Sylvain Lefebvre
| Sylvain Lefebvre | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
14 October 1967 Richmond, Quebec, Canada | |||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | |||||
| Weight | 204 lb (93 kg; 14 st 8 lb) | |||||
| Position | Defence | |||||
| Shot | Left | |||||
| Played for |
NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||||
| Playing career | 1987–2004 | |||||
Sylvain Jean Lefebvre (born October 14, 1967) is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman who played on five National Hockey League teams from 1989 to 2003. He won the Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche in 1996. Lefebvre was most recently hired as an assistant coach for the Columbus Blue Jackets, but did not coach a game with the team.
Playing career
Sylvain Lefebvre signed with the
where he and his team won the cup. He retired shortly thereafter.After winning the Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche in 1996, Lefebvre was involved in an incident that attracted media attention. As part of tradition, each player on the Stanley Cup winning team can take personal possession of the trophy for a day during the summer following the championship, a practice that has led to several misadventures. When it was his turn, Lefebvre decided to have his daughter baptized in it.
Retirement and coaching career
Lefebvre was named as assistant coach of the
On June 13, 2012, Sylvain Lefebvre became the head coach of the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League, the Montreal Canadiens' affiliate. The Canadiens purchased and relocated the Bulldogs to become the second iteration of the St. John's IceCaps in 2015, keeping Lefebvre as head coach of their affiliate.[2] In 2017, the Canadiens' AHL franchise was again relocated, becoming the Laval Rocket, taking Lefebvre with the team.[3] After one season in Laval and finishing with the worst record in the AHL during the 2017–18 season, Lefebvre was released immediately upon the conclusion of the season.[4] Lefebvre then spent three seasons with the AHL's San Diego Gulls as an assistant. In June 2021, Lefebvre was announced as an assistant coach in the NHL with the Columbus Blue Jackets,[5] but was replaced on September 13, 2021, due to his decision not to get a COVID-19 vaccine.[6]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1984–85 | Laval Voisins
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QMJHL
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66 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Laval Titan | QMJHL | 71 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 48 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | ||
| 1986–87 | Laval Titan | QMJHL | 70 | 10 | 36 | 46 | 44 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | ||
| 1986–87 | Sherbrooke Canadiens | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1987–88 | Sherbrooke Canadiens | AHL | 79 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 73 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1988–89 | Sherbrooke Canadiens | AHL | 77 | 15 | 32 | 47 | 119 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1989–90 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 68 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 61 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1990–91 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 63 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1991–92 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 69 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 91 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1992–93 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 81 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 90 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 | ||
| 1993–94 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 84 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 79 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | ||
| 1994–95 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 48 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1995–96 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 75 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 49 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 1996–97 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 71 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 30 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | ||
| 1997–98 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 81 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1998–99 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 76 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 48 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
1999–00
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New York Rangers | NHL | 82 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | New York Rangers | NHL | 71 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 15 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | New York Rangers | NHL | 41 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | New York Rangers | NHL | 35 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04
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SC Bern | NLA
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11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 44 | ||
| NHL totals | 945 | 30 | 154 | 184 | 674 | 129 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 101 | ||||
References
- Denver Post. 2009-06-20. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
- ^ "Canadiens' AHL team moving from Hamilton to St. John's: reports". CBC.ca. March 6, 2015.
- ^ "LEFEBVRE NAMED HEAD COACH OF LAVAL, CARRIÈRE GM". AHL. 28 July 2017.
- ^ "SYLVAIN LEFEBVRE RELIEVED OF HIS DUTIES AS HEAD COACH OF THE LAVAL ROCKET". Laval Rocket. 17 April 2018.
- ^ "CBJ name Sylvain Lefebvre assistant coach". NHL.com. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
- ^ "Columbus Blue Jackets Announce Coaching Staff Changes". OurSports Central. 13 September 2021.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database