Daniel (Dan) LaCosta
BIOGRAPHY
- BORN: Labrador City, Newfoundland, March 28, 1986.
- HOME:
- HEIGHT: 6'1".
- WEIGHT: 186 lbs.
- UNIFORM #: 30 (Syracuse), 34 (Columbus).
- CATCHES: Left
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WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING:
TRANSACTIONS:
- Selected by Columbus Blue Jackets in third round (93rd overall) of National Hockey League entry draft, June 26, 2004.
- Signed to three-year contract by Blue Jackets, June 1, 2006.
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INJURIES:
FIRSTS:
- Daniel made his National Hockey League debut on March 25, 2008 at the Sommet Center in Nashville, Tennessee.
Pascal Leclaire's injury gave LaCosta a chance to join the Blue Jackets in mid-March,
and with the club trailing 3-0 early in the third period at Nashville, coach Ken Hitchcock inserted LaCosta. LaCosta
stopped all five shots he faced, with the score ending 3-0.
RECORDS:
PENALTY SHOTS:
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SEASON RECORDS:
REGULAR SEASON
Year Team GP Min W L T GA GAA Shots Sv% ShO G A PiM S/60 PERS
02-03 Owen Sound Attack OHL 28 1321 8 10 3 82 3.72 676 .879 0 0 1 0
03-04 Owen Sound Attack OHL 37 1810 17 10 1 82 2.72 900 .909 4 0 1 0
04-05 Owen Sound Attack OHL 25 1423 15 7 2 70 2.95 668 .895 0 0 0 0
Barrie Colts OHL 21 1054 10 5 2 48 2.73 541 .911 1 0 0 0
05-06 Barrie Colts OHL 59 3340 36 17 3 142 2.55 1675 .915 6 0 1 2
POST-SEASON
Year Team GP Min W L GA GAA Shots Sv% ShO G A PiM S/60 PERS
02-03 Owen Sound Attack OHL 1 23 0 0 1 2.60 9 .889 0 0 0 0
03-04 Owen Sound Attack OHL 7 420 3 4 22 3.14 274 .920 1
04-05 Barrie Colts OHL 5 215 1 2 11 3.06 119 .908 0
05-06 Barrie Colts OHL 11 654 5 2 34 3.11 328 .896 0 0 0 0
NHL GAME DIRECTORY:
- Selected by Columbus Blue Jackets in National Hockey League entry draft, 2004.
- 03/25/08: L (13m09s, 5/5) 0-3 defeat at Nashville (Ellis) [Replaced Norrena].
AHL GAME DIRECTORY:
- Recalled to Syracuse Crunch, December 2006.
- 12/15/06: - (16m16s, 2/2) 1-4 defeat at Springfield (Boutin) [Replaced Popperle].
- 12/17/06: - (23m34s, 9/9) 2-3 defeat vs. Wilkes-Barre (Penner) [Replaced Popperle].
- 12/26/06: L (59m00s, 19/23) 2-4 defeat at Binghamton (Guard).
- 12/30/06: W (61m50s, 28/32) 5-4 OT victory at Manitoba (Flaherty).
- 01/13/07: - (5m41s, 1/2) 2-5 defeat vs. Rochester (Anderson) [Replaced Popperle].
- 01/17/07: L (59m50s, 25/27) 0-2 defeat at Wilkes-Barre (Penner).
- 01/19/07: - (15m43s, 6/8) 6-2 victory vs. Albany (Weiman) [Replaced Popperle].
- 01/20/07: SOL (65m, 32/36) 4-5 SO defeat (4/7) vs. Binghamton (Glass).
- 01/24/07: - (18m34s, 2/2) 2-4 defeat at Albany (Peters) [Replaced Popperle].
- 02/02/07: W (59m33s, 22/22) 5-0 victory vs. Springfield (Ramo, Boutin).
- 02/03/07: W (59m58s, 31/31) 6-0 victory vs. Rochester (Anderson).
- 02/07/07: L (59m12s, 17/21) 3-4 defeat at Grand Rapids (Liv).
- 02/10/07: - (20m, 6/6) 2-5 defeat at Manitoba (MacIntyre) [Replaced Conklin].
- 02/11/07: L (59m26s, 23/29) 2-6 defeat at Chicago (Brathwaite).
- 03/11/07: L (59m36s, 31/36) 2-5 defeat at Albany (Weiman).
- 03/16/07: OTL (64m17s, 23/28) 4-5 OT defeat vs. Hamilton (Danis).
- 03/28/07: L (24m45s, 5/7) 6-8 defeat at Albany (Peters, Weiman) [Replaced Popperle].
- 04/04/07: W (59m50s, 31/32) 3-1 victory vs. Grand Rapids (Howard).
- 04/07/07: W (60m, 25/25) 5-0 victory vs. Rochester (Dennis).
- 10/05/07: L (42m14s, 16/18) 4-6 defeat at Rochester (Dennis) [Replaced Popperle].
- 02/02/08: SOL (65m, 41/44) 3-4 SO defeat (5/7) vs. San Antonio (Tordjman).
- 02/06/08: W (60m, 23/24) 3-1 victory at Rochester (Dennis).
- 02/09/08: W (60m, 20/21) 3-1 victory at Albany (Leighton).
- 02/12/08: SOL (64m39s, 29/32) 3-4 SO defeat (3/5) at Philadelphia (Boucher).
- 02/15/08: W (59m55s, 28/29) 4-1 victory vs. Binghamton (Elliott).
- 02/16/08: OTW (62m00s, 28/30) 3-2 OT victory vs. Rochester (Dennis).
- 02/18/08: L (60m, 22/27) 0-5 defeat vs. Lake Erie (Wall).
- 02/22/08: SOL (65m, 42/46) 4-5 SO defeat (2/4) vs. Houston (Brust).
- 03/09/08: OTW (61m14s, 34/35) 2-1 OT victory at Toronto (Clemmensen).
- 03/14/08: W (59m58s, 33/33) 3-0 victory vs. Rochester (Plante).
- 03/16/08: OTW (62m06s, 28/31) 4-3 OT victory vs. Binghamton (Glass).
- 04/02/08: W (59m59s, 33/34) 4-1 victory vs. Binghamton (Elliott, Glass).
- 04/04/08: W (59m55s, 29/32) 4-3 victory vs. Rochester (Dennis).
- 04/08/08: - (6m22s, 2/2) 4-2 victory at Lake Erie (Weiman) [Replaced by Munro].
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