Dan LaCosta explained

Dan LaCosta
Birth Date:March 28, 1986
Birth Place:Labrador City, Newfoundland, Canada
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:186
Position:Goaltender
Catches:Left
Played For:Columbus Blue Jackets
Cardiff Devils
Draft:93rd overall
Draft Year:2004
Draft Team:Columbus Blue Jackets
Career Start:2006
Career End:2013

Dan LaCosta (born March 28, 1986) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 4 games in the National Hockey League with the Columbus Blue Jackets between 2008 and 2009. He was drafted in the third round, 94th overall, by the Blue Jackets in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. Prior to becoming professional, LaCosta played junior ice hockey with the Wellington Dukes, Owen Sound Attack, and the Barrie Colts.

Playing career

LaCosta received many call-ups from the Columbus Blue Jackets American Hockey League farm team, the Syracuse Crunch. In American Hockey League Syracuse he posted a record in his career overall a total of 40 wins, 42 losses and 7 ties. On February 10, 2009 against the Colorado Avalanche, LaCosta received his first NHL shutout in his second NHL career start for the Columbus Blue Jackets. He was only the 2nd goaltender in Newfoundland And Labrador history to play in the National Hockey League. LaCosta was one of only four players to play in the National Hockey League from the Labrador sector of Newfoundland and Labrador, the others being Darryl Williams (Los Angeles Kings), Pascal Pelletier (Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks), and Chad Penney (Ottawa Senators).

After taking multiple blows to the head in the EIHL with the Cardiff Devils, he was advised by doctors to stop playing hockey due to recurring concussion symptoms, and retired on December 17, 2013.

Career statistics

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Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP W L T OTL MIN GA SV%GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2001–02Wellington DukesOPJHL24 19 2 3 1377 44 2 1.92
2002–03Owen Sound AttackOHL28 8 10 3 1321 82 0 3.72 .8771 0 0 0 2.63 .889
2003–04Owen Sound AttackOHL37 17 10 1 1810 82 4 2.72 .909
2004–05Owen Sound AttackOHL25 15 7 2 1423 70 0 2.95 .895
2004–05Barrie ColtsOHL21 10 5 2 1054 48 1 2.73 .9115 1 2 215 11 0 3.07 .908
2005–06Barrie ColtsOHL59 36 17 0 3340 142 6 2.55 .91511 5 2 654 34 0 3.12 .896
2006–07Syracuse CrunchAHL19 5 7 1 852 40 3 2.82 .894
2006–07Dayton BombersECHL10 3 5 1 556 32 0 3.45 .874
2007–08Columbus Blue JacketsNHL1 0 0 0 14 0 0 0.00 1.000
2007–08Syracuse CrunchAHL15 9 2 3 848 30 1 2.12 .932
2007–08Elmira JackalsECHL14 7 4 1 754 27 0 2.15 .932
2008–09Columbus Blue JacketsNHL3 2 0 0 156 4 1 1.54 .950
2008–09Syracuse CrunchAHL45 19 18 2 2469 115 2 2.79 .910
2009–10Syracuse CrunchAHL26 7 15 1 1362 90 1 3.96 .882
2011–12University of New BrunswickCIS15 8 4 0 747 31 0 2.49 .8981 0 0.00 1.000
2012–13University of New BrunswickCIS16 1.92 .9177 1.76 .927
2013–14Cardiff DevilsEIHL17 7 8 1 979 43 1 2.64 .908
NHL totals4 2 0 0 169 4 1 1.42 .953