Jay Leach

Jay Christopher Leach (born September 2, 1979 in Syracuse, New York) is a retired American professional ice hockey player who last played for the Albany Devils of the American Hockey League.
==Playing career==
Jay Leach was drafted in the fifth round (115th overall) by the Phoenix Coyotes. After spending several years in minor hockey leagues, he signed as a free agent with the Boston Bruins on September 26, 2003. While with the Bruins he appeared in his first two NHL games during the 2005–06 season, collecting no points and seven penalty minutes. Leach spent most of his time in the Bruins organization with their AHL affiliate in Providence. On July 3, 2007, he was signed as a free agent by the Tampa Bay Lightning. He played in two games for the Lightning during the 2007–08 season, but spent most of the season in the AHL. On February 26, 2008 he was traded to the Anaheim Ducks. Later, during the summer of 2008 he signed with the New Jersey Devils. On November 6, 2009, Leach was claimed by the Montreal Canadiens on re-entry waivers from the Devils. On November 28, 2009, due to a high number of injuries to Canadiens forwards, Leach played forward instead of his usual defense position.
Leach was claimed off waivers by the San Jose Sharks on December 1, 2009, he played 28 games for the Sharks during the season. He recorded his first NHL goal in an 8 to 5 victory over the visiting Nashville Predators on March 11, 2010. He began the 2010–11 season playing for the AHL's Worcester Sharks, but on February 9th, 2011, he was traded back to the New Jersey Devils along with Steven Zalewski in exchange for Patrick Davis and Mike Swift.
==Personal life==
Leach is married to NESN's Kathryn Tappen. He is also the nephew of former NHL forward Stephen Leach.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1997–98 	Providence College 	HE 		32 	0 	8 	8 	29 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Providence College 	HE 		33 	1 	8 	9 	42 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Providence College 	HE 		37 	1 	9 	10 	101 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Providence College 	HE 		40 	4 	21 	25 	104 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Mississippi Sea Wolves 	ECHL 		70 	3 	13 	16 	116 		10 	1 	1 	2 	8
2002–03 	Augusta Lynx 	ECHL 		65 	8 	11 	19 	162 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Springfield Falcons 	AHL 		9 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Long Beach Ice Dogs 	ECHL 		3 	0 	1 	1 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Providence Bruins 	AHL 		3 	0 	0 	0 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Trenton Titans 	ECHL 		31 	2 	11 	13 	45 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL 		23 	0 	1 	1 	33 		7 	0 	1 	1 	10
2004–05 	Trenton Titans 	ECHL 		11 	0 	2 	2 	17 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Providence Bruins 	AHL 		62 	4 	5 	9 	92 		17 	0 	0 	0 	28
2005–06 	Providence Bruins 	AHL 		71 	5 	11 	16 	100 		6 	0 	1 	1 	15
2005–06 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 		2 	0 	0 	0 	7 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Providence Bruins 	AHL 		73 	2 	5 	7 	128 		13 	0 	4 	4 	13
2007–08 	Norfolk Admirals 	AHL 		55 	3 	8 	11 	54 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Portland Pirates 	AHL 		20 	3 	6 	9 	30 		18 	1 	0 	1 	7
2008–09 	Lowell Devils 	AHL 		24 	2 	4 	6 	29 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	New Jersey Devils 	NHL 		24 	0 	1 	1 	21 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Lowell Devils 	AHL 		12 	0 	3 	3 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		7 	0 	0 	0 	5 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	San Jose Sharks 	NHL 		28 	1 	1 	2 	20 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Worcester Sharks 	AHL 		50 	1 	4 	5 	45 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Albany Devils 	AHL 		16 	1 	3 	4 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	New Jersey Devils 	NHL 		7 	0 	0 	0 	7 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		70 	1 	2 	3 	60 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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Category:Born in 1979
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