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David Burleigh

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
North Vancouver, B.C.

High School:
Notre Dame Hounds (SJHL)

Height / Weight:
6- / 186

Position:
Goalkeeper

Birthdate:
08/09/1980

Shoots/Catches:
Left

2001-02 Broke Miami’s career shutout record when he blanked Ferris State on January 11 by making 28 saves, bring his career tally to six shutouts … set a personal-best 37-save performance the next night against Ferris State on January 12 … recorded his seventh career shutout at Lake Superior State on January 18 by holding the Lakers scoreless on 32 shot attempts … blocked 39 Notre Dame shots on January 26 to reset his personal best for saves in a single game … stopped 20 at Ohio State shots en route to registering a 3-1 win, his sixth career win against the Buckeyes. HONORS & AWARDS: Named CCHA’s Defensive Player of the Week for his performance against Ferris State on January 11-12 … Named Miami’s Perani Cup Winner … Miami’s Outstanding Defensive Player.

2000-01 Set Miami single-season records for games (35) and minutes (2,000:15) played ... ranked among Miami’s top five all-time for single-season efforts in wins (18; 2nd) goals against average (2.76; 4th), save percentage (.896; 4th) and saves (792; 5th) ... tied Miami record with fifth career shutout on March 3, blanking Ohio State 3-0 while making 27 saves ... shut out Ferris State 1-0 on Jan. 13 ... established a career-best with 36 saves in a Nov. 24 defeat of Lake Superior ... stopped a personal-best 17 shots in a single period in Miami’s 1-0 loss to No. 1 Michigan State on Jan. 19. Honors & Awards: Twice named CCHA’s Defensive Player of the Week (Dec. 8-9—Notre Dame; Feb. 29-March 2—Ohio State) ... Named Miami’s Perani Cup Winner ... Team’s Gary DeLonge Most Valuable Player honoree ... Miami’s Outstanding Defensive Player.

1999-2000 Saw his first start at St. Cloud State on Oct. 16 and collected first collegiate win (3-2) ... went on to become team’s starting goalie, playing in 25 games ... posted his first shutout, 7-0, vs. Bowling Green (Nov. 6) ... helped the team to its sweep of then-No. 3 Michigan State by holding the Spartans to two goals in the first game (3-2) and shutting them out, 3-0, in the second (Nov. 19-20) ... recorded his first collegiate assist in his 5-0 shutout win over Ohio State (Dec. 3) ... set three school records including most shutouts in a season (3), longest scoreless streak (149:39), and most wins by a freshman (11) ... his 11 wins tie him with Mark Michaud for ninth-most wins in a season ... his 3.33 GAA is eighth-best ... was listed as one of the top 30 North American goaltenders in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft.

Prior to Miami Played for the Notre Dame Hounds of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League ... named team co-MVP, leading the SJHL with a 20-11-3 record, a 2.59 goals-against average and a .924 save percentage ... received the 1998-99 Harold L. Jones trophy as the league’s top goaltender and was named to the SJHL all-Rookie team ... the Hounds posted a 40-20-3 record overall.

Personal Majoring in communications...catches left ... born August 9, 1980 ... son of Howard and Eileen Burleigh.

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