Joseph LaLeggia (born June 24, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for Djurgårdens IF in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). LaLeggia was drafted 123rd overall in the 2012 NHL entry draft by the Edmonton Oilers.
Playing career LaLeggia played collegiate hockey for the Denver Pioneers in NCAA's Division I in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) conference. LaLeggia came to the Denver Pioneers after playing junior hockey in the British Columbia Hockey League with the Penticton Vees.
On March 31, 2015, upon completing his senior year LaLeggia signed his first professional contract in agreeing to a two-year entry-level deal with the Edmonton Oilers.
During his first season with the Oilers organization, LaLeggia recorded 27 points in 63 games with the Bakersfield Condors of the American Hockey League. He improved his scoring totals the following season, recording 38 points. On July 12, 2017, the Oilers re-signed LaLeggia to a one-year, two-way contract worth $700,000 at the NHL level.
On July 1, 2018, having left the Oilers in the off-season as a free agent, LaLeggia agreed to a two-year, two-way contract with the St. Louis Blues.
Following the conclusion of his contract with the Blues, having played exclusively with affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage, LaLeggia opted to pursue a European career, by signing a one-year contract for the remainder of the 2020–21 season with Swedish club, Rögle BK of the SHL, on January 17, 2021.
In helping Rögle BK reach the SHL finals, LaLeggia opted to remain in the SHL by signing an initial one-year contract with fellow SHL outfit, Timrå IK, on June 9, 2021.
During his second season with Timrå IK in the 2022–23 campaign, LaLeggia registered 2 goals and 5 points through 9 games before transferring to newly promoted HV71 on October 19, 2022.
Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2008–09 Penticton Vees BCHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2009–10 Penticton Vees BCHL 54 13 52 65 19 16 2 10 12 8 2010–11 Penticton Vees BCHL 58 20 62 82 47 9 1 9 10 12 2011–12 University of Denver WCHA 43 11 27 38 35 — — — — — 2012–13 University of Denver WCHA 39 11 18 29 31 — — — — — 2013–14 University of Denver NCHC 37 12 13 25 36 — — — — — 2014–15 University of Denver NCHC 37 15 25 40 56 — — — — — 2014–15 Oklahoma City Barons AHL 5 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 2015–16 Bakersfield Condors AHL 63 8 19 27 38 — — — — — 2016–17 Bakersfield Condors AHL 67 20 18 38 30 — — — — — 2017–18 Bakersfield Condors AHL 68 15 28 43 32 — — — — — 2018–19 San Antonio Rampage AHL 71 16 31 47 30 — — — — — 2019–20 San Antonio Rampage AHL 50 7 14 21 16 — — — — — 2020–21 Rögle BK SHL 12 2 3 5 2 14 1 1 2 4 2021–22 Timrå IK SHL 52 9 29 38 24 — — — — — 2022–23 Timrå IK SHL 9 2 3 5 4 — — — — — 2022–23 HV71 SHL 40 16 17 33 10 — — — — — 2023–24 HC Lugano NL 39 9 17 26 10 — — — — — 2024–25 HV71 SHL 33 3 23 26 8 — — — — — AHL totals 324 67 111 178 148 2 0 0 0 0 SHL totals 146 32 75 107 48 14 1 1 2 4
Awards and honours
Award Year College All-WCHA Rookie Team 2011–12 WCHA Rookie of the Year 2011–12 All-WCHA First Team 2011–12 All-WCHA Second Team 2012–13 All-NCHC First Team 2013–14 AHCA West Second-Team All-American 2013–14 NCHC All-Tournament Team 2014 Hobey Baker Award Finalist 2014–15
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