9th year career minor leaguer Stefan Legein(49) gets back to playing hockey for the love of the game signing with semi-pro Stony Creek Generals of Allan Cup Hockey for 2016/2017.
He’s already credited with a goal and and an assist in the first two games.
Originally a Columbus Blue Jackets‘ 2nd round pick in the 2007 draft (#37 overall), he was selected after his most productive season of juniors with Mississauga IceDogs, where he potted 43 goals and 32 assists for 75 points in 64 OHL games.
The 5’10” 185 lbs. forward only lasted a year and a half in the system before being traded to Philadephia Flyers, finishing out his sophomore campaign with a career high 26 goals and 11 assists in 76 AHL mostly with Adirondack Phantoms.
He also had a sordid -19 rating on a non-playoff team.
At the start of 2011/2012, he was once again on the move, this time to Los Angeles Kings.
He had a decent showing that was definitely off his previous year totals but in the end good enough to earn him a one-year extension.
The follow-up run wasn’t as successful though and his scoring totals dropped to a low of 17 points.
Signed to a minor league deal with Toronto Marlies at the start 2013/2014, he would decide to leave less a couple of months in for Sweden’s tier two Allsvenskan joining VIK Vasteras HK despite getting off to a quick start with 3 goals in 7 games.
As it looked like he would return to North American hockey, he changed it up signing a late contract with Heilbronner Falken of DEL2 and had decent success in the regular season but took it up in the playoffs striking for 4 goals and 4 assists in 8 contests.
The 27-year did come back in 2015/2016 inking with Manchester Monarchs of the ECHL.
He had played two seasons there in the upper league when he was a Kings‘ prospect.
One more transaction sending him to Tulsa Oilers and that may have been enough moving around for the veteran skater.