Most hockey fans remember Michael Leighton as the goaltender who gave up Patrick Kane’s Stanley Cup-winning goal in 2010. Now he’s one shutout away from a much more favourable place in history.
Leighton is on the verge of breaking the all-time American Hockey League shutout record that Hockey Hall of Famer Johnny Bower has held since 1957. The Rockford (Illinois) IceHogs goalie can pick up his 46th AHL shutout as soon as Friday, which would break the one of the oldest records on the books.
Like Kevin Costner’s Crash Davis in “Bull Durham,” Leighton has been near the pinnacle of his sport in the show and done well enough in the minors to challenge a record.