very short one, he left the team on January 7, 2015, with only single appearance vs. SKA St. Petersburg with total ice time 8:38 and 5 saves out of 7 shots.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L T/OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1999–00 Fernie Ghostriders AWHL 22 15 2 0 1140 48 0 2.49 — — — — — — — — — 2000–01 Nanaimo Clippers BCHL 41 — — — 2330 127 6 3.29 — — — — — — — — — 2001–02 Cornell University ECAC 14 11 2 1 842 21 2 1.50 .936 — — — — — — — — 2002–03 Cornell University ECAC 32 28 3 1 1946 39 9 1.20 .940 — — — — — — — — 2003–04 Springfield Falcons AHL 38 16 19 3 2217 102 1 2.76 .917 — — — — — — — — 2004–05 Utah Grizzlies AHL 48 11 32 3 2702 132 0 2.93 .909 — — — — — — — — 2005–06 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 15 3 8 2 814 44 0 3.24 .886 — — — — — — — — 2005–06 San Antonio Rampage AHL 28 10 16 2 1646 80 2 2.92 .921 — — — — — — — — 2006–07 San Antonio Rampage AHL 37 13 20 2 2102 104 2 2.97 .907 — — — — — — — — 2006–07 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 6 2 1 0 233 15 0 3.86 .894 — — — — — — — — 2007–08 San Antonio Rampage AHL 21 9 7 3 1172 52 1 2.66 .911 — — — — — — — — 2007–08 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 13 8 3 2 786 24 1 1.83 .924 4 1 3 266 11 0 2.48 .910 2008–09 Iowa Chops AHL 46 20 19 6 2627 129 0 2.95 .895 — — — — — — — — 2009–10 EC Red Bull Salzburg EBEL 43 — — — 2467 106 2 2.58 — 9 6 2 — — — 2.17 .912 2010–11 Springfield Falcons AHL 42 16 21 2 2426 120 0 2.97 .896 — — — — — — — — 2010–11 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 1 0 0 0 20 2 0 6.00 .833 — — — — — — — — 2011–12 Oklahoma City Barons AHL 34 18 12 3 1927 72 2 2.24 .918 1 0 0 20 0 0 0.00 1.000 2012–13 EHC Black Wings Linz EBEL 27 — — — — — — 2.60 .917 13 — — — — — 2.56 .930 2013–14 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 8 4 4 0 476 13 3 1.64 .940 — — — — — — — — 2013–14 Providence Bruins AHL 1 0 1 0 59 1 0 1.01 .952 — — — — — — — — 2013–14 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 22 12 8 0 1171 48 3 2.46 .915 — — — — — — — — 2014–15 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 3 0 2 1 184 13 0 4.24 .822 — — — — — — — — 2014–15 HC Slovan Bratislava KHL 1 0 1 0 8 2 0 13.87 .714 — — — — — — — — NHL totals 22 5 9 2 1067 61 0 3.43 .887 — — — — — — — —

Awards and honors Award Year All-ECAC Hockey Rookie Team 2001–02 ECAC Hockey Champion 2001–02 All-ECAC Hockey First Team 2002–03 ECAC Hockey Player of the Year 2002–03 AHCA East First-Team All-American 2002–03 Austrian Champion 2009–10 IIHF Continental Cup Champion 2010 Post-Hockey career David now lives in Nanaimo, BC with his family and is a Chartered Investment Manager and Co-Founder of Rockmoor Wealth Management.