Yet another former Carolina Hurricanes netminder has found themselves with an NHL coaching gig.

Michael Leighton, who played for the Canes organization from 2007-2010, is joining the Detroit Red Wings as their new goaltending coach.

The journeyman netminder played 110 NHL games with four NHL franchises and 507 AHL games with 12 different teams. 

Leighton, who was also recently named an AHL Hall-of-Famer, holds the record for AHL shutouts with 50 and also for the most saves in a single game, stopping 98 in a five-overtime game in 2008.

Not only that, but the 44 year old tied the NHL record for shutouts in a single playoff series, with three in five games against the Montreal Canadiens in 2010. That same postseason, Leighton helped bring the Philadelphia Flyers to the Stanley Cup Final.

The former goalie joins the likes of Justin Peters (Ottawa) and Sean Burke (Vegas) as former Hurricanes netminders with NHL coaching gigs. There is also Mike Bales (Buffalo) served as Hurricanes goaltending coach from 2017-2019.

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