Junior Lessard
Junior Lessard | ||||||
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Born |
Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Quebec , Canada | May 26, 1980|||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | |||||
Weight | 191 lb (87 kg; 13 st 9 lb) | |||||
Position | Right wing/Centre | |||||
Shot | Right | |||||
LNAH teamFormer teams |
NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||||
Playing career | 2004–2011 |
Lucien Lessard Jr.
Playing career
As a youth, Lessard played in the 1993 and 1994 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Beauce, Quebec.[4]
Lessard attended the
On April 15, 2004, Lessard signed a free agent contract with the Dallas Stars and made his NHL debut during the 2005–06 season.
Lessard was traded to Tampa Bay on January 15, 2008 in exchange for Dan Jancevski.[citation needed]
Lessard signed a contract with the Atlanta Thrashers on July 9, 2008 and was assigned to affiliate the Chicago Wolves to start the 2008–09 season.
On January 13, 2009, Lessard was traded by the Thrashers to the
On October 7, 2009, Lessard signed a one-year contract with
On January 13, 2010, Lessard signed with Canadian semi-pro team the
On February 1, 2010, after recovering from injury, Lessard signed with German team Augsburger Panther of the DEL for the remainder of the season.[7]
Awards and honors
Award | Year | |
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All-Tournament Team
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2003
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[8] |
All- First Team
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2003–04
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AHCA West First-Team All-American | 2003–04 | |
All- All-Tournament Team
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2004
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[9] |
- 1998–99 -MJHLAll-Rookie Team
- 1999–00 -MJHLFirst All-Star Team
- 1999–00 -MJHLMost Valuable Player
- Named Canadian Junior A Hockey League Player of the Year with the Portage Terriers of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League
- 2003–04 -WCHA Player of the Year
- 2003–04 -NCAA Hobey Baker Award[10]
- National Player of the Year honors in 2004 by College Hockey Online[11] and Inside College Hockey[12]
Career statistics
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1998–99 | Portage Terriers | MJHL | 60 | 20 | 41 | 61 | 129 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–2000 | Portage Terriers | MJHL | 60 | 60 | 48 | 108 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | University of Minnesota Duluth
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WCHA | 36 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | University of Minnesota Duluth | WCHA | 39 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | University of Minnesota Duluth | WCHA | 40 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | University of Minnesota Duluth | WCHA | 45 | 32 | 31 | 63 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 71 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
2005–06 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Iowa Stars | AHL | 66 | 26 | 32 | 58 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||
2006–07 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Iowa Stars | AHL | 65 | 27 | 25 | 52 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | ||
2007–08 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Iowa Stars | AHL | 36 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 19 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 41 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers
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AHL | 21 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2009–10 | Ilves | SM-l
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4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Thetford Mines Isothermic
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LNAH | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Thetford Mines Isothermic | LNAH | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Idaho Steelheads | ECHL | 22 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Thetford Mines Isothermic | LNAH | 25 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
2012–13 | Thetford Mines Isothermic | LNAH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | St-Joseph Justiciers | LHBBF | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||
2016–17 | St-Joseph Justiciers | LHBBF | 11 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
AHL totals | 319 | 93 | 99 | 192 | 118 | 25 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 8 | ||||
NHL totals | 27 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — |
References
- ^ "LNH : Liste des joueurs québécois et des joueurs francophones - Saison 2010-2011" (in French)..
- ^ "Feature On Junior Lessard"..
- ^ "Lucien Junior Lessard, hockeyeur évoluant dans la ligue nationale a reçu le Sommet Ambassadeur de la Ville Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce" (in French). Archived from the original on July 6, 2011..
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
- ^ "Islanders acquire Lessard from Thrashers for Skinner". TSN.ca. January 13, 2009. Retrieved January 14, 2009.
- ^ "Ilves sign Canadian Junior Lessard" (in Finnish). Ilves. October 7, 2009. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
- ^ "Augsburger Panther with last minute commitment" (in German). Augsburger Panther. February 1, 2010. Archived from the original on February 6, 2010. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
- ^ "WCHA Tourney History". WCHA. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
- ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
- ^ "Inside College Hockey | Lessard Wins Hobey Baker Award". www.insidecollegehockey.com. Archived from the original on May 2, 2004.
- ^ US College Hockey Online
- ^ Inside College Hockey
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database