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Manny Legace

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Manny Legace
Legace during his time with the Blues on November 28, 2005
Born (1973-02-04) February 4, 1973 (age 53)
Toronto, Ontario
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Los Angeles Kings
Detroit Red Wings
St. Louis Blues
Carolina Hurricanes
Iserlohn Roosters
National team  Canada
NHL draft 188th overall, 1993
Hartford Whalers
Playing career 1994–2012

Emmanuel Legace (born February 4, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played parts of 11 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Los Angeles Kings, Detroit Red Wings, St. Louis Blues, and Carolina Hurricanes. Outside of the NHL, Legace played for Iserlohn Roosters of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Legace is a one-time Stanley Cup champion, winning with the Red Wings in 2002. He is also a one-time All-Star, being named on in 2008. Internationally, Legace played for Canada and won the silver medal with them in 1994.

Career

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Before playing in the NHL, Legace played parts of three seasons with the Niagara Falls Thunder of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) and 13 games for the Toronto Planets of the Roller Hockey International (RHI).[1]

He was drafted 188th overall by the Hartford Whalers in the 1993 NHL entry draft. He was immediately sent down to play for their AHL and ECHL-affiliate Springfield Falcons and Richmond Renegades. He stay with the franchise when they relocated to become the Carolina Hurricanes.

On July 31, 1998, the Hurricanes traded Legace to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for a 1999 conditional draft pick.[2] He played 41 games with the Las Vegas Thunder of the International Hockey League (IHL). On October 21, 1998, the Kings called him up and Legace made his NHL debut, stopping 49 of 50 shots in a 1–1 tie with the Florida Panthers.[3]

On July 15, 1999, Legace signed a contract to join the Detroit Red Wings.[4] He began his Red Wings tenure as the backup goaltender for Chris Osgood and then later Dominik Hašek when Osgood was waived. He helped the Red Wings when they went on a run in the playoffs. They defeated the Vancouver Canucks, St. Louis Blues, and Colorado Avalanche. They went on to defeat the Carolina Hurricanes four games to one in the Final to win the Stanley Cup.[5] After the NHL entered into a lockout, Legace decided to travel overseas and signed a contract to play for Khimik Voskresensk of the Russian Superleague (RSL). He played 2 regular season games before returning to the Red Wings after the lockout ended.

On August 8, 2006, Legace signed a one-year contract to join the St. Louis Blues.[6] On February 24, 2007, Legace signed a two-year, $4.3 million contract to stay with the Blues.[7] During the 2007–08 season, Legace saw success and was selected to play in the All-Star game that season.[8] On February 6, 2009, the Blues placed Legace on waivers and he cleared them to become a free agent.[9]

On November 9, 2009, Legace signed a one-year, $500,000 contract to join the Carolina Hurricanes.[10] He played 28 regular season games with the Hurricanes, going 10–7 while recording a 2.81 goals against average and a .907 save percentage. Legace retired from playing professional ice hockey in 2012.

References

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  1. ↑ "Toronto Planets all-time player list". hockeydb.com. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Kings Fly Past 'Canes 2-3". CBS News. Retrieved March 15, 2026. The 25-year-old goalie, traded to Los Angeles on July 31
  3. ↑ "ECHL Has 72 Former Players on NHL Opening-Day Rosters". Professional Hockey Players' Association. Retrieved March 15, 2026. The 100th player honor is shared by Jean Sebastien Aubin and Manny Legace, who both made their debut on Oct. 21, 1998 with the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Los Angeles Kings, respectively.
  4. ↑ "ECHL Has 72 Former Players on NHL Opening-Day Rosters". Professional Hockey Players' Association. Retrieved March 15, 2026. He was signed by the Red Wings on July 16, 1999 and appeared in just four games in the 1999-00 season.
  5. ↑ "A special team, but nothing more -- yet". ESPN. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Blues Sign Goaltender Manny Legace". St. Louis Blues. Archived from the original on November 29, 2006. Retrieved March 15, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ↑ "Eric Brewer and Manny Legace Agree to Contract Extensions". St. Louis Blues. Archived from the original on April 3, 2007. Retrieved March 15, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ↑ "Legace named to NHL All-Star Team". St. Louis Blues. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. ↑ "St. Louis Blues place goalie Manny Legace on waivers". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved March 15, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  10. ↑ "Canes Agree to Terms with Manny Legace". Carolina Hurricanes. Archived from the original on November 13, 2009. Retrieved March 15, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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