Leigh Salters

Leigh Salters
Salters with the London Knights in 2010
Born	(1989-03-27) March 27, 1989 London, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight	225 lb (102 kg; 16 st 1 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Worcester Sharks Syracuse Crunch Florida Everblades Charlotte Checkers Nottingham Panthers Braehead Clan Cardiff Devils
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2010–2016

Leigh Salters (born March 27, 1989) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.

Career

Prior to turning professional, Salters played five seasons in the Ontario Hockey League with the Guelph Storm and London Knights. featuring in 250 games, where he scored 34 goals and assisted on 50 others whilst being assessed 379 PIM

In the summer of 2010, San Jose Sharks invited Salters to their pre-season training camp, where he was assigned to their AHL team, Worcester Sharks before being traded to Syracuse Crunch in the AHL where he registered 3 points in 52 games and picked up 111 penalty minutes. He was assessed 17 fighting majors during the season trying to cement his position on the roster for next season.

At the end of the 2010-11 season, he was released and was subsequently signed by Florida Everblades in the ECHL on May 9, where he would spend the next two seasons, being called up to the Charlotte Checkers once.

Over the two seasons, he would play in 97 games, he would contribute 29 goals and 28 assists whilst picking up 188 penalty minutes. He fought 15 times over his two seasons in the ECHL,

On June 10, 2013, the Nottingham Panthers of the Elite Ice Hockey League announced the signing of Salters for the upcoming season. During his time in England, Salters picked up the Nottingham Panthers Supporters Club Player of the Month award for September along with Most Entertaining Player of the Season. He played in 58 games and scored 26 goals and 33 assists whilst picking up 124 penalty minutes.

For the start of the 2014/15 season Salters signed with Glasgow-based club, the Braehead Clan. Wearing the number 24, Leigh established himself as one of the top hard-hitting forwards in the EIHL by picking up a total of 50 Penalty in Minutes during the month of October alone. On January 17, 2015, Salters scored the 4th goal in a 6–2 win over Gardiner conference rivals Dundee Stars, which was the Braehead Clan's 1,000th goal in all EIHL competitions.

In the 2015-16 season, Salters moved to the Cardiff Devils.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2005–06	Guelph Storm	OHL		49	2	6	8	60		13	0	0	0	10
2006–07	Guelph Storm	OHL		56	0	5	5	97		3	0	0	0	6
2007–08	Guelph Storm	OHL		59	10	11	21	92		8	0	0	0	6
2008–09	Guelph Storm	OHL		12	1	4	5	13		-	-	-	-	-
2008–09	London Knights	OHL		24	3	3	6	41		14	2	1	3	12
2009–10	London Knights	OHL		56	18	21	39	76		10	4	3	7	19
2010–11	Worcester Sharks	AHL		1	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		52	1	2	3	111		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Florida Everblades	ECHL		44	14	11	25	110		13	4	0	4	29
2012–13	Florida Everblades	ECHL		53	15	17	32	78		7	1	3	4	2
2012–13	Charlotte Checkers	AHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Nottingham Panthers	EIHL		46	20	23	43	105		2	0	0	0	2
2014–15	Braehead Clan	EIHL		50	30	33	63	106		2	0	0	0	0
2015–16	Cardiff Devils	EIHL		44	15	17	32	82		2	0	1	1	0
OHL totals				250	34	50	84	379		48	6	4	10	53
ECHL totals				97	29	28	57	188		20	5	3	8	31
AHL totals				54	1	2	3	113		—	—	—	—	—
EIHL totals				140	65	73	138	293		6	0	1	1	2

External links

• Leigh Salters career statistics at EliteProspects.com
• Leigh Salters career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database