Stefan Legein

Stefan Legein (born November 24, 1988) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger and current assistant coach for the Belleville Senators, the American Hockey League affiliate of the Ottawa Senators. He was drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2nd round, 37th overall of the 2007 NHL entry draft.

Playing career Legein spent most of his junior career in the OHL, playing only one year in another league, the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League (OPJHL) before being drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets. 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 of the AHL for the remainder of the season.

On October 20, 2009, Legein was traded by the Blue Jackets to the Philadelphia Flyers 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 for future considerations.

On October 5, 2013, the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League 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 with VIK Västerås HK of the second division, HockeyAllsvenskan. In the following season, Legein belatedly signed in Germany with DEL2 club, Heilbronner Falken.

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. He ended his career playing semi-professionally for the Stoney Creek Generals who compete for the Allan Cup in the 2016–17 season.

International play

In 2007, Legein was a member of Team Canada in the 2007 Super Series against Russia. Legein was later selected to be a member of Team Canada in the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Pardubice, Czech Republic.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2004–05 Mississauga IceDogs OHL 49 3 5 8 37 5 0 1 1 0 2004–05 Milton Icehawks OPJHL 26 7 12 19 18 — — — — — 2005–06 Mississauga IceDogs OHL 59 7 9 16 101 — — — — — 2006–07 Mississauga IceDogs OHL 64 43 32 75 115 5 3 2 5 0 2007–08 Niagara IceDogs OHL 30 24 13 37 80 10 7 11 18 28 2007–08 Syracuse Crunch AHL — — — — — 2 0 0 0 0 2008–09 Syracuse Crunch AHL 26 1 0 1 4 — — — — — 2009–10 Syracuse Crunch AHL 6 2 1 3 0 — — — — — 2009–10 Adirondack Phantoms AHL 71 24 10 34 48 — — — — — 2010–11 Adirondack Phantoms AHL 41 5 12 17 24 — — — — — 2010–11 Greenville Road Warriors ECHL 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2011–12 Manchester Monarchs AHL 63 14 11 25 44 4 2 0 2 15 2012–13 Manchester Monarchs AHL 51 5 12 17 32 1 0 0 0 0 2013–14 Toronto Marlies AHL 7 3 0 3 8 — — — — — 2013–14 VIK Västerås HK Allsv 22 5 4 9 33 1 0 0 0 0 2014–15 Heilbronner Falken DEL2 16 3 4 7 32 — — — — — 2015–16 Manchester Monarchs ECHL 38 8 13 21 53 — — — — — 2015–16 Tulsa Oilers ECHL 11 0 2 2 14 — — — — — 2016–17 Stoney Creek Generals ACH 13 2 7 9 16 — — — — — AHL totals 265 54 46 100 160 7 2 0 2 15

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2008 Canada WJC 7 1 1 2 8 Junior totals 7 1 1 2 8

Awards and honours Award YearOHL Second all-star team 2008