Stephen Leach

Stephen Morgan Leach (born January 16, 1966) is an American ice hockey coach and former professional ice hockey player. He is currently the head coach of the Valley Jr. Warriors '99 Elite squad. He is the uncle of Jay Leach.

Playing career As a youth, Leach played in the 1979 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Boston Braves minor ice hockey team.

Leach was raised in Lexington, Massachusetts and played his high school hockey at Matignon High School, where he transferred to as a sophomore. He won three consecutive Massachusetts HS hockey titles from 1982 to 1984. His older brother Chris played D1 hockey at St. Lawrence. Selected by the Washington Capitals in the second round of the 1984 NHL Draft, Leach played for the Capitals for parts of six seasons. It was during his time with the Capitals that he would also be a member of the U.S. Olympic Hockey Team that participated in the 1988 Winter Olympic Games.

Prior to the 1991–92 NHL season Leach was traded to the Boston Bruins in exchange for Randy Burridge. He would also play for the St. Louis Blues, Carolina Hurricanes, Ottawa Senators, Phoenix Coyotes, and Pittsburgh Penguins before retiring in 2000.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1982–83 Matignon High School HS-MA 23 17 21 38 — — — — — 1983–84 Matignon High School HS-MA 21 27 22 49 49 — — — — — 1984–85 University of New Hampshire HE 41 12 25 37 53 — — — — — 1985–86 University of New Hampshire HE 25 22 6 28 30 — — — — — 1985–86 Washington Capitals NHL 11 1 1 2 2 6 0 1 1 0 1986–87 Binghamton Whalers AHL 54 18 21 39 39 13 3 1 4 6 1986–87 Washington Capitals NHL 15 1 0 1 6 — — — — — 1987–88 United States Intl 49 26 20 46 30 — — — — — 1987–88 Washington Capitals NHL 8 1 1 2 17 9 2 1 3 0 1988–89 Washington Capitals NHL 74 11 19 30 94 6 1 0 1 12 1989–90 Washington Capitals NHL 70 18 14 32 104 14 2 2 4 8 1990–91 Washington Capitals NHL 68 11 19 30 99 9 1 2 3 8 1991–92 Boston Bruins NHL 78 31 29 60 147 15 4 0 4 10 1992–93 Boston Bruins NHL 79 26 25 51 126 4 1 1 2 2 1993–94 Boston Bruins NHL 42 5 10 15 74 5 0 1 1 2 1994–95 Boston Bruins NHL 35 5 6 11 68 — — — — — 1995–96 Boston Bruins NHL 59 9 13 22 86 — — — — — 1995–96 St. Louis Blues NHL 14 2 4 6 22 11 3 2 5 10 1996–97 St. Louis Blues NHL 17 2 1 3 24 6 0 0 0 33 1997–98 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 45 4 5 9 42 — — — — — 1998–99 Ottawa Senators NHL 9 0 2 2 6 — — — — — 1998–99 Springfield Falcons AHL 13 5 3 8 10 — — — — — 1998–99 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 22 1 1 2 37 7 1 1 2 2 1999–2000 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 56 2 3 5 24 — — — — — 1999–2000 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 4 2 3 5 4 — — — — — 2000–01 Louisville Panthers AHL 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — — NHL totals 702 130 153 283 978 92 15 11 26 87

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1984 United States WJC 72024 1985United States WJC 720212 1986 United States WJC 765114 1988 United States OG 61230 Junior totals 21 10 5 15 20

Awards and honors Award Year All-Hockey East Rookie Team 1984–85