Playing career

He was raised in Lexington, Massachusetts and played his high school hockey at Matignon HS, where he won four consecutive Massachusetts HS hockey titles from 1981-84. His older brother Chris played D1 hockey at St. Lawrence. Selected by the Washington Capitals in the 1984 NHL Draft, Leach played for the Capitals for parts of six seasons. It was during his time with the Capitals that he would also be a member of the U.S. Olympic Hockey Team that participated in the 1988 Winter Olympic Games.

Prior to the 1991-92 NHL season Leach was traded to the Boston Bruins in exchange for Randy Burridge. He would also play for the St. Louis Blues, Carolina Hurricanes, Ottawa Senators, Phoenix Coyotes, and Pittsburgh Penguins before retiring in 2000.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1984-85	University of New Hampshire	H-East		41	12	25	37	53		—	—	—	—	—
1985-86	University of New Hampshire	H-East		25	22	6	28	30		—	—	—	—	—
1985-86	Washington Capitals	NHL		11	1	1	2	2		6	0	1	1	0
1986-87	Binghamton Whalers	AHL		54	18	21	39	39		13	3	1	4	6
1986-87	Washington Capitals	NHL		15	1	0	1	6		—	—	—	—	—
1987-88	Washington Capitals	NHL		8	1	1	2	17		9	2	1	3	0
1988-89	Washington Capitals	NHL		74	11	19	30	94		6	1	0	1	12
1989-90	Washington Capitals	NHL		70	18	14	32	104		14	2	2	4	8
1990-91	Washington Capitals	NHL		68	11	19	30	99		9	1	2	3	8
1991-92	Boston Bruins	NHL		78	31	29	60	147		15	4	0	4	10
1992-93	Boston Bruins	NHL		79	26	25	51	126		4	1	1	2	2
1993-94	Boston Bruins	NHL		42	5	10	15	74		5	0	1	1	2
1994-95	Boston Bruins	NHL		35	5	6	11	68		—	—	—	—	—
1995-96	Boston Bruins	NHL		59	9	13	22	86		—	—	—	—	—
1995-96	St. Louis Blues	NHL		14	2	4	6	22		11	3	2	5	10
1996-97	St. Louis Blues	NHL		17	2	1	3	24		6	0	0	0	33
1997-98	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL		45	4	5	9	42		—	—	—	—	—
1998-99	Ottawa Senators	NHL		9	0	2	2	6		—	—	—	—	—
1998-99	Springfield Falcons	AHL		13	5	3	8	10		—	—	—	—	—
1998-99	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		22	1	1	2	37		7	1	1	2	2
1999-00	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		56	2	3	5	24		—	—	—	—	—
1999-00	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL		4	2	3	5	4		—	—	—	—	—
2000-01	Louisville Panthers	AHL		2	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
NHL Totals				702	130	153	283	978		92	15	11	26	87

International statistics

Year	Team	Event	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1984-85	USA U20	WJC-20	7	2	0	2	12
1985-86	USA U20	WJC-20	7	6	5	11	4
1987-88	Team USA	International	49	26	20	46	30
1987-88	USA	Olympics	6	1	2	3	0

Awards and honors

Award	Year
All-Hockey East Rookie Team	1984-85

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