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He was and continues to be one of the most popular hockey players to ever skate on the professional ice in Springfield, and now Manny Legace is coming home.

Legace, 38, will be on the ice at the MassMutual Center tomorrow morning wearing a Springfield Falcons uniform for the first time since the 1998 season. All this pending a routine team physical.

A former Stanley Cup Champion with the Detroit Red Wings, a Silver Olympic Medalist with Team Canada, and most recently a member of the San Antonio Rampage (AHL), Legace saw limited playing time in San Antonio before suffering an injury that limited his playing time.

At the present time the Falcons were trotting out two rookie goaltenders in Paul Dainton and Allen York. The addition of Legace gives the Falcons what they need most.

Manny Legace's career has spanned 367 career National Hockey League (NHL) games posting a 187-100-42 record with a 2.49 goals against average and a .911 save percentage over the course of 11 seasons split between Los Angeles (1998-99), Detroit (1999-06), St. Louis (2006-09) and Carolina (2009-10).

Legace was selected by the Hartford Whalers in the eighth round (188th overall) of the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.

Legace played for 118 games for the Springfield Falcons from 1994-1996, and again from 1996-1998.

The falcons host Wilkes-Barre and Connecticut on Friday and Saturday night at the MassMutual Center.