Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Hurricane will term with Manny Legace

President and General Manager of the National Hockey League's Carolina Hurricanes announced that the team has agreed to terms with goaltender Manny Legace to a one-year contract. Legace has a career record of 177-92-36, with a save percentage of 23 shutouts in 337 games played with Los Angeles Kings, Detroit Red Wings and St. Louis Blues. He served as the backup goaltender during Detroit's 2002 Stanley Cup championship. Legace's best NHL season came in 2005-06, when he posted a new record and ranked third in the NHL in goals and tied for second in shutouts. He spent past three seasons with St. Louis in 2008-09.

Legace was originally drafted by the Hartford Whalers in the eighth round of the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, beginning the 2009-10 season with the Chicago Wolves of the AHL.

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