| Birth Date: | 6 January 1962 |
| Birth Place: | Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada |
| Death Place: | Harmony, Alberta, Canada |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 11 |
| Weight Lb: | 185 |
| Position: | Right Wing |
| Shoots: | Right |
| Played For: | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Draft: | 192nd overall |
| Draft Year: | 1982 |
| Draft Team: | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Career Start: | 1982 |
| Career End: | 1988 |
Leigh Verstraete (January 6, 1962 – August 7, 2023) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played eight games in the National Hockey League. He played with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Verstraete died on August 7, 2023, at the age of 61.[1] [2]
Verstraete continued his studies after hockey graduating from the University of Calgary and worked as an account executive in the petroleum industry in Alberta.[3]
| Team | League | GP | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978–79 | Billings Bighorns | WHL | 32 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1979–80 | Billings Bighorns | WHL | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Calgary Wranglers | WHL | 56 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 168 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 23 | ||
| 1980–81 | Calgary Wranglers | WHL | 71 | 22 | 18 | 40 | 372 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 155 | ||
| 1981–82 | Calgary Wranglers | WHL | 49 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 385 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 43 | ||
| 1982–83 | Calgary Wranglers | WHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | St. Catharines Saints | AHL | 61 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 221 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Muskegon Mohawks | IHL | 19 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 123 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | St. Catharines Saints | AHL | 51 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 183 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | St. Catharines Saints | AHL | 43 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 164 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | St. Catharines Saints | AHL | 75 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 300 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 114 | ||
| 1986–87 | Newmarket Saints | AHL | 57 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 179 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Newmarket Saints | AHL | 12 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| AHL totals | 299 | 31 | 40 | 71 | 1,085 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 114 | ||||